The Arizona champion., 1884-03-22
A LIVE EARL IN TEXAS.
The Remarkabie Freak of n spendthrift
 Crony of the Prince of Wales.

HN'N oh Astii Vut bCiCy diiu iiC passes for a good fellow, but that's all. The Democratic cowboy repudates his title and calls him the Judge" which fits his lordship no better than it does many of the judicial persuasion. The noted Earl of Aylesford is here. He made his appearance last August, in charge of an agent of Jay Gould. A pleading location at the head of creek twelve miles north of this village seemed to strike his fancy, and he bought a large tract of the Texas and Pacific land grant, and settled down as he says, to stay. He insists this is to be his future and permanent home, and that no in- ducements could coax him back to the | fogs of London. Why did he come here, and why does he stay? By re- ferring to Burke's peerage you will see that the seventh Earl of Aylesford is Mir. Heneage Finch, and that he in herits his title from famous jurist of | that name. He was born in lS49, and came into his estates, which are among the largest and most profitable in Eng | land, about the time he reached his ma | jority. In 1871 he married Edith, the daughter of Colonel Peers Williams, | M. P, of Temple House, Berks, and has | two children, Hilda Gwendolin, born in 1872, and Alexandria Monica, born in 1875, to whom the Princess of Wales is godmother. The Eail has three broth CTS, Clement, Charles and Daniel, all officers in her Majesty's service. He was an intimate satellite of the Prince O! Wales, accompanying his Royal High ness on his Indian expedition and being his companion in many famous frolics that her Majesty's subjects are willing to forgive and forget. At one time the Earl was said to be the greatest spend- thrife in Europe, and when the Crown Prince of Russia visited England he entertained him on scale of inordi- nate extravaganza. After being di- vorced from his wife the Earl was banished from society and limited to an allowance of $50 ,000 year. He came to America and after spending sometime in New York sought place in which to bury himself, and finally selected Texas.
 Mir. Gould sent land agent out with him, and when the location for ranch was decided upon, the Earl deposited $50, ,000 in the bank at Big Springs and commenced the erection of a house upon his property. It is plain, unpainted frame affair, one-story and attic, with seven rooms. The interior is plastered and handsomely decorated. In looks, the Earl is as fine q specimen of man. hood as one often encounters. He is six feet two in his stockings, broad, TO- | bust and bearded like Turk. His gray flannel shirt and cream-colored cor duroys are very becoming, and scarlet tie under his chin gives good contrast to his sunburnt face. He had not been here long when his two brothers, Hon. Clement Finch and the Hon. Daniel Finch, arrived, bringing with them a | retinue of five servants, twelve dogs, coach and dog cart and goodly quantity of commissary supplies. Clem- ent remained but few weeks and re- turned to England, but Daniel shares the Earl's exile and appears to enjoy life on the frontier as much as his cele- brated brother. Although the Earl has 27,000 acres of land, he has, so far, | purchased no cattle and shows no signs of making such an investment. The popular opinion is that he lacks the means. There are twenty horses in the stable, but no COWS. The $30 ,O0O which was deposited in August IS pretty nearly exhausted, but draft on Eng land for G10 1000 was placed in the bank | for collection on the 1st of January which is supposed to represent the Earls annual allowance, and the peo- pie expect him to purchase a herd of cattle when the cash comes back.
 The Earl and his brother spend their time riding, hunting and having fun with the cowboys, with whom they are very popular. There was a good deal of guying at first, but his lordship took it so good naturedly and responded so promptly and aptly in kind that it soon ceased, and the COW punchers now re- gard the seventh Earl Alyesford as one of them and treat him accordingly. As l have said, they call him "the Judge" and his brother "the Kid," and the familiarity does not end there. Scarcely a knife is lifted at the Earl's s able without the companionship of some cowboy from a neighboring ranch, and the boys for miles around know that a fresh bottle is opened whenever a guest enters the house. Many night has the Earl slept beside the camp fires or in the cabins of the herders, and as often has shared his bed with them.
 Only once during his stay here has he met with accident or injury, and that was when he attempted to sepa- rate couple of fighting cowboys in a Big Springs saloon and received a crack over the head with a bottle that laid | him flat on the floor.