The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-03

a Queer London Society yaInly Atcmp" to
Decorate 81.

There is in this city, don't know whether
it extends into the country-a body known as
the Legitimist League. says London letter
in the Philadelphia Press. They look upon
Her Majesty AZ a usurper and Will ADMIT
those of the direc. and legitimate de-
scendants of the Stuarts. # there be
any. which Is doubtful. They devote taem-
selves TO bonorng. in various harmless
ways. the memory Of the Stuarts. inciuolhg
both the old and the young pretender'
Well Monday OF this week was the ann
yersary Of tho death of Mary stuart tne
Queen OF Scots. and these mild inaniaes ue-
terInned to have some sort OF demonslis-
ton 81 her grave. That grave IS In west
Minister Abbey, and So with the praise
worthy regard for law which tho name Oh
their society suggests they first asked per-
mission for the proposed junction. ihey
wanted t. have a solemn procession Ia iho
abbey for one thing and also 10 place upon
the grave a cross and u crown OF flowers. Du'
tho canon IN charge declined 10 grant pei
mission. He had no objection. really. but
such thing was without precedent ana the
only man authorized 10 establish new pre-
cedent was the dean and the dean was on Inc
Riviera
Nevertheless at the appointed hour the pro
cessiOn formed. / can only ascertain ina,
League present. Perhaps there were others
Perhaps the league has only three members
1 DO not know. But the three were there-the
MARQUIS de Ruvigny. Stuart Meade and tiii-
ford MelOr. Ono carried the cross one
the crown and the other a wreath. Dc
hind them came cOnsidereole buiiloet "a
sight-seers They marched sOlemniy mo
the abbey and up t. the entrance nee. % ,; sn'
chapel in which the dust Of Mary stuart lies.
But the gates were closed and fastened as
they might have known they would be after
what the canon told them. There was nO'h-
ing % do. therefore. but TO leave the nOWers
with verger, with a request that they De laid
on the grave and then to march away again.
They lett tho cross and crown. Dut not lho
wreath. That they kept.
But no sooner had the dauntless three got
outside the abbey. IN tho cold, binding ram
than they determined not TO be thus Oaikeu
by the base miniOns of the usurper. 30 back
they marched with the wreath. and hung II
upon tie iron gates, IN mute protest against
the lock and key Forthwith up BUSTED
verger.
Gentlemen. must request you TO remove
those flowers
we will not remove them
Then the verger hurried 70 the canon.
they've hung the wreath on the gates and
won't take 1t of. What shall DO lake u
of YOURSELF
'les-or, wait No. lot II stay. IL is near
ly time tor evening prayers and w9 don't
want row. Let il stay and get them away
quietly as sOOn ~ you can"
So back went the yerger and told the league
that he wouldn't touch the wreath if only
they would 60 away and disperse the crowd
that had gathered.
we Will not 80 at your bidding" replied
Stuart Meade, deiantly.
Let us march in solemn procession 70 the
canon aud protest against the outrage" sug-
gested Clifford Melor.
If we're not careful" said the worldly
vie Marquis dc Ruvigny, we may got
locked up fof brawling."
And at this the league folded rs mackin-
tOshes about it and silently stole away.