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THE CHINA MAIL.
THE 18TH CENTURY "Outcast" of the title and much of larly once a month for impertin
AN ILL-USED IRISH WIFE'S" MEMOIRS
ter
ANOTHER FANNY BURNEY
Next month, writes a special cor. respondent in "The Observer," Mr. Gerald Howe, the publisher, is to Introduce to us a very naive young Irish woman of the eighteenth cen- tury, one Dorothea Herbert, daugh- vicar of Currick-on- of a Suir, in the Waterford country. Dorothea-doubtless unknown to her family-appears to have.had something of the spirit of Fanny. Burney in ber, and something of Jane Austen, too. She played Auther very earnestly indeed, leav-j ing bebind her a homely tome of M.S. duly chaptered, with running heads, illustated by her own hand, and title-paged (as monumentally as a tombstone); "The Retros- pections of an Outcast or the Life of Dorothea Herbert Authoress of the Orphan Plays and Various Poems and Novela in Four Volumes Written in Retirement Adorned with Cuts."
What happened to the plays, novels, and so forth may never be known. Perhaps they were a pros- pectus rather than a conspectus. All that Mr. Howe has one volume of biography, covering her life-story from her birth in 1770, to the fasco of her first serious love affair, and terminating with 1806. **It has come to us," Mr. Howe explains, "from a descendant of the family who prefers not to have his name disclosed. The author's mother was a daughter of the first Lord Desart, and Lord Tyrone, after- wards Marquis of Waterford, was a cousin. There is not the least doubt about authenticity, for we have the original The first half will be published first, the remain- der in the autumn."
one,
Dorothea made as much à book of herself as she could without the publisher's help. The faultless script, on faded antique paper, foolscap size, is carefully sewn and swathed in old linen. Among the amateur- ish water-colour illustrations is "The Authoress's Portrait." which displays a decidedly forthright young lady behind her pretty rib- bons. She signs it Dorothea Her- bert Roe, thus clinching her disap- pointed love romance by taking unto herself for posterity, the name of the man she ought to have mar- ried but didn't. She even enshrines, herself as "Dorothea, Myself the loving but used Wife of John Roe, Esqr., of Rockwell Co. Tipperary, who after sedacing My young heart from its Mansions of Peace most fraudulently and unjustly married another" which accounts for the
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the later thenje of the memoir.
Mary And Bob
But what a wealth of intimate southern Irish life shines through these girlish pages with their quaint observations and artless anecdotes!-racing, duelling, balls, tithe riots, rebellion, syllabub par- ties, abductions, the flirtations of an age when girls of fifteen, and sixteen had to think seriously of marriage, if they had not married
already.
My Mother was ધ famous Oeconomist, as she was factotum to my Grandmother Lady Desert (ince dead) but my father was far from being a careful Provi- dore-however when she arrived
ence; George, the prentice boy, con- stantly running away, searched for at great cost, condemned to a dog- ging and always forgiven on the screams of "Miss Dolly"; Judith, the cook, an unbearable scold; old Bridget Sweeny, "who ran Crazy and fancied she had the Devil in her Belly."
The Mute Curate
The young Herberts' idea of a get' Old childish prank is to Mahony, the gardener's helper, to: themselves, bully him into digging up a fine plantation of young laurels, replant them in the waste garret in earth carried up in their bibs and an old backgammon box, and even- tually tear up the flooring and send at Carrick, she found her New the lobby celling underneath crash- -Abode most conveniently furnishing down. When Dorothea goes ed--but in a Week, or fortnight to Bristol and Bach with her par one Neighbour sent for his ents it is to return in a rough hulk Chairs, another for his Tables, of a trading vessel laden with "rot- and so forth, till nothing remain ten ogga" and "stinking meat," ed but the bare Walls.....
and with a "dead Corpse" hidden That is the manner of telling. It under their bed, "for neither the was an age, and a place, in which Sailors or we would have relished quite ordinary folk did preposter- such a Shipmate the former being ous things, always with a gesture always superstitious on such Oc- or devilry or grace of humour. casions." There is old Mary Neal who dry. The least fantastic of Dorothea's nurses them all and lives for up admirers (she being but fifteen at wards of forty years without ever the time) is a mute curate who has stirring from the nursery window "frantic, frenetic thoughts" of her, where she sits damning them un- tumultuoua-behaviour, eyes which mercifully for their boldness, while fix on her with the strongest of patiently darning their stockings; emotions, and who eventually de- Old Tim, the coachman, drunk parts the house leaving behind him every night, turned off every morna prodigious epic in rhymed cou ing, and as often retaken on pro- plets bewailing the loneliness of mises of amendment never fulfilled; his heart; the least amusing of her Bob, the pantry boy, sacked regn- neighbours, a "very close" Arch- bishop who often blows out the wax lights before half his company departs, sets the clergy a-trembling at his nod, is always playing cards, and, as guest at my Lord Town- send's house (with his lordship watching from behind a screen) sneaks round every delicacy array- Headaches and dizziness most oftened for the company muttering to are symptoms of anaemia, Also fre- present in neuras- quently they are thenia, or nervous exhaustion. In either condition Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are the right treatment, as in this American lady's case:-
She Thought That She Was Falling
Often I was so dizzy-headed that everything seemed to swirl around
me, and I thought that I W15 falling," says
Mrs. Helen Short- sleeves, of No. 215. Park street, Malone, N.Y. My head ached, there black before
were spots
Pains across my back were
straighten up.
1 was nervous,
each; "Please God, I'll eat a bit of you" Suiting the action to the word, furthermore, until his lord- ship pops out and asks his Grace what he has left for the rest of the company!
