, 1875-10-08
Tho Ecccntrfcitlcs oE tho Earl OF Dud~ =
lev,

Icy.
When Ir. Watd became Viscoupt Dudlay auA
Ward and took possession OF the family estates
he suffered ar muuh e,nbarr asBncut as his father
from IN oyergfoNn fortune. fie ono day de-
scr,bcd this embarrassment to my Unc!o Archy
iu very gsapAo terms. "Whont carns to uly
estate" 10 sasl, :" l resolved to spend my .wlole
iucomo within tho year. With that view pur-
chased tho estato Of Ethan, IN Scotland;
bought library at venlco; repaired nv house
III Turk lauo etc., ec., etc. but rise unexroot-
c5ly took place In t4o price Of iron, which
brought tue El0.00O mud you know one cant Al
ways 10 prepared for huch contingencies"
when Lard pa!tneraton In l.la autobiography
mentions a. a notable Instance Of diblutersuted
love Of power that his friend Dudley would have
giaaiy given GG.o00 year to remain In otnce
IT. G.0OQ . ycar waY = nero trifle-
Ono OF Lord Dadloys occontFlo habita Was that
Of speaking to himself OF tlluslug aload. VI
this pfact!co many amusing Instances wero r.
fsieuds. Sion after hD had Succeeded TO tile
tit!o Of Dudley aud Ward q lady asked I.urd
Csstlcroagh how l'o accounted tnr tho custom.
ut III only Dudley spaskiug to waEd." was tho
ready Rl,swcar to her inquiry.
Lord Dudley whs introduced at ~ evening
party to Lady n, whom he was requested to
hani down to supper tier fadyahip aSatiod Aor-
self Of tho opportunity to present hor two
hin. ~ thoy wont down staifs, musterinR 10
hin,solf {u his usual ul.dortone: "Ilo fair ono
IL pain ti,e dark one IL not aaisss but tho fair
ono il exceedingly plum" I am glad, my
neas, "tLat At Ill events tho dark one plcasos
4 gentleman from ststrordshire prevailed on
Lord Dudley to prosent him At court. They got
on very we'll ~ iss a. s lanes IN street. %lsts
lino Of carriages. His Lotdship then forgot
h.naseIf, aud, aatcr lang pause, tagau. "how
ibis tireaono country Squire vii 6o expecting
mo 70 ask Linn to dinner. Shall AK him, or,
The individual 30 unexpectedly blackba!!ed was
at frst confounded, but. focollect,ng bis CON-
psnion's intfmtY, commenced III turt. an audible
boMioquy: Nov. sh.s s'sesoue old Pacr viii
Shall 70, u shall ! not go3 No, think It
would 30 Loso." This talpEoInpiu was we'll
takeu, aud tho invitation wss gison in oasnast
aud accepted.
After sitting = long time viii, 4 lady to whom
he uas paying morning visit Lord Dnd'oy px-
claimed aloud. II won4os shen this ti1ssomo
ii . diaueF sisea ly Lqta M %ilt9n. rho @ bad b 1
tasted es some duh Of which he did rot a,.pross,
aud. forgetting where he Was. beg.u apoioglz.
Ing to tho COMPANY fos the aadnsss Of !he on.
head cook wAs taken Ill. and soma Kitchen gls1
nss.
Lord Dudley. receiving = visit from The poet
Nogeta ut Paris. psopoaad that they ahuulu 30
tugothoz 10 the cataeon'bs.. It has otsou beau
remarked Of l!oEers that with h!s aHo bald head,
wruklod skin, aud sunk checks. he was tuosa
like deaths head thuu any maa that wxs over
seeu alive Accordingly, when the poet lad
spent III hour or two la the abodsa OF mortality,
aud Was about TO mako his exit, tho keeper,
atop him. crying out. "jfalloh!" Get you
bsckl you hive no right to come ont n Hog
ers aftervati complained to Lord nudloJ that
he had cruelty desetteI ntn iu thta cmetsency.
II My dear Rogers" replied tho Earl ~ dit uot
Ike to Interfere, you looked 10 much At
ho.us.""-0M Times and Distant Places, John
Sinelsi6.