The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-08

he VIII stand no interruption. He said, in
talking OF newspapers, that it did not take
him long TO run through a lot of them, as
he knew exactly where TO look for the in
formation he wanted. The foreign news
was usually briefly set forth, and he was
thoroughly conversant with what went on
IN parliament. The things that interest
the liberal leader most arc ideas set forth in
| editorials. He does not read criminal or
social news, but skins the paper for politi-
cal suggestions and views.
THE SONS DUTIES.
Then comes correspondence that is OF
extraordinary magnitude MIR. Gladstone
sees only few of the letters addressed to
him. A fair proportion OF them are abusive
| episties from indignant tories, blackguard-
ing the liberal chleftaiu with every epithet
known to the dictionary of abuse. If a
| letter Is particularly amusing in its violence
Herbert Gladstone shows it to his father
and it never fails TO bring smile. Nearly
all or the correspondence is managed by
the son-, He is quiet, almost
piaintive man of about 49, with small
mustache and bushy hair brushed back
from his high forehead. He affects extreme
simplicity in dress-turn-over collar, cheap
| 5-cent black cravat, loose fitting and low
priced clothes and an unobtrusive manner.
He is exceedingly a1niable and is guyed a
good deal by his political opponents for his
| tendency to preside at women's suffra re
conventions and tea parties of the weaker
sex, but the opinion prevails among politi-
| clans that he is a man of real and solid
ability, though he chooses to disguise it by
| his affectauion of extreme modesty.
heard Mr.. Parnell refer to young Gladstone
once in very complimentary terms, and
Mr.. Parnell is not given to the bestowal of
| compliments with any pronounced degree
of recklessness.
THE GRAND OLD MANS CALLERS.
About o'clock in the morning Mr.. Glad
stone begins to receive his callers, and from
| that time on there is not a minute left to
himself till o'clock. This ordeal of re-
| ceiving visitors and delegations has arrived
at au awful pitch of perfection in
England The British statesmen have a
horror to face that our politicians know
nothing of. On any and every conceivable
occasion the British voters will form a
| committee or delegation and send it to
call on the most noted man within reach.
| To receive such band of visitors by max
ing a little speech and shaking all their
hands is the accepted idea of the duty
of a public man. Not to do it fills the
voter with amazed and startled in
| creduity. The delegations call for no par
ticular reason, and usually leave no better
than they arrived, but they keep on calling
| on eminent men with the persistence of
| lightning-rod agents Mr. Gladstone is
particularly amenable to this form of polit-
| ical persecution on account Of the varied
! interests he represents.
He takes q light luncheon with his fam
lily at o'clock, and drives at once to the
House. With his doings in parliament the
world is familiar enough. As rule the
ex-premier dimes quietly at home at 1880
O'Clock. His diet is carefully considered.
He chews every bit of meat twenty-five
times, and drinks only light red wines.
After dinner he is back in the House again.
and, unless an important division is ex-
pected, he is home and in bed at II O'Clock.
His day is simply routine of hard and
persistent work.