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son, by the by--,ised at once 70 agree 70 what.
ever John Bright wished, saying. oh, any
thing rather than that"

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With the recent discussion a. TO erecting a
statue OF Oliver Cromwell in Westminster SUI
fresh in the memory. the following story oi Hlad-
stone, in speaking OF a new book on Cromwell,
Vow auo,h If, Gladstone do you, think
| cromwell was very great man. Yes think
hs was very gree, man replied the e ebSP
an! said Mr.. Gladstone now snould not
have said myself that he was very great man,
MT net greater, for instance than the late Lord
Heavens sake don't tell anybody, he said that:
! at least not until after he is gone.
The following story was firmly believed At lin
| warden: The Princess of W alcs, when the Prince
Fl; Hnh She were in Dublin and got among very
, turn round ana said Think Of how they hsSS
splendid wife for the Prince
Some more Gladstoniana; ~
secret of long life &C. taught MI Gladstone
Dy Dr Jephson, " bennington, was this: TO
throw yourself vigorously into anything you do,
and depend for rest not upon cessation Of work
A lady once tried 10 get Mr. Gladstone % take
an interest in Brow ming and ono day persuaded
him to listen while she read him a piece When
she got to the end Of IT he was asleep
on course Sir Edward has visited New York.
whns, he calls It's "rrncsiy Pugiiism.' .
wen, TO 4cc Cotbct III training Corhctt, who
not along ago was beaten by Fiizsmmons He
conduct and ySs man Would 81 FG Ssuny
DESCRIBED as Esn'lcma hy any one who casually
considerable party at Cofbcts training quarters
objectionable thar. should have sen in q Boxing
| room at a university. Nothing was drunk except
onc ,umhler Of plain .Apollinahs Prsr lights
May 1 say il was irvinsssqus' il had no show
ni Drawn. no tremendous smuggling. no sedge
hammer motions TWAS constantly hdgcty IN It's
pIny Of tn flats and have hec ffettinR
10 ms adversary. The latter WAS scarcely onoe
quick enough TO get within his guard, and several
times Corbet planted blows home most effectively.
Aftrr several rounds thus vigorously mai taincd.
ssw vTy he vent bidding ns chcery go.dbye. to
ncessani strenuous. rapid work Wha,svcr
clsr training for a hgh, may ~, il is no, disnipa.
tions under which Corlcus was carried on. the
choice elegance 81 everything and tho uneac-p
tion"bl" behaviour and talk were great surprises"
Sir Edward also saw Richard Croker and de.
srrrlrs him thus.
saw u very ordinary man. somewla brisk
but quit" commonplace. plainly dressed might
nave teen valet or Nadcsman going round
work with rather shortly clipped black cir and
whiskcfs, both turning slightly gray. Richard
Gf"S Ss IS nTHnGd T"mmSny h.:s Ssfncm
ilic acquisition 81 millions nobody quito knows
Gc bow VII" u .mc mr Ys; o. P"G" s. Gen
York. and with tho cultivation of hotSc racing
synracicS, Sir Edward Russell writes
In all this, !, must be understood how boyisn
was 'hnrchlll's tcctlrssncss how devoid 81 NAL
Ice ~ thnt though he angcrcd people he did not
provoke resentment The conditions 81 his life
were Professionally hostile 10 health. don't know
how true II was but II was said in the lobhes that
in spit" ~ his moral courage and in spite NJ his
| ind"mitnbl. dcmcan"r IN debate in which he
never quHilcd-he showed AT birmingham a dis
inct lack Of physical courage indeed. was Wis /.
bly, craven and completely lost his head In
| 1851 a statesman. now very near the head Of al
| fairs said To NhO lululred After | ord
| Randolph they were always intmatcs, though
n hry sr5r o, "ppos,', r., Sid t ana had had the
other two 81 our timc-"Oh. its bromide II potas-
sum a; NIGH, and brandy and soda in he morn.
All who know Lord Randolph Churchill were AZ
much struck by the peculiar simplicity Of his char
| i've ability His mind was that Of boy on a
great many subjects although The moment he
! 81 acquisition and adaptation The following
| is quaint illustration ~ the simple side Of his
cnry 2 Mnny wa. " p.t aE mnrn S IN Gn
I lin. q message was brought into the dressing
/ r"nm one night that Lord Randolph Churchill
would bc much Obliged # h. would see him Mr.
! Irving asked who be was. and was informed that
, b. was a son Of the Lord Lieutenant Lord
Randolph came in, asked leave to light q cigar
! elite, and after few compliments went into n gen
| cra conversation This was brtwern the third
end fourth acts ptcsIn,ly Irving TOLD him that
: on Nh stag iot ihc ncN, nc,-ihc play. rcmcmbcr
"ccmfs IN "t thc mex, nr,1 Irving sSpis,ned "H ,o
him thn, the Young lady hc had seen in The former
Ea, 81 The S,cce got int NOR" trouble and a.
! Randolph sad bear me, this IL very sad
r,,rSS;n,ly. when be was nearly going, he said,
/ him entering into the spirit u the thing that in
the n',n act most If hc Characters would h. found
! 81 by T." son and lord Randolph seemed tn think
his very interesting condition Of things He
raef and in ran, 81 lac, have " never seem p'nT
play ui Shnkrspcarc's before, nor have I ever
night and the next thus seeing Hamlet" three
nights IN succession. and on the third night again
"n n4 N4ml , ,.., Z" llcpty Lrynss I%cm
and whether he would come and lunch or dine
with him and Lady Randolph Churchill who
was that night al the Nic.rrsal Ledge Irving
pieassnidn and in tho course Of i, Lord Randolph
have 10 thank You for as great boon as ever ono
man conferred on another | assure you that
any Of his plays Since Ira, night have seen
Hamlet twice again. have read four Of the other
plays and feel that you have really introduced
Here are two more stories.
II was curious how mrny PERSONS dslikcd
Thackcray; man who I" MY thinking, cndcsrs
u night b" %"s IN II. :" hS.r he
md wen, behind 10 scs m old friend Of mine %" IN
III. sGnmPnmy lie lie presently ssid :" m. me- Did you
Thnckcrny'' lie said Yes DO YOU know thai
when h" comes in he nuts al! Of ny out, and we
with Dickens IL il exactly the reverse We see
him come in and he puts us all in good cue in.
stantly "
Buckle attributes the great success Of Scottish
men 81 scrncT. Sc To their preference for a pyjori
or dcductive argument The following story OF
similar trend was attributed many years ago 10
Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman: A Scotsman
was asserting that all the great poets we're Of his
nation. We'll but" said one. how about Shake.
spenre' You can't say he was a Scotchman"
To which the other replied, His talents would
Justify the supposeeton."
RAILROAD MEN TOO BUSY TO THINK.
Routine Duty Prevents the Working stan