, 1881-01-18
A DESCENDANT OF KINGS.
Death or a Stuart Prcte1idcr to thc
Throne OF Grcnt Rrlautn.
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For many years the inhabitants of Flnillco
an1 Delgrayia have observed remarkable
personaRe walking about their streets and Mt
tracting attention by the strAngeness Of his
garb. as well rs by Ills unusual appearance 1T
ptfler respects. 1t IS not every day TINT
metropolitan youngsters have the chance OF
seeing w|lnt used to be called a styllsl'-look-
Ing gentloman, OF distinctly foreign aspect,
perambulating tho tlior0uglIfares In dark.
military cloak aud with n variety OF orders,
1nedn!s, and decorations displayed III front.
Irreyerenco might suggest milking fun Of
the eccentric Individual, but there was sol,lc-
thing abDnt tho particular personago In
question which commanded a gootf deal OF
respect. A tail. thin figure. n high md
narrow forehead, a graceful und cve',
majestic personal appearance, belonged to
this muc, decorated and g|lttcrlilg cavalier.
who seemed to have stepped straight ont OF
the pages OF solle romance or novel on to the
London flags. To those we'll yerscl in his
tor1cal portra1turc 1t was casy to truce In that
shapely nose. oval facc, n,1d peaked forehead
the lncanlcnts OF u kingly line fulluns In En-
gllsll annals; for this Wns HONG other t!,nn
Charles Edward Stlnrt. q direct descendant,
rs lo claimed, Of the Young and Old i,re.
sIiS tha: tobcrt Of Scotland vic succeeded tho
Royul limo OF Irtlcu Murs tllnn roo ycars uEo.
* truly romantic lfe, Mt .lenst In lts begin
ming, belonged to this relic of the uniortun.
US at Waterloo. and nlnro l,aA tho goo.i OF VI
luck to receive the cross OF the Legion Of
Honor frnn, tho lands Of tho great NniMcon
for his marked bravery IN tho field. lie mar.
Becraford, n Mrs. Col. Osborne, early ln this
century, but after her death was reduced
to comparative poverty, mid the Inst ,years
Of his llfo were spcnt II. ratler stralteuel
chambers. .Illis heir of tho rolnalitlc past
lsas Just ended l1is, career IN Il very sudden
manner, having died on hoard q. French
on ChrtsiMi.s Eye. ilIs titis WIS Count of
Vssi tho' way III wi,lci, Ills descent Is traec.l
from the nnclGnt, reisn[ns .house In simple, Il
nobleaan iiin'soii ulWays dipheld-t,eiEh il
neet! lartlly 10 sn!d In u i,eauoful and Ml,0b.
.truglve n;nllnsr-hts nwn GlntM to the throne
OF Great Britain, His father, james St4aEt,
tenaer I IS S'S Go Sas s ealletl, or rrlncs Garle
Us Ills faithful alherents profcrrel to unl
him; una prince Charlie, n!e iiI-fated l,ero oi
thu rous Of CMllodet, wns linlself The .lireel
sat upon the English t!!rnnU unltE forced Il
flee M on tho arElya! Of William Of Grunge III
SO the poycrty-strlcKcn yet still proud m,
1NH6Gt :" 4 1s1tsSol hhV hN4 JUG
died III his sd ycur, could boast but foul
generations OIL nn ancestor wl,0 had wlOltIct
the sccptre and worn the ,cr0wn Of t;rca
Britain. Tle uncertain link III thu petligret
tsWitl1 regard TO liis father, james Stunrt
OF The Young rretel,.ier or not?. ne It re
Ine!nbored I'D saw thu lIxlt so lately rs l77a
md tue hap!ess Young Prrtender by tha
this prnceiy boy-Jambs Stuart-Wus burr
umll circumstances Of great mystery. a.l,
was at. once smugglca o.r III thu charg'
Of Admiral Allan, Iii order to pfntect hl
from, supposed plots against Ills l.fu OH til
part Of tho English government. Thu cl,Il,
grew up to BY u nun, atd WIS III due coura
informed OF his heinx tho son OF the. van
1ulsled hero OF CulloAon, but presumably /,
tt,ok no active steps TO assert his very t!nllb1
1ul rights to .he EnR|tsl. taroMgg,, at,l settle
lii al.iest sun expired Without iss,e, Iut I'll
younget-i,o WHO mas Just tlie4-has lett se,
aral children, all grown iip now, so that til
StuNrr limo cannot be hAid to 10 extinct, SUI
posing 1t to b. granted TINT tho tleeense.l goi
tlenlun WIS q yeritaOle scion Of tint funl!y,