The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-04-14

took the highest honors both in clnssits
and mathematics.
Ri Hon. William Ewart Gladstone,
NJ. p, P. c., to give him his full name
and titles is the fourth son of the late
Sir John Gladstone. In 1884, when only
twenty-five years old, Mr.. Gladstone
entered parliament, ever since which he
has been mcmbei OF the house Of
commons. He was made prime minis
ter in 1868. aad rcinnined Ia power 81 Il
years Last summer he took the Office
for the fourth time, and now tie sturdy
old man of eiglity-threc is at the head
of England'a cabinet.
Mr. Gladstone lives in Hawarden
castle, which mems '.the hill fort on
the projecting ridge" That atieast was,
the meaning OF the Original British
name, Y Garthdciin, which IN Saxon
became EIaordine, and in Welsh, Penar-
lag. But there are two castles of that
name, and Mr.. Gladstone occupies the
modern one, which is only a hundred
and forty years old at the most. The
old and new, however, face each other
one, a massive ruin occupied by bats
and owls and memories of the past, and
the other the residence of Eneland-s
premier. William the Conqueror. when
he came to England, found the old
castle occupied by Edwin Of Mercia,
and its history goes back TO the first OF
second Edward. Mr.. Gladstone, how
ever, does not keep this historical ruin.
70 himself, but admits ANYBODY 10 tho
park. He only requests visitors. ssrs<.s u
writer, to keep 20 the gravel walks and
refrain from writing their names on the
walls of the old castle.
When relieved from the affairs OF
state, Mr.. Gladstone finds no pleasure
so great as his home life at Hawarden.
There his family are gathered together,
and the great man romps and plays
with his grandchildren as though he
never knew what 1t was to be blamed
for everything that went wrong in all
Great Britain and her colonies. Mr..
Gladstone is wonderful scholar, a
busy writer and speaker. but the little
Gladstone children know him best as d
good, kind-hearted grandfather who is
fond of fun. He, too, would prefer 20
enjoy their company rather than to be
surrounded by England's great men at
IN all-night session of parliament. His
other recreations are walking, and
this is really very funny-choppinr
down trees. Our great George WASH
ington, according to tradition, had a like
fondness in his youth, but by the time
he became president he had probably
outgrown such faneies. Mr.. Gladstone.
however, is an expert woodman, aud
though he doesn't destroy valuable
cherry trees. he goes out with his az
and takes the lsecncst pleasure in fell
ing trees in llawardcn park. a visitor
to his castle one day noticed an AK be-
hind the door in thu great hall. where
1t had been left by the statesman after
one of his chopping expeditions. A cus
rious ornament for such n place II
seems 1t may bcout of compliment "a
the boy George Washington and his
hatchet that the Grand old Man. pre-.
fers TO use nm American ax.
There are few men that have such n
memory us that wiki h Mr.. Gladstone q
said to possess. II has been stated that
he can go at ONE to his library. and.
amid the 10000 books there find in a.
moment the volume he desires AS for
quotations from the classics, he knows
just where they are to be found. and
any number of other wonderful things
are related OF him.
1t is truly great thing to be a
scholar of this advanced age, it is fame.
to be a premier OF England, and pleas
ant to be the "Grana Old Man Of his
country But far more impressive do
these honors seem when we thinl, 81
him us loving man and father. and
see him with his little grandchildren on
his knee'-Hnrpers' Young People.