The sun., 1896-06-21

nor huDDanue unuRntsr TO Count DOrghy ana
the oouivooei relation In which she and her SON.
inilaw subsequently lived. In the volume be-
fore us. Lady Blossinston herself is only the
central figure. We hear also great deal about
her friends. including Byron. Landor. Bulwer,
Disraeli. and Prince Louis Napoleon.
Margaret Power WAS born on Sept. i. 1882 at
Kpockbrit, near Clonmel, In tho county Of Tip
perary. In Ireland; she was tho third child OF an
Irish squtreen whose love of sport and Of dis
play driftci him Into debt and difficulties. Ex-
trenely delicate. nervous, and sensitive. she sat
apart, silent and psle-faceo. while her robust
brothers and sisters romped, played. and tessed
her for not Joining In their games. They were
remarkably handsome, but she was considered
comparatively plain. We are told that her
nurse considered her uncanny, perhaps q
chansclins. and there was general impression
that o child so sad of manner, 90 weak In body,
and with eyes wistful could not live long
With age she gained strength, but her oharac-
teristio sensitiveness and shyness remained,
and were. indeed. emphasized by tho atmos-
phcre in which she lived: for her father. always
given to convivialty, ultimately became dissi-
pated, and his temper growing moro violent, he
treated his wife with brutality and became the
terror of his home. Eager to rid himself of the
encumbrance OF daughter. he ordered Marga-
ret to marry q Capt. Farmer. man OF old fam
ily. who offered the most liberal proposals which
q large fortune enabled him to make. Her white
face. with its imploring eyes. only made her
father more furiously determined to get rid OF
her, and, as her mother on, worldly grounds,
also advocated tho match, Notwithstanding
the fact that Farmer was known to have
been insane. the marriage took place on
March 7. 1904 when Margaret was but fifteen
nd haR RolJ
she lived with her husband for only three
months at tho end of which time his regt-
ment was ordered away and she, refusing to
accompany him. was allowed to return to her
fathers house. For years afterward the brutal
fly and nisery which she endured during her
short eoiourn under her fret husbands roof
were deeply impressed upon her mind 1t had
soon become evident that he was subject to fits
ofinsanity. and she told q friend that :" he fire.
quently treated her with personal violence: that
he used to strike her on the face. pinch her iii
her arms were black and blue lock her up when
ever he went abroad. and often left her without
food TIL she felt almost far,ished." Shortly
htter abe returned to her fathers house Capt,
Farmer started for India and did her the ser
vice of taking himself out Of her life forever.
Nevertheless. she was wretched enough at home
for her paren resented the fact of her arrisge
having turned out miserab!y and treated her
as II che were responsible for fte wretch
edness. Among the young men. however.
gathered around her fathers table were not a
few who ardently admired the wife OF sixteen
summers. whose situation, deprived. as che
was. of the protection Of hu band or the care
of o father. seemed to invite their advances.
Her apnearnnce a, ,his tlne ,,busdesc-i
Her ,ar,e prav>hIus .vcs w,s,fnI w,nso,ns
and almo,. aarl IN tho shadow of lonv I..I,.,
were coottasteu with abundant brown hair
rather light In color; her face. round and soft.
WIS fresh ard clear IN complexion. with little
dimplss that lapsed into smiles her e1quisltely
shaped head. with its tiny pink ears. was grace
fully poised upon white. sloping shoulders blue
veiued. ike her arms whIo her hands were so
beautiful that years later. they served as
models to Bar!owe. the sculptor. Her figure
gave promise OF a grace that already marked
her movements. and not the least OF the
charms which subsequently were to exor-
ale