Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-14

bridge always excepted, since he is a Nom
Der OF NO Guelph family AMI too tat to be-
NJ any uaa lr iny harm-ara irish. Sir
Garnet Wolsclcy In an lrishinan. Sir
Frederick Roberts. the little "uobs BAHIA
dur OF Kudyard kipnng's delightful "Mul-
Ynnoy orlhcfH and Lcaroyd stories Ia
soldiers Three" and othor aGctChea. 10 an
lriAhman. and from Waterford. In the south
OF Ireland. where oyory peasant Knows all
about no uttte Lord wlp marched from
tnlul 20 Cnnlahar 10 save au Engllih gar
riaon. md who ~ ratod by non who know
all about such things to Dl the best Gem
ernl Tho command OF Her Gracious Ma
ieatY. Victoria, Ana LORD charles Borga-
lord is also nn irishman, and strangely
enough, nr naturally enough, 90 yul may
choo7o fu put IT, he r1Inaf from iha part
" ireland that produced Sir Garnet Wolseley
aud Sir Frederick Ruberta-- Waterford. near
Tho kilkpuny border
There may or ,here may not bo an.
otho7 uclu9lun Whpu Lord Charlie VIII ne
called anon 90 show The stun That Us in
him rs no dli az Alexandria but that to
quote Alr klpluE. in another story.
Lord charles was born No Dublin, though
OF q Waterford family in 1876 and In lis
early dayu WAS known both as a sad dog ana
a niembtr NJ the set M tho Prince Of Walcs.
incidentally ho was known as perhaps tho
best amateur boxer 10 England,
In waterford aud Kilkenny tho "Mad
Beresfnrds" are wcl known ak being dnoi.
ing rp0rumcn. who never refused a chat
lengc rr hodge when they had a good piece
OF hJrsenpsh under them. They were and
o. Tile brother Of lord charles Ia an officer
In the English Army. and was 10 service IN
South Africa during tho Zulu trouble. white
5conung, or perhaps nklng observations
Captain BeroHinrd wsa surprised by an out
guard 0i the Iplus, Thcra wah private
soldier with BIN, and almost az Tho nrst
throw Of the luiu's apear tho private was
hit,
lie tel heayl y IN lhc neck Of his horse.
and WIN De courage and aeIf.sacrhce Of
tho hngliHi Fllder at bis best, no asked
"Diek" Hereaiofd TO save himself
I'm only private" he said you are m
oincnr. You are OF more use than mel Leave
mo"
And under hls ,awny musAehc Dick Bores-
ford aworo N oath that the Recording An
Gel has probably wiped out before this. II
was simple. manly oath.
I'm he damned II I do"
Lord Charles Is trl1p older than bis
hroiher. but they are very Ike
There Is not an old foGy In the English
Navy who likes Lord Charles nerrsiord.
Thore has been and IS, sort Of naval ring
M England supported more or loss by tho
Duke ot Cambridge tho Queens brother.
and agllns, TITS ring Lord Charles nsrcsford
has wagod steady aud persistent war, though
more than any man In England no haa OK.
posed the corruption that obtains 10 English
naval circles, MIR Gladstone. Liberal in
politics though he s, was always very slow
20 W any manuOr ourtail the powers or PRIV
IleRcs Of tho Queen. Lord Charles Hereford.
Conservative and friend " the prnca o.
Wales, has taken different stand. lie has
IN and out OF season holl What dvcry man
who lgnowa the facts must hold, that corrup-
tlon has full sway in the English Navy, and
that II even the somewhat Inferior navy
OF France gets Engl9h watHhps In The
Mediterranean Sea, thru Engllsh nrofiige viii
receive a setback such sn q has moi hAA aimee
1873 and tho couple u years that followed.
Dir Charles Beiesiorl iR ono Of tho few
men who see tho driii Of tho times and he
pOsgiblltlJa OF a good navy. He knows a
Shp fiom stem to stern, and II On the sort
81 man that Captain hahan Is. sound Of the-
CRY and prompt " pFaotcc.
Most Americans know Charles Bcres-
ford through Ma superb handling or tho little
ruuhnat Condor nt the hombardnenf n
war correspondent Of the Loud1n "Gmphlc p
Who was 90 the Condor, told mo tho story
Of tha tlRhi AND Il was like young blood In
an old mau'a valns 70 bear H.
Sir Charles was ordered by hin admiral
70 htay out Of the heavy hghting. Aa he did
not consider the "CoUllof blk enough 10
stand the heavy guns 81 the i3rta at Alex
nndria. N, villierK told mo that the
Irish commander az the coudnr cried with
raRo and yoxatiou when the order was sig
nailed to him from The nagahlp In loss
than an hour afturwhrd he did that which
would have oausei his cour. martial and
Disgrace II he had not won.
He deliberately d'aobeycd orders. and
ran hia little eunhaat nndnr tho ire on
the forts. and while the bis hulidosa Of tho
English NAVY ware booming out lnfrp
nolsen au bulldogs WILL he siieiicoi he euus
Of the Egyptians. But. after ALL every
innn logeEanck and gamcnass. The Amer
teas aaile,s On the yAsds Of The Aueilean