The Story of a Lady's Reticule.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 423, 27 November 1889, Page 6

The Story of a Lady's Reticule.

Dr. Alfred [Gafcty sends the following i; 0 a recent number of _2votes and Queries z- -L have heard oh good authority that thera is an interesting relic preserved in Alnwick Ca&tle, to which a romantic legend i 8 attached. The treasured relic is a l»dy's reticule, such as was commonly car ried seventy years ago— more or less*-"- and which did the duty of a pocket. Qi 4 tho night preceding the battle of WatecSf ,o the Duke of Wellington and his chief o fficers attended a ball at Brussels, given Joy the Duchess of Richmond ; and Major Percy who was present, became deeply iutorested in a lady whom he met for the first time When " midnight brought the signyjlsound of strife," and Major Percy und the lady had to part, with routiiar^Tegret, he begged of her some souvenir of their hapoymeeting, and she resigned to Kirn her reti. exile. Next day came the great ba^tlel ,and< Major Percy was selected to convey " to» Lord Bathurst the Duke's famous despatch, with its admirable description of the contest, dated Waterloo, June 19, 1815. Thisprecious document was conveyed to -,th'oMinister in 3 the treasured, reticule.' Thostory as told to me ended' with 'tlieiad; con- • elusion that the Major searched" 'in vain'fbtri the owner of the reticule, and they neve.tr afterwards met.