The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-10
a NOOK or UBLIN.

Rambling about Dublin one autumn
afternoon, | found myself in street Of good
width, lined with immense mansions. II was
quite way from the now fashionable quarter
Of Merrion and FtEwiam squares, and yet the
houses were for the most part on a far gran der
scale In point OF size than In those fashionable
quadranRles. Inquirlug Of passer-oy, learned
that was in Henrietta street, aud then "A food
OF thoughts came DER me-"
In those vast mansions now 40 dln1y and
neglected, used to be- "free-hearted hospi- |
tality."
Their grea, are. mp the chimney r9sred'
The stranger toasted at their board
For Henrietta street, when America gained her
independence, contained the cream OF tho arts
tocracy Of Ireland and 1t seemed like Nemesis
that the Eucumbered rs ates Court. destined to
sweep 80 many OF tho "rac ould families " from
the soil which had been theirs for centuries,
should have been established on the very
eround-for its once was in OF those
whilom proud mansions where so much that
had created II had gone on. No one member OF
the arIstocracy. l learned from a resident Ia the
street, now tenanted II; but up to compare
lively recent date a venerable LADY remained to
tell the tale OF bygone Rlories In the person OF
Lady Harriet Daily, widow OF the Right Hon.
Denis Bowes DAILY. from whose character Charles
Lever drew his portrait Of the knight Of
Gwynne.
That" said my cicerone. pointing to vast
mansion much In need OF the painters ana
mason's art, "has an interesting history; It 10
Mountjoy House." And then 1 knew II had
been the property OF that successful adventurer
Luke Gardiner, who accumulated great prop
erty In Dublin, and marrying into the house Of
Mountjoy. left an heir whose descendant be-
came Earl OF Blesslngton. Yes, that mansion
certainly had a history.
Those who think that the novels of Charles
Lever are mere eXtravaganEas must admit rfter
following the career OF tho Power sisters. that
even such things might happen as are described
In The Dstons, and One OF Them" What
romance Ia the story OF these lovely sisters.
What magnificent asld a skllful novelist would
aud for his opening chapter in tracing the
career OF those who formed the prominent
characters In the circle which from the begin
ming to the end surrounded them. The scene
| might open In the north OF ireland. 1t Is the
yesr so awful In the annals OF that country,
| l19s and Lord MountJoy has fallen at the battle
| OF Ross, leaving an only son TO inherit his hon
| OTIS and Immense domains, who thus becomes.
! At sixteen, Lord Of himself" and proves II to
| be indeed heritage of woe" The scene
! shifts TO a ramshacNley country house In TIP
persry. 1t Is 1889. the year OF the greatest OF all
| lrlsh pplltlctl cOnNulslOns mNtteTs arc IN n
poor way AT Knookbrit, the wretched nome OF
| Mr.. Edmund Power, reckless. ruined lrlsh
gentleman, when his daughter Marguerite comes
into the world on tue LIST OF September.
Poor indeed was tho cradle OF the child destined
| In wOmanhood to recline On "a bed Of gilt,
whose curtains were OF the nest Genoa velvet
lined with white satin" She Is only fourteen
wnen sho Is almost forced, In great me4suro by
the miseries Of her home, into tue armss OF a
! absolute oficer. Capt Farmer Such a lie she
has with him that. sad to say, It IA not very dim
| cult for her to be persuaded to abandon him for
| Lord MountjON, htterward Earl Of blessiugtOn.
| Presently the Captain more drunk even ihnn
usual, tumbles out OF window at the n ing +
Bench PRISON, where he Is confined for debt,
and pre tks Ills neck
few months later there IL a stir In one OF
those grand houses In Henrietta street, Duhlin.
now so melancholy and deserted, where nee =
and prelAtes once fessted ut prodigh expense.
h1untioy House Is nblaze with HIGHT. The ri
entertAiGs to-ni-ht. and presently he enters
the grand drawing room with lady OF Won
drous grace and b>auiN ON HIS arm, sud presents
When that room had last been thrown open. a
few months before. n was for the body " the
brat Lady Hlessingt"n to lie IN stale there
For ten years life bee me long cArou-e of
pleasure with this bride and Bridegroom.
