The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-26
IN Il dNGLO-SIXUS l. L.iDY.
The Antcc Il nts and Chnra ctrr Of Mr.. Def
nit, Ar .cl.,'s Enir Fri. nd.

The Antcc Il nts and Chnra ctrr Of Mr.. Def
nit Ar ellis Fair Fri nd.
McSSrS. EditOrS: | have read with
much ediiication Mr.. C.'s sketch of a
notable Englishman, and while | assent
most readily to the laithiu!ncss Of his
portraiturc Of the general character Of
the lit e wor h still NUT take ;ss c
with him wlc., l,p spc;lks of A.; or !.
rs his brother. |, too, have been look
ing into antcccdcnts, and am pcrSuad-
cd. whatever BE- their relationship, that
t,cy are not brot crs. l t nth, Mcssrs.
Editors, must believe, .rum general
C aractcr, &c, that the protcan little
b 'dy, An or Il. belongs to the gen; Ter
scx. and is either widow or an okl
maid. Her biographcrs all agree as
TO her Anglo-SuXon descent, but are
silent as to- her sex, nor do they give
us any clue us to her tlcnnninational
pr'tlivi:icS. though I'm rather inclih.
cd to think she is al an-n-baptiSt. :.
Perhaps Mr.. &. can cnligh cm us up,n
lhis point. In tracing her history, We
find that her first or maiden name was
Ane. meaning one. III the course of
time, however, we diScovcrth that the final
Z Other name has been curtailcd, and
that nm is the name under which, for
a while. she made her appearance be-.
fore all company, whether they were
V"wcls or consonants. But pursuing
her carccrvct further down the fliyht
OF time, we find that at Il later period
still in her history her name UNDER
went second curlailnemt, and she be-
came lady Il, under which she has
ever afterwards appeared before the
cn'somant family. while her former
name, IH, seems. from this rfnc on,
to have been exclusively reserved for
'casions when she was compelled to
parade before tho manv-t0ned vowcls.
Under these last two names has She
come down to us, and under these, at
the present day, is she reserved into
good English society throughout the
world.
Now, Mcssrs. Editors, as to the caus-
rs that have cOnspircd to bring about
these changes in the name Of this little
lady | wont pretend to decide. If
they were accomplished through sue
ccssivc matrimonial alliances, then is
she most assurcdly widow; but, if,
on the other hand, they have been the
results of successive apocnncs. for tho
sake of cuphony. or Of Fl, Il cncas and
capricinuSncsS, weaknesses which
some people dcc'arc are peculiar to
women, then would sav, but not in
her hearing. that she is incontrovcr.i-
bly, an old maid, about whose agc it
would be both improper and imp0litc
for one OF the sttrncr ScX TO venture
any inquiries or coniccturcs. To fin
!sh the matter fully, Mcssrs. Editors,
| must say that l am disposed to this
latter opinion. though, at tho same
time, would disclaim any diarcspcct
to the little lady in assigning her 10 n
class SO much dcridcd and traducct1,
for some of the highest types Of hu-
nanity whom it has been my good for
tune to know, permit me to say, were
Old maids. There IS but one fcattre
in the character Of this little person.
age that would make me at all skcpti-
cal upon this point, and that is her
want Of particularly. We know,
though, that she has a good ear for
music, and is always very careful
about sounds. This would seem to
indicate something in this direction at
least; and Pm not so sure after all, if
people would inquire more closely, into
her character, that the, would find her
80 deficient In this respect as some Of
them imagine. Among her high wo-
manly qualities 7 may say, she is qen-
tlo. modest, sociablo, unsclfish. eco-
nomical, and full Of Kindness to her
cousins, one, any, each and euery. for
wo Frequently SEQ her doing duty IN
their places; besides, so great is her
dignity and power to control, that even
the names Of the greatest poets, states
men, philosophers and heroes have
been known to grow abashcd and
dwindlcd into nero things. when she
stood before them, But, Mcssrs. Edi,
tors, ! have said enough about this 49,.
tie lady, and will conclude BY simply
remarkinG that, be sho widow or old
maid, her age and sex, Independent! Of
any o:hor claims, onght to commend
her to the most considerato attention
and best usage Of the teachers Of Fair
field. ErYMoLoGrsr.
To BE SOLD OR LEASED A bill has
passed both houses Of tho Ohio Lcgis-
lature making 1t imperative rp the
trustees Of the Southern railway.
which has already cost Cincinnati over
800, 900, 900, and is still uncomplcted,
to proceed at once to lease or sell tho
road, Pho bill, AS passsfl, provides
FOR. the Sectafity Of three millions IN the
case Of a sale, but no security beyond
the equipments and bettorments in the
event Of leaso.