The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
GLADSTONE IN PRIVATE LIFE,
lLippincott's Masarine. i

lLippincosf's Magaxine.l
 1 saw Mir. Gladstone fri vhen he vas about sixty yean of age. Happening ep sit very rear himat dinnw party, ha1 . good oppoFtunity of examining his ap- pearznce ciessly and of msAing msnial notes q his convezsation. had heard him calIed a slovea.S but q sexpek me that he VI eyen crnrnlouslY nesf. rom the axznngemenf of Hs alres1y tfnned locks te that q tAe snall bouquGl ln his buakcnhole and during GAe sumber q years that ! had tho good fnrtune of see- ing him from time b tine tAe same care VI G1UAys apparent. The most notics- ahls point about Mr. C2adu1pne's phy- .iqu: is his immeass he'd, Ae exueme de.o1eqmmt of his supesciliasy idge giviag his dark eyss do1bly tAs app1ar- ancs q bdAg deeply set. ! had cen may photaeS1phs q the sln1onman. in n of vhich the kkeDess vas sesihinR, but an of uhichmose or less exawes,ted peculiarisies and gave the impression of . remarkably plain. almost . repulsive person whereas at the period to which refer he was really handsome man the women all thought SO, and with their hero worship mingled good deal of per sonal admiration. Mir. Gladstone affect cd no mysterious reserve in speaking of the political questions of the day he was frank and evidently sincere. While avowedly the champion of the people he occasionally made remarks of a startlingly conservative character. Iheard him say, when some one spoke lightly of weed ing the upper house of the spiritual lords"
 "No, no; not one bishop could be spared"
 He thought that in schools "those youths should be classmates whose sim- liar position in society wocld bring them in contact later in life"
 He remarked quite earnestly to lady sitting beside him: "l am sorry you like Cromwell; I like Charles the First"
 He spoke with affectienate reverence of the present royal family, evidently ap- preciating not only the public position, but their private virtues.
 His manner, nevertheless, had repub- lican simplicity, and when a chord was touched which the inalienable rights of man v;brated, his eye kindled and flashed while his tongue poured forth an eloquent appeal, or protest. as it might be, and he showed himself true liberal.
 Mir. Gladstone is loved by his friends as firmly as he is hated by his enemies. In society he is very popular in 2 great measure because he assumes no air of superiority, is entirely free from arro- gance, and never monopolixes the conver- sation. lie listens patiently and even politely to bore, never showing veari- ness. He is not at all unwilling that an- other star should shine where he shines and no diversion of attention from him. self ever appears to awake his uneasi- ness. l was present on one occasion at a table at which the famous, but some what eccentric. Prof. Blackie sat next but one to Mir. Gladstone. The professor, who is very energetic and vociferous, his arms while he was speak, ing, and that so wildly that lady who was seated between the two distinguished men had more than once to draw sud- denly back to avoid his clenched hand striking her face. He interrupted Mir. Iiadstone's remarks several times, the being borne with perfect equanimity and met by a smile, not of superiority, but of indulgence for the God-intoxicated man." The subject inder discussion was one which both men had much at heart-Greece and its modern explorers.
 Mir. Gladstone told me that he ap- proved of every one doing a portion of manual labor-a practice which he has | llways observed himself and encouraged | n those about him. To this habit good | ieal of the vigor of his old age is doubt ess due.
 Speaking of physical powers, he once aid to me:
 :" think l preserve my strength by it if am obliged to sit up | ate at night, always rise proportion ltely late the following morning: and | lever do, and never have done, a stroke 'f work on Sunday"
 On another ocasion we were discussing | he use and abuse of wine. He said, on ,eing questioned
 When l am at mental work require md take certain portion of wine; but an, and do, work hard with my hands while only taking water"
 It was generally at dinner parties that
 sss~$ sssS RAssAAS h1hotSSS4y 04t0 | uOl1CS hat he was very moderate eater and Tinker, yet without the least affectation 4 abstemiousness.
 The topic of conversation at one din- ler party which remember vas Bis narck. For time Mir. Gladstooe was ilent, then suddenly tuning to me, said
 If Cavour had had the same theatre s Bismarck he would have been a more man."
 Abont his sixsy-eighth or sixty-ninth ear the great statesman began to look Id he did not stoop, his step had not ost hrmness, but his face became deeply lned, furrowed and careworn, his eye less right, though it could still flash with uddenly lit fire.
 As man, there is none better living is whole career in private life has been l. nc of austere virtue.
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