Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-30

unexplained reason Punch always rel,re.
sented him wearing an eve glass, which
was pure invention of the artist. for
Mr.. Bright has never affected that in
strument of doubtful utility. / met him
one evening at dinner. at the house Of d
1 Frlend. whtn Mr.. Tenuiel, the cartoonist
II Punch, was Of the party. Somebody
referred to the libelous eye glass. and
| challenged hir. 1ennsel for an cxplana-
ton. lie said lie was rot responsible:
that II had been in usc before his time.
and that he continued TO use il only out
OF respect for the traditions Of the office.
diis was considered very ingenious de-
Tense. and the whole COMPANY was
amused by Il, especially Mr.. Bright hiri-
self. But he undertook TO give his own
explanation, and he remarked that he
was sure Che original artist meant 10 nav
him d decided compliment. for ~ he Lad
found nothing ia the regular cost Of his
features which would lend itself to exae-
geration he had invented the eve plass to
perform the same function which a
crooked nose might discharge in the case
OF another. ~
Socially Dir. Bright was one Of the
most popular men in London. His
handsome face was welcome wherever he
chose to 70, and his quiet, refined man
nefs, added 20 the good taste and good
sense Of everything he said, won the
hearts OF all who came In contact with
HIM. lie used TO say that in his early
Gears IN parliament he declined to dine
out, except very rarely with intimate
friends, but he had to Say no 80 often
that, rather than appear churlish, he AT
length yielded TO the many invitation
sent him, and found that. although hi4
evenings were made pleasant in that
way, be lost his time and some Of his cal
pacity for work. Dir. Bright has been
total abstainer during the greater part III
his life, but on exceptional occasions tie
takes d little vino at dinner, al il to III.
down any claim 20 superior virtue III
which he might be suspected Unlike
MIR. Gladstone who never touches TO-
baeco, 1lr Bright - q great smoker. The
smoking room OF the house I'll a frequent
resort Of his during the sittings OF parlia-
ment, and when he saunters 10 the Re-
form club IN Pail Mall he is likely to b
found where the votalies Of the fragrant
weed Do congrcgato.
AS 70 the relative Importance az his
great speeches, the ono which hedolivorcd
in the house Of commons iii 1856, while
the Grinean war was in progress. il Tho
best remembered in London, chiefly be
cause Of one beautiful image which ha
employed to move the sympathics of the |
house in favor of peace. Intelligence |
had jus. come OF the loss OF many valu- |
able lives in the conflict. and il wac
known that moro than ono family, hav-
ing n personal representative in The
house, was IN mourning for dead |
father, or son, or brother. lie referred |
70 their unavailing grief, and poured |
upon them a food OF sweetest sympathy |
then, when the whole house was alb |
sorbed, b. his pathetic cloqucnce, in one
common feeling OF solennity and suffer |
ing, he added: The angel Of death Is
abroad. We can almost hear tho bcatiag
Of his wings Old men who were pres
ent say the erect Of this speech was
almost tragic. When he concluded The
house looked like chamber of death.
and there was hardly dry eye in the
whole assembly.