"THE RECONCILER
INCIDENT AT FOCH'S LYING-IN-STATE
The late Marshal Foch's physician, Dr, Boyer, describes in the newspaper "L'Opinion," the re- conciliation between M. Clemenceau and General Weygand in Foch's death chamber. The two men had so bad that I quarrelled in 1919, and had not M. could hardly spoken to each other since.
Clemenceau was visibly moved as Не be gazed at the dead Marshal. turned to Madame Foch and said:
"We would have lost the without men like him-and him,” added M. Clemenceau, point- ing to General Weygand, who had;
on the other been standing silent
With- side of the dead Marshal. out speaking the two approached each other, and healed the breach with one long handshake.
had no appetite, my circulation was poor, and often I could not sleep until morning.
"My mother had used Dr. Williams' Pink Pills with benefit, and so I de- Then soon miy cided to try them.
see headaches went away and I could see that 1 was gaining strength. I felt encouraged and continued with the pills until the pains in my back dis- Now I sleep fine, get up appeared. in the morning full of energy, have no more dizzy and nervous spells. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are indeed wonderful blood builder and nerve tonic."
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Honoured for Service to Royalty
Falter Reginald Baker, C.V.O., adian Pacific Railway and the last surviving member of the original traffic organization, of the line, died on April 1, at his home in Montreal Mr. Baker entered the service of the C.P.B. two days after the organization of the com- pany in 1881 and retired at his owti; request on January 1, 1917. He was in his 77th year.
During his thirty-five years' service with the C.P.R.. Mr. Baker was assistant to the general super- intendent, assistant the pre- zident, sistant to the vice-pre- sident, and secretary. Previous to his association with the railway, be was private secretary and comp- troller to Lord Dufferin, Governor- General, 1874-78,
Born in York, England, on May 25, 1852, Mr. Baker came to this country alone at the age of 13 years. The boy began to establish
a career for himself early, and 75
after passing through several
stages of progress towards success.
Lace W, R. Balem, 6.4.0.
in his autobiographical account, "so, I said at once 'I will
ever you want me to go.
go wher-
On the way to Winnipeg there were short stops. at Chicago and St. Paul, where Mr. Baker had an opportunity of looking lato the American system of railway e counts. A special train took the party to Winnipeg. Those with Mr. Baker were: A. B. Stickney, general superintendent, William Harder, assistant traffic manager, and Joel May, superintendent,
F. G. Butterfield, master mechanic. This party was the original traffic organization of the Canadian Pac- fe Railway," Mr. Baker recorded. Before we arrived at Winnipeg," he continued, "Mr. Stickney de- cided that he wanted me to act as his assistant and I was accordingly appointed to the position of assis- tant to the general superintend- Various appointments. In Winnipeg, Mr. Baker bi several positions successively n the C.P.R. He was purchasag agent, assistant to general manager local treasurer, assistant to general
found himself, at the age of 22, fic Railway venture" came to any private secretary of His Majesty's thing, he would "remember him.” representative in the Dominion.
In his account of the matter, superintendent, executive agent Later he became attached to the Treasury Department and was Mr. Baker recounts that the and filled several other positions. assistant secretary of the Treasury matter had passed out of my mind" He was also connected with the Board at Ottawa just before the when on the night of February 18. Manitoba and North Weat Rail- 1881, he received a message from way. In 1901 he left Winnipeg for CP.R. was organized.
"
•
In the historical organization of Mr. Mcintyre. "I was busy late at Montreal. On that occasion be the railroad, Mr. Baker as one of night, in my office in the Easter was presented with a solid silver Before he Block at Ottawa, preparing the service by the business community the principal actors. died, the former secretary put estimates for Parliament, when a of the western city.
During his connection with the down on paper, as the last sur hoy walked in with a telegram,
Mr. Baker related.
rallway, Mr. Baker came into con- viving member of the original
Following the instructions contact with several royal personages. group, just what were the cir cumstances surrounding the begin-tained in the message, Mr. Baker He was in charge of the royal train nings of the great company's or went to the "Bank cottage" over the O.P.R. lines during the ganization. The company was the little house attached to the several visits of the Prince and formed on February 15, 1881, and Bank of Montreal for the use of Princess of Wales, now the reigning the organisation meeting of the members visiting Ottawa and monarchs; Prince Arthur of Con- hoard of directors was held twe thero met the little group of great naught, and Prince Fushimi In return for his services to these days later. Charles. Drinkwater builders of the great road. was named secretary of the com- There seated at a table were royal visitors. he was presented pany, the first official to be ap- Donald Smith, later Lord Strath- with several testimonials and re- his pointed, according to the account cona; George Stephen; later Lord ceived several titles. Among of the historical event as related Mount Stephen; R. B. Angus and tiles were: Commander of the. by Mr. Baker.
Duncan McIntyre. The upshot of Royal Victorian Order, Com bis interview with these historic mander of the Order of the Sacred Mr. Baker's Story figures was that he went to Winni Treasure of Japan, Esquire of the Duncan Mcintyre, later arst peg with A. B. Sickney general Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and vice president of the company, superintendent of the C... west Freeman of the City of York. was a member of the Syndicate" era division, as accountant en
with Their He beid audiences which had planned the organiza- construction, and auditor of opera tion of the C.P.B. He had made a tion. The salary was 50 per cent. Majesties King George and Queen promise to Mr. Baker some time better than I was getting in the Mary at Buckingham Palace in before that, if the "Canadian Fac- civil service," Mr. Baker explains 1911
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