The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-11
MRS. GLADSTONE AS A FAIRY.
Pretty Story About the Ex-Prem-
ier's Aged and AmiabIe Wife.


[From the N Y Com. Advertiser1
pretty story of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gladstone's kindness to a young woman
is thus reported by a lady correspon-
dent of the Liverpool Echo: The young
woman was the daughter of a music
teacher, who, many years ago, was en-
gagged to teach Mr.. Gladstone's children.
This young woman was anxious to en-
ter the musical profession. In some
way, says the correspondent, she be-
came known to Mrs. Gladstone-per-
haps through her daughters, the young
girls fellow pupils-and that lady, hear
ing her sing, showed her recognition of
the ability she displayed in many ways,
especially by inviting her to the house
that others might hear and admire her
also.
At last the music master proposed
giving concert at which his best pu-
pills were to perform. Of course, Miss
- was among them, and very much
excited she felt at the prospect of
making her debut before the very select
audience which was secured for the per-
formance, Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone, of
course, conspicuous among its members.
She was not afraid of the ordeal, being
modestly confident of her ability to pass
with credit to herself and master; but
she was a woman, and a very young
and rather pretty one, and it so damped
her anticipations Of coming triumph to
look at her shabby evening dress, the
only one she possessed, and think of ap-
pearing in it before the brilliant audi
ence among her well dressed fellow pu-
pills.
In vain did her mother remind her
Of the admiration her superior singing
would excite; she felt that a new even
ing gown, smart and pretty, would eff
feet far more wonderful results than
any effort of her own, and so, in rather
Ia disconsolate mood she practiced
away and waited the eventful hour
One day, to her surprise, she received
an invitation to dine with the Glad
stones on the evening of the concert
and drive with them to the hall Very
gladly she accepted it, and thought how
good it was of them to let her make
her debut, as it were, under their wing,
besides saving her the expense of a cab.
So, though still in rueful contemplate
of her toilet, she felt a little better
and in due time arrived at the hospita-
Bile door. There she was shown into
bedroom, and smilingly told that what
ever she found laid out for her was for
her use as she saw fit. Surely, the days
of fairy godmothers are not over, for
on the bed, spread out in dazzling
whiteness, reposed a marvel of muslin,
ribbon and lace. a, charming evening
gown, fresh from the modiste, and sim
pie and pure as any "sweet girl gradu-
ate" might wish to wear at her first
appearance in public. There was no
doubt about it, it was really for her
this thoughtfully arranged gift of the
kind lady, whose motherly heart had 81
lently understood what the feelings of
the girl under the circumstances would
be.
So, very happily and gratefully, the
pretty gift was donned and the blush
ing recipient hastened down to join the
family whose venerated head was quite
as much interested in the little surprise
as any one else concerned.
MIR. sELoUs's SHOOTING GROUND.
The last of the great hunters is Mr.
f. c. Selous, and of all the pursuers of
big game, Selous has been upon the
whole the most sparing and the least
,Wasteful In his early. years, it is true,
ne pursued elephants for their ivory as
means of livelihood and matter Of
business; and by dint of immense cour-
age, energy and endurance, slew un-
dou3tedly great numbers of the tusk-
this Selous has always been one of the
most merciful of hunters, killing only
for the sake of procuring specimens or
to supply food for his followers
Just as Cumming and OsweI were II
tracted to the great hunting grounds by
the fascinating records of CornwalIis
Harris, and as Baldwin and others in
their turn followed eagerly in the wake
of Gordon Cumming, so Selous seemed
to have gravitated to South Africa
from a perusal of the deeds of fore
gone heroes, especially of Cumming and
Baldwin.
But Selous found things greatly chang
ed. BY the year 1871, when he first
landed, much of the middle Bechuana-
land and the Transvaal had ceased to
be shooting ground. To get among the
elephants, the lad-as he then was-had
to penetrate to Matabeleland gain per-
mission of Lobengula, and then pass
into Mashonaland
In Mashonaland, along the Zambesi
in the Mababe veldt, (Ngamiland,) and
in the Chobe river country, Selous for
many years had his fill of sport and ex-
'citement. But the elephants vanished
rapidly and became more and more hard
to procure, and for some years before
the opening up of Mashonaland Gin which
he has played so great a part the last
and best of the African hunters-as one
may we'll call hinl-shot specimens for
museums and turned his attention to ex-
ploration. Whatever damage he may
have done, in early years among the. -ele-
plants, the magnificent Specimens of
great game sent home by Selous to the
Natural History and other museums, am
ply acquit him of the charge of mere
wasteful siaughter-The Fortnightly Re-
view.