Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16
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JAMES ANNEsLEY's CASE.
One Of the most interesting piots
known in the court records o. lfeis"e
me lease on Jasacs knnessey," and, oe5-
ring the lflk Of a lady In the case. - y
more attractive thar. either Of no twenty +
or more novels that were founded ON tne
incidents and characters, inciudine WI
Manucrlpx and the Lost Heir 1ns
uncle and guardian OF tie boy ne:r OK the
earidom OF Annesley had him kcnappea
and bound as an indentcd servant 70
planter In the Colony OF New ssissy'
and upon the bogus proof OF MS oeasn
took possession OF the title and the ncn
estates. After a wretchcd existence 1of z
twelve years and many perils. the souih
who was afraid to make an attempt 20
throw or the false name under which no
had been practically buried, finally WORK
cd his way homeward. and. finding an oio
nurse who recognized him, he set 10 WORK
to establish his identity. 1t Is dramauc
but cold Official narration OK facts, VITA
ell the yillainy that tho wrongful pos-
SCISSOR could bring TO bear on the victim.
Upon the FIRST trial the claimant was
beaten, and TO add TO the disaster 10
killed a gamekeeper by accident. ana was
tried for murder, but the apparent MS
fortune turned TO his good. for The uncle
| convict him. Finally he was acquitted.
| and the motive OF the bogus Earl excited
! such q sentiment that there was another
| trial OF the claim, and the witnesses be-
| ing confronted with each other, the de-
| PENDANT was ousted and the wanderer led
In triumph TO his ancestral castle. The
skipper who kidnapped the boy appears
| In the novel as Dirk Hatterack. and the
nurse who proved his identity Is the
| lurid Meg Merries.
The romance OF Richelieu Is taken by
various authors from tho story OF cinq
Mars, the Kings favorite. who Intrigued
| against the Cardinal and finally against
| the King himself. and was executed.
Richelieu viewing the catastrophe and
gloating over II.
SOURCE OF SHAKESPEARE PLAYS.
1t is critically held to be the surest way
to attain perfect, artistic counterfeit OF
nature 10 take real life and intensity II
by the combination OF circumstances and
characters from different thenss. pre-
serving the principles. OF the sacred uni
ties" which produce harmony corre-
spending TO that of nature. The most
extraordinary examples of this method OF
composition are several OF the greatest
plays OF Shakespeare. which are identical
with certain old stories. Except that the
stories are Very dull and Nave had moving
life breathed into them. Thus Bandello.
Beleforest. Brooke, and two others had
all related the story from life thtf was
embodied In the legend Of Romeo and
Juliet, and upon Il a play had been made.
but the sad and moving tale was COM
paratively dead until the great magician
put life into II that appears undying.
The tender conspiracy of tho lovers Of
Verona. and the friar to thwart the de-
cree OF the cruel parents I'm It's conception
Is the most exquisltely beautiful. and, In
, its failure, the most pathetic and alto
, ! gether the most complete love story ex-
, tant, and so 1t WIN doubtless remain az
long as there is any language TO preserve
. | H. T.. NJ