Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-24
ROMANCE OF A LOST EARL.
Lord DrummOnd Turns Up as n Porter
in a New York shipping House.

A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press
from New York, May Goth. AT the in
stance of a lady belonging to wealthy and re-
spected New York family an old friend of the
Lady Capel-whOse name is withheld at her re-
quest-the Press correspondent has been en-
gagged for some time past in an investigation as
to the whereabouts OF Lady Capers son, Lord
Drummond. heir to the earldom of Perth and
MelfOrt and kinsman of Queen Victoria who
eloped to America with his gOverness twelve
years ago, thus mourning the resentment of his
noble relations. This scion of an ancient house
was found to-day working as porter in the
Broadway clothing house OF Eerhart. WhitfOrd
d Co.
young man. coatless. heated and with col
lar lOOsened, came forward and extended q big.
brown, tOil-stained hand. "YOu are Lord
Drummond, believer" said the reporter.
81 am" said he, little surprised, but in no.
wise disconnected. He was fully six feet tall
and splendidly built, had finely shaped head
and full, regular features. with closely cut light
hair and mustache.
His story, as gathered from himself and other
Lord Drummond, only son Of Malcolm, ViscOunt
Faith and the Lady Mary Capel. niece of the
earl OF Essex. was born September Sd, 1855. At
twelve years of age he was an orphan in the
care of his grandmother, the countess of Perth
and MelfOrd. who confined his education to q
Possessing the entire confidence of her master
and mistress, the goyerness and her ward We're
much together, without exciting suspicion
When it was learned one morning that they had
mysteriOusy disappeared, the effect was start
ling. Matters were not improved much when
the young couple returned later in the day, and
Lord Drummond shyly announced that he was
married to Harriet. and prayed his grand
fathers forgiveness and blessing. The ancient
earl StOrmed at what he denounced as a degra-
dalton of the noble name. and angrily forbade
his young heir to ever enter his house again.
The bride and groom took steerage passage
for America. and arrived at Castle Garden almost
pennlesS The Young Lord vowed never to de-
sert his wife or to return to Scotland until he re-
turned as Earl of Perth, and his wife was re-
ccived as bef1ttcd her new rank. He assumed
the plebian name of George Johnson, and went
to work as q shipping clerk In a wholesale flour
house in South street. where he remained work.
ing steadily for about two years until his EN-
pOyefs collapsed in the panic Of 1878. Except
while on voyage to the West Indies In a
schooner year ago Lord Drummond has been in
since, advancing little, but still half shipping
clerk and half porter, and evinclng much more
inclination for physical than mental exercises.
The peerage of which the young shipping clerk
is next heir antcdates the discovery of America.
The first Lord DrummOnd was q distinguished
statesman and ambassador extraordinary to Eng
land His REORGANIZATION, the second Lord
DrummOnd, who married Margaret daughter of
the Duke of Albany. and nd-daughter of King
James III. The fourth Lord DrummOnd. ambas-
sador from King James III. to the Spanish court
was created Earl of Perth. .Burk ignores the
ma rriage OF the present Lord DrummOnd