Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-12
LORD CHARLEs BERrsPoRp.
A Wild Youth aE Home Becomes a
Gallant O11eer I'm Egyps.
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The hero of the hour Is Lord Charles
berestord. the commander Of the gun
Doat Condor. Lord Charles is one of the
ieadlng spirits of the Prince of Wales
set--a larky, jolly little fellow, with
curly hair, and bright, dancing eve.
de is the hero of no end of scrapes, both
at home and abroad, and has usually
been regarded by those who know him
best as TOO rash and scatter Drained ever
to make good officer. But his friends
were rather at fault in their estimate
Tor his GOODNESS and gallantry under fire
have made people begin to wish that the
neet had few more officers renowned
for recklesSness. But all the Water.
fords have been a wild lot from
time immeWorial, and he comes
naturally BY his ways, His
grandfather was the famous MARQUIS of
waterford, whose exploits are historical
and his eldest brother, the present Mar.
qnis, when Earl Of Tyrone, eloped with
the wife Of Captain Vivian, and married
her, after the customary divorce and
damages. Another brother, Lord VIM.
Beresford, an officer of the Ninth Ian.
GERS, when few years ago in India, won
the Victoria cross. England's greatest
decoration for personal valor; while
third brother, Lord Marcus, or 'Marky,"
as ne is called in the clubs, is perhaps
the gentleman" best jockey and steeple
chase rider in the Kingdom. He was
formerly in the Seventh Hussars, but
got too deeply Unto it," on
the turf, and was obliged to sell
out to save his commission from the
clutches of the money lender. Two or
three years ago he was up before Lon
don Police Magistrate, and fined five
hundred pounds, with the option OF six
months imprisonment in the house of
correction, for numerically beating
solicitor who had lent him some money
and had come to ask for it. Lord
Charles doings would fill O volume.
But one willSuffice. During the Amer-
can war of the rebellion he was a mid.
shipman on board the flagship Sutlei OF
the Pacific squadron, and one night,
while the ship lay in Honolulu harbor,
at the Sandwich islands, he asked leave
to go ashore. His sympathies, like most
of his class at the time.
were with the Southern Confederacy.
and he thought he couldn't bet
ter display them than by climb.
ing up in the dark, aud saving down
the shield which decorated the door of
the United States consulate. The act
was traced to him without much trouble.
and the Admiral compelled him to make
reparation by climbing up again in broad
daylight, in the presence Of the assem-
bled populace and officers of the feet,
and fasten the shield back in its place.
He has saved the lives of no end Of peo.
Pile from drowning, and might have the
Humane Society's medal dozen times
over did not one bestowal of the decora-
ion sufficiently show the society's appre-
,iation OF his services. He is an immense
'avorite with everybody, and is an
especial pet of the Prince and Princess of.
Wales, he and his wife-for he is married
o a brewers daughter, who brought him
big dot-being guests at Sandringham
or the hunting, and at Marlborough
House during the season, oftener than
my one else,