The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-12-02


The Verney children were very proud
of their grcat-g grandfather. It is not
every boy and girl who knows who his
or her great-grandfather was. The Yer
ney children knew al about the in
dividual who occupied this position in
their family: anil. as said before. they
were very proud Of him. Mr.. Verney.
the childen's father. took great in
tcrest ia his family history; and once.
when on visit to England traced
back his line OF ancestors 70 the time
Of the Norman Conquest. To be sure.
the family name was DE Nernaye. but
il il well known that our foreiathers
often spcIt their names very differently
from the wav in which we spell ours
There was also break in the line Of
ancestry from 15yOto 1870 during which
period n part Of the family was sun
posed TO have emigrated 10 America
a good many English families did
emigratc ~ America abDutthis time. and
il the lie Nernayc family were coming
a. MI, il is probably that they came
then. There was another break from
the period Of this suppose emigration
down 70 the time Of the grand
father whom the Ncrney children knew
al about. But It was 80 evident III the
mind Of Mr.. Nerney that these gaps
could be satisfactorily filed ND. II ne
could only get hoiu of the proper
records, that the omi ssions In his line os
ancestors did not trouble him at All.
While in England. he had visited the
old castle of the Guvstcrs. into which
family the DE Nernavcs were said TO
have married about the time Mr.. Yer
ney lost track Of them. In this castle
was mailed figure, seated in a chair.
which figure. Mr.. vcrney was positive
from certain marks on the armor. was
intended % represent Sir Leopold De
Nernaye, who must have been his
ancestor.
Mr.. yerney would nave been very
glad 70 buy this figure and Set ii up in
his library At home. because very few.
or none. indeed. IF his friends had
MAILED igures Of their ancestors. But
the idea 81 having mailed figure in Ills
library was 50 attractive 10 Mr.. yerncy
that he bought suit ot old armor il
England and took il home with him.
II was not such handsome armor ~ that
worn bS the proud Sir Leopold. but Il
would do very well. and wa. far better
in his ewes than the Old Continental
uniforms Of which some Of his ncirh-
bOrs were 50 proud.
This suit Of mail ne had properly set
up on a pedestal in his library. which
room was handsomely furnished with
old-fashioned chairs. high clock, and
other furniture that looked as IL IL had
belonged At some time 70 ancient fami-
lies.
The books had formerly been kept in
the library. but as the bookcases did
not suit the other furniture. they had
been removed % an upper room
This figure he showed 10 his friends
% specimen Of the kind Of armor his
ancestors must have worn. 1.-THE brave
wearer Of this mall he would say.
!" had certainly done some hard fight |
ing. and these dents and those breaks |
In the mail were probably made when |
he couched bis lance or drew M sword !
Moor"
Some Of Mr.. vcrnev's visitors. who
remembered English history. knew that |
TINS Individual must have lived very |
long lie indeed Il he had fought in both |
the battles q Hastings and Marston
MOOR put thew were too polite to say
any thing about il.
IN course 81 time this suit Or armor.
and the armed figure Of the De vernayc.
about which their father talked 20
much. became 50 mixed up IN the minds
q thc Verney children. that they really
supposed that the figure Of the mailed /
Knight In the library represented one VI |
tneir ancestors, and before very long.