The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
THE AMERICAN CRAP

THE AMERICAN CRAP
Reverence for titles Is ingrained, Il
not inborn. among all the branches OF
the Anglo-Saxon family. and Is a posi-
tive fanatic.sm among the Celtic rsces.
which are less inclined to theories OF
social equality. As the well.known
poem has IL, when Antoine. valet OF the
great Mirabeau. attempted to carry out
the doctrines Of his masters writings
by addressing that master as an equal,
the noblo Radical retorted by bidding
him keep his place. Thou art Antoine, "
he said. ''and the Compto de Mira
beau"
The foregoing will suffice for an cS-
ample Of Celtic prejudice overcoming
Celtic philosophy. Returning TO the
Anglo-SaXons. we find the policemen In
the Pirates of Penzance" falling
humbly upon their knees when they dis.
cover that the pirates are young noble
men who have ''gone astray." Their
awe struck submissivencss Il hardly an
cxsggcration for the Difference tn rank
shown by all Englishmen and women.
Nor can Americans Afford Ia throw
stones at their British cousins. The
marvellous multiplication Of Colonels,
Judges, Doctors of Divinity and Law.
Squires. etc, affords abundant illustra-
ton that the Anglo Americans, like tho
men OF whom Horace wrote, In crossing
the ocean changed tic sky, not their
nature.
OF late years. since the establishment
q "A. L.a L.
travel easy to almost every body. Amcri-
can helreSscs have become fayorites with
the titled fortunc-hunters ot the Conti-
pent, and our fair. sisters have shown
great inclination To buy names for them
selves. They have allied themselves
with the Msrlboroughs OF England.
with various noble houses of France.
Germany aud Italy. Miss Mary Esther
Lee. Of New York, became. the morgan
atic-lawful but not royal Of
Prince Frederick Augustus. OF Schles-
wig -Holstein Sondcrburg Augusten-
burg, near relative Of Prince Christian.
son-in-law of Queen Victoria; while n
daughter Of Ohio's Capital is actually
Princess of Lunar. house whose rep
rescntatives bear the appellation Of
Most Serene Highncss. though they rule
over no dominiOns.
Some Of these matches have turned
ont well. They have given the brides
courtly precedence. and. perhaps, they
wanted nothing more. Othe,s have
been wrctchod in their results. Thirty
or forty years ago all New England was
agitatcd over the woes Of the Countess
Grand rHautville. born Miss Sears. of
Boston. Her husband was worthless
adyenturcr. and maltrcated her. She
fed TO her fathers home. but h r lord
and master pursued her To recover the
custody. of their son and heir. She was
consequently forced 10 conceal herself.
and the courts finally intcrfcred for her
protection. Tn the whole one NAV
conclude that even a coronet may be
bought too dearly. but wo fancy that
our travelling countrywOmen are not
generally OF this opinion
In the early days OF our Republic
there was much fraternization between
Washington. Versailles and Madrid.
Several distinguished America Europe
an unions occurred. Notable among
these marriages were those OF Sallic
Mexican. daughter Of the Chicf-Justicc
of Pennsylvania. and n great beauty. 20
Don Carlos Martinez. Marquis d'Ynijo,
Spanish Minister at Washington; OF Cor
nelia Tappan Clinton, daughter Of the
Governor Of New York. to NJ. Genet. the
French ambassador. About the same
time George Hammond. the British
Envoy. cspouscd Miss Allen. OF Phila-
delphla, and Alexander Barring. after
ward Lord Ashburton. became the hus-
band Of Anna. daughter of William
Bingham. leading citizen OF Philadel-
phia. Her sister Maria was three times
married; first to the Ccmte de Tilly.
second To Henry Barring. and third to
the Marquis de Blaisel. In 1896 Louis
Philippe, Duo a. Orleans, then afugitive
from France. was anxious To- marry one
Of the Miss Binghams. Tho prudent
father declined the proposal, saving
''Should you ever be restored TO your he.
reditary position you would bc too great
. match for her; ifnot, she istoogreat u
match for yon." Had Mr.. Patterson. Of
Baltimore, been equally wary few years
later regarding young jerome Bona.
partc. his daughter Elizabeth mighthaye
hsd more agreeable life. Baltimore.
however, had its share in International
matrimonial glory in the th-eo Miss
Cations, daughter OF Richard Cation.
and granddaughters Of Charles Carroll.
the last survivor of the Declaration OF
Independence. One OF these married
Mr.. Robert Patterson. a merchant. and
travelled with him in Europe. Here she
attracted the attention of Sir Arthur
Wellesley. afterward Duke of yelling
ton. His devotion was so marked as to
provoke scandal. and he corresponded
with her after her return to this cOun-
try. When she became widow she
revisited London. Tho Duke was al
ready provided with wife. but he in
troduced his elder brother, the Marquis
of Wellesley. Viceroy of Ireland, who
wooed and won her. A second Miss
Cation became Duchess Of Leeds and a
third Baroness Stafford. After
these titles II seems rather tame to
say that fourth sister was wife OF Mr..
McTavish. British Consul rt Baltimore.
In colonial times few international
alliances of moment Occurred. The
fate of Lady Arabclla johnson, who
came to Boston In 1850 in the ship
named after her. only TO die after few
weeks sojourn In the wilderness, No
doubt seemed doubly sad since she was
the daughter Of the Earl OF Lincoln.
Her husband. Isaac johnson. OF whom
Winthrop wrote: "fie was holy man
and wise, and died in sweet peace" did
not long survive her. being killed by
grief at his loss. George Fenwick,
who founded the town OF Saybrook.
Conn. soon lost his wife daughter Of
Sir Edward Apsley. and relative OF
that admirable woman. Lucy Hutchin-
son. In difference TO her rank. . few
years ago somc zealous Episcopslisns
claimed her ~ . member Of the church.
and cut cross on her monument in
the old cemetery st Saybrook. There is
pathetic romance In both the cases men-