The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24
WHO WAS LORD oGILyfE:
a Nysterfou. scotch Character Early
in the Century.

Helen Evsrszon Smith contributes 10 tas
December Century q chGtty paper about
A Group Of American Girls Early IN tae
Century After describing Chancellor
l1-ingstoas heautifu. home. clermont, the
author says:
To add TO the p.easantneSs OF this room.
bcsh the oraagery ard the conservatory
opened into Il. and Il was in these sur
rouaclngs gnat the young Sons and 1augnt-
'ers Of Capt Livingston. and some OF tasir
cousins had many a lesson in literature.
elocuIion, and singing from the gifted ard
eccentric but courtly and kindly Scottish
gentleman known as Lord Ogiivis. who.
without money or price. devoted himself
for many years 70 the instruction OF young
gentlemen and ladies' II this new country.
knowing that il could yet afford but fen
opportunities. and generously wishing that
the scions OF the young republic should
lack none OF the graces OF polite educa-
ton.
"A strange man he was In many ways"
said my grandmother. but gifted beyond
any l have ever known in his own favorite
lines" He was always welcomed at Cler-
mont. and made it mis- headquarters for
several years. going and coming as he VIII
led. sometimes appearing al breakfast.
after an absence OF months. as uncere-
moniously as If he had been only a few
hours away. and disappearing again after
months OF sojourn silently an Indian
brave odd enough he was, but a most
rare and lovabie man: and though plain
OF face. endowed with remarkable manly
beauty OF form and grace of manner"
1t is TO be wished that we could gather
more Information in regard 10 this gentle
man. Mrs. Smith thought il probable that
his title OF ford" Was bestowed upon him
in this country, either through misunder-
standing of the Scottish designation Of
laird" or in a sort of half-tender. half
ironical courtesy AT any rate. he always
accepted 1t with grave p0liteness. as il il
were ais right: and 1t may nave been. IL
his arafecedents We're known 10 his host,
the confidence was sacred.y kept.
My friend, Miss Susan Hayes Ward, of
Newark, y. j.. tells me Fhat her grand
mother. Mrs. William A. Hayes, OF South
Berwick Ne, when Miss Susan Lord,
heard Lord Ogilvie read the then new
poem of ''Marmion" in Portsmouth. She
was enraptured with the poem, and the
next morning FASTENED TO the book store
10 buy copy. Here she was met by the
reader Of the previous evening who. in
grateful appreciation of her enthusiasm.
begged TO present her with copy of the
book
\ sittle later than this Lord Ogilvie
took great pains to instruct Miss Lord, no
was a fine musician for the place and
time, in the proper pronunciation of the
Scotch songs which she sang. Mrs, Hayes
always loved 20 recall anecdotes concern
ing her voluntary tutor. Miss Ward has
heard that Lord Ogilvae was at one time
in Virginia and Kentucky. pursuing his
original but highly valuable kind OF educa-
tional mission work. Surely there should
be more traces left of this remarkable
man. Who was he? What led him here?
How long was he in America? What be
came OF him? At the time of his stay at
Clermont he was. in my grandmother's
estimation quite an elderly man." but
she was then so young that a man of 40
would have seemed old to her.
He may have been the heir of the Lord
Ogilvie who. with his ''clan regiment of
500 men from Strathmore and Allie" was
'out in Forty-hve." at PTestonpans In
that case his estates would have been
confiscated. He was certainly violently
opposed to the house Of Hanover and en-
dued his pupils with an exaggerated love
OF the "martyred" Queen of Scots and
Charles l.. while his affection for this
country seemed to be rather on account
OF the humiliation 1t had inflicted upon
England than for any sympathy with re-
publican ideas.