The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27


dent. Having partaken one evening OF
the WJkehamist dinner. and passing through
a side street on his way back to the Temple, he
was aocosted by man, who called out
There goes old LRlng." The magistrates
post-prandlsl dignity was offended and he
prodded tho man with his umbrella. scuffle
ensued, and the originator OF the row was
taken to the lookup In Bow street. Next morn
ing he was brought up. but no prosecutor APP
peared. LainR refusing to appear The case
was dismissed tho newspapers took tho mat
ter up; Laing had to defend an action for false
imprisonment and "FanR's" career as a sti-
pendiary magistrate came to close. 1t was
said that the man whose ejaculation brought
about the trouble was afterward convicted OF
burglary and that Lalng, who then had plenty
OF time upon his hands was In the habit Of
Visiting the prison TO watch his enemy at the
treadmill.
In 1880. at tho age OF II. young Rogers was
sent TO Eton. where his father had gone before
him and had been contemporary OF Keate.
who was now head master. Keate is still re-
membcred for his belief In the virtues OF the
rod as an instiller OF scholarship. and though
he treated Rogers kindly after his fashion. no
did not fall to make him we'll acquainted with
uHCu. OH Oue OCCASION hORerB lOTUeu
one OF a considerable company which was sub
jocted to corporea tuition Nine boys had got
out OF window soon after 8 In the morning.
had rowed UP tho Thames to Maldenhead, and
there INDUCED literally in potations of rum
and milk Thoy returned in time for the morn
Ing recitation. but to their dismay wore told to
stay after" All were i!ogged forthwith, except
Lord GIanby taitcrwnrd the Duke OF KutlandJ,
VINO Pleaded tina. ho was not In physical con-
d.tion 10 receive punishment, Keate accepted
the excuse saying: Lord CRANKY, you may
90 now but shall remember YOU" The Head
Master WAS rs good as his word and logged
CRANKY the last thing before the holidays. Mr..
Rogers adds his testimony to tho abundance Of
concurrent evidence on the point, that in his
day ut Elton there was no tuft-hunting We are
indebted to him for what looks like tho original
and authentic version OF u well-known tale.
" Whom we came back" he says, at the be-
ginning OF one half there appeared at my
DANES smart boy dressed in light blue
Jacket faced with velvet. white trousers and
waStcoat with q turned-down COLLAR and lrills.
spotted him, and at once put the questions:
What's your nameT and Who's your
fatherr lie replied: am Charles Stuart
Napo, Niscount Seaman, and my father
is tho MARQUIS Of Londonderry Upon receipt
OF this Information kicked him three times
once for Vane. once for Se8hain. and once for
Londonderry" Mr. Rogers adds: Il do not
vouch for this story. and as u matter OF fact l
do not believe It, But I heard the late Lord
Londonderry tell 1t So often that / an afraid
no did" The authors experiences. too OF
Tagging were far IRON unpleasant. u tagged"
he tells us. for boy name1 Domvile. He
was always kind TO me. as, believe. were most
masters to their fags. In College 1.-THE founda-
mentsl there may have been some cruelties
practsed and unnecessary mental duties I'M
posed. but such was not the case among the
oppidans 1.-The raging pupilsl In my time"
From Eton the author went to Balliol Col
lege Oxford. Here. although sport absorbed
his energies-RoEers was master OF the oar
and one Of the founders of the Oxford Uni
versity Boat Club-he saw a good deal OF the
coeyal reading men. the Hobhouses. Stafford
Northcote. Jowett. Temple. and the Farrers.
He himself read for q class, but his fathers
death having made some difference in his cir
cumstnnces, hetook an ordinary degree In 1910,
and accompanied his mother and sisters in a
tour on the Continent 1t is hard to roalize
how different European travel was fifty years
ago from what it lie now In their passage over
the Simplon Mr.. RoRers's party we're blocked
for six days at small inn, and the
journey from floreOc0 10 homo occupied
q week. While in Florence the author
had himself taught Hebrew by a
Rabbi who lived In the Ghetto. and
he learned Italian from a well-known charac-
ter OF the period, Dom Boschi by name.
Doschi and Rogers between thom produced an
English-Italian grammar. which. it seems. is
still a current text book in the peninsula On
his return TO England in 1912 Rogers entered
at Durham University for n course Of divinity
Dinners were an essential feature OF the life Mt
Durham In those times aud with the remark,
You and l understand one another" one OF
the canons, Dr. Wellesley, brother OF the Duke
OF Wellington, put the author by him at the
bottom OF the table, whore tho champagne
flowed most freely. Dr. WaddinGton. the Dean
was credited with peculiarly delicate CASTRO
nomic tastes, which the famous kitchen OF the
deanery enabled him to crafty. He dis
claimed, however. the reputation OF n gourmet.
Z" / should hardly" no critically observed,
"cal myself IN epcure. but what object to is
q dinner without bird"
Ono would not 60 TO Sybaris for Snartnns
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