The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23

Lord and Lady Declcs, who have
rented Moore Abbey. In County XII
dare, from Lord Drogheda To whose
family II has belonged ever since tho
reign OF Queen Elizabeth, are reported
to have been treated ,he other ni-ht
while driving home aner dinner from
IA heighborinS country seat, TO an APP
partition OF the family ghost and ban
shcc Of Moore Abbey. This particular
ghost instead of restricting his APP
pearanccs To the precincts or the abbey.
Is accustomed. according to popular
belief and tradition In the district. to
take pleasure in stalking along the
country roads in the tIcinity on moon
light nights, and ii Is in this way that
he Is SAID To have appeared TO Lord
and Lady Dccies. The ghost Is said
10 be that of the second Viscount
Moore, who was kill-u by q cannon
shot, while fighting FOR Charles 7. at
Port Lester, County Meath
Now that Lord and r.ady Dccies have
seen the family ghost OF the Lords of
Droghcda, they can have nothing else
tn complain of. since every sclr-rc-
Spectiug Irish country seat dating from
oldcn times is bound to have its ban
shee. Some lcssees OF country seats
in ireland and In the United Kingdom.
attach 40 much Importance to the pres
ence OF tho familiar spook of the
place that there have been actually
lawsuits brought by tenants to freak
through the lease because the spook
has failed to put In an appearances
Among the most notable actions of
this kind WAS that brought by a Mir
Scott-li;,ll who had purchased Cum
nor Hall. in OXtordshirc. from the pres
ent Earl OF Abingdon. Mr.. Scott-Ian
declared in court that h. had been
prompted to become the owner OF
Cumnor Hall by the representation that
II Was haunted by the ghost of Auy
hohsHrt. the heroine OF sir Walter
SCOTS popular novel. "Konilwurth.'
ana who was murdered at Cumnor Hall
10y some of the followers of her hus-
land, tho Earl Of Leicester. In order to
render him free to wed Queen Eliza
hcin.
Mr.. Scott-fiall declared that he had
been told that the ghost OF Amy Rob
Sait walked the entire mansion ~
times. aud that one room was particu-
inriy affected to her nocturnal vista
Tons AS shc had not put in no ap.
pcarancc ut che end OF three years OF his
occula ncy OF Cumnor Hail. he fcl' THAT
he lad been done" and instituto,
legal proceedings against the Earl OF
Of The sale. on the ground that Tho
spook had not ratcrialized and THAI
lac had. therefore. been dcfraudod
Lord Abingdon Indignantly repudiat-
cd any intention OF enhancing the
value t.; his ancestral property n, as
crihing to Il any such special at:rnc-
tion, and the court declining to con-
nit Itself to a judgment TO the effect
that these supernatural visitations were
obligatory. ana that they were ro-
quired to be visible to the eyes of Mr.
Scott-Hall. decided the case against
the latter. Gunner Hail is still in his
possession.
Tho death OF Baron Georges de
Ffyner- ieyddeS. 1t reruc. serves To
recall the fact that Switzerland in
spite % its having been "A republic for
so many centuries. Hnc the most an
Gent stronghold OF democracy in the
ola World, has an ancient and particu-
larly -blooded aristocracy The
barony of the be P(yncr family is one
granted in the sixteenth century by tho
Emperor Of Germany for military ser
vices; while the three 1cu~s- de-lys.
which figure on It's escutchcon. were
granted to Louis de Pfymer By Charles
IN Of France in 1867. for having COW
cred the retreat of tina. monarch from
Mcau in that year. and for having at
the head OF his three Swiss regiments
preserved King Charles from capture
from the iIueuenots.
Th" name OF De Pfyrcr is to be
found engraved on the monument of
the Lion of Luceruc, aud also i'm the
memorial chapel erected as tribute
20 those Swiss Guards who gave their
tV, F. II.