The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-18

vet loaded down with gold braid anC
heavy tassels. Two gorgeous footmel
stand on board at the back of the car
riage and complete the outfit.
The earl, who is IS years of age, i,
musical, thorough sportsman and {
follower of the turf He is an idea
landlord, and upon one occasion, few
years ago, when selling a large piece
of property. sacrificed $25O,O00 rather
than have the tenants turned out with
out a good long notice.
Another extremely youthful peer is
also attracting attention because of the
coming celebration of his 18th birthday.
He is probably the only person in the
world who has private navy all to
| himself, although it consists of a single
armed launch only This interesting
young man is Baron Chichester, Wis
count Chichester, Earl of Donegal, Bar
on Fisherwick, Earl of Belfast, hered-
itarv governor of Carrickfergus castle,
lord high admiral of Tough Neagh-in
other words, the Marquis of Donegal.
Tough Neagh, over which this many
titled individual rules the waves, is an
Irish lake, and at last accounts was
about to be drained, so that the high
sounding title of lord high admiral of
Tough Neagh will be no more than a
name, although it will entitle it's holder
TO all the naval honOrs of British ad
miral. In the days of Good Queen Bess
the title held by the marquis was much
more than an empty honor. The control
of Tough Neagh, which was the largest
sheet of water in the British isles, was
the cause of many battles royal, and
the queen loaded the then marquis with
money and favors.
Although it will be more than sixteen
years before the boy marquis takes his
seat on the leather benches of the house
of lords, a place has already been re-
served for him in the cloak room at
Westminster for his hat and coat.
This youth represents a good deal Of
romance. When the boy was born his
father was in his SD year, the oldest
member Of the peerage. The old mar
Quis. who died three years ago, had been
three times married, both his former
marriages being annuled, and both his
former wives disappearing in a curious
manner. But the first wife turned up
again in an even more curious manner.
She left him in 1868. and was not seen
or heard of for thirty-fve years, until
December, 1898, when a feeble old
woman. wearing dilapidated dressing
down and carrying a Bible under her
arm. was admitted to the Highgate
workhouse under the title Of the
Warehouses of Donegal.
But the old marquis was not discour-
aged apparently by his two matrimonial
failures There was a strong reason to
urge him to a third marriage in the fact
that he had no son and heir and was
very anxiOus~to keep his brother from
his title 1t was in his Slst |
year that he married Miss Violet Twin !
ing Of Halifax. Nova Scotia, who pre- |
Scnted him with son and heir the year
after his marriage and the year before /
his death. The old marquis had run |
through his enormous estates. and the !
only fortune that he bequcathed with |
his eight titles to his little son was the !
sum of $l35. which, invested at 315 per |
cent. would have brought in an income /
IF exactly 1852 a year It was the |
sporting proclivities Of the old marquis |
which brought his fortunes to this. and
ne was living in a very unpretentious
mousse in a very questionable London
square when he luckily married lady
Who was we'll provided enough to keep
he wolf very far from the door.