, 1876-03-25

question whether I ever saw aia older ~
thnn that Of Dir. Dlsraoli 8eou1s TO 10 In coFtas
lghts. Wo have older meu-far older men-m
our public life lorc. where man m,.ns oi 59 - s
down III tho "parlianentarY Companion 4 =,
scarcely yes quita 10. I believe aono u.
naturs1 peraon las iatoly taken pains y
provo that TO Ii aycar older. Still: oven II sbA.
woro 50, II yearaWould place him In tie scco11
rank, according to Boniortty, Of our stasoemtu.;
Dut Disraol has not yet accepted tho deercosoi
fate. He has not yet put OF the appeaiaha
aud tho ways Of youth. LIE dresses LILO
young man; ho tries to wak nxo 2 Soust t
md not IN motion, he still looks almost lks.
sort OF young man. But tho face. with It. falsa
choeha and upu, it's doop, ,shaky WRINKLES, IT.
AWFUL holloNs, ita frequent con!nissvc mo's ,sr
monts. tho thu wisps Of hals striving TO kssp
their color and to cover tho bald ptaGss, ~
yellow, muddy, GllaBtly hue spreading from tort
head to chin, tho oyes that arc occaatonau!
aroused under the inlprlbo Of great cxcltomeot
cest one Of tue most fearful forms in which
.yindiotiye old ago pnntshes and humblss taon
| who bHye shown themselves too Obstinate y
restating her, approach. Sometimes cannot le@
tho Prime Mster y, sr. q dfoss = po
boy aud Son." Sometimes. indeed, more pte
| sufesuue and herolu ideR suggests ieBelf. and ~
D1srneli looks like broken-domp, pluoked ~
tored old eagle, whose 1ghts aud foes hayo hn
| GuA AuGak ASkAluk VI Al0 SAI1J poAA NAV
antl claws. aud boaK But always tho faee 81 ~
years suggests that like Campbolls " 0ntel!sa
II il "dnathllka DID," 1t IL curious to obaene
tha litkIo pause which Mr. Dln1aoh naked = ".
bar Of the llonaoor a. loa1t tho psaoo y" VIZ r.
task OF walking up ths 1loor TO hls heat On o. -
Ministerial bench. Evidently he still loTcs y
Bhow an appeatanco Of iauuty and youtn!e.
vgos as ha pasaes up the loor under o's.i
oys. Boi he atopH for moment at tho bss ~
| ufnnftau h{fnHA1f 61TuGktn8H 634 b lls1
who haA drunk too much en1eayor to ss@sa,
himself before oroasiug etreet. ~ sa!t.g
tho distance, makes perhapaa utele 1also ~ i.
or tTo and thsn soes st it, Thn sttssaps ta I'll
done poshaps for reality. lie so9amff
pliHlles tho journey In QUO atroke, II II ~, !
may uBa such IN expression, Ns'o3ts, III,
stopping Or taking breath Or fasesinE bus ,sh S,s
3 sort Of discrimination and sc!f-mastery a,. wMsI
shows how much 1t oosts to hc Joung and 1s9ai III.
still. Disraeli IL believed to initiate Lord ~. =.
me1ston. but Pslmerston Ut 90 hsd no iav,s l;a,.
ldea Of cosotng his stTength. Of pnllnS pisb Il,
ssf together for 1o,a y @oaaS u vo1d hvs ii
bowlod along without thinking Of It. fos9 X.
Statesmen sro growing degenerate. Mr t,.s' ass,
Btone retires 1t GG and 5ir. UlsEaoit hea 70
to 30 atill young At 7o 1hea1d Lord Lyauns' auas
Lorls when ho .wes W ycars, old, and e.. ~.
Rusaoll III still busy In writing book, ,.sts 10
} pamphlets upon all manner Of eup1vi =! hi
whether he knows ANYTHING about them ,s o. ~ \
sud corresponding with tho representatives, -;
forolgn sevointtona, whotheE ho uudsLsss'ss uul;ns d
what thsy want or not and 10 Is, ] tnlns ss i !,
yeArs old; and ho mado the koquainanGss, "a, i
Flosonco ct tho Oountess Of Albany. tha "'1a, ~.
- Of Charles Edward. tic young cneyaliof1! 80 w :
: turn that over III your lniaa. The louss %, ~ !
Lords WAS addressed more than once ~. t.its Se
8 son by Z uoblssnAu who had in haa w u .e5s
I win tha widow Of Dounie Prince ChAsinss ~
there, It you ike, Ia statesman who mlss .nss
= fal1iy bo allowed to pause and gather sttsnsg1
: bofofo attempting rapid walk up tue noos +,
d Parliamentary htlL-Ipsstn A0t'aS4t~pA
u Oalaru for Aareh.