The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-27
THE LouNeER ON THE AVENUE.


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the tower OF Parliament House was laundering ou
the hour Of ivc as took front seat in the Visitors
Gallery OF the House OF Lords "Yell he seeing bet
ter here" sail my cicereue, avcteran Parliamentary
reporter for the Daily Ne,cs Of thirty years. cxpe
riencc, one OF those clever IIibernaus who have
long been colonlzcd in London as members OF the
Fourth Estate, and have done so much TO brighter
and cnllven English Journalism. The House wns
ming M fast, for II was likely to he a field night
asth Ministerial policy tonchIng the navy was tt
be discussed. hal been fortunate enough to re
ceive card from the Earl OF Beaumont that would
admit me at any time, and wanted to see how the
Upper House in England compared with Its correla
tive In America, the United States Senate. (The
Commons meet at r. NJ. and the Lords at S. The
Speaker OF the latter is the Lord Chancellor. Lord
lalsbury who for this service ia paid $4,000 year
besides his salary Of $4,000 one OF the great law
ohicers OF the Crown) The Peers were coming In
last. The Visitors Galleries were already full, for
the morning Journals had announced that the Roya
Princes would he present, and perhaps take part IN
| the debates A tall man, who resembled In face
Judge Niblack. Of Indlans aud for that reason at.
tracted my attention, has Just entered. lie seems to
| be man OF consequence, for every one speaks to
him. "Who Ia NJ" I asked OF my friend. "Henry
Edward Stanley, Earl Of Derby" was his whispered
| response.
Just then there came In a stout man, with nothing
remarkable In his appearance except wellculilvated
whskers and amustache, and the worst hitting trows.
ers In all England. 1.-THE Duke Of Cambridge" said
my nelghb0r. "llere now is q very great person.
age" said he. pointing to Peer very near the door
looked, and saw younglsh man Of nearly six feet,
with reddish hair, small whiskers and mustache Of
the same color, and round, fat face, who had ar
rayed himself In four button cutaway that seemed
several sixes too small for It's wearer. His hands
and feet were large, for England and he looked
like well to-do butcher. II waA the Duke OF Ham,
anfth I'm
Just behind him, speaking to persons right AMI left,
there came Peer OF not more than nve.and thirty,
whose pleasant face was lighted by handsome gray
eyes. Ills erect bearing indicated the soldier "The
young Duke Of wellington" was the reply, when
asked who he was. My attention was attracted by
tall young man Of graceful figure, dressed In fault
less morning costume, with gaydenfa In His hut
tonhole. Ills face was pale and haggard, and there
was look In his cold gray eyes that was almost re-
pellant. lie might have been called handsome hut
for that. felt that he was parsonage with hIs-
tory. lie has one, and q bitter, bad one II Ia. II
was the eighth Duke OF Marlborough, who has COM
pressed more wickedness into his txo-score years
than most men do In lifetime. This is the man
who Is selling of the priceless pictures Of Blen.
helm, once the home Of his great ancestor. John
Churchill, given to him by grateful country and
overtrusting King. An, the wrong this man has
done! He broke the heart Of his pretty lowing wife,
the daughter OF the Duke Of Abercorn and he ruined
the home of poor Aylesford, who nils an aliens
grave on far-oG Texas plains VIII Nemesis never
overtake hm' "Iook," said my companion. |
looked. tail, oldlsh man was Just tax ing his seat
He seemed like the typical Yankee. His face
was thin aud shrew. and his eyes full Of speculation
Tie might have stood for sam Slick. keen driver OF
bargain, always looking sharply after number one
swell, who Is he?" asked. "The Duke OF West
minister" was the answer received In astonish
ment. So this was the head OF tho Grosvcnors,
house that has been famous for cunning and shrewd
ness for seven centuries, whose prudent ancestors
have added to the fortunes they inherited. son from
sire, TIL the present Dnke Ia the richest man I'm all
England, perhaps In the world. His real estate,
which includes two miles square In the very heart
OF London, Is valued at nearly csO, ,0OO,OOO, or
$sOO,O0OO0. He never sells anything, but Ia always
ready to buy where there Is q bargain. His dress
was careless and common ln the extreme, while his
linen visible consisted OF blue andblack striped
shirt, worn with turn-iOwn collar and cheap black
tie. And this was one Of the most powerful and In
huentia men In the world! One thing was very
much impressed with There Is not duke In Eng
land OF the older lot who has In his face any of the
appearance OF highbreeding that is 30 commonly
associated with long ancestral lines. Just then
there came Into the Visitors Gallery two men who
took seats on our right SNOW, here are two per-
sons you will be Interested in seeing" my friend
sail In low voice. "Take q look at them before
tell you who they are" Naturally observed them
with good deal Of interest. The one nearest me
was man In his prime, OF tall, powerful frame, and
massive lower Jaw, Indicating great trmness and
courage. He had heavy Overllanging brow, and
his dark, rather sdllen face (as thought ny was
rendered more sOmbre by large, shaggy, brown black
brows, under which CLEANED deep black eyes. His
mouth was hidden by ragged mustache, touched
with gray. "That," said my friend, "is the twenty
drst Earl OF Morton, the llneal descendant and
head OF the once mighty House of Douglas
the most feared in Scotland" "But why
Is he not on the noor7" I asked in some
surprise. "Because he is not representative
Scottish Peer according to highlands notion" was
told. "Of more than dfty Peers OF Scotland only
sixteen are allowed to alt In the British House Of
Lords. Now, here IL the Earlof Morton. He comes
rom long line OF ancestors. who have been famous
In scottish history since King William the Lion.
Ihey were ennobled in lass. They are the most
lannon's OF Scottish gentry or knghthoOd In song and
s'oIy' anu yet tne BLACK Dougas' sees those who
were nut men-atarms when Lord James Douglas
and Lord Archibald rode forward with thousand
iances behindthem placed high above him. How do
you suppose he fees? II was easy enough to from
the look on this "B!ack Douglass" face. It was
one OF scarcely concealed contemptuous scorn. was
not At all astonshed to learn that the Earl Of Morton
was one OF the CHIEF advocates for granting to Scot
IAN" again hef ancient rights as state, and that he
expects 10 seea sco'tish Parliament Sit In the old
castle at edinburgh before he dies.
'heh onserved nus companion. lie was rather
th'n Schoarly looking man. "He the thirty fourth
Ear OF Mar" was what was told, "and he is In the
same category AZ u the Douglas Though the Mars
were made earls the year after the Douglas they
nave always been shortlved. Five OF them have
iost lheir heads Tor treason or Its equivalent, while
tue douglas has ever kept hs head with his hands"
afterwards learned that neither OF these great |
'euua houses were In favor with the Engiish govern
inen', hoT hAu tney oeen since the House OF Han