, 1860-12-13
Yl1UtssDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1900.


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r4,e xIron Dukc,, in Two Characters. |
In work Just ie5ued il London, entitled
aTra1fs of Character: being Twenty-Five !!
Years Literary and Pcrsonal ReeolIectionf' by
a. Contemporary" there is the following LITTER
citing sketch Of the lato Duke OF Wellington
Tho writer is . lady:
TIE DCEE II FAD 1ExrEB.
Nv friend, When 50 unusual and itnpoffans
MI event was to take place aA WELL ~ Lug
worlds greatest living hero, bad taken esrccia9
Mains will her toilettt-whic!', on this occa-
siun, was in faulticss taste and o. costls inate
rial Suc really looked 60 bew'tcllng, th1t
told lcr, IL nc drove along, that l Waa surg
the Iron Duke would fipd her Irresistible, aud
surrender really accordance 10 her rcta1ioh:
We arrived at lis well-known residence ~
tlc exact moment intimatcd-l3llI I'ast lime ~
the tuoruiuy-and were stpNn thto G1sset o.
course handsomely furnished room, INTO
which. as IL was the depth OF winter, sundFy
domcstics we're constantly entering to attcnd
10 mud rep]cnisb the Ere. Every time the door
0pcned mus trial of nerve TO my Eoof !ounS
Gicnd, as she Imagined 1t ushcTeo III the uuAe<
After VT had waited what seemed 10 our !1npa@
1ience Il considerable time, upannouucet. un.
attended, the Hero Of Waterloo k2cac1ny s'ooo
before vi. ....,
The aururtucse Of bis entrance completely
threw me I'll NY guard, and le1ctaimed aiouo.
y,sry sttqp9id's, ri now think 1t IL 'n' DuA''
H. was dressed IN full uniform, rs he e, ~as va,
about to proceed TO some court or mlllta5y
ceremonial. l furwct Which, held that Day II
cannot surely be nccessary that should enter
info description Of his appearance ana 1ea'
turcs, which countlesa portraits nave n,aae ~ ~
| miliar to every 1uan, woman and cnala IL 'nc
british Empire. III all thu tinlfj oi plclas::s
! and huste takcu Of him sufficient likeness Is
nrrt,etuated 10 transmit IN accurate idea OIL
| iI,n to posterity, aud thc unborn WILL sve 1nu
,ypc AMI, fashion Of him whose glory WILL las1
| Whilst Euvll,d herself survives. Ihc onlS
thing that .truck nc, when ofopgnt 1nlo
| personal ccrtac. with linn, .Tas that ht seemed
| much shorter than hcd fancied, aud than he
| Hooked "a Lorfcback, where alone had seen
| him before Ny friend, who ordinarily vas
| remarkable for the ease aud gracetuluess Of
hrr ma1,nrr, Of, this unfortunate occasion con-
[ pletcly lost MI sclfposscssion: and, IN iact,
vas si,eecAlese-un.bls to sta'01ner out one
articulaty wurd. The Daic regarded ief lo1 M 2
1
in the rcnotcst degree to remove or dlssll'atG; I;
tue confusion which ~ o'erIo~or4hGfy anu
really distreesingly ovcrcame her.
Finding she did not speak, he said, IN . a
veice Of Exceeding sletnness, ~ ut payer J..
that you hold in your hand?" Sue fatered out
that It cnhodicd the petition cue c,me e, TO 70
; quest Of her relative. Give it mc!' he sa1a-
lie took it from her and read it attentiVe]J
over; and then, in tones the most curt, most
| harsh, most ho,e1essly and iuexorahly decisive
said, :. l ain not tue proper person 10 apply e
about this. ! could not do it il wished &C
not know TINT should il I could.
In conveying thia cruel Negative, noI ops
softsniur tone OF 1uanncr-uut one transfer
look ol sympathy or admiration il any"ls'
mingled with or rliti rated the pain lie i..lictet
Oh lis beautiful xurpliant. was ,l":triEcs
that a man could br 10 ungcnt]c aud uncouf
teous 1u any woman, much .ss 10 sucu On
rs then stUod bcture him. Nor csn nb:F nc
count for lis severe, may almost add ,'ngc,
t!euanly, reception of hcr, except by The suI
position ti.at he was annolcd At her czccedlni
ncryous,lces--a phase Of leelin. alike 10 hin
unknown perhaps incomprclic1lsl!!lc' an
| possibly he thought it was :ssumyd for eass1
which it certainly was not: aud rs lls VA
. known to dctcst anything approxitnating
atIcctation or unrcnlity, resolved, II might d
; ] to punish what llc faneied al exhibition Of j
! but it was astonished at his treatment {
Mrs. .-, WAS yet more ltnncas11'ably
| when, as have never opened my lips cfce1
to utter the c11iaiuation as lc entered I'll
room. he came up to Inc, took hold Of hot
1ny hands, and said in the gen;aest anu h1an
cst of tones, "Is there anything c:n do e
yop:" "No, thank your Gracc-1 r!erel
: came as this lsdy's FRIEND" wGs MY reQl
And So our l,riel Interview Terminated "a
| iron, tho moment VT entered the carriage To-
awaitcd us to the period when VIC arrived
nv frienI's house, WAS entertained with mol
inr hut the most vehc.acnt alathcMas y
Z, | ttret by her against the "brutAlIty' OF u
Duke, n enc called it, and wondering a1aa7
= Hsc't at the cause Of Ills cxfraoro'rafs as9a'
ty 10 ue.
