The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
DAUGHTER SUCCEEDS
TO HIS VISCOUNTYI

marshal. as well as certain other mil
itary allowances. on which to live In
addition to which King Edward. when
ne heard OF the reverses OF the field
marshal, placed at his disposal one OF
the best suites Of apartments in Hamp-
ton Court Palace. where he was able
to live rent and tax free. with light
ing, heating and repairs. being pro-
vfded by the crown. The field mar
shars widow and daughter will. OF
course, be permitted to retain these
apartments. But now that the field
narshal's emoluments have ceased,
| they will have little enough on which
to live.
Fortunately. the new Viscountess
! Wolseley Ia &. very clever woman, with
plenty OF initiative. and for the past
two or three years has been earning
her own living by the Foundations and
maintenance OF college OF garden
Ing for lady gardeners, and which is
doing exceedingly we'll. There are in
EnSland-the land par excellence OF
country homes. both great and small
any number OF gently reared women
! who are glad to pay for tuition OF
this sort. in order to be able TO either
control and direct the gardeners In
their employ. or to cultivate the gar
dens themselves wnen their means do
Viscountess Wolseley. who is the ac-
tive principal of this college. is hair
Canadian. For her mother is n daugh-
ter OF a. Erskine, OF ottawa, and mar
ried Lord Wolseley when he was sta
toned in Canada. at the time of the
Red River expedition. If the new
Lady Wolseley. who was particular
favorite OF the late Queen Victoria,
remains unmarried the viscounty Will
become extinct at her death: whereas
If she marries 1t will descend to her
son. though not to her daughter, II
she remains without male Issue
The head OF the Wolseley family is
not the viscountess. but Sir Charles
Michael Wolseley. of Wolseley Hail. in
Staffordshire. and who Is married TO
an American woman, n daughter OF the
late Daniel T. Murphy. OF New York
and san Francisco Sir Charles Is n
veteran Of the Afghan War of 1879.
through which he served as subaltern
OF Lancer regiment. He can prove
by authentic evidence an unbroken de-
scent from early Saxon times and can
SHOW the Inheritance OF his present es-
tates In the male line direct from Il
period anterior to the Norman Con-
quest In 1865. In fact the Stafford
/ shire property OF Sir Charles Is on rec
ord as having in olden times borne
x
been conferred on certain Edwardus
by King EGbert for his services In con
nection with the determination OF
wolves in England. 1t Is on this ac-
count that VOLTS head figures on the
aimorial bearings Of the Wolseleys,
and that the wolf also appears In the
family motto. which is Homo homini
lupus" oman Is wolf to his fellow
mani. singularly appropriate motto
n n hus ,iuh
many soldiers TO the state
Sir Lionel Darrell's serious Illness at
Fretherne Court. his place in Glouces-
tershire. reported in the English
newspapers just 10 hand serves TO re-
call that ii was a member OF his fam
lily, wild Will Darrell" rf Little
cote. who furnished the theme IF Sir
Walter SCOTS well known ballad In
"Rokeby." which concludes with tile
following verse:
III prince or peer cross DaJrclls WAY
He'll beard him in his pride:
II lie meet a friar OF orde g gray,
He droops and turns aside"
The story is TO the I'll -: that Wili
Will Darrell the owner OF Littlccote
Hall. in Wiltshire mu"Gercj an in
FAINT by stabbing il and holding IT'S
H..
room and presence cf the IN other VINO
had Just given birth thc,rt,. and there
upon. after having the mother shriven
by frar OF the Orders Grey Killed
her too in punishment for the betrayal
OF his honor. Littlecote Hall is sull
haunted TO this day by the spectre OF
the murdered women, who clad In a
long white robe. with her hai- hang
ing down. seems searching everywhere
Ia, IL.
ticular room, weeps bitterly and then
passes on disappearing into space
Wild VIII Darrell was brought to trial
for the double murder at the Sails
bury Assizes. but escaped punishment
on the alleged ground or inadequate
evidence, the corrupt Judge. TO whom
he thus owed his escape from hang
ing, Sir John Popham. receiving later
on. as a reward for his assistance the
sift OF littlecote Hall. which still re-
mains 10 this day in the Popham fam
lily. Wild vii Darrell. universally
regarded as his wfe's murderer, de-
spite his acuuittal not long after
wards broke his neck while out hunt
Ing. al IL place known To this day as
Wild Darrcll's stiie"
Another Darrell--one OF the Scotney
branch, in SusseX--was outlawed. and
dying abroad. his body was brought
10 England to be buried in his native
place Years later the coff was un-
earthed, and instead OF human remains.
was found 10 contain only stones. the
fictitious death and burial having eff
fectuallY put an end to all criminal
proceedings against the fugitive, and
to all efforts for his capture.
Another Darrell. John Harvey by
name of the Devonshire branch, be-
came Chief Justice OF Bermuda. found
ed The now tiourishing West Indian
branch or this old Norman house
which figures on the roll OF Battle
Abbey. and which takes its name from
the village OF DAyrel, in Normandy.
several or the Rermudian barrels make
their home In this country notably in
New York