, 1873-12-28
THE MAC CALLUM MORE.
A Sketch Of the Duke Of Ar
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Ills Career In Literature and Politics.
A Very Able Man-for a Duke.
From ths Galaxy for JANUARY.

At6 combination OF comfort nnu dignity than TINT
OF an English Duko7 A Kings ia q wonry lifo
oven though tho monarch bo lospot, md can
do whatever ho plaaHos. Prince is always
oppressed by the responsibilities Of his rank
aud has always to koop thinking, II ho bc q
respectable Prince, Of whether thfa, that, md
the othor thing Ia proper to do. Tho lato Prince
Albert Was particularly fond OF lounging about
streets alone, and looking Into ahop windowe,
less and Inexpensive amusement but ho
had to forogo 1t noyertholcas. for only
think OF tho crowd tho Quoon's hus-
band would havo had at bis heols II ho had von-
tured upon asuntor along Piochdillyl am
now speaking Of England only, for NO hayo
most Of ua noon Priucos in other countries
atrolling through tho principal stroets OF their
capitals as FREQ and unmo1ested az Gen. drnnt
whom he walks along Pennsylvania avenue. But
in England, to be d Prince ls to DO doomed
eithor to porpetunl state or tho uncomfortable
risks OF IN incogpito, which nakou tho moat
harmless excursion aoem like wild and lawloss
oscapnde. Tho Duke OF Edinburgh docs, in
dood. got into a Hanson cnb now and thun
and mako = friendly morning call, but the
Duko Of Edinburgh could hardly venture to stroll
down Tho Strand and look into n shop-window.
But IN ordinary Duke, Duke who is not Of tho
Blood Royal,
WHAT HAPPY POSITION 1s t11s. =
:Ho NAV "a who're ho likes. nni1 INV In ,,,,oa
He might mount On the roof Of q penny omni-
bus II 1t pleased him. Poverty itself is not more
independent; "tho Spartan, borno upon his
shiold, Is not moro free." dthen, think Of tho
position, the dignityi Iwondor whether it would
be possible to convey to IN American any ad-
equate notion OF tho social position of
an Epalish, Duke7 Hardly . nnv :. words
con,d .do 4. No o;fta ~ oon;ua T. an.
quence, craftsmanship, cucceas, could placo
an English commoner on = social level with
Duke 4 man may have saved tho State. but
tbat doea not make him socially .eonai to n
nuhe' an ordinary no,o 'e nosning: Ine
Quoon makoa such Peers by tho half-dozeu
hut within my time thoro hns been only ono
Duko added to tho Pooraeo. and ho. boforo lo
-. -. w. $50. - .,.,o -.
~ ' S 4'' w ~ DS
ing pack for anoat century. Duko can AZ
ford to bo civil to everybody, because prcsump-
tion itself cannot mako IN inferior person eup-
mao that ho ia conal tn n Dixie r. Ia
is IT, = ,nsrhsr - m - % aarornmant ha ,n.v NV NV
. tnemper o. Iovotnmens' ne may 90
as deferential as ho pleasos to tho Primo Min
ister. but for all that Mr.. Gladstone or Mr.,
Disraeli knows woll enough how yast tho social
d;f,oronoo y bot1roo1, tbo nn1.o md h;nao,f Tho
Duko may invite you or me to . unnor party or
an ovoning party, and we may think him very
civil, kindly, and delightful person !; but NO do
not set any noarer to the Duke, nor DOCS tho
Duko Tor q moment entertain tue notion that We
have the presumption to think Of getting nearer
to him. The difference between an English
Duke and an ordinary human croature 10 M that
botwcon
A LION AND Do.zEET1o CAT.
some extont, aud aeom as II they belonged to
tho aatne family, but they always remain lion
aud a cat. Tho EnElieh Tories 1ately wore in
have an Earl Of groat influence, talcnt, and
Judgment, son Of q famous Primo MiniHter-thc
Earl OF Derby. They havo tho Marquis Of salia-
bury, q Inan OF brilliant gifts and Of stainless
ment Of the party they chose for 1oador tho
Duke OF Rtohmond-n dull, respectable, worthy
sort qf man, without political capacity or train
Ing OF any. kind. Ho was chosen because,
although no Las neither brains nor knowledge,
HE 1s 4 DuEE.
There is q young mau in tho House Of Com
mons, and in tho Ministry, who has hold for
yoarB Office Of higher rink than ever would have
boen given to Edmund Burke, or than has yot
been givon to john Bright. Ho is not q brilliant
young man. He is q aolid, stolid, hoavy sort OF
person- intellectually, I moan. Otherwise he is
q man bright enough. Ho is not, or nt least was
not. yirtuous young man: 10 first becnmo
famous aa, The patron Of .Auonyma. In
ho reminds ono Of nawdon Grnwloy, Flo WAS
urEod into politics aa mcans of occupying lis
manly, onereios and distracting himself from
more directly baneful amusemonts.; He has not
worked badly. lie hos charge now OF one OF
tho most Important md critical OF cur
homo departments. Flo is listened to with o
csrtain dngreo of attention by tho House, Of
Commons wllcncvor he makoa speech. aud in
the r. 80" 49,.
BON AND HEIR OF ENazAND's RICHEST DUKE.