New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01

of its cnrush. the subdued but fcrthzed CONDITION
of the subjected area which it leaves Behind.
The bare mention OF topic IN which Mr. Oi''d-
stone is interested opens the fioodgdteS ana SUD-
rerges a province
That is finely said; few writers have the pr
,ience or ambition TO develop metaphor In TINS
complete and leisnrcly manner Again say there
Is nothing in such an account TO eNaspefaN inc
other devo,ees. 1t is an excellent description Oh
one OF Mr.. Gladstone's most interesting moods
and I don't suppose that Mr.. Russell meant to
imply that there are no other moods
The difficulty with the devotees is that they
tolerate no criticism on their deity, and inst
each believes his own view Of him to he the
only right one. II is not enough to reverence
The geuuflections must he uniform. There IS an
Established Church and liturgy, and pre-
scrbed order Of public and private worship
He who deviates from it or presumes TO nave
private opinion or to sing his psalm 81 pf"lae
TO his own tune, is no better than one OIL .I'e
profane-let him be anathema. Such has been MI
Russelrs fate at the hands of some VINO couiu
he named but shall not be- They would read
him out of the Church, if they could. but they
cannot. 1t has not yet been rumored that Mr.
Gladstone himself susceptible as he is to eNo'eFic
or unsylnpathetic criticism. has resented his cd
mirers indiscretion Yet Mr.. Russell has gone
so fer as TO say that Mr.. Gladstones appreciation
of bumor is not keen and TO hint that his SUD-
| stitute for it is capacity for generous lhd4gla
| ton against, among other things. cynIclsh' Hc
| illustrates it by a half.told anecdote.
DO you call that amusing? J call IL ueViE
! isb.' was the emphatic comment with Which
characteristic story of Lord Beaconsi!eh was once
| received by his eminent rival
| Now, IN udqe of the generosity OF this lnulghh-
ton. one ought 10 know The Characteristic story
| which called il forth, and the story was this: ;
| Lord Braconsfeld was guest at the Royal Acau'
emv dinner which precedeS the opening OF 'heir
annual exhibition He walked about the pictures
before dinner, aud was heard TO remark that they
were extremely commonplace In his speech at
the dinner he expressed his delight at the eX-
hibition-as a whole,-addmg that what had de-
lighted him most OF all was to see everywhere
evidence of a high aim, and on so many pictures
the stamp Of imagination. His ncighbor reminded
him Of what he had said before dinner Well
answered the veteran politician, have always
found that it answered best TO praise people for
the quality in which they most deficient
! II was a House Of Commons answer. cynical no
doubt. but adapted to the purposes OF debate.
This it was which Mr. Gladstone denounced as
! dcvilish He would make no allowance fo= the
exigpncies of conversation at public table. lie
| requires no allowance himself: why should he
concedc it TO Others? Why. in any case, TO Lord
Bcaconsiied? lie has pronounced many eulogies
upon that departed Tory in private, and one in
| public His admiration of his extraordinary gifts
was sincere but there was nothing in their rcla-
! lions during life 10 prevent Mr.. Gladstone from
using the word devish on a suitable occasion.
G. w :.