THE DUKE IS GOOD TEMfEE-
= Describing SUBSEQUENT Interview i'll Whi
F. alle i1crseli waited upon the Duke. reIutstf'
permission ~ dedicate TO him new work, u
writer tays: He received ME iilnst courteous
x, aud kindly. himself rising to place chair
~ ,nc, He looked al mc with intense scfutit
=: a1,d then reverted to the subject which i
es' 1vd l4.e to SEEK The Interview, ASKING, ~
mc-Aayc not >ecu YOU before? / all sur
- have" 1t was said Ac never forgot any Q
= | lie lad oHce spoken to. theu reconnicd !
former Interview, when ! accompanied ~
A. | -. "0.. remember il perfectly
.t4 tie woman tia. vas SO frightened at ne.
- did uot like bcr; thought her artificial
-,J take 1ikings unl ljslikiu.s in q lnonlent-
r thought after You gone, Vi yopr refusal VII
l o!lIfctl 10 10 auythng for you. 1t is
often this occurs 10 nt; assure yol II
- much more frequently have to ray No
2 Laughing: Heartily us lie said II. but, CO
- NOW, t.Il NE al! about yourecif: Are sour
:. rcuts Irving: arc you willow? have on :
- children: and that 1Aadc you literary: Ih
iutcrru.atorits wcre spoken sontwllat raI
- ". / then gave him 4 short biography u
e then bricf, int t.,a cyenttul life, to the det
r. ef S.,iri, l.e listened viii, ,.c Astpsst int!
30 | going Tito the luiuEtesi iicis-coMncHt
with singular shrc:4.2r*5 aE.l sa:1clty
ork SONIC Of lhr events ll,rr:ttct:. lie showed
extraordinary aptitude il: discerning, trl
n 4 casual word Of expression su!liccd 1oE
- at once to comprehend meaning not cxpr
ated I'd. When. in thc cuussc Of my brief hist
had to tell him of sorrow suffered, VT
: It inflicted, nothi,l. could exceed the lindI'
- | might say tendcr-syinlntlS hu WINGED.
my father lie inquired much. When
lin he had been Identified srcatly With
. btrlurcc aud others In writing pamphlets.
Az towards the achievement ol that great
71> uoblc work, the abolition Of the Slave tra
WAS your father Enslish2 You arc no
English wotnau:"
.sYnur Grace, am Scotchwonlaii.
"Wcll, you may be, though you arc mol
;1oS | least like one; but am certain Of 1his-
liayc Italian blood in yonr vcias-you arc
onsh. ilnage OF All Italian lady once took =
etse interest in" Il wonder who 1t was y
,sdto % thought SO tho instant eaw you some
is a. slncc.''
Had he been friend Of yeaTs-ont ron
No. cd by tivs Of lon; ;cou.pauionship and iuti
- he could not have entered with more
It ious, eager interest irto MY plans and Pre-
nor furnished nc with wiser, safer couns
- nv future career.
. Whilst talking with him could Sc
&. iu1agiue that in The simple, unaffected Ill:
VI fore nc, tile waE1u and kind sympathize1
wo1nan's Srie1s, tho familiar adviser il
pzsT minor occurrences ct He SO different
- lis, irritable Duke Of Wellington l wa
vcrsins with, the greatest warrior OF ths
the profound Statesman aud legislator
TOO, WHO, as rumor had asserted, Was q.
~. to bis soiriqu<: Of the Iron Duke, ffol
| IL, stern iuvulucrahiiity to pity, co1npassi
symlMthy. Never in my experience
had / met with man moro gracious II
y ncE was as perfectly at my case
r talking to him as II he had been ono
Oldest, most familiar friends
- MISCELLANEOUS.
~ Speaking Of compromising 80 -
- | serve the Tufon, a correspondent OF tht
York Tribune threatens tl,at New Engia,
ease. secedc South Carolina should be coaNcs
longevity, Democracy and 1nat1ime
the strong points Of NJ. James Douclas
entry, Ca11necttcut- He is 1o4; has het
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