Evening journal., 1913-04-19
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
How ThurlOW Weed Missed
Dining With Duke Of
Wellington
By HOLLAND.

Emily Barnes. a granddaughter of
Thurlaw Weed. was esteemed, some
twenty years ago, the most artistic Of
all those who made photographing
OF nature. scenery, or Of historic
places vocation instead or re-
creation. Miss Barnes went to Eng
land about twenty years ago ana
there gained a high reputation for the
artistic value of her work and for
the enthusiasm with which she
taught photography as an art
She was woman of much vivacity,
a very charming personality, having
inherited apparently, some OF that
peculiar personal quality which in
no small measure explained the dDil-
ity of Thurlow Weed to persuade men
in public life and politicians to ac-
cept his views respecting men and
measures.
II was on a vacation visit which
Miss Barnes made to the United
States, perhaps year before her
marriage, that I had very pleasant
chat of an hour or two with her, in
which she narrated some Of her ex-
periences i'm photographing places in
England, which had become historic
through the association with them Of
some of the great men and famous
women OF Great Britain Of an earlier
day.
She happened to mention having
visited the home of the Duke of We'll
lington, for the purpose. judged, Of
pnotographing the dwelling. although
Of that | am not certain. ! said to her
that I had heard from some one Of
her grandfathcr's friends. ] have for
gotten whom. that Thurlow Weed al
ways spoke with a sense of grievous
disappointment OF the fact that by
reason of a bit Of carelessness or for
getfulness on his part he had missed
an opportunity of meeting the Duke
Of Wellington at dinner party I'm
London. asked Miss Barnes
whether this report we're true.
THAT was the time when our min
ister TO Great Britain. Mr.. Lawrence,
| think IL was Abbott Lawrence. [
know he was one of the proprietors
Of the great cotton mills at Lowell
and Lawrence. Massachusetts. invited
by grandfather 10 dine with him ana
TO meet q rev friends
Grandfather was on a visit to
Europe, ! think, about the year 1852.
! know II was about tho time of n
Presidential election. when General
Scott was the candidate OF the Wings.
Mr.. Lawrence. I have always heard,
attributed his appointment as minis
ter to Great Britain. in part, at least,
TO the friendship my grandfather ha0
for him. Grandfather often used to
say that If Mr. Lawrence had not been
q cotton manufacturer he would have
been y candidate for vice-presidont
with Zachary Taylor, instead of Mil
lard Fillmore.
Grandfather had two or three 9th.
er intimate friends in London at that
time aud he decided to call upon one
of them about an hour or two before
the time fixed for the dinner at Mr.
Lawrencc's house. | don't remember
now who it was, but ! do know that
/ he was a very warm friend of my
| grandfather. He greeted my grand
father SO cordially that he forgot ali
about his acceptance of an invitation
to dine with Mr.. Lawrence. He was
told that few friends we're going Ia
drop in who would be glad to meet
him
Grandfather was always glad Il
meet and chat with anyone who had
! gained distinction. great or small
and he was pleased when his friend
urged him to stay there till he cOulo
meet the gentlemen who were going
to call.
81 believe there was sort of an
impromptu supper At any rate
grandfather suddenly remembered
/ that he had accepted an invitation
to dine with Mr.. Lawrence, but when
he did remember this It was at least
an hour after the time fixed for thai
dinner.
"He felt. therefore. that it would
never do for him to go as a late
guest to Mr.. Lawrence's house, anC
determined to call upon Mr.. Lawrence
the next day and make ample apol
ogy, or as ample as he could, for his
absence.
HE did call upon Mr.. Lawrence
who received his apologies yer!
courteously, saying that he knew
that there were many men in Lon
don who would be blad to meet the
American politician who had the dis
tinction of making William II. Sew
ard governor and Zachary Taylo
| President
"He, however. told grandfather tina
he had one real cause for regret a
his absence from the dinner. HI
said that he had invited the Duke o
Wellington to dine with him and 70
the express opportunity of giving hin
an opportunity TO meet and talk will
the famous duke. He knew tha
grandfather was intensely interests
in the story of Napoleon Bonaparte
and that one of the earliest book
that he had read was a biography o
Bonaparte. which he borrowed. whe
a mere lad, from lawyer who live
near Albany.
"Mr. Lawrence further said tina
had grandfather been at the seat as
signed TO him at the table. he woul
have had the Duke of Wellington a
his next ncighbor.
"Of course, il was a dreadful dis
appointment to my grandfather, an
he always spoke OF it afterward !
tones of sincere regret, tempered
little by his realization of the cur
ously humorous feature Of the inc
dent"
Copyright. 1918. by f. j. Edwards. A
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