New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
TEARS OF THE GREAT.
INSTANCES or SOVEREIGNS AND STATES
:.. MEN WHO HAVE WEPT t..'
From The London Mail.

their names large in the history of their time
have been known 20 shed tears The majority,
however. wept FOR others woes, but smiled upon
their own.
Queen Victoria wept when informed that II
was her destiny To wear "A crown and rule "A vast
empire The incident was seized upon by Mrs.
Browning for one Of her most beautiful poems.
she Wept 10 Wear a Crown" and Her Majesty
has ever since been warm adinircr Of the
writings Of this poet. Sixty years later, at the
jubilee last year, the Queen sobbed before thou
sands Of her subjects. Another notable Occa-
sion was At the. funeral ~ Prince Henry Of Bat
tenberg. As the burial service was being re-
cited Brltdns monarch was seen to be- crying
piteously.
one VIII. never forget the universal amenta-
tion aroused by the death OF the Duke Of Clar-
ence. WHEN the end came the Princess Of Wales
who had throughout her sons illness watched
him with the greatest EVICTION. utterly col
lapscd and cried for some time as though her
heart would break. few days later. as the
funeral procession left Sandrngham for the rail-
way station followed on foot by the Prince OF
Wales. II was impossible to hide his grief. and
the Heir Apparent was forced TO find relief I'm
'opious tears The Duke Of c-Coburg -Gotha
has also been seen To cry in public. In April.
1896 while the marriage ceremony Of his daugh-
ter was in progress His Royal IIghness was OBJ
served to he weeping
Mr.. Gladstone during the delivery OF one Of
his great oraiions concerning the bulgarian
atrocities WAS 50 carried away 10y his feelings
that tears cours"d dow his checks and the flow
of his eoquenCc was arrested for few minutes.
so that h, might recover his composure. The
Grand Old Mans great rival. Lord Salisbury,
too has been known To- play the woman The
tragc death OF the Earl Of lddeseigh will not
easily fade from ones memory. When Lord
Salisbury knew that his old friend the Earl had
expired. after ascending the stairs at the For
/ tISn Office, h. was So overcome that FOR time
he sobbod bitterly
plain MIR Harding" Ginardp was defending OK
Governor Eyr" conc, rning the massacres that
had occurred in Jamaica. Having depleted
Eyre protecting the people from outrages. Mr..
I asked paSSDIattN
his client To bc done To death by persecu-
ton. Coed God h" exclaimed. lis this JUS
ticr" and wound up his apostrophe by bursting
mao tear. Then ia" court adjourned for
June heon'
When the present Lord chief Justice was
known {" fame Sir Charles Russell he
many occasions 10y the stirring force OF his elo-
pucncc made Judges weep and bathcd juries in
salt tears. lie has himself too more than once
been - enthusiastic III his clients behalf that
/ the noodcateS of his "ycs have been opened At
the historic trlal known as the Parncll Commits
SION go moved WAS hc during TIA" delivery Of his
great speech ~ defence Of Mr.. Parncll that he
Wrpt for som" fnOu.'nis, Will" many ~ the
lockers lad damp r,cl.ls.
Professor Iierkom'r. Il. \. tells ia one OF his
lectures that his VIII Blown picture. Chelsea
Pensioners IN Church.. was painted against thu
advice OF All his friends. but he completed It and
sent # To The Ii"yai Academy. What cxpecta-
D ton hat anaiciies and fears were IN that act
How hc waited Two letters. respectively by
Leighton and richmond. Il a. brought news
that TIE Judges on s,cing the work clapped
/ "a
SICK bed and ~ hc read he fell on his knees and
b. WcIt
when that brave man Or. JamCso realized
al the battle which put the climax TO his famous
RAID that h. had failed IN his mission and was
compelled 10 surrender. he burst into tears and
cried Tor some u Ike a child But IT was not
through fear f. his own safety. but owing Ia
In. thought that his failure might place his
. country men IA jeopardy
Is"ssini "n being asked how he liked Pa
. CaUiui's play ing. said h. had only wcpt tire"
I
,arI st opera. SECONDLY. when III boat with
foin. friends q turkey stuffed with truffes
whIrh had been provided for their dinner. fell
, overheard and was lost. thirdly. on hearing for
i th, first iinr Iaganini's diNin" performance On
his beloved violin.
Lord r.idon when Attorney General was In
the habit of closing his speeches with some re-
marks justify ing ms own character. Al the ral
AZ Horn. Tooke speaking of his own reputation.
b, said 1T II the little inh"ritanc" hat" I"
leave my children. and. 10y Gods help. VIII
l.aN. u unlmpairrd Here h. shed tears. and.
tp the aslonishment of those present Milford.
ths Sulcitor-t;"ncral. began to weep Just look
al Milford SAID hystandcr to Horne Tooke--
what earth is he crying for Tookc re-
piled. IL, is crying to think what "A small IN
h,riianC, F.ldori's children are likely to get
From the examples given 1t may b" concluded
/ that II ~ not always unnanly I" weep. Indeed
a. Henry Ward Reocher said. tears are often the
irlcscuu, bl which see far into heaven.
7Ht CHARirTLE N TIM FiTCH or VOICES.
From IN. Chicago Record.
SOM, tim. ago. IN II letter from Atanti" city.
. | described "a recent discovery 10y John W
k'rk. the motor man. OF PhiladrIpha' why
rlains that each indi, idual has a key or tone
/ Which must harmonic" with those al th' p'"pV
around HIN IN order to insure ~ peaceful and
happy NE r II Erand. II 'hicar" writes ~"
that this ~ not "a new discovery. mat III hf
occupation az "Noicr building ne learned thit
fact man, years ago and always asr"rtains the
individual key of each pupi before M gives the