The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-24

the three kingdoms. Yet. with it all, he
was an excellent landlord, high-bred
gentleman and popular favorite All
his faults and vices were freely forgiven
him, for the sake of his pluck, his OPEN
handed generosity and his unmistakable
goodness Of heart. He died q natural
death. That is to say, he broke his neck
in the hunting tield-quite a natural death
for him.
His two grandsons, Lord William and
Lord Charles Beresford, are wonderfully
like him in appearance and also in many
of the characteristic family qualities.
They would both have been springheeled
Jacks and brazen Apollos, if they had
not found the legitimate outlet for their
wild blood, one in the army and the other
in the navy.
AS for William, better known by his
sobriquet of Fighting Bill" he is a per-
feet daredevil for desperate enterprises.
More cautious officers, or rather officers
with more regard for whole skin, affect
to sneer at him as ''medal-hunter, and
1t is fact that wherever there is a medal.
or cross, or any sort of distinction to be
earned by intrepid valor, Fighting Bill"
Beresford is bound to have it. Ii he can
not get it in the ordinary course of SER
vice, he resigns his appointment and vol
unteers for the post OF danger.
That is how he got the Vic
toria cross in Zululand, and that is
how he has covered his breast with
decorations. each recording some deed of
gallantry or some day of glory. Those
who are disposed to sneer at his medal
hunting cannot deny, however, that he
shows quite as much ability as courage
He seems to bear a charmed life; but. in
truth, his judgment is excellent, and
many performance OF his which looked
like an act OF foolhardiness, was proved by
the result to have been brilliant piece of
military wisdom. His real capacity is
now so fully recognized that he has been
appointed military secretary to three vice.
roys OF India IN succession and seems like
ly to hold that important position perma
nently; except when he takes holiday to
go medal hunting. He has got into
dozen frightiui scrapes about women. or
about money matters, for he spends as
much as two or three general officers, but
the viceroy and the government have to
take him for what he is, Beresford of
the Bercstoris, and they are ready to
overlook al his escapades rather than lose
his services.
Lord Charles is 4 better man and more
loyable man than Lord William. a Drawer
man he could not be; but his bravery is of
better quality. 1t Is invariably dispiaved
for the benefit of Others: while there is
some truth IN the charge against Fighting
Bill that he fights more for Bill than for
anybody else. Lord Charles, or Charley
BeTesiord, as he is invariably called in the
navy. never seems 10 think of himself at
ALL tie is the true hero, ever ready 10
lay down his lie Tor his queen, his coun-
try, his comrade or his fellowman. He
entered the navy at the age of Il. and took
10 the sea as naturally as a fish. Never
was there a more typical sailor bow
than this curiy-headed, blue-eyed
rosy-cheeked. mlschievous. good-na-
tured powder monkey. The British
mldshlpman Is supposed 10 be the ne plus
titrd OF lnpudence, and Charley Beres-
lord vas the re pas ultra of British mid
shlpmAn. lie went perfectly wild with
delight at being in the navy and on the
sea, and no ship he was ever aboard of
was half big enough to contain the stock
OF high spirits anu animal magnetism that
ne brought with him. Luckily he had
the faculty OF communicating his exuber-
ant hliarity TO all ranks of his shipmates
NheTeyei he sailed he was a universal
iaYorIte. The blue jackets simply adored
MN IN their blunt way, and though he
Kept his superior officers on pins and nee
dies lest he should play some crazy trick
thar would get him into trouble. the more
discerning among them had no tear on his
account but predicted that he would one
day he cause OF pride 10 the navy and the
Country. notwithstanding ali the innu-
ence that his family might have exercised
he made his way IN the service by merit