New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-20

- unon the world. Public inter
lord Beaconsfeld needed no ar
ss.,al stimulus. but perhaps for the pur-
- ~ this biography, and especially
- FIRST volume. il was we'll 70 set
,...l. machinery in motion For two
.ors- frsr. because It deals only with
-. srS- rhirty-til-ee years Of his mei
secondly. because Mt Monypenny,
v--i-a- OF the book. is man IN
t-ovn to the general public And In
= +ha whole story Of the begetung OF
- booll Is a curious one. about which
-, N know various things at first
band -.
bringing n Lord R0wton's name.
-ssrs was always an idea or hope,
| -o-d Povron would write the life
| !. bis chief. Everybody knows that the
| - were on terms Of extraordinary n
-. which begun when Lord Rowton
IS Nontagu CORY. and commonly
| TO Monty Nominally. he was
-,r5 Beaconsfeld's private secretary.
| ..-.-srr-- he was very much more
-r-se-ba- the story told Of their first
-4-,- h. true or not. il is typical
-hsv were staying il a house in the
- T vas not q well selected com
80 and things dragged. Society had
| = .s-a- +---7e no rassion which answered
! :, +re r-esent passion for bridge, and
| hostess had sometimes need q al her
-s.7 ~ carry through the long evening
| -.sgra-- moments that Mr. Montagu
| rr-~v offered 70 perform q sword dance
: .,,a drawing room. He did il with
- success. and the effect on the COM
- zgsz such and the change IN the
r--o,e social atmosphere so complete
.As- D;s-seH said 70 his hostess. Iial
: ~ man Z want for my secretarF'
a made NJ. Nontagu Cory an offer
49, and -he-a; = was accepted. ana 50
t,qsr p connection Of service and TREND
-, which ended only with Lord Bea-
co-sael5,s aea-h. twenty years later
,-l7z-sor,s7z- Lord RowtoR had means II
r,.5+i-p s,,ca life Of Lord Beaconshe-d
- -,ro5z- else had. He would have had
49, -,a masses Of letters and papers leIL
- VIII 10 the trustees. Of whom Lord
po-hzrri1d was ore. But / an almost
| i7r3-e,5 10 say that Il was this very
abundance # materials which ceterred
r.--5 Rovron from attempting a bog
-.-4--- They were not. Ike AIr. Clad
s-7ra.z eu dolketed and indeXed and
READ err use They were II confusion
Sanford R0wJon;
.r have opened some OF the boxes
one n them was filed with Ole cheques.
s-a-he- contained bills, paid and IN
Maid. business letters. even circulars A
-H-5 had letters from strangers, about
notifies or religion. mixed with letters
from friends. and then publishers &C
counts. How could 7 deal with things
Ike that2~
He added. and the point vas one on
which he often dwelt:
IT am not e man Of letters Lord
-7eerorsfe1f knew that, OF course. He
-a-a- EXPRESSED % ma q wish that
rb0,,77 r-~ira his life. doubt whether II
ever occurred 70 him. I have no expert
ence. I should not know how TO begin
no. how TO construct q book. The labor
would he immense. I am not equal
. it."
Then an aneC60te would occur 10 him
s-d he would tel II, and then another
anf then a comment OF some contentious
ro-rr IN Lord BeacOusfeld's history. He
would talk on with the common sense,
re acureness. the geniality, the charm
q -nice and manner which was always
his said 70 him once, At the end Of
such an hour:
'Tf -7u would have 2 shorthand writer
q. and talk 70 him as you have been
taking % ne. YOU would soon have the
material Of q book"
Yes but DO you suppose could say
81 these things 10 anybody Who would
r-.n- them Il sou were shorthand
v-:ts- I could have told you nothing Of
e. This"
No doubt The idea Cf publicity vas dis
tas-efu- 70 him. DisraeIi had trusted him
cu-pletel-. thought aloud in his pres
| encs. cenfded 10 him his most secret
thoughts and motives and purposes.
8Ow-0n had natural and honorable
ANXIETY not 10 reveal what he knew IN
| dg TIE seal Of confidence, express or
implied. and that anxiety. imagine.
| vas g. the bottom o. his refusal 70 put
ANYTHING On paper about his friend and
| CHIEF When he died there died with him
| tie secrets Il Lord Beaconsfeld's life.
| e knew nina IS nobody else knew him
| Els loyalty WAS carried 10 q point which
| has made Il impossible that the real
| LORD Besc0nsfaId should ever be known
&c posre-trv as he was known TO his
friends. and = Lord Rowton above all
others. But the scruple Of honor is not
i &c Dc argued about. nor can any balance
o. advarta-e OF disadvantage outweigh
he obligations Of the trust reposed IN
-7r5 R0wtor.
Ms vas rare nature Popularity
nay q no very great test Of character.
0ut Lord Rowron had II in fun measure
ana i cid him no harm. He had TO the
as TIE simplicity and sincerity and firm
substance q nature which were his in
--s beginning. He was q good friend to
''hers than 70 Lord BeaconsfeId. After
Afe spent amid the excitements Of poll
1es and society. he turned al the end TO
~s'iF ana gave his last years TO the
i'11 Or 70 the workingnen, any rate
10 Classes n men with whom he had had
'TE little 70 do.-and founded and ad-
mustered the Povvron Homes Z scheme