Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-04
A STORY TOLD THE QUEEN,

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Shortly before Prince Albert's death the CONVEX
sation at Windsor Castle turned on the appearance
of ghosts. The Warehouses Of Ely narrated to the
Queen what was then known Of this extraord-
nary story. The Queen replied that she " did not
believe ia such things, bu. desired that the story
should " not be mentioned before the Prince. as. :"
said her Majesty, he believes in these things. At
that time We had not the Rev. Charles Dale's cor
roboratIon of the story
:" The narrative says the writer, 50 derives its
value from its implicit ruth. The testimonies are
unimpeachaSle and the long disputed fact is in my
opinion, proved that impalpsbe spirits not only
appear but exert very great force and also pos
sess weight and voice This, as hive limited, goes
to prove the possibility OF those evil spirits called
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The winter is a rector and rural dean in the late
Established Church OF Iceland, and j. p. for two
cOunties.l
About the middle OF the eighteenth
century there lived at LOTUS Hail. in the
County of Wexford, Charles Tottsnnam, a
member Of the Irish Parliament, usually
known az "Tottenham and his Boots, on
account of a celebrated ride which he took
from Tottenham Green 10 Dublin at the
time when it was debated in the House
whether the sum of $50, 600, the overplus
of Irish taxation, should be retained for
the benefit of the Irish Nation or sent as
gift to the English Treasury. Tottenham
was i'll and in bed when the news reached
him. He Immediately rose, and ordering
his horse to be ssddied at once, set out on
his memorable journey-eighty-s Irish
miles.
He arrived at the Parliament House,
muddy and travel-stained, Just before the
question was put; but. beng in undress,
the usher at first refused him admission,
as an order had been made that every
member should attend in full dress or for
felt $500. The Speaker, however, ruled
that, as member, he had a right to enter,
but was liable to the penalty, Accord.
ingly, he came in just as he was, with his
whip in his hand, and his long, heavy
riding. boots, and gave the casting-vote 10
favor of his country, thereby retaining the
$500 for It's use. He at once became
immensely popular. His picture was
painted and engraved, in his riding. dress
and large, cumbrous boots, and widely cir
culated. Hence he had the name which in
the family still cleaves to him" TottCn.
ham and his Boots
His second son, Charles Tottenham, had
two daughters, Elizabeth and Anne, TO the
latter of whom my tale relates. He came
to live at Lotus Hall, the old baronial res
idence OF the Lotus family, with his sec.
ond wife and the two daughters of his fret
wife-the Hon. Anne Lotus and Eliza.
beth.
LOTUS Hall was an old rambling man.
sion, with no prstension to beauty PAS
sages that led nowhere large dreary
rooms, small closets, various unmeanirg
hooks and corners, paneled or wainsc1ted
Nalls and a tanPS+rV chamber
The county Wexford, when conquered by
S5rongbow, In lI72, was divided among
his hardy followers. The strongholds
erected by them to secure their prey still
import a peculiar character TO the southern
portion-a large square castle or keep,
with Dawn attached, to preserve their
cattle az night. The portion obtained by
one of the soldiers, De Raymond, upon
which LOTUS Hall was built, was low,
fiat pennsular OF limestone, stretching out
into the Atlantic Ocean, and upon which
its long and mighty waves beat with awful
magnihcsnce In a storm. Il was forfeited
by De Raymond after the Rebellion of
l64l and became the property of the Tot
tenham family. 1t Is so separated and GU
Off from all communication with the outer
world that feeling of loneliness and utter
desolatiOn fixes itself on the minds OF all
who remain long enough to wear off the
impression of a strange novelty.
Here resided, as | have said, at the time
my lower true tale" commences, Charles
Tottenham, his second wife and his daugh-
ter Anne; Elizabeth, his elder daughter,
having been married. TIE father was a
cold, austere man the stepmother, such
as that unamiaDle relation is generally
represented TO be. What and how great
the state of lonely solitude and depression
OF mind of poor Anne must have been in
such a place, without neighboTs or auy
home sympathles, may easily be imagined.
One wet aud stormy night, as they sat in
the large drawing three-in
the days when literature was almost I'M
known, fancy work, beyond samplers and
their rude decorations, unthought of, and
the thousand kniekknacks, incentives to
modern ladies' work, yet dormant in the
womb of time-they we're startled by a
loud knocking at the outer gate, most
surprising and unusual occurrence. Pres
emily the servant announced that young
gentleman On horseback was there request
ing lodging and shelter for the night. He
had lost his way, his horse was used up,
and he had been guided by the only light
which ne seen from their window. Now,
If DE-. Johnson'a saying be true, that Hos
pitalisy is the virtue of an uncivilized
country, here was claim which could not
be refused. There was not another refuge
to be found, while the sound of the mighty
waves fell heavily upon the rocks beneath
the house, The stranger was admitted and
refreshed. and proved himself to be most
agreeable companion and finished gentle.
msn-.0o agreeable far for the lone scion
of the House of Tottenham, for sad aud
mourntul tale follows, and one whose
strange results have nos ceased to the pres.
ent day.
Mucn mystery has involved the story at
the present point, and, in truth, the ma tier
was kept IN such silence and obscurity that
but for the acts of her who was chief suf-
terer in 1t through several generations,
nothing would now be known +; everyone
had long passed away who could throw
light upon it, and when the strange facts
and circumstances occurred which led the
writer OF this TO inquire concerning her,
much difficulty was experienced in tracing
back her sad history.
The fact, believe, was-that which was
most natural under the circumstance
that this lonely girl formed strong attach
ment to the gallant youth chance had
bItuSuS 10 latI hyuI, WHICH was warmly re-
turned. The father, as was his stern ma.
ture, vas obdura.e and the mother no
solace to her, for she was stepmother.
It is only an instance of the refrain of the
old ballad, He loved and lie rode away"
He had youth and friends and stirring
scenes to mingle in. and soon forgot his
passing attachment, while poor Anue's rea-
son gave wsy-she had but unsympsthizing
h.rpb .,I a1II a.
moaning of the lonely sea was the only &C.
compartment of her deep melancholy.
The many-yoiced wind
How sorey weep
When hear its long choir
As it sEells Der the aszpi
The fact is Int too true, she became con-
tirmed maniac, and had 20 be confined for
the rest of her life IN that tspestried cham
Der before mentioned, and in which room
she died. a wild legend was at oace In
vented 10 account Tor this sad calaauty--s
legend which held its place for many wears,
as viii be shown presently by sn extract