Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-08-10
MIR, AND MRS. GLADSTONE.
HOW THEY HAVE PASSED A HALF
CENTURY TOGETHER.

A Brief Pen Picture of the Home Life of
the Grand Old Man and His Wife-Fifty
Years Together Have Not Made Them
Grow Old. -.4.5.--& IT, "A
.sDo you see that young man?" said an
English statesman to young lady who
sat BY his side at dinner party in Lon
don many years ago. "Note him well
and mark my words. If his life is spared
he will one day be prime minister" The
young man referred to was William
Ewart Gladstone. and the young lady to
whom the remark was addressed was
Miss Glynne Little. did the girl think
that the prediction would be verified, or
that she was destined to become the fu-
ture prime minister's bride and to share
his honors with him for more than half
century. -.. ..-5
Gladstone was in parliament in 1882
Six years later he married Miss Glynne,
but two years before the wedding he had
been made junior lord of the treasury,
and in another year under secretary of
state for the colonies. So that fifty-one
years ago, on the 25th of July, young
Miss Glynne, spinster, married young
Mr.. Gladstone, cabinet officer.
The home Of the Gladstones came
through the Glynne family. At the
death of her parents Mrs Gladstone IN
herited it, and the premier since ms mar
riage has lived there most OF the time
The place is situated on the summit OF
range Of hills overlooking Chester and
the river Dee. The village contains the
remains Of castle which dates back az
most to the Conqueror, and me ancient
mound fortificatlon, the dltch and draw.
bridge and the Keep are PROOF To-Day OF
its power in the past me old castle
standing in the grounds Is scarce more
than relic now. The modern castle IN
which the Gladstone family RESIDES was
built over hundred years ago. ana mas
been considerably added TO from time 70
time. 50 that it is q comparatively new
seat. 1t has splendid appearance, Win
its stone battlements and walls well
GROWN with wv.
.,,,s5.4Al: ~, ~.
WI. 1AausCohio - q ioAAni Aoo.J
ular life. He breakfasts about Z O'Clock,
and soon after walks to the church for
,,r,-,or. T,nohoon ia eot o,,t AZ Ha.
20 IT.: a.
Wafuen Aof . couple " ilouls uiins WIG
middle Of the day and Is partaken or by
each member of the family at will. The
fo,,;1n L,od hos 1onr boon or odvocata
Aa'AinJ iioeA i.e'' ,e - 80
OF great care III tne lnastlcdtioH u loou,
and SO long as forty years ago laid down
rifles for chewing. He then made rule
1,;1ax +,o+ +l,;r+,, 49, h;+oo
" LIS oiitto -. % .."' VI. ~. 20
should be given TO each mOuCnIul OF
meat, and a somewhat lesser number to
broad fish etc Tn the afternoon he
49, =, a.. .uo,,,da - ,,,,o,l, +,1,oa
Willis LII oile sioui'os, e'1iu ueu"i.y otsAeo
his exercise at chopplng trees. Az . p.
m. he dimes, conversing freely while at
d;nnar Ha rat;raa al IN o,clock
e.,o, 49,
Inc Aonuon hcllo several years s1so
gave an anecdOte OF Gladstone when he
was yo,1ng man. which shows his
+horo,,oh Engl;sb nat,,ra in n,,tt;no bis
"aho.15n, - tha .,yhoal, ,yhan occas;o,
,..o,,iros 90 yva1, &c },;e don,ocr,+;c en;r;t.
- ~ -tNo 49, 80
ABOUT torty years aso se'eat.i neia'eis "ete
employed ~ carrying pig iron from nrymoo 70
queens FerIy; Among tne ne, hulnpet ,, was one
Willam afllnths VINO ~ sun anye lns Us iiia ~
when going Gown ilhkersuaie one uey WIN nis
loao OF iron' WAS accoseeu ny Stranger, "no
cnatteu lreey WIN niih' among otner queeuons,
the Stranger asked no" mucn ne goo per toh Il! LOT
carrying me ron PIX anu sl4pence' salu In1
carter What Welghc nave you on the cart'
About ton ana nan ana "haG 90 o1 you
pay Tor the gatesy' 'Elghteen pence. no"
much does 1t cost TO Keep one mares thirteen
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