New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
CAREER OF LORD DUFFERIN
,rsasTER WHICH BEFELL DESCENDANT
or sHERIDAN'S-SH IN WRONG
ROOM-GARFIELD'SP PHYS
ICAL VIGOR.

IL.
,-ds OF families pile up the evidence that many
ossarscteristcs repeat themselves from generation
10 generation
The sheridans have always been a brilliant race
,5 in the long line of that family to be found
,oets actors orators, statesmen soldiers and dipo-
,,ats in all of which great success always at
,ained The Jacobite wars, while they brought
noyu at the same time brought misfortune to the
cberidans Of that day. The Catholic branch of the
FAMILY followed James Stuart into exile. and gave
their support to all the pretenders. The Protestant
branch also fell parlous times. for William of
orange deprived the head Of that branch of the
Bshoprc Of Dromore
When Dean Swift took up his abode In Ireland
his stanch and faithful friend Thomas Sheri-
dan. nephew Of the former Bishop Sheridan
like all his family. witty and brilliant
and ike the others wofuIly improvident. He
100 suffered from royal dspleasure, for being
asked 10 preach on the death of Queen Anne he
chose for his text. Sufficient unto the day is the
evil thereof" which was regarded a piece of i'll
timed levity by the powers that were, who in con-
sequence visited their wrath upon the unlucky
prelate
This Thomas begat Thomas, who turned out TO be
an aber than his father, achieving renown
both in literature and upon the stage His wife
was Frances Sheridan, whose name a novelist and
dramatist even after the lapse Of century and
half still endures. In their the brilliant genius
of the race found its elimination Richard Brins-
lev Sheridan is a name TO conjure with to this
day. and he lald a heaVy debt upon the world
when he gave IL THE Rivals" and "A School for
Scandal" His son. dying young. left behind him
three daughters. who although poor in this worlds
goods were richly lowered with beauty and wit
They became Mrs. Moreton. the Duchess Of Som
erset and Lady Dufferin. The last named married
into the ancient Irish family of Backwood and by
so doing became the mother Of the late Marquis of
Du1erin.
The fate Of the sheridans was that with them
uoTerty and genius should ever walk hand in hand.
and Lord Dufferin was exception TO the rule.
Orator, statesman. diplomat and ruler, for fifty
yesrs he served his country and served Il WELL only
at the end OF his long term in the public service
to find himself with an income insufficient for his
needs and for his principal asset of the great
names Of his time To increase his income,
others had done before him. Lord Dufferin turned
9ss1ed 70 MAKE success of business for which
both mentally and by training he was utterly un-
fitted During his haf-century Of successful public
life in Canada, ireland. India France and England
Gecade ago ms name was a noGsen0q MO- TerG , l
fortune that overcame him. Unscrupulous men
used the splendOr of his reputation as cloak TO
hide the nakedness OF their acIs. MS high c@har @
acter became a lure TO investors When the cloak
Seiea s1 sie 9 him a His oldest SON the Earl Of
when the Whitaker Wright failure involved the
the burden was heavier than Lord Dufferin could
endure.
The following story is now going the rounds:
married couple arrived at ball, and in entering
the house the husband slipped on the stairs and
fell, and the knee Of his trousers. Already
late he was aghast at the disaster His wife
however. came TO his rescue and said: Never
mind: it IS late and no will be in the women's
dressing room Come there with me. and III mend
them for you" To hear was TO obey, but when
once the dressing room was reached the wife said'
.sNNeu you know, I can't mend them while you
nave mem e or ND handed them over for repafr But
.l,su dom pGTir
lated guests who sought to enter and dlVest them-
GOOD gracfous!" said the husband. what shall
Get e. into this closet" advised his resourceful
spouse. and I'll get rid Of these people in
With the words she .whisked him through the
door and slammed It after him 1t closed with
room eogT % Teabe5 II she was STAYED by pound
''let me back; you've shut me in the ballroom
AT A round table in the cafe of the Waldorf the
other evening a group Of four mining men were
seated Two came from Butte. the third one from
British Columbia and the fourth from Mexico. Three
we're OF Irish descent and the miner from British
Columbia Of Scotch The talk swung round the
circle and the three Irishmen gave the Scotchman
many a rough jab. But he being canny answered
one Of the Butte men told story OF remarkable
wound received by an Irish soldier IN the Boer wal;
who had been shot in the tongue and MS mouth
being open at the time, the bullet had entered
This was the Scotchman's chance. and he took
"a @ Of sdo R2fhpg Gna Gs
tongue is always by long odds the most prominent
part Of him"
Across the northern border line OF the State Of
Washington IS situated what is known in the min
ing world as the Boundary Country. which is singu-
arly rich in minerals. 1t was in this country that
the ill-fated Whitaker Wright syndicate operated
and great ore producing mines developed there
Some years ago. before the failure OF the syndicate
cast a blight upon the Boundary Country, 1t had
q boom Of portentous dimensions. Among those
to reap a harvest one old forty-niner named
Crews. Crevis shrewd, hardheaded miner of
nUch experience, but only minimum Of education
+ Re h @ mans SAN tneDed NJ 5oe m dffes Of 81 500 The settle
ment 10 be made at the Bank Of Montreal, at
so,Ir5 ~ 5a1eef,sle one rnaTning The engineer who
vas buying the mine, knowing that Crews was an
6e paid 800 at ADDED, that is ro9ghiy s2 5o The
purchase Price was paid over in pounds m but ,a as
manager, gave ii TO him in that on the exchange
fore received only s12Os2 80. whereas he had been
expecting 2l2,5G0. What became of that four fifty
counted the ron oyer; 0h; that's @ for exchange"
e1P1ined exp the bank MANAGE At TINS CreTis rose
soon as the door had closed behind them Crevis
gay ne who IN is hs oW T5p ERehnge
anyhow? I thought Billy. Walls was the only one
VINO would get a rake OFF,
At the time OF his assassination James A. Garfield
was welnigh perfect specimen OF physical man
hood. His life had been temperate and active
one, and in consequence of it on that quiet July
morning he found himself in possession OF a
physique unmpaired by any excess and with
Vitality that had responded to all drafts made
Upon f.
Twenty years before the President, magnificent
Specimen Of young American manhood. had left his
oho home to fight for the preservation of the
republic and that the Union might endure. On the
way 10 The train he said to his companion that he
.elt as well physically when he had gone out
% night fOr his country, and told the following