New-York tribune., 1899-01-08

By "rsTendon Press
u" -<.orss have for some centuries been
TIE "~',.d oonsid ration in scotand-haronets'
pope ., the Church. and soldiers VINO nave
aisntA" .,s legend Of valor indicated IN then
tus;ihe0 One Of the name, Sir John White
coal Id 10 have been the original OF S'r
sooro ,r---so,r ia Scott's "AnuGuary Ihe
ArD' :, Colonel Charles Whitefoord' whose
sopo'0' = Il, this volume suggested to the
ff'e1 -. the North" one Of the most notaDie
,n "Waverley." Colonel "h'elooro was
seDcs c., officer In the Kings service during 'ne
sA o, 1s45. and his life was saved al
se'''- nv Stewart Of Invernahyie' an
liant enemy. After the battle OF Cui-
sqcAAD Prince Charles cause was lost the
w. Colonel chivalrously paid his oeDt
BALI ,,,n,land laird who was proscrloeo Win
~ ,-orniuent adherents Of Charles ho-
U' o. went from one officer Of state 10
SS~ -.,5,g 20 obtain Stewards pardon
nOue' .ocb obdurate- At last he applied 10
-'' - of cum berland in person, and met
,.,usal Even his plea for pro'ec'ion toi
- family and property was scou'eu ~
ME Then the honest choier Vi 'He
.-,u.,,v AYRSHIRE gentleman rose lie ore" Ms
<-.,,..on from his bosom, laid u on lhe taO'e
e'1--'-- -. .oro,,ander with much emotion, and
.,,.aye to retire from the service OF Sow
-, xho did not know how TO spare 'ah-
-, s,erv." Even the pig headed Hanover
.,rce who was playing Englishman was
-. ps bade the Colonel take up his com
-,..,0n and granted the protection for Stew
.rp. bone-only Just In time, for the hlhs
vOr
colopeI Whitefoord's letters are oil no great
,,.,o-,caI value though they offer some inter
.,t,s testimony 10 the sentiments, manners aiio
80 q, gentleman and soldier Of the elgh-
..,,h century. He cannot be accuieo OF no'
r~uking bis mind-witness his enerseu0
,,,c,atiou OF the miserable position OF Ine oiA
- of marines In his day: Cap'Ain Vi
Marines tho Of the highest quanty' may DC
..,s,,s nv the Cook of the Ship, the lowest Oi
.~.o,s haveing the command on ooaro
.,s, the highest Of ours He's allow d no othe'
'--u,.,or ,ha, the rneanest Sailor, and Ii often
..sd less comfortably than dog In q kenne''
v.s to say hog in a sty II wouio DC "e"'
..snblance This year he's sent 10 De scoi'1i1N
,,ser the line; the next he's starV uhoei 'N
pul.. nothing certain but variety OF "oe''
=. oreiv sxeetner 10 balance all this misery is
a. .,arce OF a prise OF which but srnali part
An. % his share. and that purchas'd with the
- .. ha,Itb and a broken constitution Inc
-.,,.,, ~ marines for whose transfer CoioneI
n,,,,.,oo,s asked In this letter and who could
:. a., nv the Cook OF the Ship SO low was
-. collaboration accorded 10 such an of1cer.
-. y. n noted a British noble and man or
property
c.,sh v-hi,efoord the son Of the fine old Colo
-, was intended for the Church; but the youth
IA not relish that career, and his father yielded
,nd took steps which resulted In his becoming
ueeessful wine merchant In London de was
rore than that, for he was a man OF taste ar
uytic and literary, member OF many learned
sceties and the friend OF all the famous Brlt-
sh artists writer's and actors OF his time. Sir
yosaua Reynolds was his familiar and pain'eo
hs portrait. and Whitefoord, who was some
rng Of collector, left among his pictures
rany a canvas by this artist He was the orig
ma Of the London gentleman In David Wiikie
venknown picture. 'The Letter Of lntroduc-
ton the incident therein represented being a
rznscript OF actual experience Foote and Gar
nck visited him continually, and he was often
LEltC 10 NTlle pIOlO6 o+iN
,lays His house meant TO all the quarrelling
tbe Of authors and artists a place OF recon
sliauon. kindly entertainment and exchange OF
ut De was accustomed 70 give conciiiatory
tnners whereat many unreasonable diner
cce adjusted There is no bad description
II him IN the epitaph by Oliver Goldsmith VINO
vas one Of his intimates:
here whitefoord reclines. and deny II who can
INC he merrily lived. he is now grave man
Rare compound Of oddity, frolic and fun,
Who relsh'd Joke and rejoic'd in pun,
whose temper was gen rOus, open, sincere,
stranger 10 lattery, a stranger 10 fear;
who scatter'd around Wit and humour al VIII,
naose daily bon mOts half a column might hli-
d sco,caman from pride and from prejudice ree'
scholar, yet surely no pedant Was he
'oidsmths lines were in answer 10 an cpl
Hpn On him by WhitefoOrd, beginning: