, 1881-11-17

1ao Was Horn Sevonty Yonra AGO To-
Dny-tarlef sketch of 1IIn Evcntful


1a0 WaA Horn 8evonty ronra Ago T0-
Day-tsrlef Sketch of 1IIn Evcntful
Life.
11'ritttn for The Chitdqo Tribune.
Tho ht.-Iipn. Juhn IlrKht-tho great trit-
un0 Of tho ElisIlsh peup!c-ono OF ino n,t,st
popular 1t not ono OF the Rroltcst, of mudarn
snEltshnen statesmen. wns 1Inrn In Tho tGth Of
November. 1Sil: he Is, therefore, ~ years old To-
day. Certain OF Mr.. 1lr3ht's friends a1ld noigh-
boss III llochdalo Ind II, their minds TINT touay
would i,o d suitable occasion for tenlcslng him
II congthtuatory baiiquot. Whether such Il
banquet would bn tn tho beat tuste, Ia n little
questionable. 1t Ia not ovury IMAM who carcs 10
lie reminded how much OF "ltn's brief ca1,dIb+
he his burlod away. Tho tenslcncy Is rnthor
tho other way, and The maturity OF mon, WHO
nre In tho youth Of their old age, prefer to per-
s,sas1o themselves "ttiRt they nro not old and
their locks ara not yet grny."
lao Ethts as 1t n'ay. Mr.. Briaht's 10th
birthday Is An nprproprIato occasion to look
prul9inu tolls In tue service Of his country and
his utYn.
Thtcc.Bcofe years and tenl but what years
ttoy hnve hccn! The last half century is tho
b,st half-contury Of tho Worlds history. Autl
now tint this glorious nineteenth century is
growing old, MIR. bright n,ny fniriy cluim that
ho has hntt ut lenat some share IN It's glory and
It's growth. III the seventy yeurs OF Ills busy
rni1,,. ~ h,s o',,,..,. e w., % ~ H., Wv
hrn. t,,ss o,s '.,os a;... ~ ,Ino "u.' W. .sa ~
ttn st,.r, ~ wn,s,..,s "us' ~ ".s IVY
thrllllnK, and when he WIS young man hc SAW
his country Erouning With the burden Of tho
almost fabulous war debit tho tcrrIblu Legacy Of
TINT t0hx md fearful conflict OF which WAterl1o
v,otort, ,sos ,r,,,o" ".,1 ~ "a. ".s
ind ,,cut anrro.,,,;cd 1ro, h,a hrhacI ~ ~, Nv
uau u.u.a ~. Su'toaa,ueu lsoh nts poynoou ny
longGd to sec It freed from tho burdens shat
nunr nr,ur,l In nrck Air 1,ryh,,a oortIn.l
pubic Efforts wcfo not nude On ,hs posIeai
totul abstinence, and grcat sperrh DELIVERED
o., at se ttx IN the Tepet1%sa Hull oS on,
.nus nonh,,",o sva.s % aau, mssl 1asn no' @ 10
The condltlou Of the DeoDlo Of Enu1und IN the
renr istG osasono, a,rta,' ",,,i s;ar " ,s. tn
narycs'B had succeeded ono anothcr for four or
1.-Two years. Commerce was depressed nil tho
world over. nut Tho tol,ns millions Of England
were sher,s a Ill the m.sesies OF nnoseryea
noses1y. Nork wAs ecaree anu nadly pRa:
lIre-wns hard to uot, to soy nothing Of tho luY-
s.nse us y. - rs reor' ,s,n W eonn.eo ol Inc
state of n!InIrs. Tho work-housea were crowded
to tho toors, and millions wcru keeping hady
,nrteh roitne |,rovo ~ aor,ast ,,,a, ..hn Io"aa
t'..1a so.. ".s' oa.seL tu'l' w" !oveu
thor country anu !ore4 tue people TOO. pcKan
to agk questions, and soipht diligently for tho
secret Of these sorrows, and for sun,o speedy
.vnv ol,t NJ thnm r. was .hc,sn ~ ".
W.. wv ~ ,."n .uua' "ns nuo"n .s u ~ ~ NV
report OF l8tu that OF 9s,ooo,000 Ut
taxes, at least Rs1,0W,D W,D00 uero collected on
raw ulatortat and fooJ. This facs was tho ju.
...;s.,t. ~ :. .A.,a. s...,..."s. s",am "s ~ NJ
fuoh ht " -, kset Muve'nghL , 10 wa,oh ,r AZ;
III ,"o ~ ~ Il ~ ontH.tost '8 rnr.. st.,1
M a tmH p c2r W!e9 soto eacn ,tss