The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-30
THE GRAND OLD MAN.
7. p. o'coNNoR DESCRIBES A VISIT
TO Mr.. GLADSTONE.
How the Latter Looked, Talked, Acted
and wslked-He Is Wrapped Up in
His Family and They In Him-His
Only Anxiety Now Is Politics.


President OF the Liberal Association at
Chester; that he would be pleased il an
Irish member would speak with him on
the night when he gave his opening adj.
dress and that he would be especially
pleased il ! could come myself. | con-
scented, although the heavy work OF the
Commission Court and other engagements
/ know would compel me to travel TO
Chester by an early train and travel again
all night after the meeting and so last
Monday found myself, about . o'clock
in the afternoon, at Chester Station. Here
the station master came up TO me with a
telegram from Herbert Gladstone asking
me TO go on TO Broad Green, the station
nearest llawardcn. At Broad Green /
was met by n dog-Cart, and from the
driver q shrcwd Wclshman, | had my
first information Of the home life Of Mr..
Gladstone "Bcss his old heart" said
the driver with a smile and u certain pro-
prlcty air, 81 have driven him Tor the last
eight years and ! can see no difference in
him."
We were soon in the park lhatsurrounds
HawardCn. II is large and delightfully."-
wild, as | would call il, and It looked
especially beautiful with the leaves on the
trees, Tor Mr. Gladstone has spared an
enormous number Of trees red with the
tints OF autumn. The house itself il
smaller than expected. II IN but two
stories high, and is not richly furnished.
IL is, however, an cmincutly comfortable
House. Herbert Gladstone In q shooting
suit-hc is great sportsman and with
his face brown with sunlight, received
me, and IN few moments more Mr..
Gladstone, who was in his room when |
arrived, came up aud welcomed me. llo
was in dark brown suit, which, too. was
neither new nor shabby, but iudciOus
mixture To use one Of his own historic
phrascs-oi the two. lie was not ready to
go out then, but ia quarter Of nn hour
We started for walk ! shall cndeayor TO
sct down as faithfully rs can the incl
dents and converse ol this walk which
must always remain In my memory as one
OF the most remarkable events In my life
Tho ground around the park Is uneven;
there arc plenty Of hills which 1t TAX X IN
expert pedestrian to climb without putting,
but seats have been placed ut convenient
intervals
now TuE GRAND OLD NAN LOOKS.
Mr.. Gladstone walks finely Standing
closer 10 him than had ever been before,
was rather surprised at the sllmurs oi
his iguru. lie b. ~ innocent of the ample
waist that marks with all of us the app
prpach ol middle age rs though he were
yet youth. The shoulder, are not "a
broad as bad thought, aud the whole inn
preston that ! got va, oi % physique wiry
rather than broad ur strong HIS limbs
especially seemed active, aud be- moved
about with the alacrity OF man who
had never allowed himself 10 Boz troubled
with ma ounce OF suprrilous ilrsh. ! a,acd
him whether hc had always been great
walker.
"My life, he said, "has been made
much easier by roud docloung ai various
periods. ] always dil take great deal ui
CxDtcisr." asked him whether one
might sny be had taken "a walk every sin
gle day ul biz liic
"Wrll. " hc said. sometimes when the
weather bad been very hId and have had
O. drive home irpm the House ol Conn
mons have changed nay ,Ioihc. and gone
uut Tor walk boz The midst oi lhg m.u.'
liy ihis limo We bad got 30 thn top Of
pretty tough hilI, aud was painting II
was ip my intense rvliri that lc turned Ia
me and asked mc 81 I would excuse him
Cor sitting iurawh..c ou scat There
WE tmr ho sIii, when dIln'tluow
tlr difference between going up AMI e1iug
down hiIl'
Throughout the dly be was always tho
same, considerably md nhna. apllDsrl-
icl''y mk'us whoihoT be- might Boz allowed
~ DO ,his ur THAT
Wm mAuIN ur uH rA,E
cannot describe adequately ilo effect
al DIS face upon mr tgyr tp the great
gladiator sweetness and gyullrnDss that
touched mr guaIg ] bad a. lud look at
BIZ face lull w We vrrp about o. VIC down.
II san extraordinary face. aud. like q
beautiful prospect Boo nature. reveals new
beauties under every new phase. The
complexion has 70 Us'iof. healthy. hat at
o." saline limo nearly 1s transparent u
wax that gives Hn immruH. air of dis.
tluriIUu, Hul a. ms eye, af least. aids
greatly tp ilr beauty O' thr splendid face.
Mr. Gladstone, I have aIwte thought,
looked l.Fi when hr siH down boo thp
House Vt Common. after % HfHnF and Ne.
lHWsui per.h ilU is deadly pale. hia
lH.ih comes and suHH quickly. h's breast
h.HlU lul There D. lu expression .uHi,
grave simple shIl plIliiauatr of ufHs.
tuID Iup.btHu THAT'S beautiful 90 $50.
} caught something col tbis look ls Doe af.
C.uIUl the hH. little uu, u. brail.
lN.W We. IuH.' gravity Boz thr rNUrUt
tHu i'Hi HtH.. tH "Eu WU uIW INSIGHT
into hH character h.u know iHlt many
people owing fu Ha r..Ii ur mUuHry
nIw.UTs HH1r obi" mH. u uI hlf
Gladstone i'w IH NHH. iN. French rIII
Tna., 100 Boo plain English. sm.u H1f uI Hu
oil 'UN liu b'mali slHp .HUr# fHHI 10.