The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-04
THE WAHl.OCK PEAR.
Said to He the Most Wonderful Veg
etnbIe Curiosity In Existence.

Few families Possess An heirloom mat
can compare either In rarity OF antiquity
with the Warlock pear Of Cols,ohn, which
is beyond doubt. the most wonderful veg
etahie curiosity IN existence. and Its au-
thentlcity IL beyond dispute. Hugo. Lord
ds Ginord ~ yestsr. the magician. lived
In the reign hf King Alexander III. OF
scotland He presented himself before
the king previous 10 the battle OF Larss.
1868 and is described by Sir Walter Scott
In "Marglon.'
The wizard Lord Of yester gave his
daughter In marriage to q scion Of the an
Giant family Of Hav. ancestor TO thu pres
ent Margui. OF 'rweedanle. As the bridal
marty was an It's way tn the church tina
magician plHckad a pear from tree hard
by md gave Il TO his daughter as her
dowrY. Informing her that so long IS she
ana her descendants preserved II, ~ long
should they prosper The pear was In
consequence carefully preserved ~ the
precious palladium ~ the family. whose
fortunes. during the next ~ years. rapid
Is advanced John Hay. In las, being rails
.d 10 the peerace 81 Scotland as Baron
Hay q, Yesser. lie was succeeded by his
ann John. second baron. who was sue
ceeaea BY his son john. third baron.
whose daughter. Jean. was married 10
George Broun. laird IF Coistoun. served
heir Is0i
The "Wariock pear" which again play
81 the part Of aowry. thus passed 20 her
descendants. the Eroens 81 Coistonn. who
derived their pedigree from the ancient
kings ~ France. AT origin alluded 10 by
their srYnorlal beaFings- guies three hetrs
So lis or in 1856 Patrick Rroun Of col
stoun was created baronet OF Nova
scotia and was succeeded by hts son.
George. second haroret - CoIs'o1n. In
whose ,irne the pear hitherto carefully
cherished ard which. - all appearance,
vas ns fre~h when pluGkei. ssgan. In
accordance with the warning 81 the en-
cNarter, IN exart .ts influence r1Hlsgna rt-
". Sir George was married ~ the Lady
Elizabeth Mackenzie. daughter ~ George.
frst Earl ~ CromaFtie fthe famous Wis
count Tavtsst 81 Queen Annss reign.
whose nrrnorial bearing azure. n
hartr head eahosse4 or. and she. not
content with merely teheldirg her pear.
lorEed 10 taste II. and nE In the case II
a remote ancestr@ss. the Temptation was
too Htspng "a be revisited
Authorities differ ns 70 whether tha
Lady Elizabeth really bit the pear or
merely frea Fnss are did Dehrefs III his
iaroraf4En. states tha' she dreamed she
hle H. bu: the ia'e Sir Richard brown.
Hart author ~ an elaborate Ma history
~ the house ~ Coissdun. says distinctly
inas sha bit H. and II IL certain thai there
are ruafk~ Il teeth RI the pear. which 10
was real or imaginary. the fac. remains
that almost Immediately tre family for
tunes began 20 wsne, Sir GsorSa Breun
Was soon Afterwards drowned r. ne Tyne
i~is and the Lady Elizabeth only escaped
~ her clothes hearing her ~ in ihs
water, Far George died without hesrs
male. ana the t3''A. which was To heirs
s-1ale general. became dormant. ard
though suhseausutly assumed by col
lateral hvarcs again became 6ssrrsny IN
ITx an1 remained fer more thna fifty
years. UntH after proceedings. very infer-
erfirE young cadet ~ distant branch
proved his father ~ b. entitled 10 ire
tsarossntcY s-f waa Accordingly declared
heir Th@ entire ests,cs had pazzst away.
ard. tosss nsr sith she magic eafnsr, we're
fsecorna ths syreF'srtv ~ sh@ family -
Ramsey. farl ~ Ebal1~1gts 9kuas gsrefle-
e.s~pr hal married ne rsse@ ~ ttgs ua-
f9rtunata Sir George Urcy1n above rren-
tt0sei
In ssBYsF trsx. Attn = strong caskes.
Kafs under jerks and bits. the magic
enTns@ raw rsp0~na iH the castotv 20
Lord Jaisotssss. ART cne INT realty TIA
tsrwtExsf hDw highly tkA rs'fe ia rrtxaA
avG how f@ainssly preserved ~ The pres-
en. s<ss~sssor,--fsh.eaxn Daily News.