The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-11
NEW ATTACHE HAS
SEEN REAL SERVICE

England: much older, Indeed. than it's
Vice chancellor to Queen Catherine
Parr. tho sixth (and surviving him)
consort OF Harry VIII, the Bluebeard
monarch
Bramshill. the country scat OF the
FAMILY. Is one OF the finest places in
the south OF England, and among other
Interesting relics shown to visitors is
the old oak chest in which, according
TO the legend, tho 'A1istletoo Bough'
bride concealed herself when playing
hide and-scek the evening of her
wedding.
In spirit OF fun, and to tease tho
bridegroom, she ran through the great
mansion to find a good place TO hide.
In u seldom visited lumber room she
an excellent means OF temporary
concealment. Full of this Idea, she
stepped Into 1t, and lowered the lid,
| which. by means OF n secret and power
rul spring, In the words of Byron,
fastened her down forever" Her dis
appearance long remained a mystery.
The bridegroom, after hunting for her
everywhere that no could think Of
gave up tho search In despair. and
threw away his life In foreign wars
- Decades afterwards, however, n skel-
eton was discovered In the chest.
draped In bridal satins and lace, which
otiN Gu aS INC ineanS lot nor absolute
Identification. For the oldest inhabl-
| tant" of the neighboring village came
forward and related the Dtory of the
mysterious spiriting away OF the young
pride, an almost forgotten episode In
the family, another generation havin :;
meanwhile been born. matured and de-
parted.
~ few years ago Bramshll was in
( danger or being destroyed by n forest
I fire. which was barely stopped In time
prevent q ha
sion. Sir Anthony ascribed the start
ing, OF the blaze to political enemies.
, ana published a hot and strong mani
festo IN local newspaper. Il am not
enmity from any one. my only crime
that 1 know of being loyalty to my
sovereign. and my utter loathing OF
Socialists. Radicals. and in only a
signify less degree of those who, call
Ing themselves Liberals for political
not patriotic purposes, aid and abet
their doctrines" and moro to the same
effect After this outburst of righte-
Gus indignation. Sir Anthony must have
F.; felt Inundated by the discovery that
u was not a Socialist, not an anar-
chist, not Liberal not even n trnmp.
that had set fire to his woods and
, placed his home In Jeopardy. put n
very small boy. the son of one of his
servants.
1t is only by the merest chance that
the Bramshill property happens TO be
in the possession OF the present baro-
net. who IS the thirteenth. to hold tn,
honor The eleventh baronet. sir John
Cope, who died in 1851. knew so little
about his family that he supposed II
mad no heirs, and wished to leave
Bramshill to his lawyer. The latter was
too honest to agree to this, and com
mcnced an investigation, which brought
to light the fact that Sir John Cope
had distant relative living who was
his fifth cousin and next heir through
collateral descent from the second son
OF the first baronet. All the issue of
the intervening baronets had died ont.
This NTH cousin was William Henr"
Cope. who therefore became the t~elc IN
baronct
This latter Cope was a minor canon
OF Westminster. had served in the army
as lieutenant of the Rifle Brigade,
and was son of General IL. IL. Cope.
Ills succession to Bramshll was not
an unmiNcd blessing, the cost OF main
tenance being too large for his com
paratively small means. He was a
great friend Of Charles kingsley. who
was rector of the ncighboring village
of Eversley. He was also n friend of
Cardinal Newman, though not by any
means convert to his ideas takin q
caro- to announce in his will that he
died lin the faith profcssed hv the
Anglican Church" Sir Anthcnv' Conc
is the son of this Canon Cope. and
his next heir is his (Sir Arthony's)
eldest son. DcnHil Cone
copyright, 1912. by the Brentwood
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