New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
LADY GR4NTLEY.
4 ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
From Temple Bar.

From Temple Bar.
The recent death of Downgrr Lady Graney no
acquaintance with her. and the events that led to her
marriage. They have somewhat Of the flavor Of s.
" Romance Of the Peeragc' and perhaps may %
allowed TO briefly record them.
Many years ago-during the ifties, alaS.-a brother.
CGer and started on Leave from Maa nc Tor , icr
schooellow at EtOn-Flccher Norton, then and there
atache. the eldest son of the Hon Mr. and MIS- LIS;
uS on the frlendlest terms with the kndest OF am
bassadors (sIr William Templel Norton asked US TO
on account Of his health permitted to pass frequent
vlcGgiature. Accordingly, after dinner at the En-:
a rowin gbont at TIE Marina another Inadvertently
appointed to one Of our highest diplomatic posts.
making fourth. We arrived nj Capri at dawn OF 3
gorgeous Mediterranean morning Tie mnlti coiorsa
cliffs rising perpendcularly from the sea- S,i IN
above: and after a battle Ia the Blue Grotto, We
sought the welcome shade and refreshment oi o"
story" Of our initial life1 81 have none to tell
you'-for 1t was II
Land in which It seemed aways afternoon TIs soo,,
At that time there abode IN Capri. with tnen
parents, four very beautiful sisters named fedengO:
They known rs the lmrtro atari ana VIZ ros,
artistic delight II the Neapolan imnrrs, VINO h nu
weared OF painting their portraits Inc grds gy
patton at their looms weaving ribbons o. Linz
and silk while their parents. euphemstcaly spe1Ans
attended TO the farm and the vines ,. no
We received on friendly footing s %
the sircns--wth papas and mammals consen.m ,ss1
en,endu and many "A pleasant hour was whled away
o. evenings with mandoins island songs, or on
a balconys and Maruccia. The youngest. wheh IN ~
the vein. would ast0nish ard charm US 10y her 'A'
Well the time had nearly arrived for tearing our:
selves from this lotus-ldnd when there suddenly ans
unexpectedly Swooped down upon ne fresh ir Uot
oxford hosts younger brother lirinse ,0,rs
Of tracts or tractariansm. but quite au cohuu ,
Brinsley had always been rather queer Do' d, ~
with latiiudnaIian and speculative ideas unSu ns
u by taking every opportunity Of derding am r
ming counter 10 his brothers cathouc cohsn,I ar
and by being remember specially merry au y, me
castle anent the miracle OF the llqi,iicton La iuS
blood of 81 Januarius (which festival We nau w.
attended. ,,a,ccs
attracted him the most hut she at first ana i9 soat
respond think; partly by his Sl,a aaes
her supcrsttlous and her adod saints H"as nor
however had no serious Intentions In our mlnas' oSs
did We suppose BrEsey Norton had any; uh TO 70
dine at the Embassy Sir W. Temple. unaNkcd Pm Pm
sented me with Marllecias .porirait-whch I,ain ui
have: and Brinsley minated more or less plaiH'
that the gift was bestowed in the wrong duara h.v
At length one day We went back 10 the work , T
world leaving Brlnsley behind as he remarked amor nor
shortly aftcrward learned by letter s,lls ~, NOT
only on the point Of marrying Morucca buy nau veil
;ycrtcd, by an old Capri able whom we knew T
and had probably yielded to his religious pesua''0-
Married Blnsey and Maruccia were. believe eSe,t "
the little chapel On the ro .ar TO 3a liay to unds
take the education OF her daughterinaw' Wn msmbsf,
It mildly, had been somewhat neglect ,dn tsrted,
ON arriving I'm England just before MIS- sOrloh nrirs
showed her Maruccias portrait and her would
that she should have thought her br,ns NJ oncs
have married Il girl with that mouth THEREBY az rriss
hitting of the least favorable feature OF an o'ne"
beautiful and picturesque face dams 10 monde:
next met Mrs. Brinsey Norton dams IL ms" 'h n
but where was Mariuccia Where was the wea' me
dark trc,ses kissed by the grape bloom VII l,s,Ic
grdee," n ,s u Vas The most hdeous period OF ie
MIMI dress and nil we're obIrated BY poke bonnie"
on, h,s lime Door Fletcher Norton died at nennv'
and Brinsley became heir pr sunptivc 10 n sneak