New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-28
Personal "REMINISCENCES.
rur rSnERAr LEADER AS HE APPEARED IN
1895, AND AGAIN IN 1852.

Ex1TaV u IL
TIE l1hDr-i'eA1 ~.,y rs ,ooa
1861 AMI 1AN
SRon THE xEsrLAx 0ohhhSsosy I.onSnr March o
,,- S,,,,n., ,hat owed nv frst in
u was 70 ~" II p.saht they were old friends,
woduc"c'i ~ sA' ~. .,r,. a, was in 1885,
ana any o n..w :. ~. c,sat Enolish,nan with o
prese1'oe i'. - .h,,s.,4s yepator was sure
ietter iroln 'as .s.;,,aa AZ bright was to
OF neins s'. 49,, -, .he many Reform hill and
speak ~ ~. - -aa, as 7 have often done
lwcpt cow, irol' .1o a. -, 20 hear him,
since ana shah ~ .hs ao,,.;nert IN MIR
ochese c'''uo wv. - 100, hnt inst
pose; at any rate got 10 ~ ~, - az.
In time for the speech ln tno Low" .a". - :.
evening When ~ was over ssno w. .,o,,
letter to Mr. Bright ana Was ashoN - s
where he was discussing the stua.oa W. -. -,
Der Of local celebrities ihctc nau 49, .,,at
outdoor meeting Of loV,Voo peop,e - -, s..,d
day. The Town Hall holds perhaps 4'oVV' or ' I'll
ing except in the galleries ana on inc pia'i'i
first had missed. The second gave me my nis'
notion Of what English enthusiasm and Engnsn
cbsers were ike. Mr. Bright had been wei
s,,,saa .e nohoav else in those days was welcomed
ri. INC t,,e idol Of Birminghsm, which was then,
!. Am q ,be home OF the most convinced,
.s..,,,ssnt and yatioual Radicalsm in all Eng
go o. tbe oues,ion OF the new Reform
s,,,. .na his z constituents were at
- Middle Glass franchise
cne. .,,--a..a a,a of the middle classes
whicn .nae s' ef 49,, sha .hamnion and repre-
pr. DciEns , It's s.s,aaa a. least in the Mid
ssna". - -. !, artisans and of these
isu'',' ~, - tn1, Tbev had been stirred, as
sns n"'i ho,x N stir them. by the last
Ds'sn' ai0ue nv nv - ona NJ the finest and
sentences q no So :, biz nero,ations. Their
a'oss - IN ocbo,ne in the corridors and
$50. ,..s..1 r.ssageS about the hall as took
80 - .',i.,, Mr Rripht held out to me. IL
'''0 -. =, forget the moment in which
We ny ...,s,,.s ~ = lifetime was granted
W r-',,,sh,,en Then living there was mono
-. - .....a 81 sce, mn orator whom,
whom N.Y. ~ .s .,,,o.res 7 thoueht, his
judged Dy nis HporVsu $3.50 had aore the same
equsi, nv - ard ,o oprs, none
kind u 80 $50. "a character 60 apos.
whess ps,'''o :. 80 ,onr avo and / like
.ois ~ n.s s..,ss,s ,,ss fp az enthusiasms,
'r1 siAs ha,,s nave not outliyed
~ =. -. ss;.,, - ,oo,. .ban admiration for
t,s,4 4, ,,as NV cood fortune 70 see him
60. q. -, a., OF one Of mis- great
risp s-s,,,..,,,s v1at pnyte said of Conway
ppfs'a. -. .ei,,s ;rs.artIv nc looked az him,
saao nv - - ;oy byigbtened his crest.
'.e'S @so,o hid savorite Milton. His
ava ar,ia tbese trumpet blasss never lost
g. s,,o,,,isitrit was in pure simplicity that lay
- .n,,ch "a its tncomparable charm The flush
- ,,,,,rn, did mot intoxicate him You hardly
ss,v ,,ace 81 the deep feeling which surely
f,,sd bis sonl. save In the luminous glow Of bis
80 s,ammered ont some compliment about
b,s xneecb. yes he said, il vas good
u,eetlnr. was il notaD There was not much time
~ ,aIk. The hour was late. The day had been
. f,,sr.;ro one his health was none too strong.
Izs ss,,ed about Summer afectionately, and about
sor,e matters in America, with the keen interest
10 ever had IN things American lie was pleased
that An American had come to Birmingham to
hssr him speslr. He asked me TO pay him visit
AT Rochdaie The Others looked on thought
ensionsIy. while these few sentences were spoken
Il was o low room. rather crowded. with two
;ets Of gas pickering In the face Of Che orator.
dis hair even then was gray, though abundant
the complexion fiorid, and the rather irregular
INIT nowerfuI features gave You at first sight an
impS.ssion OF singular force and frmness Of char
.cter SO did the whole man The broad shout
aevs ,bs bnlk of the leure the solid massiyeness
of this masterful individuality, the fmmovable
eraxo az Ms feet upon the firm earth, his up.
riahtness of bearing, the body knit to the head
as closely AZ capital to column-all together made
the least careful observer perceive that here was
ana in whose armor the flaws were few. lie
Iaored strairht al YOU. not as IL he meant to, or
by an effort OF win. but with the natural d.
reetness of child or an animsl-there was
neither xedness nor fiinching. bat perfect frank
ness. Neither then nor since, during the two and
twenty wears have known him, did ever see an
.xnree<ion on h,s face which did NOT bear the
s*a,nr ~ s,rceyitv No mar hated nretensiop ar
saIs,,v ~ ang Kind marc than he IL was obyious
hc coum hate Tbere were lines in his
ssee which mover came there by peaceful refiec.
,iou ne Was of those who think they do well
81 he angry aeasnst paseaess and Injustice against
$1,000, and rriyilece II was the shirt 81 the
az; ss,s,,srs ,,,it. AZ m,gb a. m the New
slss ,rssso,, ,sas - ~. :,
- ~. .,rat h,s M. a ,y,.o.,,,, a,,,sos I,
,hundsying acains, tv-.rnieal ns,,st,ons a. de-
law a.a ,.,, s.
the reone and prosse,,fv The ,ass.e, for stics