The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-10-11

company With 1.-The grand Oid man
upon political matters. and while hold
/ ing the idea that localities should be
left to look after their own affairs he
Gelieves that the diplomatic service. the
army and the navy should all be domi-
mated by representative assembly do
ing business under the shadow of the
throne. He is proud of his race, and
talks very enthusiastically OF its future
He firmly believes in imperial fedora
tion and in the power Of his. countrymen
10 become he quick wltted bead upon
the stol1d English composition. thus
combinin. the two elem nts to make a
perfect whole for government both In
war and peace. While he will have
little opportunity in his new sphere of
action TO make anv real peaceful i'm
press upon the political condition about
him, it Will be impossible for a man OF
his strength Of character and fertility
of mind not to exert beneficial lnan-
ence for the people about him in whom
he has such firm faith.
1t is remarkable how many small men
have been great soldiers Napoleon
was undersize, Grant hardly up to the
average, Sheridan below it. etc. Lord
Wolseley is In the same group. He il
hardly up to the medium, and is slim
aud 1.-the of frame His face Is rather
small. but full Of firm lines, that are
very apparent when he closes his thin
lips under his grey uustacbe. His eyes
are sharp and searching. and his man
ner the perfection OF fine breeding. as
always found in real Irish gentleman.
His hair was once dark. but now almost
white. but there is a freshness to his
face and twinkle in his blue eyes that
makes him look as fresh az at forty.
when he must have been an exceedingly
handsome man
There is rarelv much in the peaceful
side OF a strong soldiers life chat is
striking enough to write about. People
love to read about heroism, adventure
and the dramatic features of q military
chieftaiu'ss career; not what he has
done with his legs under the desk and a
pen in his hand. The story ofLOrd
Wolseley's life is SO full of The dramatic
that It intTudes itself at every turn and
sets aside all else.
During England's second war with
Burmah in 1852, he was only ali ensign
In leading sforming party, both be
and brother officer were shot down as
they eutered the enpmy's works. One
bled to death ilHfve minutes and
w olseleY was only saved almost by a
miracle after months Of terrible suffer
ing. The Crimean war in 1854 found
him ready for dutv. but he got terribly
knocked to pieces there. During the
siege of Sebastopol fate was strangely
against him. He was slightly wounded
on the lO,h of April and agaiA on the
7th Of June, but on the 30th of August,
while at work in the trenches, he was
knocked over by solid shot striking
near him, killing those about him and
rendering HIM almost lifeless. He was
picked up for dead and hardly recogniz
able from the number Of wounds on his
face. His body was as if filed with the
contents of a shotgun. The surgeons
regarded him as beyond hope, but be
took a different view Of it and after suf
foring for many. weeks he recovered
For long time he lived in. a dark cave.
total blindness being threatened from
the effects of his wounds. While in
this plight and dire calamity hanging
over him, the fall of Sebastopol was an
nounced.
After the Crimean war he was ordered
to China ON diplomatic mission and was
shipwrecked near Singapore. After a
startling adventure he was rescued, !,
completed his duty and in the same
year. 1857. he is found in India sup
pressing mutiny. This created him a
lieutenant colonel at a singl jump from
the captalncy that his brilliant service
in the Crimea brought him. la 1850 he
was in the Chinese war, and afterWard
on 3 diplomatic mission to Nankin. In
1861. about the beginning OF our war,
he was hurriedly sent to Canada in con
nection with the Trent affair and be-
came deputy quartermaster general of
the dominion: He remained there for
several wears, travelling extensiYelY
through North America aud studying
the conditions of life in the united
sStates. The Red River expedition. In
1870, won him a knighthood, and the
f.,llowlng year he spent as assistant
:,,t1lutant general ia the war office. The
SAshantee war made him full major
general and Inspector general Of the
forces. From 1876 TO 1873 he was gov
ernor Of Natal tirst and ,f t!vprus after
WARD. The ZlilI war in 1870 found him
commandments Chief OF ttls forces and
high commiss Oner to Soutt, Africa.
u he Egyptian campaign Of 1882 raised
him tu a pesraRe. and the War IN the
.Spldan iii 1884 carried him forward Ia
lie coE,si der4.i the first soldier III Ena
5land On, his Tetur in u Lass ne Was
Snade adj jutant general at the war office,
and given full swing 80 far a parlia-
me { would I,eru1lt him, in the at1vattce
y 40 4 s