The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

| profession: some OF u was unoDubtDdil
! due In his own devotion and aasidnou
attendance on sessions and aasines. Arts
the FIRST year his father. already . ricl
man. added cIOO a year to his inSuficion
income and In lstt he began "a got bgief
az the Parliamentary bar. where en-
lucrative fees earned nc this professions
dram drinking a. he aptly termed it
/ sOon put him in en- independent posttioI
I financially. In this year also he fro
made acquaintance during q visit q
Monck too Milnes Cafterward Lord Hoagh
toni with Mr. Disrssli. 'Disraell'I
conversatiOn N far from striking. h
records in his diary. and there 10 too
much striving to be- spigramsnatic. e1
he gives OF rather confirms the ioe1
had from his Writinea that he IL cloves
man. He seems too vain and full q
self-eStesm 70 talk freely Lest no shOuls
lose ground. but his remarks on meG
especially seem To me- equally ci0vol
and just On the whole ! am dad q
meet such people. but u dimlnishea ones
awe Of such literary men and urges on
| To form ones own opinions when ons
seer what little lions very clever neu
are In view Of his Close relations viii
Disrasli later on. his profound admira-
ton for him and his numerous animsd-
versions on Mr 0ladstOaSs- ehAnActas
and methods this almost solitary criticism
10 worth quoting.
A his circumstances improved his
early ambition for q ParliamsntAry
career became more pronounced. and
in the election Of laSf he stood for Brad
ford. his father having become too inflrm
10 continue has Parliamentary life. In
Wow of events in his own career one
comment Of his on this election 10 Of
interest: The next news II that Cardweil
10 up for Oxford University. and with
good prospect % success. which On the
whole wish him agAinst Oiadstons. but
l should have been glad to SO a grsateE
man than either member for such . con-
stituency.' He was asked 10 pledgs
himself TO q strong Protestant platform
but he declined TO do 20 last he be de-
barred from OF materially crippled In
the exercise Of his functions whsneves
any question affecting the Roman Cafho-
lies might be under discussion. Writing
Eve and twenty years later. he remarks:
Il cannot hut notice how bitter I was
a that time against Popsry. not sesine
anything In it but idolatFy-I do not LIKE
IL now. but there are good sides TO it. but
the No PopeTy party NJ Bradford vas faE
more bitter. and not appreciattng his
sense Of jussics and undergraduates Of
character they defeated him. Then. a.
ell Through his life. he advocated religious
and denominational education and tbs
right os parents to = voice In tho matter.
One very influential constituent Who con-
trolled many votes protested in an original
way: IF I am to he misreprcscuted I
wish IL to be done in the groesast manner
by some one whose sxtravagance and
vulgarity will render him innocuous. and
therefore not by yOu.-
In the nsxt eight years GathOTns
Hardy's professional progress was con-
tinuous ant encouraging. and When his
profezsiona. income had grown TO As yOO0
a year he felt justified in seeking TO be-
come Qleen's counsel and = leader. But
for some reason which wAs never en-
planned To him the Chancsllor refused
his request. while granting the request
Of those who had made application viii
ham. A bitter. bitter disappointment
the extremely few RrImbling passages
% his diary. which will not earn much
hove for Lord CranWorth from me,
think have as much claim a. those ne
has made. and A. much ~ he 20 be Chan
OeIlor'' Eventually this Injured To his
benefat. a. there 10 a preiudioe against
harrissers in the House Of Commons
In 1854 his father died and he inherited
a large fortune. mainly derived from tbs
family business at Isowmoor. which mads
him quite independent % any profession
a condition which he always REGARDED a.
20 great advantage in Parliamentary
life Having once moro applied for
silk. and having once more inexpticA6ly
met with a rebuff. he decided To give up
practice altogether and Logan TO look
about for an opening 20 a political career
Under fortunate circumstances he Was
elected memtsr for I1eOminsser and re-
tanned the SEAT without difhculty until
he left Ia in isaS TO represent Oxford, His
diary az this period contains some intsV.
esting anecdotes narrated by Sir Charles
rAvIor who lived near the country hoslas
they then occupied Sir Charles, IL may
bs noted was fun % anecdots but did
not like an inattsntive audience. and II
the Conversation was drawing away from
him he used 20 strike a bell to attract at
tention. One Of his anecdotes with 9
fine moral was about a mnidservant who
took q lottery tickst CSir Charles liked
tales Of lottery winnings. having Won
Eis .OOO himsslf in that manner) and was
severely scolded by her master for hes
imprudence: he. however. took a note Of
the number % her ticket and on calling
at the once ascsrtAinsd that Il had won
the RiO.OOO prixs. On his return be pro-
poNed to the fortunate speculator and
married her. only telling nor OF her good
fortune on their return from the church
Then he found 20 his horror that hts re-
proaches had 20 worked upon hsr mind
that she had sold her ticket.
In mentioning the Thanksgiving for
Peace latter the Crimean war) hs states
IL a. his opinion that the war did much
for national spirit and was justinable.
IL would not have happened at all. he
declares. had the Ckar thought that
Aberdeen did not represent England.
AN subsequent knowledge proves that
We drifted for want ~ q strong hand az
the helm Firmnesa. with Russia In q
more pNapaabla cos1rne than tfrnleiitv ana