The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25
A STRANGE STORY.
sba Remarkable Career OF the Late
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|&rha RemarRaDIc OaEccE VI bhC A<MDI
Lady Rose at London.
The announcement OF the death in
II ondon OF Lady Rose. wife Of Sir John
Rose, of London, and formerly Of Mon.
Mreal. brings to mind some romantic In
{cidents of her early life. Lady Rose,
saws Montreal telegram, was q daugh
Her of Robert Emmett Temple or Rut-
land. VT, who held position of pension
agent of the United States government
for the revolutionary war. He was a
IoentlemaA of distinguished appearance
and elegant manners, n had brought
nm his daughters IN all the courtly graces
Iopd accomplishments which marked the
HIGHER classes at the beginning of this
century. The young ladies paid q visit
10 Montreal. and the younger married q
\ Montreal gentleman (Mr. Robert Swee-
new o Protestant Irishman, who at that
time held the position of inspector of
\ notashes, and WAS q partner Of Col.
byde. Her sister married Mr.. Chap
man. TIE Sweeney's moved much In
military circles, and Mrs. Sweeney,
from her fascinating manner and SAVIOR
\ faire. became a general favorite.
IN unfortunate, affair took place
/ which caused much comment IN iasn-
ionable circles in those early days. Ma
ior Ward, OF the First Royals, WIS an in
innate faiend and companion OF Mr..
Sweeney, and one afternoon the two
friends strolled uptown together. That
evening Mr.. Sweeney, had friends to
dinner, and during the repast a note
was brought to Mrs. Sweeney, which she
Immediately handed to her husband.
He Jumped from the table and proceed
ed to the mess-roonls of the First Roy
ais. Mai. Ward, hearing Mr.. ~Sweeney's
voice, called out to him to come in and
have a g.ass oil wine. This was sternly
refused, and on the major making his
appearance, Mr.. Sweeney handed him
the note, with the demand, did you
write this, sir?" Major Ward took the
missiye, and, after glancing at it con-
t~emptuously, tore it into fragments. Hot
words ensued and a challenge wal given
and accepted:
About sunrise next morning the two
friends, who had left Colonel Dyde in a
very friendly mood the night before,
stood confronting each other with pis-
tolls at the st. Pierre race eyurce, on the
Lacline road. The word was given, and
Mr.. Sweeney, who was an accomplished
/. uuEllSl, udStiiZ udu EOfCIaA dAulAo ~
fore. shot his antagonist through the
heart before the latter had time to ex-
plode his weapon. He and his wife re-
tired to the States, until at the request
of Major Wards regiment a nolle prose-
oui was entered and he was allowed TO
return, to fad that the letter was the
needless practical joke of Eighty girl
who had initiated Major Wards hand
writing. This circumstances so preyed
on Mr.. Sweenev's mind that he died lit
terally broRen-hearted.
A short time aferward his young wild.
ow, with her son, went to board at q
house on Victoria Square, anG there she
met John Rose, a youth from Hunting
ton, who was studying law in the office
of Judge Day. A mutual attachment be-
tgeen the fascinating and accom- llshed
widow and the talented young law stu.
dent ensued, and shortly after his adj
mission to the bar they We're married.
Her won erlul tact and suayity OF nan
ner made her a leader in society, where
she was ever on the alert to advance her
husbands interests. AS Lady Beacons-
field was to Ter husband 30 Lady Rose
was tae msSasprins of Sir John Roses
success. anc her diplomacy and amh'-
ton spurred her husband on to higher
aims, which made him of the fore
most Canadians of his time. Sir John
entered political Fife early, and advanced
rapidly. working in connection with Sir
John Mcdonald. He was at one time
minister of finance, from which position
he retired to enter the firm of Merton,
Rose q Co., bankers, of London and
New York.