Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-11-12
The Duke OF Wellington.


The papers seem mainly occupied with the death
of The Iron Duke and, truly that event was a
large caving off from the sand-bill of the present.
The great commander filed probably larger space
in the eye of the would ut large-and one too, of a
longer continued and better sustained respect and
Naturalization any man living. Of the direct, |
the practical, the judcious and possible, His Grace
was the wondr0uS master--neVer mlsled by imagl-
nation, of which he had not ray. So utter was
this wing clipping. but success-enSuring and Judg
men balancing deficiency. that, in the earl part of
his career his advice was asked on all practical ques
tons by all in the army who had access to him.
once dined in company with old Commissary
General who dilaed largely on this He had served
with him in various wars and accustomed to
consult him all his more important movements
for the armys portage and provender-lhe Duke then
an officer living mainly on his pay. He conrasted
the regal state and splendor with which His Grace
lived of late years at the of HYDE Park with
the emphasis with which he had once heard him ex-
press his desire for comparatively moderate in
come. 1t was a question to whether it would be
worth some mans while to take certain contract of
military supplies for five hundred year. The flu
ture Duke, then a Lieutenant. in his tent
dressing to 60 to bed He listened to the Commits
sary's statement while pulling off his boots, and as
| the was named, he threw one of them into the
corner with great emphasis g Five hundred year,
man! u said he, 9 | would go to - for FIVE hun.
bred a. year And this vivid appreciation of money
seems to have been little duled by gain and glory,
for, is well known His Grace has been for the last
two three years persevering but unsuccessful
sutton for the hand Of London's greatest heress.
| The Duke looked very long lived. He dressed
young. His habitual blue frockcoat tight fit,
we'll padded the chest, and cut very short, his
white pantaloons nicely strapped over the in
step, and the rim of his fashionable hat SO mar
row as furnish perpetual feature to the carca-
turist. He horseback, with groom in
livery some distance behind him, every day, rain
or shine, in the Landon season." and where the
crowd was too great, he would bow corteously to
all who raised their hats to hm--looking (but for
that wonderful of authority and experience.)
/ like elegant club man of forty Glanced to
be walking in The Kensington road when he passed,
on his return from morning ride five six years
ago, and was quite impressed with the stylish youth
fulness with which he, (then a veteran Of almost
eighty sat on his horse. My daughter child of
four years, with NE, and forgetting that great
men can see when they are pointed at, followed
sudden impulse by trying to impress upon her
ry that she had seen so great celebrity. There
was else near, and as he passed, he gave the
little starer bow and smile: and it was by this
habtualy easy and ready courtesy, extended to all
who acknowledge their recognition of him, that the
Duke won many heart among the common peo-
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