Herself--Ireland . ockingly at her jaunty air. Near by is a better friend, the Countess ofCoventry. A lovely woman, with soft black eyes,an arch face, and dark hair turned back from apretty round forehead. She wears a gown of greytaffetas trimmed in many little rosettelike bows ofpink satin. As the beautiful Maria Gunning,when for want of a proper court dress she couldnot be presented. Peg Woffington, noted for hergenerous deeds, sent not only to her, but to hersister, the regulation gowns. The beautiful Gun-nings made a sensation, became the toasts ofDublin, and from her many admirers Maria c
Herself--Ireland . ockingly at her jaunty air. Near by is a better friend, the Countess ofCoventry. A lovely woman, with soft black eyes,an arch face, and dark hair turned back from apretty round forehead. She wears a gown of greytaffetas trimmed in many little rosettelike bows ofpink satin. As the beautiful Maria Gunning,when for want of a proper court dress she couldnot be presented. Peg Woffington, noted for hergenerous deeds, sent not only to her, but to hersister, the regulation gowns. The beautiful Gun-nings made a sensation, became the toasts ofDublin, and from her many admirers Maria chosethe Earl of Coventry and married him. Among the modern portraits the late Recorder,Sir Frederick Falkiner, in wig and splendid gold-laced gown, interested me; not so much pictorially,but from the complexity of his character. Withan overwhelming desire to be sternly just, theinterference of his kind heart made him liable tobe more than merciful, and he was undone whenit came to a womans tears. A case came before. The Piping BoyBy Nathaniel Hone THE NATIONAL GALLERY 205 him of a man who was accused of being a gar-rotter. The circumstantial evidence was goingagainst him, and the prisoner and his wife whowas in court, knew there was a possibihty of con-viction and penal servitude, as the judge haddetermined to put down the horrible things were looking serious the wife turnedto an eminent barrister and said, For the love ofGod, say somethin for him, your honour. The barrister answered, If a man in a wigand gown were to address the Judge, my goodwoman, he would probably be hanged.—JudgeFalkiner was extremely strict on such points.— Speak to him yourself. He wont hang you. And the woman called out, Judge darlint,listen to me. Hes the best of husbands, hes thebest of fathers, tis not him thats done the gar- rottin, Judge dar Silence in the Court, shouted the surprised clerk. The Judge, visiblyaffected, looked kindly towards the woman, butthe next witness by very dama
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