Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-05-26
RATHER BUSY LIFE.
Thrice Widow Mt 1G, Elizabeth
Perry Was Probably the Most
Remarkable of Women.

nowadays, but not one of them COM |
pares to certain little maid who lived |
two centHCies ago in Merrie England.
She held iXbaronies in her own right |
before she was three.
She was the richest woman in the |
country at the same age.
She might have become q kings |
! daughter-in-law when she was -.
She married a dukes heir when she
was Il.
She became a widow when she was 10, |
She married the richest commoner in |
England when she was IA.
He was murdered in PAN Mall when
she was 10.
She married a duke when she was 10,
She brought 10 children into the
world.
She was lampooned by the creator of
CULVER.
And died before she was Sc.
This marvellous woman was Lady
Elizabeth Percy, daughter of Joceline
eleventh earl of northumberland, who
died as the duchess of Somerset When
she was 21a years old her father died
and she came into six of his titles; the
ancient baronies of Percy, Lucy, Poyn-
ings, Eltz-Payne, Bryn and Latmer to
say nothing OF an enormous fortune and
a historic heritage, dating back to the
conquest
The scramble for her honors and
hand soon began. The king himself,
Charles H., entered the running by Of
ierlng her the hand OF one OF his mat
ural' progeny the duke OF Richmond,
who was Just seven years old, while she
was II. But her grandmother, who was
a daughter OF the earl OF Suffolk, and
who brought her up made her decline
the duke and few weeks later she
married Henry Cavendlsh, earl OF Ogle,
a pnny boy OF 10, who died year later
leaving Lady Elizabeth WIDOW for the
first time
She had not to wait long for another
partner. Six months afterward her
grandmother bestowed her hand on
Thomas Thyme, young gentleman OF
I notorlety who was probably the
wealtmest eommoner OF his time. He
was known everywhere as Tom OF Ten
Thousands, and nobody short OF
princes were his friends.
Thyme was married to Lady Eliza
beth in the summer of 1851. As she was
just IA the ceremony, as in the case of
the former marriage, was simply for
NAL, and when it was celebrated the
girl went across to her friend, Lady
| Temple, at the Hague, 70 wait until her
age permitted her to take her position
as hostess at Longleaf. She had barely
landed in Holland when notorious
rake, Count koningsmark, skilled in
anours, became prodigiously en-
amored OF her. He was young--only
22-and handsome and daring, and the
fact that She was married added an adj
! ditional reason for his pursuing her
Tie girl was firm, and finally the count
resolved to get rid of her husband. He
got hold of as cool blackguard as Ilu
rope could offer, Pomeranian high
, wayman named Vratz who went to
England, and, in company with two ac-
complies, shot Thyme to death on
, February 12,'1GSl, while the fatterwa
''''HS "'""S. al -'l''i' ny BIS SoI 3 So"s
coach early in the evening Il
n The three assassins were captured
= rcoHvicted and hung, but Count Ko~
ingsmark, although arrested, was nc
Quilted, contemporary gossip declaring
that the court had been bribed.
: My Lady Elizabeth was by no means
inconsoIoble, though she had buried
two husbands already. She was bare
81 ly15b when, in May, 1859; four months
after Thynne's. death. she espoused /;
r NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Sixth duke ~
, SGmerset, who was compelled to take
noe The dixie syas five years IA, a. ffa-.
p senior and survived her nore tbon y
quarter If opnfi,ry.s We was N, a,.