The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07


DON he managed to get before her eyes an
epistle composed of such a mixture of
threats and devotion that Isady Lyndon.
thoroughly frightened, wrote to her pur-
suer. begging him to desist from perse-
cutting her. With this as an entering
wedge. correspondence was begun which
the scared woman seemed unable to break
off. Redmond logged her way SO that
wherever she went he was there to hand
her out of her chair or coach. Her lady
ships cousin. Lord George Poynings. at
tempting to interfere, Redmonds ready
sword soon taught him a lesson.
All Dublin talked of the matter anti
would not believe, of course, but that
Lady Lyndon encouraged her ardent
wooer. Finally Lady Lyndon fed in ter
ror to England. But who should be await
ing her at Holyhead but Redmond Barry.
All the world said that the infatuated
woman had followed her lover to Eng
land, and when the distressed lady
reached London her aunt, old Lady Tip
off, came to her In rage and helped
along Redmond's cause wonderfully by
advising her niece to give the sanction
of marriage to a connection which was
at present scandal to the family and
the whole nobility of England" To make
long story short. Lady Lyndon. beset
on all Sides at length gave up the fight
and vas led to the altar by Redmond
Barry, who assumed his lady's name of
Lyndon in addition to his own ancient
patronymic.
For all the years of Mr.. Barry Lyn-
don's married life there was no SANDER
that the Tiptoffs did not heap upon him.
These malicious reports he treated with
proper contempt, declaring that as to
his beating his lady he never struck her
In his life except when he was in liquor,
and he beat little Lord Burlington no
more than was good for him. The story
that he had tried to kill him was a lie.
That time he threw the carving knife
at the boy, Mr.. Barry Lyndon was drunk,
as everybody at the table could testify.
He forced his lady to sign away thu
greater part of her income, It is true.
but 1t was used to keep up the stats
of the family and for the other expenses
which a man OF pleasure was bound to
have. That opera dancer at Paris SWIM
died him shamefully and even cajoled this
good-natured Redmond out of some OF
the Lyndon family jewels. Well, tha
others had to go to the pawnshop event
ually, SO. what was the odds?
He spent enormous sums in transform
ing Hackton Castle, tho principal ances.
trail seat of the Lyndons. from a hideous
gothic affair into modern house arteI
most fashionable French and Italian
ideas, 80 that the anger of the Tiptoffs
when later Mr.. Barry Lyndon, being in
need of money, cut down all the wood in
Hackton Park, leaving the domain as
bare. as your hand. was most unreason-
able. Our hero bought large tracts OF
land in Ireland and having a son born
to him sighed for the title of Lord Bar
ryogue. In futherance OF this ambition
he raised and equipped regiment for
the American war and Lord Burlington,
now young man, went off with 1t as a
volunteer and was reported killed In one
of Corvallis engagements But the un-
grateful monarch replied to the minister
whom Redmond had bribed to present his
case that Mr.. Barry was the greatest
scoundrel in his dominions, and when
Redmond went to pay his respects at
court said, That's right, Mr. Barry raise
another regiment and go with It." 1t
costs money to live like a gentleman
and the generous Redmond certainly did
not begrudge the expense. His wife was
of the most jealous disposition and IL
must be confessed that the governess of
Mr.. Lyndons son was more master of
the house than the weak Lady Lynton.
After Is years of this life Redmond
began to want ready money and was COM
PEELED to raise it at most usurious rates.
Finally his son was killed by being
thrown from horse and the baliffs and
duns made life impossible in England.
Therefore he went to Castle Lyndon,
where he placed his wife under tho care
of his stern old mother. who frustrated
many plot laid by the Tiptoffs for her
ladyships escape Redmond, poor man,
to console himself took to drink with
such avidity that his fond mother de-
clared he could drink within half a pint
of his blessed father, Roaring Harry. At
last those rascally Tiptoffs lured Barry
and his lady to London upon a promise
by an attorney of supplying money which
was badly needed, and there, in that law
yer's office. Lord George Poynings and q
posse of constables seized Lady Lyndon
before her husbands very eyes and COM
PEELED him to agree to go abroad upon a
beggarly annuity of three hundred
pounds. But play getting the best Of him
he returned to England and seeking his
wife Wilde she was at Bath was publicly
caned by Lord Bullingdon-who was not
dead as reported. but had returntd to his
mother. Barry's cruel creditors threw him
into prison where he finally died OF
tremens. his tough old mother attending
him to the end. To do Lady Lyndon JUS
tice, she would have flown to her Red
mond in his distress had her relatives
not almost forcibly prevented her.
Next Sundays one-page classic will
be 1.-THE Blithedale Romance" by Ma
thaniel Hawthorne.
An Escape.
From the New York Tribune
Andrew Carnegies philanthropy was
being praised on the piazza OF an Atlantic