hountJoy Forest In Tyrone was speedily absn-
larger manor there, and Lord BIes-ngtou. risn-
ing u put Jon into the hands OF that then IN.
cipi mt hrcnitect, Mr.. Charles Mathews, the
younger. better known IN another profession
proposed MS coming over TO Ireland aud setting
to work. Hut my LADY had no taste for the
wild5 OF lister. and indeed IT would have been
\ dull NE for her, rs ner antecedents dil not
admit OF her entering county society. Sc
they went TO London, AND the town rarI
with the salendor Of their house ia -
James, squire; lhey travelled abroad, snd
II agreed that never bad mflpi
Angl1ls, or rather lrlaniaia. spent as LORD The
Earl of Iilessington. Meanwhile, mortgage fol-
| lowed ON tho heels ~ mortgage, aud each yeHi
saw Lord Bessngton's income grow seriously
! less. Al his death, In lSg, there WIS LETT but
three " four thousand pounds a year Of an in
en- wi had nN Is " la
accustomed to spend at the rate ~ forty thous-
and. found herself with 2,coO pounds per annum
ignorant OF that process known is cutting Goa
according to cloth 80 this brilli nj woman. The
iuevit hl result followed. In. efrnings Il hei
pen, which she phei uncesinel}, ana AT nrr
with success. soon failed To hring much aid
became miserable show, ANA achronlc oo1ui e
WITH creditors. Al length came tine inst
famine, - calamity TO which nosentee- like tn
Hlessiugton.. dead to all sense Of duty prom
erty, gave half It's terrors Tor had tneN don't
their part In provioIs years the AN non cnult
we been very dif reutly met. Her tointure
could not he paid, snd ruin stared her In tn
fac That sale al Gore House, In loie, mus
"VanIty Far" the sale At Old sedey's For 4
. brought siso tears 10 his ewes. Lady blessing
toms conndentrh 81 want wrote 10 her that th'
rooms were crowded with those who had -
often shared her hospitality, but there was ouI
one VINO eyincvd emotlon- Mr.. Ihackeray sne'
Her h0pe that her former guest. Louis Napo
leon, would sttot'h out MS maud and help her
decided la " Is eSslnglhn IN FAVOR OF GAils. Du
the Louis Napoleon Of Gore House wa, one per
son. he who was about to grasp an imperid
sceptic quite auoth r. Proprieties had now Il
tie consulted. The English Amoassadress, whel
sounded, declared that eli would br imuussibl
for Ter To receive Lady Blessington," and. con
seQuently, Lacy lilessiugtuu could not be re
cciVed AT tho lulieites. The last bore was al
tered. lhe struggles of the pr vious Ave wear
| hal shaken her nina and BODY, and TINS blo'
| fell crusninsly, she died suddenly Amonth ,
tNO later, ma there il too mucn reason to lea
| that she brought about her own deal h
1t seemed destined TINT all connected wit
the chici character Ia this "strnuge, eYentfl
| histor, " should PCS, n~Av. l. .dy Bessu.tn
, WAS chidless Lord lessngton's ouh lr.iI
mate Guild. bi IN, former marriage, Lady, II .
I nette d'Orsay, left an only daughter, who die
al infant, The Encountered E,thte4 Cou
swept away all the great Irish estates ave "a fe
= acres, which are now On the hands n boa
Bitsslultou's oldest Olle.itluu'e) son. the t't
OF Isl stngtOn been 100 extinct wan ITS u rt N'l,
er. Gore House, hOh,lnstou, has Teen raIed
tue GROUND.
For the Archbishop nf Canterbury.
To TIN ENRON OF IHK sun So: The Arc
hithop ot tsutcrhuiy England, may nj the time
greatly occupied, ANA would respectfully suggest
he il lum.truf An tns,.ud. That he DO direct the Il