New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-15

"A curious story Is tOd Oy MI '""'''
Arkwrlght who Invented the marvellous maeh'".,y
which gained for England Its superiority over the
reminder OF Europe I'm the manufacture VI co'o"'
Artwricht was at one time barber az Preston "e
lived In a cellar and shaved Ills customers 'o' pv",
apiece. At OF the general cNcuohs' III
n Mr.. Lasccllcs. who subsequently became Ear, "
lIarvOOd, was standing for Preston ne was "u''',u
10 secure the vote OF Arkwnghi ana nceo'u,asv
called on the barber and asked TO be shaved ""s"
the opcratlon WIS completed he told hrkwnsht ""o
he was and gave him IA tenpOund Bank OF Ehgiahu
note
barber discovered in moment hs meaning msoo q.
nr his opponent. has been shaved twice this morn.
ng' Mr. Lasccllcs going t; me elns'; yo have not
So o ills orli, en9n you had better take little t
more OH and again sa down In the chair. H Nn
little more When MIR Lasceles .ald y would m dnS 90
nicely and produced two more chnerS v' sort,,ne /,
S magp Wn n y pounds. and got IT. lie
went on and voted for Lasceles, VINO was hnn vr
small majority sq Fnr SfdIs HARDWOOD he was
in his library at LAKEWOOD House when 10 same, saw
nr 4, 'ppsSaS ana as M
Lord,hp he had not the pleasure OF hoT hn NV
DO yor rcmenber was G reply ru YOU we're ected
for Preston That he remembered We'll DIS ,d pru
ship an'wcrcd and had often od n the MANI and The
money Won paid FOR my services adaen 10 T r,
you adversary gave me. made up MY pouIus: LIN
Hn tmndaon Of nv fortune and anything in the world
| can do for you ! VIII, as Iooh uPo" w" "' ~"
greatest OF my beneiactor'.' -,
The chapters on Lord Bcaconsfeld are among the
most interesting Of the entire volume. while not
blind TO the great Tory statcSmanS h''ie "''"'Ss'
and folbcs yet Mr. Fowler bears fun tribute 10 his
genius and Ills many remarkable talents ana 1'aN
ucs one Of the Erl's fads was to pose rs an "u'or
iy on agricultural matters and he was never ureu VI
representing himself to be- Ike Nj Fowler, Buck
r.,Io 4. farm
among the farmers In the district but on one occasion
he sorclv tiled their gravity ~ attending ono Vi the
annual meetings OF the koynl Bucks Assoch','oh u,
Aycsbury In what Mr. Fowler describes ns tn" fnli
oanopy OF agricultural NAL. or, as iord b'acoh'h'"
tho nght. full farming costume.
lie had discarded the traditional top boots. but ap
pcarcd In u brown vrlvccen shootingcoat. with nap
ping waist coat. and his black trousers he laa
drawn pair Of long barkbrown leather gniters, WIN
wooden buttons With leather mp hs side. reach
Ing from hi> dandy Wellington boots to his hips ana
ste1fd there with lrnthcrn srap To his brace buttons
nj, bend was covered with n Hack "bsycock" hat and
= blue bIrd'scyc silk hnndkcrchici was lied loosely
round h, neck and 10 carried big stick with spui
AZ the end IN nct he looked like wcdrfssed game
keeper. Every screaming With laughter but
plim@pt bv wearing what he considered to be the
typical drss Of the British farmcrhc must lav" been
surprised to find many Of the real arlcl" dressed IN
hc host modern STYLE and several with cohts by the
well known Mr.. Poole. Of savil" Row.
Amusing accounts are given. Of the frugallty OF
Lady Bcacon,Gcld and the author ais, describes bow
~, ~ II
ughcndcn Manor b, It's then proprietor, Mr.. Norris
who Ind taken objections political u'teancc
81 the cmlvro statesman Nearly half n century later
Lord Ecaconshclf had the honor. Prime Minister ot
Fnand and MS master Of lIrghcnd"n Manor to receive
the Queen OF England the door which lad been
closed against him I'm HI youth. Nr. Fowler expa
,!aies nj lcncth eacOnslcd's readiness OF reort
his inperurbabc gravity aud the twinkle 81 his eye
when mailing r,pariccs and gives many illustrations
II. l.. TIt. open ffg nj zled
spcakng very deliberately and calmly On some great
foreign question. when u I'm the huge audicn'"
sang ont. speak louder aud quicker BeacohsneM
stopped singled the out at ana pointing his
finger NJ him. exclaimed with stfl greater delib"ratlon
AN obliged 10 speak SLOWLY 10 dive whai hnve 20
say into your thick head "You've got It now. Joe
exclaimed the fellows delighted companions, ana silence
rcgncd Immediately.
In 1873 Mr.. Fowler visited Vienna and was accom-
panied by Lord Ch'>Aams farm steward, Mr. Kirbc.
who had never been ont Of England Mr. kirb'll
seems to have been yplcll Brlion. ana siubbornly
insuar the extent OF refusing 10 alter the Tim" OF
h. watch a. be- Travelled eastward from England being
SIRE those foreign clocks all WRONG. lie had
had hi, watch FOR nearly twenty and would not
do It ihn.7
In vain did try to explain TO him, iiat the FUR
Their be- went eastward "a" NOR Ms Time would re-
bulge and when al Vienna. found b" Ind rscn nj
unarihy lours and pciambna'cd about The ely
stouly as,ern. that these ID foreign clocks werc
oil wrong. krbcll very anNions Elsa Ia keep
record oi all the ratcN he visited. md always
Otcd down I'm lis p0'tn"Oh the nlln"s Of the vari
Gus stations had stopped Il. passed. after
some time he said How curious n l. there are 50
many stations 81 the same name ! replied that !
had not observed Il. He showed mo his record 10
prove he was right and enough found over ana
over again the word hu.gang" which h" had con
nfcny entered the name Of many stations we
had passed on the route.
II 1. with regret that takes leave Of Honest and
CHEEKY Old Farmer Fowler who has MI through his me-
endoavored look at the brightest and haprlest side
Of things. 10 treat everything with canncss and com
scIse and to induce the people around him TO do
the As he rightly SAYS. Drudgery j. not the
end all Of llic- and there Is a good deal Of healthy
enjoyment 10 BE- got out Of the latter. II one only
about II properly. lie deprecstes III" conduct OF
tEo.c who bcsir themselves ovcrmuch quite forcib
q, those who. from continents Of pcssimlsm. do not
bestlr themselves all. and brings bis volume 20 q
conclusion by quoting verse which used 10 be sung
by the old country folk at their annual harvest gather
ing:
Tie race Is not always got
i.y them wot strive and for II run.
Nor the ilatc,