The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-06-04
TheCIaimdnt:
lie had Recourse to a Brute
For a Witness
BY LOUISE b. CUMMINGS

Ihere is Ia pau faculty for devel-
opmeut that the lower animals do not
possess
An illustration of this diversity be-
tween men ana animals occurred dur
ing the eighteenth century in the case
of young lrishman who emigrated
TO America and later returned to his
native country. Arthur Donovan was n
younger son Of the Earl of Strongford
Young Donovan was devoted to hunt
ing and. since there was fine pack of
mounds on the estate, he occupied him
self largely with the sport. Neither of
his two older brothers cared for it. so
that the dogs came to look upon Arthur
as their master. and he never went
among them that they did not show
the greatest affection for him.
Arthur was not only beloved by his
dogs, but 10y every one who knew him.
He was fine. manly fellow. while his
older brothers We're disposed to lead a
dlssolute city life. The heir to the title
and estates spent most of his time in
London. while the second was an Off
Ger i'll one of the ariStocratic English
regiments. Arthur. having only the re-
hottest chance to inherit the title, be-
came FESTIVE and did what a great
many younger sons of British noble
men did in those days-he emigrated
t. America.
Arthur Donovan was but eighteen
years old when he left Ireland for
America. The last goodby he spoke
was to the dogs. Going out to the ken
nels. he called to them. and they gath
cred about him. barking their joy, sup
posing that they We're going for a
hunt There was one dog. Hector. of
which Arthur had made an especial
pet. He was very young, but Arthur
had found him capable of being train
ed far easier than the other hunters
Hector loved his master. and his master
loved Hector. When it came to bid
ding farewell to this dog Arthur's eyes
became wet, and, breaking away from
his pet and waving adieu to the pack,
he returned to the house, where "A con
veyanCe was waiting to take him to
Belfast. from which point he was to
sail for Virginia.
Arthur reached America not long
before the breaking out of the RevOlu
tionary war. In civil strifes the side
youngsters take is liable to be decided
by circumstances. Perhaps young
Donovan was influenced by a heredi-
tary antagonism to England, but the
immediate cause of his advocating the
American cause was meeting with
John Paul Jones. who became famous
much Scotch as Donovan was Irish.
Donovan Joined the future conQueror of
the Scraps and was with him during
that famous battle, receiving wound
in the face which left a scar which
largely changed his expression.
At the end of the war Donovan had
been in America ten years Between
eighteen and twentyeight there is al
ways a considerable change In mans
T appearance, but in this case there was
:. much more than is usual. When Ar
e thur left ireland his face was smooth
r Now it was covered with a beard
q which he wore partly to hide the seal
he had received in battle. Then ht
had a thick head of hair, which was
now thin. and he had inherited fam
ily predisposition to become gray early
AS soon as hostilities ceased, witt
some prize money he had received h'
bought a tobacco plantation In Wiz
ginia. and. settling down on it, Their
was every prospect of his living tn
life OF AN American southern planter
When Arthur joined Paul Jones b
wrote his family in Ireland of the fac,
and his father ordered that his nam
should never again be mentioned b
any of the family. Eight years passe
without word between him and then
The Oldest son died of dissipation. an
the next younger brother. who ha
been sent with his regiment to Amel
lea. was killed at the siege Of Yorl
town, which occurred near the end
the war Neither of these men wa
married
This left Arthur Donovan Earl
Stronghold by right. but there was
barrier between him and the It'll
which would be difficult to pass.
the first place. a cousin. Herbert Dom
van. a keen and INSCRIPTIONS lawye
was next of kin and with Arthur oil
of the way. would possess the title an
entailed estates. Secondly. Arthur. ha
ing had no communication with b
family for years. would likely have oil
ficulty in proving his identity. Third
in endeavoring to establish his clai
against his cousin his having foug
England. especially with the SO call'
pirate, Paul Jones, would pre1udi
every one against him.
When the Earl of Stronghold die
! Herbert Donovan laid claim to the
heritance. taking the ground that A
thur was dead To prove this be sent {
agent to America with instructions
b find a record of the death of some Of
z bearing the name Of Donovan and ma
ufacture evidence that the deceas'
y was the youngest son Of the Earl
= Stronghold. This was not difhcu
& There were plenty of Donovans
q America. and record was found OF