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THE FIRST BENTINCK A HERO
What a delightful story is that of the Portland peerage, in whichfidelity, heroism, chivalry and romance are blended and interwoven inthe annals of the noble families of England. Who that has been toWelbeck Abbey, that magnificent palace in the heart of Sherwood Forest,with its legends of Robin Hood and his merrie men, with its stately oaksand undulating woodlands, stretching away to fertile pastures, dottedover with prosperous farmsteads, as far as the eye can reach, does notfeel interested in the fortunes of the noble owner; and who that hasseen the Duke and Duchess on some festive occasion at Welbeck, moving toand fro among their thousand guests, a perfectly happy couple, in whichthe course of true love runs smooth, and whose supreme delight appearsto be to spread happiness around them, is so churlish as not to wishthem long life, as types of the English nobility it is a delight tohonour?
There is no affectation about this illustrious pair, the Duke neverposes in relation to affairs of State, and the Duchess has a naturalgrace all