The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-29
THE AUTHORS EXPERIENCE.


Walter Scott was married on Christina
eve, 1897, the bride being Miss Jane Car
pentier Cor Carpenter) AN heiress of French
birth. The union, however, was not fe-
licitous, especially in view of her mental
inferiority, which was lifelong annoy
ance to the author. This feature was in
herited by their four children, all of whom
were far below mediocrity in point of brain
activity. The Oldest son had noble fig
ure, which is all that can be said of him.
The second son was glad to get clerkship
under the government, which was his high
est attainment. The oldest daughter,
Sophia, was the brightest of the children,
bnt never left anything on record to sug-
gest that she was the daughter of genius.
brother Charles, died unmarried. She was
a fraIl creature, and was dreadfully shat
tered by the ruin which fell upon her
fathers fortunes. After his death she
went to London, became member Of
Lockhart's family, and died there, less than
year after her father. A pension from
the king gave her q support, and thus the
daughter of the greatest author of the age
died an object OF royal charity.
THE SECOND WALTER.
The fact that the widow of this man has
recently died in England, suggests brief
alusion to her name and character. The
second Walter Scott was of noble form and
vacant head. His father placed him in the
army, and the youth made the most Of
family name and personal appearance by
marrying an heiress. The latter was Miss
Jenny johnson, proprietor of the estate of
Lochore. She was inferior In stature and
also in personal appearance, but her wealth
was q sufficient attraction. The wedding
took place on February 8, 1926, and the
"happy pair" went TO Dublin where the
husbands regiment was quartered. Soon
afterward the latter began to fiirt with the
ladies, and as this came to his fathers knowi-
| edge, he sent him some sensible advice.
| The Jealousy OF the bride became awakened
and the union, according to report, was
never harmonious. We thus see that these
three marriages, none of which date IN this
unfortunate month, were decidedly unsuc-
cessful.
THE FAMILY REPRESENTATIVE.
The second Sir Waller died childless, and
the sole representative Of the authors line
is his great granddaughter Monica, who was
born in 1862 and who still lives at Abbotts-
ford. Her mother, Mrs. Hope Scott,
| (Lockhart's daughter) died in 1858. II is
sad to see how Sir Walter Scott was dsap-
PORTED in all his childred, and also in his
grand residence. Abbottsford. He was
twelve years perfecting this establishment,
and failed two years after 1t might have
been called finished place. Only twice
was Abbottsford opened to its full capacity
during his life. The first of these occas-
ions was the entertainment given In honor
Of his sons marriage, the second was the
funeral of his wife, which took place soon
afterward.
SOMEWHAT SIMILAR.
| The grandest house In America suggests
a similar lesson of the vanity of human
wishes. Stewart was 10 years building his
Fifth avenue palace, and hardly lived In 1t
more than one-sixth of that time when he
was called TO the house appointed for all
living. During this brief occupancy 1t was
noted for the brilliant Sunday evening en-
tertainments, and IL was on one of these
occasions that the proprietor took a cold
| (while showing the picture gallery which
resulted in his death. Since then this grand
mansion has been lonely and almost doso-
late. The gay coterles have disappeared,
and the gorgeous saloons and exquisite
paintings only tell of ambition that persisted
as soon as gratified. Hugh Miller speaks
of the "trim-kept desolation of Abbotts-
ford" and a similar idea is suggested as
gaze upon the marble palace which bears
| tho y. mo Of tho fnrt,a ~. axOhant ,.t.on