New-York tribune., 1913-05-18


ings more beautiful still. The finest
cedars Of Lebanon in England; forests
Of noble elms and beeches: long vistas
/ through spaces and gardens and immc-
mortal yew hedges leading to Greek
! temples and screens: a deer park be-
yond the stream: the whole scene an
! enchantment. The Italian garden is
the creation Of Lady Pembroke: one of
/ the most exquisite anywhere to he
seen botany and art and delicate per-
sonal taste contributing in equal meas
ure to its perfection From the lingo
Jones facade, fringed with flower beds.
| the lawns slope to the stream, stretch
ing far on either hand; in which every
/ blade of grass seems 10 be carefully
arranged, the whole of a delicacy ls f
each night it were taken in TO be put
| out again next morning; yet all OF Il
| large freedom in design. in which Nat
ure has been never coerced but per
suaded.
To all this and much else Lord
Pembroke succeeded in 1890. He sue
ceeded also to an important property
near Dublin Of great extent. now COW
cred in great part with villas. 1t is
I another of many cases where agricult-
ural values have been merged in urban
values. But let us keep To Wilton, over
which Lord Pembroke ruled for near
eighteen years. 1t is an estate where
land may be worth for letting half
dollar an acre up 20 $50 an acre or
more. 1t includes arabic and grazing
land II has required and has received
the unremitting attention of its own
er, as tenant for life, during all these
years.
! Now, I will not ask you TO go into
details Of administration. What wish
| TO say is that I have known Wilton
during the greater part Of this time.
II have been over much Of the prop
erty. ! have met tenants. gamekeep-
/ ers, laborers. large and small farmers,
/ the people Of the village. the people of
! Salisbury-almost. at one time or an
other. the whole countryside. ! cannot
remember that l have ever seen any
] but contented faces. Landlord and all
/ those dependent on him are on good
/ terms. These Wiltshire people are
/ sturdy race: men OF character, children
/ Of the soil independent. They have
| been justly treated in business matters
and often generously. and they are hu-
man beings have talked with men,
women and children. Their talk is the
! talk Of those with whom life deals
, fairly. Their manner to Lord Penn
/ broke was Away one which told Of
mutual confidence. respect and good
will.
/ The relation between them is what
Mr.. LLOYD George calls feudal When
/ ne has succeeded in destroying feudai-
/ ism of this kind, he will show high
order OF genius # he can replace il hy
ANYTHING which, on both sides, does so
much TO breed men and women of the
stamp to whom England for thou
/ sand years has owed her greatness.
have happy memories Of Wilton OF
many kinds; these among the happiest.
The funeral would have told you the
same story. From Wilton House to
/ the church you pass on foot for some
/ fifteen minutes. The coffin borne on
tenants shoulders. the streets lined ana
| thronged with tenantry, silent, un-
covered: the population, rural and
/ urban. for many miles away. This is
the tribute of those who loved this
/ feudal landlord
There is another kind Of tribute.
| REPRESENTATIVES, Of the German En-
peror. of the King OF England OF
! Oueen Alexandra are Of the procession
which Lambtons and Hamiltons ana
other great families compose. Lord
Pembroke had been much of his lie
about Courts. During all the last con-
eervatiye Government he had been
7 ord steward: one OF the two or three
great officers Of the Royal Household.
/ The late King was his friend and kne"
in him a devoted servant, who carried
dovotion sometimes beyond merely
conventional limits. At Balmoral
great Potentate from abroad was one
1 of the Kings guests; noted as very
dangerous shot.
where shall put him." asked the
King.
"sir." answered Lord Pembroke !
will beg leave to be next His Majesty
in line"
He used 70 say he had never during
b,s tenure Of office missed single
| function which it was his duty as LORD
steward TO attend. This at least, was
an exceptional one. Much other lfe
no had seen. He was twelve years IN
the House Of Commons in position OF
high party trust; chief Conservative
! vbin land one Cf the best ever
,,,own" said Liberal colleague
n1Iandsonne Herbert" was his sobriquet.
Tall slight shapely, brown the chis-
eIled features of his race and class;
manner Of which the charm had al
attra action rare in man.
Indeed. he was man for whom "
r,as impossible not to have an anec-
,ion write, of course, under the WIZ
ton SMELL. and Wilton means as l saio'
both place and people. The fine guam
tes which blended in singular sweet
! -, have seen MN