The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-02-07

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soap sssssioa Of Any kiad and be lsf,
Chins poorer than be entered IL He
returned 70 England and courtsd obsouri.
~. His lame hsd, Of eoursA proceeded
him. bat y rsfsssd % b. liosissd. He
dstsslsd publicity; b refused 70 havs his
biography vrittss; hs osAssd 70 rod
nswspspen which praised him; be sntsrsd
upou life Of rigorous Impression. In
1865 be VA appoistsd royal engineer q
Grsvsssnd, asd rsnsiasd six years in
seelusion. Hh life va > marvel Of sslf-
abnsgatisn aad philanthropy. A recent
writer says biz mania for sslf-sacri6es VA
On scosntricity and sdas.
I'm vork.hopss hospital and alum b
interested himself 10 The sorrows Of his
fellow creatures like lion hearted mission.
ary. His Asuss vs. refuge for The IN
fortunate and homo and training school
for boys rescued from tho gutter Many
Of these urchins he clothed, fed and
lodged. teaching them 10 read and vrits
in the evenings and fading good bsrths
for them % vessels. He corrsspesdsd
with them when they we're u ssa, and fol.
lowed their adventures By sticking pins
into large map Of The world which hung
ever the mantle piece; and ON whatever
- they were sailing. be prayed Tor them
every night He taught classes in the
ragged schools. and his scholars attsstsd
their love and admiration BY chalkiAg On
the lenses, God blsss the Ksrssl." He
allowed poor families TO add TO thsir scan
" means BY raising vegetables in his
garden. He dined on salt beef and made
meal Of pot Of Va and > stale Loaf; and
what he could save from his income he
gave to the poor. When Aswers and
fruit we're left q his door hs sent them TO
the nearest hospital"
But he carried his idiosyncrssy still
further. Decorations and medals hs re-
fused invariably. The Empress Of China
sent him gold medal. He erased the
sold IL for $50. and sent the
proceeds anonymously to Manchester for
the relief Of the sufferers BY the cotton
famine. All his Chinese trophies, such -
battle flags. etc.. he gave to the ragged
schools Of Gravssend. He lived for 9th.
err, his purse Was always empty, and he
held the belief that nobody should have
moro Of anything than enough for his bare
need. He was at once medieval ascstio
and Cronwellian Puritan.
Gordon Was urged for the command Of
the Ashantss expedition, but hs scornsd
political influence and Wolssly WAS sent
II his stead. It was not until 1874, he
In being British commissioner 70 sup
psrintsnd the dredging oiths mouth Of the
Danube, that Gordon came again into
prominence. He was permitted BY the
government to take service with the
Khsdive, succeeding cir Samuel Baker -
Governor Of the tribes Of Upper Egypt.
He WAS offered salary Of 10000 year,
but refused TO accept more than $4,000
Just enough for his personal expenses.
10 remained six years in the Khedivs's
SIMPLIFY, and had varied experience. He
broke up the infamous slave trade Of the
Upper Nile, won tho confidence Of the
natives, conciliatsd hostile tribes, res.
;orsd the Khsdivs's authority In Bahr
Gaxslle, which had been usufpsd BY the
,lavs dealer Ssbehr, disbandsd peacefully
1000 Bashi. Bazenks who were used ~
frontier guards, but who were invaribly
bribsa BY the slave dealers. and finally
built up Aourishing trade and secured .
lar revenue in The widest anarchy ID the
world. His career - governor general Of
he Boudsu,. which ended with the scses.
lion Of Tewhk, wss . wonderful success,
Ind disclosed the same dsuntlsss courage.
labitual self conndenss and military
'agscity which had been employed in
China.
Gordon met with hearty Welcome 10
England, but. ~ usual, declined all hon
'rs. Lord Ripon invited him to 60 70
Indis - bis secretary, place which Cor
Ion accepted, but resigned when 10 got TO
Bombay. subsequently he Vas called TO
China by biz old friend Ii to give coussl
0 the government in reference TO the war
hen pending with Russia. Tso and
Prince Chun were the leaders Of the war
'arty; p aud Prince Kung were in favor
i peace. the issue between the factions
RS doubtful. Gordon turned the scale.
IL conferred with Ii and all the greet
atraps Of the empire. and earnestly sdvis.
d pacific policy. The adoption Of this
'slicy Vas the greatest triumph Of his
IT," He then returned 70 Englssd and
be government made him msjor gea.
sl and sent him 10 South Africa, but
here was little here for him TO do and in
No months be ssksd 70 b. recalled. Re.
sntly The King Of The Bslgians offered
i'm service IN The Cosgo country. but to
bic the British government refused its
scent. for reasons which. though they
allied forth criticism 1t the time. show