, 1880-12-26
PALMERSTON.
ss01d Pam'sH Ways and yTords-11ard
Times and n Happy Marriage
senseless

"o1d Pam's, Ways and Words-Hard
Times and n Happy Marriage.
| English Paper.
He was in some respects kind OF English
| Bismarck, only less able to accomplish great
| things because he had a real and not sham
| Parliament to reckon with. One day Mr.
Gladstone came In some excitement to the
Premier and rendered his resignation on ac~
count Of some tri1ing difference with his
chief. Palmerston This senior by quarter
of century, thereupon gave him fatherly
lecture upon the foolishness OF his ways.
"You know, Gladstone, it's for your own
sake that don't advise you to do this. Of
| course we shall feel your loss In the Cabi-
net; still, the Government Of the country
will somehow or other be carried On, and
| pretty much as before. But you will do
yourself incalculable harm by resigning.
Thenceforth you would be considered an
| impracticabie man." Mr. Gladstone remained
| Chancellor of the Exchequer.
With smaller colleagues he could be even
more uMceremonious, as Sir Benjamin Hall,
| to his cost Sir Benjamin wished to turn
| the London parks into vast gardens Lord
PaImefston objected, as the people would
thereby be practically deprived Of their play
grounds. Sir Benjamin, however, persisted
for ali, that t won't have this thing done,''
wrote Lord Palmerston. And the thing was
! not DONE
BY his actual subordinates he was much
loved. They knew that he could appreciate
good work; that he rewarded faithful serv-
Ice, and that Lieutenant who obeyed
orders need never have, anything to fear.
Lord Palmerston would defend him through
or The House of Commons. But he ruled
with rod Of iron. Once and once only
was +" the Officer too much for him. He
had q bell put up communicating: With
one Of the clerks rooms in order that
tty. On the second day tue wire was cut
through. Lord Patinerston gave oruers for
the bell to be repaired. but never used it
again. On another occasion an inclpent
a press Of work to be done, and Lord
Palmerston remained In the Office late into
the night. Of course, the CLERKS had to re-
main too. Towards midnight they lost pa
to ask II they might go out and dine. Scr
tainly," he replied, "but they need not take
the trouble to return it they do.'''. He added
that he had tined early himself, and they
might have done the same had they chosen.
factory, but appeared to convince the clerks
Lord Palmerst0n worked standing, not to
say walking. lie would have couple Of
PAPER, on the other las far removed as posi-
bie) his fukstand He considered the little
exercise which he was thus compelled to
take III order to ill his pen as tenuing to in
sure brisk flow Of ideas. as well as to give
rest |
Real rest Lord Palmerston never gave him |
self, except when he had a bad cold. lie |
would then allow himself holiday to be |
spent by the lire, in n cozy armchair, in COM
pany with thtee-yolnme novel, the more
"sensational the better. II | remember |
rightly, The Woman in White" gave him |
some hours Of intense enjoyment.
given, but 1t must never be forgotten III |
estimating the standard Of his culture that |
by the time he became Premier he had heard |
llot ready nearly all the best speeches de- |
century. lie was more Of purist than was
generally supposed. Thus, In the draft Of d
dispatch his private secretary having MADE
use Of the word M sllen," Palnefston =! asked
not do as we'll.
He had been poor man in his younger |
days; had learned some bitter lessons and |
lost many Illusions. A friend Of mine called |
out, asudden, summons to the palace being |
the reason Of his inability to keep his engage |
ment., A servant explained that my Lord |
would probably be back In an hour. very |
terms li Wit With r Palmerston, "Tli wait. Mean Mean
while lit was about luncheon-timel I'll take |
a glass Of sherry and a biscuit" The sery-
ant looked rather confused, and ended by |
stamMeriug out that neither sherry nor |
biscuits were to be had in the house. "The |
fact was, his Lordship kept the key of |
the cupboard" Cellar there was evidently |
none. Pal1nerston came back by and BY, and |
was laughIngly informed of tho incident He |
observed III rather dry tone, II should |
think l did keep the key Of my cupb0arll.''
Ultimately Ills fortunes mentled, and he
was already comparatively rich when the |
Queen politely but firmly commanded him to
get married. Lord Melbourne was con-
frlned wllower, and It the Foreign Secre-
tary continued bachelor there would soon |
be a serious difficulty about the reception of |
Embassadresses. MAY 1t please your |
Majesty" said Lora Palmerston. II should
only be too happy to marry II knew any
one who would have me-" The Queen gra- |
ciously replied that there need be no diff !
Guilty on that head, and that if 1t were neces- |
sary she would take upon herself to find |
lady both ready and willing. So Lady Cow
per was sent for from Rome, to reign for |
thirty years over London society. It is said,
by the way, that this lady decided that her !
husband was to be Prime Minister long be-
fore the idea occurred to himself. 1t was q
very happy match,-indeed, a love match
Those who knew Lord PaImerstun best !
sometimes fancted that they detected the !
traces Of great sorrow carefully concealed /
from oil men. As his coffin was lowered
into its last restlnR-place in Westminster
Abbey on that cold autumn day Of 1855 |
gentleman stepped forward and lung a ring,
with two Or three other trinkets, into tie |
open grave.