, 1879-03-01
His Deep Affection for His Sisters
and Their Children.
Taking the Children to See the Sights
Writing Valentines.--" The
Judicious Poet"
Games hud Sports OF tic Historian
Among Tho Ltt(lo Folk--I!is Fresh
md Child-Like Nature.

hc Was ocioFo, hh'' t'H''i "'cn "l7 Hlt!c hcPhcW6
rovcr nnc,y thnt 1,o was nnvboay In n,rt,cu,nr
"~.at. a.,r ,,,rl r,rn ,y,t, va, aI,r..o ,.,,,:..
.Hssp. as .s. as, ....,,. w., a,"a,s aNs
Them efeat tfeases ano tak'"s "'e'h 10 scc Tic
In 1889, when l.o was both In Parliament ard in
Office, that hq camu to dine with them. md
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ta'aca a'"'os' u'"..' ,"p,.u1 , ~. e'A ""u's'
'sps wn o Or ata very ess axo
wnlkel GOOD tlcai. slto remembers pacIn. I'm
n,,a 5o,v,, 1,r,n,,v,r,t so,,.ro nn,I tn,.taurI,
nnu Wv" ,,.,. l,.a, @ T., 'uueao"As ss
f!ase ios s"o nua,a o"I wy uIs' III LUZ ",a@es
Cork street, engaged III DrYdcn's poetry, antl
,n,, ,r.o,, mon nf ,I,ut ,tt,r nnti ,nr, III TIN
,ra,. o,nnr ion,l rcrt alkI- ,nl,,,cs
a1ouE uv,'a ".'' .s'" p'"'es e'ers.
hcaus of his Marty had rot now, she said,
!. Iluw Idle they must think you wlcu t.ey
trcrt you here III tht' l'tisy part uf the dayl"
u Yes, bGrl: anI.h said he. "wAlI<iliy with twO
SAYS 10 nlr, why walk ~ here nli the day idlel'
! shall shy, tDcc1use no mai bus hired me- u
So1np m,,ltlls butorc this flser mother lr1.
Margaret savs: TON wAs from London a. 'he
icli out in sucl' Iaanncr tint the first inturma
tIon he received of It was from tho newspapers.
lie wns In nn ngony OF distress, md gave way
at ilrs. to violent bursts Of 1esiing. During Tho
whole week lie was With lis al day, md was HE
greatest comfort to Us tn'aEtnabs. lfe talked
great deal oi our sorrow, and LED tl1e cnnycrsa-
ton by degrees to otf,rr subjects. bearing the
whole burden of # Himself, md interesting
w'iIDai nrrF with hs ., psed5S"atS 5 anr feet
areater adyantagc-ncvcr loved him more dear
IL" Tits blow came just 81 tic time Macautav
WIS enjoying Ia his fresh nIid earnest aHtt
unaffected way, the flrst-fruits Of Ills sudden
p1sasty eys5 tcas 1"s y t"snt ssnE xSnE
himself or riding on Misunderstanding wns not
great sl,c:css, md Two Bpccchcs Ind eullccd To
make him, at 10, ono OF the ncst-Anown men
~ London. Ills mother lived long enough to
But c-en the friendships Of brothcra nlMl sis
ters cannot always ronain undistnrhrd. a1nr-
garct nnrrled, md the blow lei a. tue heaylcr
bcrauEe Nncaulny aoems never to have had, 40
riagc himself. lie hid lts grief, however, IN his
brayc loyal way, tlo,igll II Is recorded tint he
nsyer recovered his forsuer tone Of thorough
boy!shness. THIS is the sud reflection which he
have still one moro stake 10 lose. Tllcro re-
mAlps one cyont for which. when 1t arrives,
shall, honc, be prepared. From that moment,
with heart formed, II over atly ma!lfs lrart was
e5Sa oSs e er us @ola appSis Sat sbo so 'Hs n
Tic % ysr; hour Of Victory oycr lie rival candidate
l,r Parliament ut Leeds he writes to Ilauna, that
lie IL Rittng III the midst Of a0O friends, mad with
GHtllkhtlDt ntu party 8piflL, hll HloFf1nT over
lie Torres, md thinking hin Inc llappicst
man Ii, tho world. And It Is nil tint f,o e:it do
to lido Ills tcars mud to command Its voice
when it is necessary for him to reply 10 their
congratulations Il Dearest, dearest lfnnnal,,n
he cries, ''you alone nre now LETT to me! Whom,
have / on car.l. but thcci Hut for you, III the
midst Of ali these successes, sllouidSYIsh hat
were lying by Hyde Vi!lIurs.."
Ills sisturs wcsu tl,c first 10 be told tllat be
would he offered tI,e npuofnttncpt aa a mrmbcr
OF TIC nuw Supreme Council fer India, which
tncaut Etu (tW i, year aud ipucpcudencu ior Iffe.
nl,I which gave to tlu world the !. History nf
Enrlani." They wc7o told even briorc hla
fuller, because he wanted Hannah to accom-
nn1ly him. She insured the happiness OF lis
who!o l!fc, rs tbs event proved, by ronscut.,,r.
u1Nl MucauIay set about Iuaktng tho most
Thorough preparations for hor journey.
Iun few months aitor their arrival Ills slstcr
was married n m to d husband! worthy Of ilerwMr.
biorrunicr was tIcir son,) Alasuu,ay wus
snarcd, however, ,l.c uain OF separation, for
tiey mudo ono household.
St,ii nnothgr trlal VA, IN stprc for him. hnnni-
" lin, Int OF Ills auIck screa, Ninrraret. INV
n yn,,nrr mother. ,lieti. month nftcr In r..
t,:,ysti tI mrws he tccIarrs lint i,e canot rriit,
aimnt II witbout hrll,I, nitoyctrrr 1,t,1,,nnnrI