The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-04-14

he had patiently waited came as a well
come refuge from a world that had got
beyond him.
His Busy Career.
OF his career in the army 1t has to be
recorded that he made a complete failure
of the only important command ever on
trusted TO him in the field, tina Of the
first division of infantry in the Crimean
war.
He owed his promotion to the post OF
comrnander-in-chief solely TO the personal
fidelity Of Queen Victoria.
For more than half a century he main
tained a bitter indomitable opposition to
anything in the nature Of change. He was
deaf to all propositions for army reform.
He opposed the abolition Of purchase: he
opposed the abolition of ~fogging; he
fought tooth and nail the Introduction of
Mr.. Cardwell's short service system.
In his belief the army that had been
good enough to beat Napoleon and take
sebastopol was not in need Of any i'm
p~royement.
But throughout his long life he was the
stanch friend and defender Of Tommy
Atkins against the popinJay officer Of the
parks and drawing rooms, and for this
the men in the ranks, whom he under
stood as no one else ever did. loved him.
Morsanatio Marriage.
Ills m~organatic marriage to Miss Louise
Farebrother, an admirable burlesque act
ress and probably one of the best ''prin-
cipal boys the stage ever say. and his
manlike determination In defying the an
ger Of the late queen and marrying the
woman he loved, endeared him to the
English people no less than his magnif-
cent courage in battle and his gentle, gen.
erous heart.
Two stories, rich in humor, will survive
1 hyr1 l1nr - = -. - n
Is forgotten.
1t was on the occasion OF the famous
mutiny In the Grenadier Guards ten years
ago that the regiments ordered to Ber-
muda for their sins were lined up in re-
view to receive a parting ebuke from the
commander-in-chief.
Now the duke. like all soldiers of the
OLD school, preferred to talk to a recalct-
trant private In the manner of the bar
racks. But as the special occasion de-
manded Homeric phrases, he tried to
adapt himself to the circumstances
In language absolutely classic in Its &C.
curacy he expressed his deep sense of the
shame that had been cast upon the name
OF the British army, and on the traditions
OF the great regiment Of which they were
q part.
Big Heart and Peppery Temper.
But just here his big heart and his pep
perry temper were too much for him, and
he suddenly broke out into a storm OF
objurgation and early Anglo-Saxon that
would have made the heart Of Admiral
Bob" Evans glow with Joy.
But 1t was the sort Of talk that the men
understood, and 1t probably had more eff
feet than a hundred set addresses Of the
modern school.
Certain 1t was that when he stopped for
sheer want OF breath the men gave a
roaring cheer three times for the duke
and marched back to their quarters in a
much chastened and subdued frame OF
mind.
The dukes face was one broad smile as
he turned to his staff. IT fancy that my
talk has ended the mutiny," he said. And
1t had.
The second story relates to Colonel Wei
lesley, nephew of the iron duke, who mar
REQ Kate vaughn. once gaiety dancer and
atlerWard a comely actress of rare ability,
Wellesley, taking refuge in a technical
ity, refused q duel with an attache Of the
Austrian court, and had been invited to
resign from the army, with the alterna-
tive OF dismissal in disgrace.
one day a few months after he met the
duke in Pail Mall. with this stigma on
me I am ruined" he cried. What in the
world am | to do to live?" 'Do!" growled
the old gentleman, looking him over from
head to foot, do? Teach dancing!'
Then, turning on his heel. he left him
without another word.
Princess Demonstrative.
II would seem that the princess of
wales never tires Of displaying hsr dem
ocratic spirit and her dislike Of the thou
SAND petty restrictions, beloved of the
royalties Of old.
While the prince Of Wales was review
Ing the sham fight Of the fleet OF Ports
mouth, the princess was driving around
the city, accompanied only by two friends.
Lazy Eva Dugdale and Lady Fisher. and
watching with much delight the enthusi-
asm OF the holiday-making crowds
But when she reached the floating
bridge at Gosport, the bridge was down
broken by the pressure of tho traffic.
Inc princess, alighting from her car
rage, stepped on to a halfpenny ferry
BOAT, paying the fares OF the party, and,
IN the midst OF a big crowd of passengers.
reached the main town of Portsmouth
Stories Of Martial Misery.
From this point she Wake leis,1relv
through the STREETS to Government bo,,ss
The boy who recently suffered a fractured
arm and a smashed bicylce In an atternnt
20 cross IN front of her carriage has been |
consoled with a brand new, up-to-date
machine and an autograph letter from the
princess, exacang from him a promise
That he will never again try to scorch.n
Amid the hundred stories Of m~er,tef
misery In the lives of the rulers Of Gsr-
man ducntea the beautiful affection that |
existed between the late luke and duch. |
ess Of Saxony falls upon the aansea itra 1
ibreath of fresh air.
direct that the portrait Of my daar
tWife.. he says in his Will, (which / havs
ISaiWays carried on my breast, shall be IND |
Mere when lem put In my coffin
ih e duke Tyaa NET exempt from Inc !
seln anen aread .of being buried alive. fur