Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-09-25

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when her brother died I'm the far 5
II seems but yesterday when. in
the se'eyrars from Southampton
bad nothing 70 say. left Sosshum
stree. 80 bold that inssrTiew with
Gordon which led directly and ain1
media.siy to bis dispatch to kh,
Yet nine years and more have pass
then-nsns eventfsii years full OF u
dy and the pathos which abound in
periai annals. and now the simll
noancemeat Of Miss G0rston's deaf
with painful yivldness that episode1
and Of shame
Miss Gordon was Charles Gorto(
sister. Her house at 5 Rockstoni
Southampton. was his only home
was in EnSiand It was there thar
viewed him. aud at the present r,
although the familiar rooms are 4
their mistress. they are fail Of the
tons of her brather's presence. Nd
a sister more proudly fond Of her y
fame. Never did brother trust md
Eufely his !nnerinost thoughts TO
than Gordon. She was the cnstosiia1
archives. He left all his letters to
she treasured as precious relics
remnants Of uniform and Of other
belongings which he left in her ham
The first thing, visitor saw on 4
her drawing room were ostrich
which had beeu sent her from Afr
the next thing was the skin Of a
which he had shot In the Soudan.
bedroom. where everything was
giously preserved as it was when lal
occupied By General Gordon. her
texts we're still On the wall, the W
still held some Of the hero's clothes
Gordon ideaiized her brother-not
cause.
The world knew him when too
the peerless paladin Of modern cl
She knew him a. such from of old ri
she knew him also as the merry
laughing brother who never ceased
the heart Of scbooiboy beneath d
pings Of "a governor general. Small
Is there for surprise that Miss Co
gar,ied with but seanty sympathy
lister, the lateness Of whose awake
rhetlietates of patriotism and Of hol
her brothers life. Miss Gordon. d.
humble and retiring, never express
opinions publicly. But those wi
privileged to enjoy her friendship
mistook her silence for indifference.
Her majesty was a good friend
Gordon always, 1t was some con,
to the queen, indignant at the bet
her representative. to shower syl
upon his bereaved sister. Miss
naturally priced each fresh token
sovereign's sympathy, and she was
proud Of the superb album, contain
signatures Of all the notable wol
England, which was presented to h
her brothers death. Miss Gordon
ever, was too much of Gordon to
her brother with unavailing tear:
tended his memory with sedulous C
carefully treasured up all his lett
observed the anniversaries of his
and she was ever grateful TO those
the best Of their means, had ser'
brother. But she displayed alwi
resignation of a Christian and the
ance of Gordon.
The world was never the same v
her after her brothers death, but
Gods world still, and she endeav,
the best Of her ability to walk in hei
er's footsteps, to encourage all who
deavored to carry on his work and
play to the weakest and the poorest
friends the same overfiowing syI
which ever animated General {
Whether 10 was in the establishment
Gordon Boys homes or in helpi
wretched outcast, she was always re
Once only had the honor Of re
her at my Office at Mowbray Hous
came on n characteristic errand. Sor
bedridden old women, inmates of I'll
workhouse, We're panic stricken by
port that the guardians, after their
turned a penny by selling their po'
casses TO university dissecting rooms
Gordon, hearing Of this dismal vista
dissecting room, which rose grim and
ly before the dying eyes Of these poor
came to see me to ascertain wheth
practice could not be stepped. The bl
of the Gordons glowed
eyes as she told me the story, which,
fessed, seemed to me utterly incredib
til, from subsequent correspondence
the local government board, | learne
Miss Gordon's representation had fins
layed the alarm.
Miss Gorlou's dread was to be disc
doing anything of public natur
when necessary she did not hesitate
even though action cost her man
of the heart. She never |
ly identified herself with political p
but she used to remark OCCASIONAL
after parliament had enfrauchised
literate plowman it might perhaps
wisdom see fit to give vote to h
Gated mistress. There was the q
CLEAN of humor in all her conver'
She was Gordon through and throu
her patriotism. in her endurance.
quaint humor and above all in her re
He did not seem to have quite gone
smone us while his sister lived.
Now that Miss Gordon is no lol
Roc k stone place, we begin to realll
the generation which ennobled histoe
the character of Gordon at khars
fast passing away, leaving to the =
II proud inheritance in the nj
of sanity life and heroic death
Stead in Westminster Gazette.