The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25
MISS D.1VIS'S RETRO TIED.
About Lord Dufcr:n's Son, Who Is to Wed
an American icIress.

an American HcIrcss.
For personal charm. the Hon. Terence Black
wood. the ianc6 Of Miss Flora Davis. Is far and
away til, most agreeable Englishman over
captured by an American Leauty. He is
his fathers own son. though unluckiIy not his
heir. and rs evory one knows, tho Marc use OF
Duirerin is quite irresistihly attractive. A gay.
arm-hea:tel. brilliant lrishman. Dutrerin's
manner and talk have won him even moro
honors than his shrewd diplomatic intellect.
1t Is his practice when setting out to wheedle
cabinet Minister or ontangie n foreign antag-
onist to tip his witty tongue with touch OF
barney and brogue that has never yot failed
to bring down the game. He Is trem end usly
popular both at homo and abroad. and his
every step in lifo has been upward. B.arkwood
is Il duplicate Of tho delightful. Marquis. and
as different as possible from his elder brother.
the t!tular Earl OF Ava. who. thoroughly re-
spectacle AND hopelessly duh. will In course
OF time succeed to tho title
. In view OF his American marriage, some OF
t h,. hon. T"rnnres friends arc recalling his
Say lfrE; It !'xs9ii: where he WIS ever the
Who knew ANA Dss M"a
and therefore the NATURAL ios Of Magdaly en-. an
between the two colleges a deadly rivalry
noying the opposition, One night alter max
In s sn"arei1i s"Iisrt'Gn OF tho cans worn by
Iyichtr and hooded every s sarsoys aI ea
MaGdnlens stately structure with II doctors
hat, The heads OF tho saints lie tied up in
nichtcaps. and every bonnet was re, at II rak.
ish angle. Next morning when oxford opened
Us eyes they We're promptly street.-the" wide
~ horror at such daring ,Gcsccratrn.
The offence was as absurd ~ s-fi-
Gus. for tho learned professors and thc mas
tiers used violent language. aud M9g'h.
lens President declared that nutninG. short az
eXpeliing the, cuiprit couln arptase he,r
wrath or condone for the Insult offered ms
beloved alma mater. Fortunately Fla =,
wood secret Was We'll kept aud he laughed
IN his sleeve at the enemys discontinue,
Possibly his best rcmem cred prank wa" or, on
the occasion OF very splendid ghrdcn phufty
rendered ny Merton to some OF oNln". uist.
tinguished visitors. Now. rs every 'otiittsII
remembers. Magdaen ro,.e,srs a., a h sau.,
park full OF valuable dcer an 70 wv nears OF
tho Merton man It i u, constant reproacn
thatA no antlered herd nipa tho grass
OF ms college enclosure. For once
Black wood deteiminrd to make good TINS de-
ilcicncy. Tho ,lny rrtore tn, junction. there,
fore, ma wont through the country, gathered
together as many innEeys as no could ma.
and then procacdrl to beg. borrow, and buy
every pair OF deer horns he could lay his hands
UNION. Tne consequence was that the after
noon Of the lea "A drove OF praying asses was
turned loose on tho lawn. and upon the
wretched brow 81 each noisy ncS and Jenny
tossed a pair OF iil-ilttng antlers. Tine sight
was inexprossib!y funny The Joke was
great success and Terence the hero OF the
hour. Those who know the Young aristocrst
best assert that Miss Davis Is In luck. 30 long
as she desires title to BIO able to iind SO clever
and attractive man to accompany II