New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
GLADSTONE,S MARVELLOCS FRANE.

The LO3ldOn Sf0Hddrd.
Over and over again the Premier has dlsDlayed n
power of readjustment which makes his constitution
resemble that of his native country, ahd IN PIes
the general conviction tina he will soon be nm
SELF More than general ion has passed Ince' IN
conversation with friend, MIR. Sidney Herbert.
helng at the time the most popular mem or OF the
House of Commons. remarked; Don't taIH 10 me
about GladstOnes mlnd-lt is nothing compaIsu
with his bOdyV Mr.. Hcrberts words about Mt.
Gladstones physical frame have been fully borne
ont Often mas the Prime Minister been examined,
snunded auscul ted aud whai not, by mcdi al
friends. and without diSscntlent voice, thrY nave
al pronounced him to be :made OF pn-wlir IL
has freduentv been remarked that great orators are
generally bad slcepers. the strain npon heart ana
brain demanded 10y an OratoTlcal tnnlt OF uhuSual
length. ma Intude ard uportanc" being a. na ui-
10 excite the nerves OF thu speaker 10 tn hchrst
degree of tension To 'nrcs tho prcparati ION
for and tlclpatiOn Of spcerh are even worse than
the agitation caused bv It delivery. But 10 spercn
though purlOngcd. az has Often been th" case WIN
him. for five hours or more. has as rule been
able to Danish steep from Mr.. GladS ones ever IL.
During the whole of his life. unil within the last
few DAYS, II has been ms custom TO say; / am
good for seven hours and Il half of honest sleep
every night. Seven are not enough Tor IN i mus
have seven and halt As q rule MI Gladstone .
head no sooner touches the pluo" IMAM JIG Is TO- hcu
Sigh as Mr.. Gladstone appears in person. it was
still marvellous frame that, long after MS hilueth
birthday passed, ne handed over T." the prole'-
sionai change of DIR. Andrew Clark. MoSi shiilui v,
indeed has tina, eminent physician assisted Nature
10 abstain from "frctung the body To decay ~
Viyr Ia IN upon 1t after ms httlrth--lrl dnnr
his slxtieth or scVentieih-biIthdav had gone hY.
Upon many public occasions, Mr. Gladstone haS
de lighted To out of his wa IN order 1" express
LII, obligations as on the whole suhnlSS " hu'
occasionally msuD0rdluatc pailcnt--lO III. AIuI""
Tond though Nj. Gladstone is Of the open ar. it
cannot b. SAID that field sports are or ever were ms
forte Ii is on record that Lord Bracon,llcid once
went ont x-huntiug with ms friend the late Lord
Galway's hounds in NoitiuGnamshire; hut no ONE.
So far as we are aware. ever saw MI Ntdd tone ID
the hunting held. At one time II was often his
habit to nde IN Hyue fark but ms seat
on horseback, though strong and tenacious
was never t99t OF what ,,n ~ ing
Dozens of members oi Parliament have probably
sat in the Hons, OF Commons with Mr. Gladstone
for years without having noticed that, as the back
six guard lied round M wIls nul;atf-' NE 'ose
the index finger OF his icl hand. Like the famous
Lord Anplcsey' leg, which @as buried IN the BEL
gan village IRON which the battle ol NatcI o."
takes its name, Mt Gladstone lett MS IoSt niger Ia
n snottstuau's sense on the ned of honor Nearly
for \ years ago lac was staylIg ct E,crck l'ar".
near York. as The guest OF he grand atner "l me
Gladstone. Mr.. Gladstone went out -hJ"tng as
one Of large party, and whll" he was loading ms
guu--ihere were no bTcrchoadtrs III those Hhy~-
one barrel exploded ana Dew away DIS Hhg"I'
There WAS nope OF replacing II % Oi hcitihg Tie
bone which, indeed, was enlrrly carried away,
and from that dAv TO this Mr. Gladstone naS away
worn the bldck fingers ali 10 Wlnch We have Jr-t
aludel The accIdcnt seemed to hc plo Ct
gtiasr his further usr OF a o"lIns-plrco; but II
WAS until some years ldtti tHdl ht iouh u tLt
amusement of cutting dOwn Trees.
Throughout his lite Nj. Gladstone has been par
ticul11ly fast enduring aud vigorous walker lie
il cast indeed. Ia the mould 90 winch all iamOu,
nedc,frians brlOng Why. lean slnc"y, without
an ounce of supcrtlu0us lumber about MN, Nj.
Gladstone wneu "a y".DgrT man Was ~ the hahlt Of
saving but without tincturc OF VANITY or 0st+n-
ION thar he was -Oou for "A ior'y-nllr walk any
day. Although his TIA ugntiul iacc and iihe hguie
are as well know 10 ~ every part OF IN, metropolis
as those of any resident WITHIN ITS borders VINO
ever yet saw sir. pliI,tone III a hanson or any
nthcr cahf IL wa5 uOt WitdOut difficulty, HuDIil'-
sive as his Illus rOu- patient generally Is to Dr.
Andrew Clark - nanda O., that tic eNprcnccd phy-
sIcian cOulI prevail uSOn 4,T Gladstone, when the
Premier was living in Hmley-st., to abstain from
trudgng down TO the House Of Commons every day
and walking home ~ all weJthcrs 40 night IL lSnoJ
generally known that shortly after he bad LETT Ok
ford Mr. GiadstOnc's eyes were in cOnd ION 10
cause much anxiety. lie was ordered to pass Some
wceRs IN a dark room, and, with thar mdOmltab'c
strcugl n Of viii winch has Characterized MIA IN 50
many iuncturrs Of his NE, he acqmesceG chc"rully,
and went through one OF the most tircs"ne and
weary ordeas to which II is possible Tor man Of
nuck mIrd and ardent temperament To he sub
jrcted From thai darkened chamber ne came iOrth
with eyesight perfectly restored, but 1t mas re- II
ana sill u ms careful habit to wtc ana lca4 as"itc
as he can seated with ms back to the window, ana
with the light coming from behind his neal. De Is
under the impression that upon the wholt he lakes
great or az any rate reasonable, caie"t hscii: anu
although he seldom Gons great coat even IN
weather which to 9th seems dc pvTH ely cud, ne
frequently wears "a fur muller rOIhd MS luIOdl,
linked with a cham under hts chm.