The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18

Regent street shoppers turned to
watch him as he sauntered to-
- ward the Quadrant. but most OF.
them kept on peering into the
overcrowded and stuffy shop windows or
hurled along unmindful that they had
just touched elbows with the most in
teresting man in England-l.ord Rosehery
one doesn't often see as fine a specimen
OF manhood as Lord Rosebery seemed on
this gray. nasty day. He had come up To
town from Mentmore to attend a we'd
ding, and was evidently strolling out from
his town house on nearby Berkeley
square. quite careless OF the fact that the
drizzle was trying TO take the shine out
OF his silk hat. lie was so well dressed
that not an item of his raiment was con-
spicuous-no monocle, no spats, no giddy
cane, no pretty manner OF walking. collar
Of the low turnover variety, and scarf
a quiet fuur-in-hand. His eyes were
bright, his checks rudy, his steps springy.
You would say he was about 81 until, on
looking at him you saw gray hair under
his hat.
on his features was the unmistakahle
stamp OF breeding left by generations of
titled and cultured ancestry. He was In
the crowd. hut not OF It, aloof hut by no
means naughty. He seemed unconscious
of those about him. in the same way that
he would be unconscious OF the presence
OF the butler while at the dinner table. He
was so comfortable and contented and
amused and good natured. well proper
toned picture OF physical health and
strength that It is pleasant to reflect on
the vision II was a strong face. except
for the mouth. The lips We're somewhat
sensuous and slightly psrted--not at an
the steel trap variety of mouth.
4 Mnn TO study.
The appearance of the man is an sig
has been In public life, yet even now he
IL a puzzle to his closest political associ-
ates, Is he strong is he weak Are
his brains great, or are they merely 'pret-
ty"2 How are you going TO tell what sort
of stun is In man when everything that
he wants is dropped into his lap without
his having to struggle for IL? Failing
direct evidence, You have to look at cir
cumstsntial evidence. such as that warm,
twinknng eye. and the heavy parted lips
Lord Rosebery was Mr. Gladstone's resid-
uary legatee I'm the highest Office within
the gift of the queen and the English peo-
PIE, and there are many who believe that
whenever the LIBERAL party gets back
into power this brilliant peer win be
chosen premier again. But he wants the
Liberal party to come to him and the
other leaders do not like that idea al
though most Of their constituents do
Even in self-contalned America busy with
It's own imperialists and anti-imperiailst
the outcome will he as entertaining hit
OF politics as this last year OF the century
will afford
II would he interesting II there were
some in the United states with whom
Lord Rosehery could be compared II
Theodore Roosevelt were the SWEETEST kind
OF society man. and had been, thanks to
his ancestors, for exactly 200 years: II he
possessed diplomacy TO such a degree that
you never could be quite sure what he
meant II he were less warlike he would
bear some resemblance to Lord Rosebery
Both are writer's OF distinction, both have
held HIGH office both are thorough sports
and the future OF each II predetermined
y Rosebery's Long AncestraI Line.
II was in 1900 that the house of Rose
berry got into the peerago, although II had
been prominent even before that. for
Archibald Primrose whose name the
present earl bears was made q baronet
in 1851 lie was clerk OF the Scottish
privy council. and sided with Charles /
in the struggle with Cromwell He also
took up the cause OF Bonnie Prince Char
l.e' and after the battle OF Worcester had
to flee TO France with that future mon
arch Every cents worth OF property that
Primrose left behind him was seized by
Cromwell and. until Cromwell's death, he
was a ruined man. When Charles III. was
restored TO the throne, he restored the
property Cromwell had seized. and evil
IDENTIFY gave his henchman some money
too for Sir Archibald bought Dsimeney
and laid the foundation OF the house OF
Rossbery Ii was his son who was made
vlscoHnt Rosebery Baron Primrose and
Dalmeney. in the reign of William and
Mary.
Now, the funny part OF all this - that
while the house % Rosebery probably
never would have been heard OF II Arcbt-
bald Primrose had not won the gratitude
II charles III. by fighting Cromwell tho
present Archibald Primrose. earl OF Rose
berry. is today the most distinguished de-
fender Of Cromwells memory Last year
he asked parliament for permission 10
erect IN the palace yard at Westminster
an heroic statue OF Gen Cromwell by
Thorneycroft. and given by an anonymous
donor Parliament didn't know about
placing "a statue 81 thia man under the
very shadow OF the building I'm which he
had houted the parliament 81 his day
and had told 1t to go away ana stay away
until Il was ready to do his bidding But
one fine morning IN November last the
statue was placed IN position and I'M
Veiled without ceremony. Then II APP
peared that Lord Rusebery was the anon
ymous donor. a few nights afterwara he
made undoubtedly the greatest speech on
Cromwell. that has ever been delivered
with this story IN mind. American tour
lists who VIII flock TO London IN unprece-
dentcd numbers next summer, may ha
counted on TO max. early excursions to
this efiigy of Cromwel aIth bic back
turned on the house Of parliament for
which De fell ~ much contempt. and his
face turned sterny and rather threaten
inziy toward Westminster Abbey across
the street.-The Westminster whose dlgul.
tarics he had subGued. and from whose
burial vaults his body and that Of his
wife and daughter had been torn ana
thrown into rlt after ths protector
head had been exhibited on a pole
Ho-~ssrs's Three Ambitions.
Lord RoseheFy Viii enter upon his aus.
feprth year May Z next We IT, therefor,
only a hoy ~ statesmen Ka. in this land
~ ripe old axe ftri nc has teeo IA rutti,