The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19
Over the Nuts and Wine
By FRANCES coUR7ENAy BAYLOR

the rooms ! should axe noxt, when, as
paused. uncertain, somebody bumped
against me. lie begged my pardon
ana rushed on. lie was a mcmber-a
very stout mcnlber-a man you couldn'!
CONCEIVE in a run. and yet he was run-
mag like mad. was still staring after
him when two more men trotted brisk
~ past me, one On each side. And
they were members, too. The door
trance, was nunE OPEN. and five mem
hers dashed past It and plunged flu
]rlousiy down the lobby. More door
opened. More members rushed out
Members came tearing past me from all
points, but all in one direction. Then
Wigs and gowns appeared. tthe
]Hnmnvyp aco Ti,1ir owners teiiWou Wiz
adjourned. Then came the gentlemen
Of the press hilarious. Why. what is
me matter cried, Matter? Mac
mat had not been made for years, and
me announcement had cmpticd the
committee. rooms. His effect was the
me n in a moment. and got into
the gallery in time to see the senators,
! who had the start OF me. ~pcrspiring in
their places. 1t was true. lie was up,
q new place. standing iii the second
row above the treasury bench. and
looking and sounding a~ll0thc better for
the elevation ana the clearer atmos-
phere Tor an orator. The old voice:
the old manner; glorious ~speaking!
Well prepared. carefully elaborated,
mate management of matter; tic grand
conversation of n great man and IA
man OF. the world, confding his learn
Convictions. os is a II" party Of eenticme en-
and lust raising his voice enough to
be heard through the room. That is.
such it was while he was only open
ing his subject and waiting for his
audience: but as tho house filed. which
It did with marvellous celebrity. lie got
hner and finer, Al last he poured ont
tencc. till it became a torrent of the
richest words. carrying his hearers
into enthusiasm, but not leaving them
that is tho only description Of Macan-
LAYS STYLE when he is warmed up. and
sucl words! Why, it wasn't 4 in the
afternoon; Lunch had hardly been dl-
gestcd. And all those quiet. reserved
English gentlemen We're as wild with
delight as an opera house after Grisi
spoken, you could safely have bet tifty
to ono that Lord Hotham would have
carried his bill. After that speech Tic
out-c24 votes to l23. There wore at
least two hundred gentlemen in the
blouse who had conc there 10 hear
Macaulay- The great orator was
trembling when he sat down. and was
scarcely nj 10 respond to the congratu-
atoms OF the ministers and others in
the neiEhborhood."
"A1acaulay's own account OF the az
1alr proves how short a time he gave
TO the preparation of a speech, con
spicuous even among his speeches for
finish" says his biographer. On the
evening preceding the debate lie writes:
y thought Of Lord Hotham's BILL
Craig called and safe two hours. Ills
account OF the state Of things at Edin-
boro is as good as possible. In the
evening | again thought OF the bill.
! was anxious. apprehensivc of com
plete failure. and Yet | must stand the
nazard:' lie spent exactly two morn
inss work over the arrangement OF
what he Intended 10 say. lie says: IT
non had been excited. ! was sure that
should not speak we'll enough to
satisty that expectations. J. should have
that my dear Hannah and Margaret
We're In the gallery. In the midst or
the first tumult Of applause was
war'nly consratnlated by all my friends
TO mo from Margaret to say that She
and mamma were above. 7 went IN to
them, and they We're very kind ana
had kent their intention strictly secret
from me, meaning, If | failed. not to
let me know that they had witnessed
Happy IS the public man who has
sur,h hearts to fall back upon when he
aus. 10 have given them pleasure
IS the best part Of this triumph" is the
conclusion Of Macaulay.
1T was Macaulay Who rcarranged
me system of the civil appointment to
ne clVll service on tho basis of COM
india Company We're not going to re-
SlSn without a struggle the most VAL
nap!e patronag which had existed In
me world since the days when the
1 III = Nh ~ .aI Ns,l = 49,,
praetors 10 Syria, Sicily and Egypt."
IT was a great tight. that. II used to
he said IN Lord Gives administration
In Calcutta that a man came out
strongly recommended by the minis
teFs OF the crown. Lord Cliyo said 10
him: We'll. my. chap, how much do
nom Want? VII a hundred thousand
pounds do? Tho person replied that
nc would be delighted. Lord Give
wrote a check for that sum ana told
h!m,to take the next ship back 10 Eng
England owes it that India IS not adj
mlnistered as a private interest to this
ARISTOTLE ana cicero charmed their
,~lthcS' ana as long as tho world lasts
u VIII be. a great ana coveted power
70 sweep over the hearts and minds Of
men, like a strong wind over a field Of
grain y great man in Greece had no
opinions about any matter until it
had been thrcshed out by the really
SupeTloF MINDS OF the c~ommunity.'
ana bred leaders OF public opinion on
~ occasions. just as Sladiators were
slvHn nc palm for physical combats
" tle arena 50 philosophers, thinkers.
sopAis'!S. easily held their own first
place in every intellectual field. II
Wa Il system not without its draw
lhckS. ~ the Introduction to the
ifoiaSoraS this Is clearly ana ANUS
inSly shown:
Socrates and his friend HiNpocratcg
,i,ad gone 70 call at tho house Of Cal
iiaH, IN y thtIian OF quality mucli given
~ iej1tcrS. ING purpose Of their visit
was to lave q look at three famous
II $pphtsts from foreign parts--Protago %
TaS IRON .Nbdeia; IIippias, OF Ellis. ana
,rou.lcuS, OF Coos. When we had ar
!lycd from within the porch SAYS soc
rales. VIC stopped there to finish a
discussion which had been started in