Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

II is a matchless morning in rural Eng
land. On = fair hill we see a majestic pile,
the ivied walls and towers of Cbolmondeley
Castle, huge relic and witness of the baron
isl grandeurs of the Middle Ages. This is
ote Of the seats of the Earl of Rossmore, K.
g., G. c. B., X C. NJ. G., ETC., ETC., ETC.,
etc. etc, who possesses @, 900 acres of En-
Flish lands, owns a parish in London with
1000 houses on its leaSe-roll, and struggles
comfortably along on an income of 600 600
3 wear. The father and founder of this
proud old line was William the Conqueror,
his very self; the mother of it was not in
veutoried in history by name, she beiny
merely random episode and inconsequen-
tIal, like the tanners daughter of Falaise.
IN g breakfast room of the castle on this
breezy, fine morning there are two persons
and the cooling remains Of deserted meal.
One Ct these persons is the old lord, tall,
erect, sqVare-shoulIered, white-haired, stern
broweG.a man who shows character in every
feature, attitude and movement, and carries
his 20 years as easily as most men carry 90.
The other person is his only son and heir,
dreamv-eved Young fellow, who looks about
26, but is nearer 80 Candor, kind!iness,
honesty, sincerity, simplicity, modesty-
i is easy 10 see that these
ETc CdTtlLhl ll1ttS bl Lis CIid1dClGE, anu So
when YOU have clothed him in the formid
able componerts of his name, You somehow
seem to be contemplating a lamb in armor;
his name and stvle being the Honorable
EirzcudbrigEt Hanover Maioribanks Sell
ers NiscouIt Berkeley of Cholmondeley
Castle Warwickshire. pronounced X koo-
brv Thlauover Marshbanks Sellers Vvcount
Ba"kly OF CHUNKY Castle, Warrikshr) He
is standing by great window, IN an atti-
tu6e suggestive OF respectful attention to
wa. his father is saying and, equally re-
srecttul dissent from the positions and
arguments offered. The father walks the
&oor as he talks, and MS talk shows that his
temper Is away up toward summer heat.
''SofJ-sririted as YOU are, Berkeley, am
quite aware that when you have once made
q your mind to 40 thing which your ideas
ot honor and Justice require you TO do, argu-
ment and reason are for the time being
wasted upon vou-yes, and ridicule, persua-
sion, sHpplication ana command as we'll.
= NV i2ind'
Rather, if you will look at 1t without
prejudice, without passion, you must con-
cete that I am not doing a rash thing,
tnouchJ'2ss, willful thing, with nothing
substantial behind it to Justify it. ] did not
create the American claimant to the earl
dom Of Rossmore; DID not hunt for him,
did not find him; did not obtrude him upon
rour notice. lie found himself, injected
himself inJo our lives"
And has made mine purgatory for
ten ve@,s with his tiresome letters his
v-oriy reasoniugs, his acres Of tedious evil
Ggucs-'
(Which you would never read, would
never col sent TO read. Yet in common fair
ness he was entitled to a hearing. That
hesring would either prove he was the
ri-artul Earl-in which case our course
Eoal8 be plain-or it would prove that be
wusr' tn which case our course would be
eogali plain. I have read his evidences,
Iuv lord. have conned them well, studied
them patiently and thoroughly. The chain
seems 10 be complete; no important
Ga.2 wanting. l believe be is the rightful
Earl
And 1 8 nsurper--a nameless pauper,
$ rrampl Consider what you are saying,
sjl,'
Father. If he is tie rightful Earl, would
yea, could you-that fact being estap-