New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
WOMAN IN POLITICS.
" r. Norris in Longman's Magazine

Ier iuffrlatcs as well as Coca HldiN " :, =,
who could not claim to have been adI''u'u =
- i,tn,ocv wore wont to speak OF her MAJ
tocularly as the last Lady Adishdm. lnIa a.
in mart because the title had pec"He cN' ~
the demise of her late husband anu - o, loo.
caueo she had had two predecessors no. 70
.ociaIlv nrominent than herself the decedse'
peer a dull and insignificant specimen VI >,
dor must have deemed it to ms auN a.''aee y
be provided with clever anu ~ @'ar III a,
since ne had selected and secured no leWe' 'ha'
thrao NJ these He had of course, mao SUM
thing i'm the shape OF great weaI'i w. u'iOl , H.,
IN return for their talents ana the thIp anu I -
LADY Adisham mo had espoused MN WITH ~ =,
n1as ,yeIInieh moribund. had doubtless han'
a good bargain although some peopie
TO be shocked at her cynclsm' III ~, ~ 81
might had she been so minded, nave p'e"ueu .
cuses-the usual excuses. Is IL 10 I'VE V"Po
- n n.nnuess orphan confronted by the neces
sitv "a nd the extreme difhculty) OF earn" 'I'
own living that she should refuse d cor o''e. an,
A large fortune rather than consent ~ So O.
No, ,nan,iab BILE old genteman's last hours! Oh
-, ,,iddloton for one was of opinion ina
no blame could fairly be imputed TO the neau,.
ful and charming BeatriX; ana, as ne hdu MI :,
her all his life. not to mention ndNlns
love with her for about tWo-thirds OF II, ne w
perhaps entitled 10 holu d" 'i'''' "
ject It'll, o,i,io, NJ her wa,
almost the only privilege accorueu ny "ei " III
shin to this successful politician, VINO Was SUI
voung in wears though scarcely so IN appear
ance and who had once upon tlhle pee'I idi Wv
moor and obscure to think OF o1erlhs MAJ '"e'
to the girl of his heart. Now that snt was
noagnincently lowered Count IS, WINE n
Through an unexpected series Of deaths aho
the painstaking exercise OF MS own p'ilI
mertarv capacites) had become not ohy wen
10 do haronct but "A Cabinet Minister. there Wa'
nothinr TO prevent him from avowlns sent
ments which he had sedulously Kept TO hiilseu
for many years At the close, therefore, "i d
certain season and session ne dld AVON W. u,' an,
Lady Assistants partially darkened iarK Lam
draving-room with the result that ne was
laughed at for his pains. II.
"Nfv dear Arthur" demonstrated the tai, sim
reddish haired lady who had worn So nutn w.
ter than he had, and whose smooth whlte ski
hore no imprint Of the passage OF tne, l"i
what do you take me? And for what IN th'
world do you take yourself Ages as" W.
might as YOU say have been "A pair oil t"ollsi
Invnre. but we weren't foolish. and we nave
quite outlived that stage If existence vi courts
| am nattered and honored ana all the rest "l !,
but really can't clever a. am TURN d pa' r
sornersault Nor can you, clever as you are.
II don't pretend to be clever. said the frs'
Lord Of the Admiralty modestly.
Don't YOU? Well. you put forward other pre-
tensions which are At least as vXtraVagant
dnr,t cav thai should have accepted you if you
had simply stated in d sensible businessl!ke way
that YOU wanted female Farmer. well qualified
to receive your guests. take the hcad of your
table and push you on in your public career
lint [ should have been willing To consider the
suggestion. What seems to me, saving Arui
presence to display a deplorable lack "i ais
elimination and sense of humur Is mat you
should assume at this time Of day, thu part OF
an uusophisticattd Corydon. As for me-. won
attempt to play Phyllis. like my liberty. Ike
my money | like what am pleased to cons dcI
my social and political influence. These are sub
stantial advantages which may or may not
some day be disposed to barter for equivalents
only shall never-you ought To- know that as
well as anyhody-give them away IN return f"r
pretty speeches which can't take me IN Tor an
instant.
III is you who cannot take me in, Beatrix,'
replied Sir Arthur smiling.
He NaS "A grave. sWarthy man. slightly bald
with p short black beard in which threads OF
white were visible here and there. Most people
admitted that he was handsome. but he was toe
silent too serious and too sparing Of the pretty
speeches which he had just been accused Of ut
tering To find much favor with members Of Lady
Assistants SEX
You want me-" he went on. Ito think you
worldly ambitious and hcartlcss. Well. ! don't
mink YOU SO. and nothing that you can say viii
max me think so That you don't love me is
another matter. easy Il belief. and not at all
surprising. But We remain friends hope?
Lady Adisham repressed gesture Of rrta-
lion. "Oh. ny all means let Us remain friends,
and let US talk about something else Mr.. Cox
well for instance. who interests me Immensely y.
/ don't see why that young Under Secretary
shouldn't end by being Premier. do your
"C,NAeH is an able man" said Sir Arthur.
dispa- s.onately.
~Good-lo, King too and full Of go. which is
what $50 many official celebrities seem L. be-
without. But can se. 10y the way in which yen
turn down the corners of your mouth that you
consider him cad. As If people We're required
t. have crandfathers nowadays Anyhow. /
mean 600 Shove him on
rs 'Nat feaeihl. iu a. political sense Socially.
il D. tiIc. You can 90 great deal for him, and
! believe You have done. hat should doubt the
power # any lady however influential. to OBJ
tain high flee for her prottgts. Still / dare
say Coxwcll will rise without outside help pro-
vded hat Dr. is not in too great hurry. His
rock ahead is his tendency to be CT ed away by