The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-09-16
(To be continued.)
DOROTHY DREW.
Anecdotes of the Late Mr.. GIadstone's
Little GRANDDAUGHTER.

Little Granddaughter.
Dorothy Drew, Gladstone's famous
grandchild, whose loving companion
ship added so much to the happiness
of his later years, is the subject of a
very interesting sketch in the Young
Woman. We learn from it that before
her fourth year her political views had
become decidedly radical; to her mind
the House of Lords was most repre-
hensible institution, and the House Of
Commons the mainstay of the nation.
When the House of Lords was spoken
of in her presence as the Upper
House." she would retort: You mean
the House of Commons" She visited
the latter during her third year, and
for time thought herself in church.
The frequent rising and sitting Of the
members soon undeceived her, how
ever, and from these movements and
the oratorical gesticulations of the
speakers, she fancied herself in q gym
nasium--an impression derived from Il
previous visit to such a place. For
some time after this, the Commons was
"the place where grandad goes to do
his 'naSticS,' or, on occasions, The
place where grandad goes to do his les
sons"
Her visit to Queen Victoria was a
mOmentOus episode in her young life,
and from the article above mentioned
we quote the narrative of her delight
full experiences:
Dorothy relates how she went down
the very long corridor to put on her
new white frock and her silk gloves,
and how a grand servant all dressed in
red came to say that the Queen was
waiting.
The Indian man whom the Queen
likes very much was at the door, and
the next moment Dorothy stood before
the great Queen whom her grandpapa
had served for sixty years. But Dor
othy thought nothing of the vastness
of the empire, or Of the length of the
reign which all the world was cole
brating. 1t was nothing to her that the
kindly gray-haired lady before her was
mistress of one-quarter of the whole
human race.
To Dorothy she was just another
woman like grandmamma, with a
white cap on her head; and Dorothy
courtesied and kissed her. and told her
her name was "Dorsie," that she called
Mr.. Gladstone ''grandpapa," that they
all had pet names at the castle. and so
on and so on; and many interesting pet
names were revealed on both sides.
The Queen put on her glasses and
asked me to go to the other side of the
room, so that she could see me better"
Dorothy explains, land then she took a
little ieweI-case and said: This is for
YOU
Il opened it and saw a darling little
brooch, with a diamond and a dia-
mond r and turquoise l, and a little
crown at the top made of red enamel.
| courtesied and kissed her hand and
said: Thank you very much She
looked very nice and kind, and liked
her very much
Then the Queen kissed the little debu-
tante again, and Dorothy and her moth
er returned to town.
Kipling, who is numbered among the
celebrities who have sought Dorothy's
acquaintance, tells an amusing story of
their meeting. They had been in the
grounds surrounding Hawarden for
some time together, when Dorothy's
mother appeared. saying:
Nov, Dorothy, | hope you have not
been wcarying Mr.. Kipling.'
ooh. no: not n bit" was the frankly
unconventional reply. 'Mr. Kipling
has been wearying mel"