The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
UNLUCKY M1RRTIGEiS.
The Misrortunes of the Descendants OF Sir
Walter scou-Abbottsiord.


In some portions Of the world May is con.
sldered an unpropitOus month for mairimOnV
unu ms opinion IL strongly held in Scotland.
waiter rot was very sensible man, and yet
| ~ could not resist the power Of such u notion.
rms was shown IN the marriage Of his duugh-
| yer SOphih to John q. Iprkhnr. The author
had important engagements in London whilctho
wedding was Ia preparation, and 1t wls APP
pointedthc last day Out oncl in APRIL $ .ott
lrlt his London business unfinished at u time
when u utiuy ol "a week would have boon OF
great value. merely in obedience To- a national
tuperstltion This union. however. was not for
iuhhie IN tho genera! result The LOckhnrts
hhd but one son. II sickly boy. who died at the
n ,gle Of Ten years and Sophia lid not long sur,
John Hope He took the mann II Scott and be-
caiIvc the PROPRIETOR of AbbYttsiord.
,, Mn-niutr Scnu was m,rried, on Christmas eve.
lf9i the bride being Miss jane Carpenter Tor
Carpenterl. an hoiross Of French birth. The
marriage was not iclieituus, especially in view
ANNOYANCE 70 the author. This feature was in
hcritrd 10y their four children. all Of whom were
nr below mediorIiy in point OF brain activity.
That can be said Of him. The second son was
slad 70 get clcrkship under the Government.
which was his highest attainment The oldest
daughter. sophia. was tho hright,st Of he "hi
dren, but never left anything on record to sug-
gest that she was the daughter of "a genius The
Charles. died unmarried. She was a frail craa-
tur". ana was dreadfully shattered by the ruin
whlIh zen upon her fathers fortunes. After his
ueath she went 10 London, became u member of
Lorkharts family. and died there, las thnn n
year after her father. A pension from the X ing
gave her n support. and thus the daughter oi
the greihest author Of the axe died an object Of
royal charity.
The fat that the widow OF the second Walor
has recenty died in London. suggests n brief
aHusdon 10 her name and character. The Sec
und Nullnr soft WAS Of noble form and vacant
head. II lither placed him in tho army and
the youth made the most of the laniil y nnmc and
MiTsPnn appearance by marrying an heircss.
The latter was VI - Jenny johnson, proprietor
oi the estate of Lo'hore. She WIS Inferior in
stature and also ia personal appearance. but
nor wealth was IA huili lent attraction. The
wedding took pla "a ON Fob 9. 1926, and tho
happy pair" wcnttO Dublin. whore the hus-
bands regiment was quart-fod. Soon after
ward the ldt"r began to hit with the ladies,
ana as TINS cam" 10 his fathers knowledge, h.
sent HIM som" sensible advice. The jealousy Of
the hrido hechnle awakened. ana the union. no.
cOrIlng 10 report. WAS never harmonious. We
mus see that those three marriages, mono of
winch date in this unfortunate month. were de-
cdrdy unsuocoS4 fu
The second Sir Waiter died childcss and the
sole repres"ntativ" OF the authors line - his
great graniduughtcr Monica, who was born IN
l7j2. and who still lives at Abbutslord. Her
mother. Mrs. Hope 'ott UOckhart'- dnught.rl.
died in 1888. 1t il sad 10 sec how sir Walter
Scott was disappointed ia all his children and
also In his grand residence. Ahbottsford. He
WAS twelve years porierting this establishment
and Jailed two ycnrS alter IL might have been
call ID fin shod place. only twice WAS AbbJus-
lord % ned 10 It's full capacity during his lie.
The first of these occasions was the entertain
ment given IN honor of his sons marriage; the
second was the funeral of has wife, which took
place soon aiterward.