New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
IMPECUNTOUS NOBILITY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LORDS AND EARIS

London letter to The San Francisco Argonaut
| curious and the same time instructive spectacle
| OF the yleissliudes Of the English aristocracy
o 1Te 1 Te o w SeSb II Bre es yT
Of TIE Earl OF Airle and uncle Of the prcse peer Of
that name, was up before the court two judgment
! pounds and pounds sterling The Hon. John Is
man Of about nfty-hve years Of age, and. under
animation, he made the astounding statement thai he
was absolutely without means Of any HIS
nephew. the present earl. he said had given him
voluntary weekly allowance of 81 for Lizard lodg
Ing. and this had lately been reduced 10 60. II DID
not appear that the defendant was reckless spend.
thrift OF the but too prevalent arstocratIc pattern. that
he was addicted TO drink, or was guilty OF any crime
or misdemeanor against the csnons q society. He
peeragc That Of the MaOqulsate Of Donegal is ono
Of s ve 81 ns ssssy
in the city Of Winchester The Earl Of Belfast Wal
COUNT for Tie op John they
confessed that he had been following the business Of
must look them up and make a list Of them some day.
II would furnish interesting reading for tltlcstruek
Americans who are In search OF lOrdly husbands for
their daughters.
But the casc Of 0eyy would seem 70 be Peculiarly
uncle The beggarly piitance Of SIS week, is rich
MAJ o lie Is capt3n in that swell cavalry ava snens
than the Prince Of Wales himself The captain Is the
In London. lie has seen some active service in Egypt
however, and Is not saFIi solder only Nor
scotch plan. lie has lately accepted thu adiuancy d
the Hampshire YeOmanry-a militia cavalry organila
incassd in brilliant uniforms and mounted on fiery
carthorses. Zeal in his profession IS supposed to have
been lOrdshp's incentive for accepting such an mira
dig. place. While the poor nncle is perhaps, In wans
Of the little comforts 70 which ne e accustomed By
his four-hOrse coach along the Hampshire roads ard
astonishing the natives BY the houTShes on the drag
every turning Lord Airle. by-theby, is married 10
a very beautiful and charming wife She Is a dangh-
ter w al ' iad Ir was gong to marry Mrs LoIbus
he did not
friend of mine from California. at present in Eng
land, with whom happened to be when read the
count of the BOurnemOuth County Court affair in
e eEeng paper T Jo ste y know that fellow %s wS
he further told may be Of interest To other san
To res the circumstances, venture to repeat It.
why yes" he went on; the Hon. John Bruce
Ogilvy There were two Of then remember, stop.
ping at the Occidental Hotel, away back In '75-that'.
let me see, sixteen years ago.
Does your head ache after that'7 asked him.
ono, 1t doesn't. Why, yes. l recollect them both
you couldn't tell from the other one was called
Donald and the other John-thats this fellow yon'v:
the hotel; they not only looked alike but dressed
alike, and were constant worry 10 I'D Mc,hane ard
between them used to board at the Occidental my:
self in those days Well, one of them-Donad, wen
minutes i%as iJ John wosd caHs 10 and 90 for &
who knew how to talk to heightened Engishmen.
'Nnooo didn't, replied the twin with the drawl and
WeTe borW wC TS saa Se dd 'h
lord, said Tisdac. and then old Mcshane who was
with his hat on the back Of his head would come up,
and there would pretty nearly he row. when Donald
ESd step % % Of the es Sa the with tn the se"s IN h
'COrsican Brothers. Then You should have seen them
come in 10 dinner The whole room sat open mouthed
looking at them. Old man Lawrence, the attorney,
used to fdget and take of his specs and RIB them
come in to theatre was in the dressclrce Of tho
old California Flight -Lawrence Barrett was playing
IN KoSeaae FememDer ana was eolns tro9gn tns
his hand-you know the bitl'
"Never even heard of the play" told him.
the pi g1RsE pag he said 'sc
wailack wrote it for himself But he conldn't touch
admission alone to hear Barrett sing. The foamIns
Glass Of Ale,' and Lord Batcman,' and Luddy'
" ii was an opera, then ~ ha1arded.
NO, It wasn't. Opera Why. pshaw Well, siI
AGAIN. down from the back Of the dresscircc, along
the passage to the orchestraseats. came one Of tho
noise Of his footsteps as he came plank P1n o Pl%e
e sns and ieP ey 1 Waited Watching him ill they
him stop at the row where his seat was, when punA
there wasn't the chap back again coming down
the steps OF course il the other twin. but nobody
people stare D ii was not BIT Of use for 6aTe %
shout ont Wow? when the pin stuck him; fornobody
gazing at the Ogilvy twins. And. dear ne! so that
/, one of them. up before court, and in WANT
would like to send the poor chap tre out OF regard
for old times. if knew his address Well. who wouf
have thought il What n commentary on the trne in
wardncSs Of family exhibited By the English no.
bilty!7
could not help admitting the truth of his closing
observation. one of the delightfully."- paraded sent
mentS and at the time clOsely Rugged delusiont
of the English aristocracy Is that all the members
a family equal in blood. ~
Here IS an Ogllvy. lie is really rot collateral
branch but the first generation from the head Of mo
house. His father w8s the earl, ana II he had only
the eldest son, he would have been the earl tOO
The present rich earl IS the son Of the pauper brother
His blood is not a whit better. II Is precisely no
same Yet one is starving aud the other living on the
fat OF the land in luxury and grandeur. one could
this sort of thing among the middle ana
lower classes speak from the aftstOcrats STANDPOINT
for. family. Every man for himself. But do not
think You would find even eoal,heaver let reiatiye
the cases parallel. for the conditions of life in each
differ 50 widely And then one does not know all the
Stlll. IL seems incredible II there really
is anything in blood. that the head OF great ana
toOo want for the necessares Of life OF course s16
week will be thought by some people 10 be ample Tor
any mans needs. But tas the law OF infancy sys
DOWN what are necessaries for one person would n0t
be for another. And that IS just where II + with TINS
poor chap Ogilvy. lie was brought up in luxury NO
doubt he went to EtOn Harrow. and atterward ~
and tastes of a gentleman, and Is Therefore M
able TO his own living. What can he do In,ak
ST in the road. that threatened last resort 81 me
shftIoss English gentleman He has never been taus'
10 work mich better, say. 10 let the younger sons
90 TO the national free schools and learn without COS!
AL they need 10 know. and their money, expenfed
give them when they grow M. Better do that than
give them utterly useless habits, and then cast them
loose TO starve.