The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
TOLD BY EDWARD RUSSELL.
mrs INTERESTING REMINIsCENCESO OF
RNGL IsHMES 1ND OTHERS.

RNGL IsHMES 1ND OTHERS.
The Liverpool Editor Publishes n Series of
Anecdotes About well-Known Persons
Cecil Rhodes, Beaconsfeid, soth.rn,
Irving, Corbett and Croker Included.
LONDON. Nov q. Sir Edward Russell. editor
Of the liverpool Daily Post and dozen Of English
provincial journalists, has just published a book
Of "reminiscences under the title Of That Reminds
Me" II contains lot Of interesting stories
Of well known men. Sir Edward opens with the
account of his interview with Rudyard kiplng.
This has already been printed in THE SuN. but,
bearing in mind what is now going on in South
Africa, there is one short saying Of kiplng' =
worth repeating. Talking Of the future Of South
Africa, he said!
"Of the ultimate issue there can be no sort Of
doubt Mr.. Rhodes will get rid OF the Beers and
make his empire"
Here is a story Of Harold Frederic and Rhodes:
Novelist and Impcriast met at dinner party
The table was hosptabc. conversational round
one, and a principal guest was Cecil Rhodes
II was Just after Rhodes became famous. Harold
Frederic sat next to him. Besides being novel
list Harold Frederic was the daily.London Letter
writer Of the Nep York Times. and often tclc-
grnphed column or two Of the latest and best oh
tainablc political material very brightly wrought
UP. Rhodes was very silent and Just in the most
commonplace way kept his ruddy face turned
down toward his plate. He seldom comes out
unless you put things 20 him in which he is inter.
es,ed. when the men went up into the drawing
room Harold Frederic came to the Liverpool man
and said: who was that hopeless fool"--"hopc
less" was not really the worldwide was that hope
less fool thu, IA, nos, to at dinner" That
hopeless fool happened to be Cecil Rhodes I"
Tableau: Modification Of the Nep York Times
London correspondent.
In the following anecdote Dor Majesty appears
as crofter"
On one occasion the Queen was speaking to
a gentleman Of high situation. when she said. Il
don't like the --s ordering to q landed family"
why, maamg' "Oh, because they are re,v
bad to their tenants, and many Of their cottages
are in horrid adie' and II anything is done
by any tenants at their own expense to improve
their condition. the first thing the - do il to
raise the rent upon them"
II may well be supposed that at this the gentle
man who was honored with this converse ton
rather smiled. lie said: well ! am only glad
ma'am, that you sympathisc with the affections
81 tenants Whereupon the Queen Said, "Oh
| nm a tenant myself ! hold --." manning
| a place Of her MAiesty's) from MIR -, Of ----,
and have made manv improvements, and er,ry
time | have made improvement my rent has
| been raised"
Then the gentleman her Majesty was talking
to laughed outright. and the Queens own eyes
hogan 10 twinkle az hc said, well. ma'am lei
me say that this that you have now complained
Of underlics and is the basis and secret Of the whole
Irish question and the whole rrofter question
II Is rather amusing to find your Majesty suffering
| from grievance az a croiter"
h,F MAJ tp .h.-l
only say" he added with something better than
cour,liness-"l can only say how good i, is To find
| you sharing in the afiicons Of the poorrs, Of
| your subjects"
Talking Of Bcaconsneld. Sir Edward tells the
| following stories
some one reniarkng satircally on an ~ =
dropping his his, a colleague of MIR Disrarli said
! Hush the Chief does II sometimes" The same
! colleague said he believed that in a celebrated
passage In which Mt Disraeli spoke Of The
hurried hudson" what he really said was the
| 'urred 'tdson." IL il certain that he carried
| his Anal ~ 10 vowels hut ~ did Lord John
| Russell. Speaking In more serious criticism
! Walter Bagchot said Of Disrac. "Oh. YES his
! chaH = very good. bu, his wheat is abominahc
| The reason or reasons why Sir Robert Peel
! declined the political services Of Mr. Dsrnrli
| may probably never b~ known One of the most
competent of the reviewers VI the new Peel pnp,rs
has come toward what used To h. regarded as
the truth Of the matter in rcmarking tina, Peel 3
| rejection Of Disraelis after lie had -,cmrd likely
Ia bc taken into Office led In the prevalence "
some curious stories Dne 81 th,S- when VISA
generally accepted In the iUTiics and iiirs is not
capable Of public recital but the effect 81 II was
Ia imputc To lsrarli n very rgrreiuus manifesto
ton OF sexual cynicism IN conversation al Sir
Roberts dinner table Peel who was the NEST
dccorous Of takers, and naturally a pure minded
di,Spru, was NJ d,Ngus,cd that he never asked
Disrneli to his hous" again and vowed that he
would never have anything Ia do with him in
any way II WAS not IN the least thought by any
one who told or heard the story that DiSracli Was
telling the truth in what he attributed Ia himself
or that he had any ,purposr whatever. except To
shock Peel and to displr' ,hc sort II fantns,ic
social talent. only more e'U1s.ly .hs, he had de-
and. Il the story is true, II had great effect on
the ultimate course Of his route To greatness.
Some would ray that II unlikely that
seeking Office Hu, this is a mistake Until
10 be cceen,Iici.y, mystery anything 10 get
notoriety. The very weck that he passed into
pies his ms1nsJ changed ms was E,sa, actor
he became a Minister all the btsarreris, all the
Shim; disappeST,rds Gni,' aspect; everything
| was yisibly ,he heavily weighted man Of affairs
before Lord I;g,ton was appointed to the French
III. post even II it were ofIered him Strange
things we're said about his sentimentali,y ana
phlnndorins, When Lord Lytton left knrb,
worth to go To India as Nceroy he IL said N have
kissed all the maid servants Among other
odd incidents told of him while in India one Was
that, being at Resdcncy where the Resident
was Mr. Birch, Lord Lytion, in proposing a
health, referred To Mrs Birch. and said that under
certain circumstances It would he very pleasant
10 kiss the rod Mr., Birch did not appear 10 en-.
Joy this
Sir Edward Russell know T. a. Sothern the
actor. intimately and tells many stories OF him
lie WAS dining AT Portsmouth. or somewhere
at TeRimenal meas 10 which the officers had
asked him with every show OF the highest adj
miraiion and with no appearance OF social super.
iori1y, After dinner, as the party sat at wine,
one Of the officers asked Sothem 10 give them a
recitation. Now Sothcrn abominated that Kind
OF thing. lie wouldn't tolerate being treated
as an entertainer when he WAS by way Of being
| treated a. gentleman, He Coldly declined
! They pressed him lie hotly declined Still
| they pressed him He expressed his feelings
| Al all oyonts they persisted. They would take