The sun., 1899-10-22
THE F.4RLOCK PEAR.
Said to he tho Most Wonderful Vegetable
Curiosity IN Existence.
From he Chieago Daily .N,w,.

From he Chieago Daily N,ws.
Few families POSSESS an heirloom that can COM
pare either in rarity or antiquity with the War
lock pear Of Colstoun which is, beyond doubt,
tn e most wonderful vegetable curiosity in exist
ence and its authenticity beyond dispute. Hugo
Lord de Clifford Of Yes'er, the magician lived in
the reign Of King Alexander III. Of Scotland. He
presented himself before the King previous TO the
battle OF Largs, 1868, and is described by Sir
Walter Scott in "Marmion.
The wizard Lord Of Nes,er gave his daug her
in marriage TO scion OF the ancient family Of
Hay. ancestor 10 the present Marquis of Tweed
dale. As the bridal party was on It's way 10 the
church the magician plucked pear from tree
informing her thai No long she and her descend
ants preserved il, 81 long should they prosper
as the precious palladium of the family. whose
,o,nss ntS h d%InE the next 500 Years Tapidiy sd
peeiage Of Scotland AZ Baron Hay Of Yeser lie
was succeeded by his son John, Second baron,
who was succeeded by his son John third baron
Broun laird OF Colstoun served heir l8Oi
The "Marlock pear which again played the
he Bro"ns Of % who 20 eyed ff sSe ped
gree from the ancient kings Of France an origin
alluded toby their armoral bearings gulrs three
fleurs de lis. or, IN 1885 Patrick Broun Of Col
stoun was created a baronet OF Nova Scotia and was
succeeded by his son George. second Earunet Of
C0lstopn, in whose time the real hitherto care
fully cherished and which 10 ali appearance was
as fresh AZ when plucked, began in accordance
with the warning of the en- ChentcT 10 exert It's in
nuencc Indignantly. Sir George was married To
the Lady Eli7Abci Mackenzie da ug eT ~ ieOrgc
hTht Earl OF CIumartic uhr famous NiSCount Tar
bat OF Queen Anne X Teignl, whose armora bear
ing was azure, a haTl' = head CAbusStd or and she
moi content with merely beholdinE the rear lungtd
10 laSe II, and, as i'll the case Of a remote anccs
less, the temptation was too strong 10 be resisted
Nuthoriucs differ az 10 whether The Lady Eliza
beth really bit T. pear or merely dri ancd she did
DebIei in his lIaTOneihgr. states that she dreamed
she bit IL, butrh la'e Sir Richard Brown, Bart
author of an elaborate MS history Of the housr of
Cosioun, says distinctly that she ht il, and il IL
certain that there arc marks of teeth in the pear
which IN now hard as a stone Whether the bite
was real or imaginary the fact remains that al most
Immediately the family iUIlunes logan To wapc
the Tyne, 1918. and the Lady Fli2atclh only rs
capcd by her clothes bearing ltr up in the Ma,,T
Sir George died without heirs male and the title
winch was Ia heirs male general, became dormant
and though subsequently, assumed by a collateral
branch again became dormant In l776, and re-
mained for more than fifty years until after pro
ceedinRS- very interesting, a young cadet 0f a
distant branch proved his father 10 be entitled 10
the baronetcy and was accordingly declared heir
The entire estates had passed away, and. together
with the magic CoInnc, become the properly Of
the family al RrmSey, Earl Uf nalluuSIr, WHOSE
predecessor had married he niece ui the unOrttl-
nate Sir George BrOun above mentioned
In silver box, with strong Cdskct, safe under
lacks and bolts, the mpRic CnInac now rcpOscS in
the custody Of lord DaIhousr. and one can readily
understand how highly the TeliCis priLed and how
Iealuusly preserved by the present rossessoE.