The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21
Mr.. GLADSTONE'S
SCIENCE OF LIFE.
Lively character of
Enelish Has Il noMn Him Intimately.

been as waves to strong swimmer
which carries him onward TO his goal.
Mr.. Gladstone is one of those men who
are never so convinced of the truth of
anything as when they are set to work
to defend it against the arguments of
its opponents, and Mr.. Gladstone's
faith has waXed all the stronger be-
cause, like the oak planted on a. wind
swept hill, it has been compelled to
drive its roots deeper in the soil be-
cause of the tempest which hurls
through its branches. Over the man.
tel piece in Mr.. Gladstone's bedroom
there is emblazoned a text which eX-
plains good deal of the tranquility
which has saved Mr.. Gladstone from
nervous exhaustion. The text runs:
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is set on thee
HAPPY INFLUENCE OF A FORTU-
NATE MARRIAGE.
If Mr. Gladstone's simple, but fer
vent religious faith is the first element
in the secret of his continued and con-
tinuing vigor, the second place must
be awarded to the happy influence of
fortunate marriage. If Mrs. Glad
sSfaz-e had been a. cleverer woman she
might have been less helpful, for some
natures have such an overpowering in
dividuality of their own, that what
they seek in companion is not pos
tive so much as a negative capacity.
AS iron sharpeneth iron so a. man
sharpeneth the countenance Of his
friend; but Mr.. Gladstone was not par
ticularly in need of being sharpened,
but he was in need of being rested.
Therefore, Mrs. Gladstone was not so
much as another sword blade clashing
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sword.
Mrs. Gladstone. however. rightly or
wrongly, held the view that it was the
wife's duty TO make life as "ensh-
/ iony' as possible for her husband: she
would display a world of patience and
cunning diplomacy to keep any disa-
greeaible thing out of his way. even to
/ the extent of sitting down upon the
Times for whole evening if it should
contain an article that was calculated
/ to rdffle his equanimity. There are a
/ multitude of little stories current con-
corning the way in which she eased off
! the pressure of the outside world, US
/ ing no end of innocent domestic STRAIT
egg in order to save him wear and
/ tear and nervous strain. Neither has
/ she ever been known TO have given
! him the slightest trouble on the score
of jealousy. The prime minister, es-
pecially a prime minister like Mr..
! Gladstone who is gallant and courte-
Gus to all women, and who has con-
stantly found great stimulus to his
vitality from the friendly intercourse
of women of high and low degree,
and of all manner of moral status,
might have found in the jealouslv or
resentment of his wife a formidable
| ADDITION to the burdens of state; but
~. --1,,- Il
! ing face She always had very good
/ health and a self-satisfied tempera-
nent: she was also good, motherly
! woman. full of charity and pflilanthro-
py. with plenty of little interests Of
her own with which she solaced her
self when the absorbing cares of state
| swept her husband temporarily out OF
her orbit.
HIS FACULTY FOR SLEEP.
Besides these two, his religion and
his wife. the two outside in1uenceS
which kept Mr.. Gladstone in perennial
youth by minimizing the worry OF life
and lubricating the rapidly revolving
wheels of this human dynamo, Mi
Gladstone had various habits which
conduced greatly to his longevity anc
physical vigor First OF these unques'
tionably is the gift of sleep, a gift he
shared in common with Napoleon anc
other notable commanders in history
Mr.. Gladstone throughout the whole OF
his life had sleep at instant command
he could go to sleep at moments no
tice. and what is more remarkable
wake up bright and fresh within ter
minutes of going to sleep. He has al
ways been a famous sleeper, his night
" allowance of sleep is fixed at sever
hours, is a man who likes sleep anC