The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25

| friend 80 he asked. "Do they feed the
hungry and comfor. the sorrowful. and
make armen' FOR the poor"' They
feed the hungry four times every day on
this voyage replied Miss c.. adding mis-
chievously. "srI Se>eral people have told
mo they are very comforting to hold" OF
course she did not toll him that they per
formed miracles ~ hne neediework. I
have to this day q specimen of her skill
In the shape Of an "Sruisite'y made cami-
sole. which she save me a; sydney the
following sprine.
Australia as seen by Lady Poors
sounds more delightful than we had
ever conceived II to be. which only
| goes to show hat "the eye sees what
the eye brings with 1t to see"
Like ali great ladies' OF rank Lady
Foore was the natural target OF the
sharp eyed ladies' OF the press In sgd
rey. but she a OF them:
They were generous TO a fault. and in.
deed from tina; day Ill the moment when
I babe good By to Australia nearly three
years later. the press was far kinder TO mi
than I deserved. one paper only. 90 far
as I know. was thoroughly nasty. 1t was
called the People. and I never saw but
one copy OF II. and that was sent me by
the editor. After reading what II had
4 ~ "a ~ wy oAN ~ NJ . Wv Ni'h
by mistake | take up a hair brush instead
Of my hand glass and look into ~ Then
for one hateful moment I wonder whether
I have suddenly turned into a hedgehog
or al hes, a bearded lady" Even the
| sydney BuiieOn. whose bitter cleverncss I
had been taught tn dread before I set
foot In Australia. gave me no such shock
indeed, II went so far as to say that I
looked like a seagull At the frs, Govern
| fpepf hail atfeuhai-A com ntfrnent which
gFatiaed me extremely.
Her gardener. William Grant. 10 a
delightful character sketch. but in a
quote too many.
Lady Poore gives in full Admiral
PORES speech from the sydney Daily
Telegraph on the ~dreadnought ove
ment. May. 1909. and strangely pro-
phctic IL Is.
Among the notable visitors enter
tanned by Lady roore in sydney was
the great and lamented Lord Kitch-
ener. who. AZ IA dinner to which a
fainous Australian beauty had come
800 miles to SIT opposite the hero. sud-
denly announced that he nae heard
II grea, deal OF the beauty ot Aus
tralian girls and Sc far had not seen
"a single decent looking one A man
cannot m~onopolize all the accomplish
r,euts, and It seemed Lord Kitchener
resigned the social amenities.
Nine. Meiba. another guest. occN-
sionaliy lacked these. but Capt. Scot.
ard Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Asche left only
pleasing memories.
An instance of Lady Poore's ability
to set herself in n background Is
given when in casually mentioning her
chronic migrdines and the famous
physician whom she consulted in sgd
nov she quickly branches off 70 the
charm Cf his conversation and his fund
{. aneCdote, Two Of these she tells:
\ scottish immigrant maidser>ant had
been ismon.tra.el with BY her mistress
for having far moe than the usual num-
be- q. followers Wee. num- p-o-
tested the accused. "a buddy hes thel-
hobbies. mines men"
A young English doctor who. =, = very
rev chum" In the back blocks. had been
sent FOR 20 attend a man badly bitten by
a poisonous snake. arrived az his dc.t-
nation sim and sore after A Ions ri. In
the dara. Local remedies had already
bean applied. and a square cut hol. IN the
patients leg was exhibited Tor the do
tors inspection. My God. man" said
the horrined doctor. what an enornou.
s.-pen; !, must have been" The rough
surgery OF the mans mate had consisted
IN cutting away a considerah.. portion OF
the sufferers oait ana h'l'us IN the zap
vi'h a mixture Of tar and other bueh
condiments.
Two more anecdotes and We must
turn to the more serious side Of Lady
PORES book:
a. IT,, .-.t.Hs 900. u .--N. S,...
vino had had the misfortune TO lose his
VIE telcsraphed to his diocesan as fol.
lows; MY dear wife passed away This
morning. VII your 'oriship kindly send
"a substitute befor" neN: sunday"
u = told 81 ST. George shat. on boinE
accused b. some ore In the gallery az n
political meeting 81 having two faces
he re;ortcd. 1T Is very evident my in.
t,-rurter has only one. s>- Il h. possessed
two he would certainly have left the on.
he is using a; home"
on another occasion hts audi.nc. Noo.i
and Kissed 80 Vigorously the very moment
no began to speak that It WAS some Tim
o.for" he could Sc, a hearing. Then he
walled IN his cu-;ously high. nasal tones
~ don't zee what | have done ~ ieser, "
this treatment. had only addressed YOU
as gentlemen"
when a woman IN the audience CITED
out. II YOU we're my husband ! giye YOU
poison Sir George remarked. Madam. q
YOU N"re my VIE IA taxi e."
Lady Poore's visit To Australia ir
Guided a trip To New Zealand and 4
the A%ntipodes Islands. The stories o,
the famous Williams family in New
Zealand. those early missionaries VIII.
fought the cannihals, are fun Of al
venture and danger. Two curious in,
} cidents Of the Maori ideal Of fair pla,
were given by the late Thomas Will,
! Jams Ia Admiral Poore:
During tho long rgh,ing between ,h'
! Chiefs Heke and Kawiti and IN. Govern,
msnt in ls+l.%s. Mr. Williams. then quite
a young man, fen in viii q strong part,
Of natives when ne was In the ac, o'
driving some cattle to the English camp
|. Was no use Try ing to disguise tina, hi,
object was 10 provide the soldiers viii
food. but the Maori leader. Instead Of mo
IcstinG the passage Of the beasts and tibet,
owner, turned % with his men and hs!ped
Mr., Williams 20 ge' his drove 10 the camp
only leaving him when @, too close quar-
ters for safe'v. His reason for this az,
ton was Simply that 'the nrh,inl
couldn't GO on n tho English we're mo-
fsd", and lighting Is the breath Of LIE t.
the Maori. shortly after this Mr.. VIII
itns overlook an ammunition wager
guarded by English soldiers who haC
piled their muskets on the wagon. In which
many ~ their comrades were asleep. Jus
before he came UP with the party M
bush q; his side, unaided this man nigh
! avn hall an IA go