The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31
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Lansdowne when the latter was Gov
ernor-Gcneral of Canada. and the re-
lations between the two men have
since then been still further strength
daughter Violet. TO Lord Charles E'itz-
maurice. second son of Lord Lans-
downe. and equerry in waiting TO King
George. Lord Mimic was wounded in
Egypt at the battle of Tel-ci-l<ebir,
and served throughout tho Riel In
surrection in Canada. has seen, indeed.
quite considerable amount OF fight
ing, and Yields clever pen. being
an occasional contributor TO the Edin-
burgh Review.
Mrto Castle is situated in the more
mountainous portion of RoXburghshire.
about six miles distant from the quaint
old town OF Hawick. Nature has en-
lowed the district with much beauty
in hill and dale, and history has n-
vested II with the romantic charm
associated with deeds of arms in bor
der wars Sir Walter Scott was a
frequent visitor at Mimic Castle, and
I'm hts Lay OF the Last Minstrel ami
other works, -efers to Mimic Castle
and various features of the estate.
notably the well known crags over
looking the Teviot capped by tower
mounted with a gun taken by Elliot
the Brave" from the French admiral
Thurot in the action oil the Isle of
Man in 1850. Tire castle is of thai
dark gray stone of which so many of
these ancestral homes of the Scottish
aristocracy arc constructed. and while
the older portion is of considerable an
tiquity. the modern part. including the
great porch and the Immense circular
hall, came into existence about 100
years ago
The castle. is fun OF trophies anu
relics of various kinds, among them a
miniature OF Queen Marie Antoinette.
given 10 the first Earl of Mimic by
Mirabeau, who had received it from
that Queen beautifully sculptnred
marble dog, eXcavated in the neighbor-
hood from the ruins of some two
Thousands year-old villa near Naples
and given TO Lord Minto's grandfather
ny Queen caroline OF Naples. sister OF
Queen Marie Antoinette. and the sword
surrendered by the commander OF the
Spanish battleship San Joseph In the
battle off Cape ST. Vincent, to Nelson.
and presented by the latter TO his in
innate friend. Sir Gilbert Elliot. vine
WAS with him on board his flagship
Minerva at the time as passenger
In fact, there is no end TO the treasures
of one kind and another at Mimic
Castle; and, quite as much attached to
his Scottish home as was his great
grandfather, the first Lord Mimic, the
present earl will find there the much
needed rest and relaxation after all the
cares and iabors of his two great pro-
consulships, first in Canada and then
relief from the Indian climate, and
above all, from the fears of harm TO
her husband and children at the hands
OF native assassins, will be very great.
She is the sister of Lord Grey, the
GoVernor-G General of Canada, and spcrt
much of her early life at court, where
her father, General the Hon. Charles
Grey, was private secretary of Queen
Victoria. II is usual for viccroys on
the completion of their terms of ser
vice in India to receive a step in the
pecrage; but Lord Mimic did not care
for any such promotion. and has ac-
cordingly been rewarded by King
George for his services by KnEhthooo
or the Garter, the bastowa Of wntca
lpon him has ;eceiyed universal APP
prevail
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