The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-09-08

had not finished his sentence, and he
sternly added, ''into the box and do
| your dutyr' The man quailed and
| obeyed in some confusion at the fail
ure of his ruse.
An amusing story, the truth OF
which is beyond dispute, is told of an
incident that occurred so recently as
the opening of the present year, when
Lord Russell went down to Southamp-
ton to say farewell to his soldier son,
who was sailing in the Kildonan Cas-
tie for the front. "When the siren had
hoarsely ordered Cali ashore" Lord
Russell, from the quay side, did his
best to attract his sons attention, but
in vain. Growing desperate, the lord
chief justice placed two fingers to his
mouth and blew a shrill whistle with
an ease which boy might have en-
We'd. Lieutenant Russell, recognizing
the signal, came to the taffrail smiling.
Once Lord Russell gave very
strange dinner party, and despite the
anxiety of certain persons to learn
who were present, always refused to
disclose the names of his guests. The
inquirers were considerably aston
ished when it leaked out later that the
great lawyer had been entertaining no
less remarkable trio than Mr.. Glad
stone, Lord Randolph Churchill and
Mr.. Charles Stewart Parncl.
Lord Russell Of Killowen did not
affect the clustered simplicity of some
judges. He was Il man of the world,
sportsman, and his face was often
seen at Newmarket and Epson, the
latter being conveniently near his
country place, Tadworth Court. There
he loved to get away from town amona
hiswoods and lawns and rhododendron
strawberries. The house itself is full
of beauty; for Lady Russell "a Belfast
lady who married the future chief JUS,
tice the year before he was called to
the barr is collector of engravings
and water colors, and has great taste
and experience. The old silver, both
at Tadworth and at the family town
house in Harley street, is testimony
to her qualities in this respect, some
old Irish silver potato rings being per-
haps the rarest and most curious fea-
ture of her collection.
Lord Russell never lost his presence
of mind, says the London Times. An
"absent-minded beggar' was precisely
what he could never be. His concen-
tration on the matter in hand, achiev-
ed with some effort in early life, had
become habitual with him. In CONVEX
sation lie was the instant corrector OF
anybody whose facts were astray-a
habit which made him rather formi-
dable companion. Even at the agitat-
ing moment when he was sworn in as
lord chief justice he was alert. Twice
the queens coroner in rendering the
oath said "Charles Baron Russell of
Killowen," and twice the new digni-
tary corrected-"Charles Russell, ba-
ron Of Killowen."
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
| News writes: Lord Russell used
sometimes to call on me to chat about
| passing events. He was delightful in
conversation He spoke of his health
ms not being SO good rs when he was
first here. EIe suffered from phleb-
lty In the veins of the knee, walked
painfully and did not look we'll. The
last time he called l found him in the
concierge's lodge, chatting with the
| concierge and his wife. was not in
when he entered. AS going upstairs
was painful, and he did not like to
miss me, he asked leave to sit in the
lodge. His accidental host and host
ess were delighted with him. They
afterwards asked who he was. l said:
'"The president of the English court of
cassation," which, I thought, the near
est thing to the title of lord chief JUS
tice of England. But" said one of
them, ''were it not for his accent no.
body would take him for an English
man. He is very distingue, and yet
has free, pleasant way of talking,
and not a faint of English-'morguc' F"
l then admitted that he was not quite
English. "What then? Is he Irish?
That's It," cried the concierge. 81
have always heard that the Irish We're
first cousins of the French"
A correspondent writes: 1.-THE late
lamented lord chief Justice had be,
lieve, little in his accent to Indicate
that he was born on the other side of
st. Georges channel, but now and
then, like all his countrymen, he
would betray his nationality by per.
petrating what is called bull. re
member Il good many years ago was
at n political meeting at BALKAN. 1t
was in $780, or thereabouts, when CO.
ercion was the burning question.
Lord (then Sir Charles) Russell made
an impassioned speech in favor of lib
erty, in the course of which he said:
Ladies' and gentlemen, if the govern
ment coercion bill is carried, no man
in Ireland will be able to speak upon
politics unless he is born deaf. and
dumb Curiously enough, nobody
laughed. Everyone seemed so over
awed by the eloquence of the speaker
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