Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . e family. Our ancestors were easily amused. The editor of an old 138 ©sterlc^ pnv\\ collection of bons mots thought the following worthy of preserv-ation : When Miss C. returned from her expedition to GretnaGreen with Lord W., Mrs. C. said to her, My dear, why wereyou so hasty, when 1 had much better parties in view for you ? Mamma, replied the young lady, a bird in the hand is worthtwo in the bush. If the repartee has no other merit, it tends to show thatLady Westmor-land was notm u c h ashamedof her escapade,and did not findher parents
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . e family. Our ancestors were easily amused. The editor of an old 138 ©sterlc^ pnv\\ collection of bons mots thought the following worthy of preserv-ation : When Miss C. returned from her expedition to GretnaGreen with Lord W., Mrs. C. said to her, My dear, why wereyou so hasty, when 1 had much better parties in view for you ? Mamma, replied the young lady, a bird in the hand is worthtwo in the bush. If the repartee has no other merit, it tends to show thatLady Westmor-land was notm u c h ashamedof her escapade,and did not findher parents alto-gether unrelent-ing. While Oster-ley Park was inpossession ofSarah Lady Jer-sey it was thescene of a duel,in which the lateSir Robert Peelacted as racing quarrelhad arisen be-tween CaptainHon. G. Vaughanand Sir William, then Mr. Gregory. A meeting was arranged ;Captain Vaughan missed, and his opponent fired in the air. SirRobert (who was Mr. Gregorys second) and his colleague de-clared a second shot to be unnecessary, and as Sir William. OSTERLEY, FROM THE SHRUBBERY
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