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Show Stories About Gladstone. In an address at the unveiling of a statue nf Gladstone at Glasgow Lord Itosebery told some stories of the dead statesman. "Most men." he said, "arc Physically brave, but Mr. Gladstone was brave among the brave. Ho had to the end tho vitality of physical courage. When well on to 0 he was knocked over by a cab and before the b) slanders sland-ers could rally to his assistance he had pursued the cab with a view to tuklng Its number." In regard to his genius for hard work, Lord Hosebery said: "An eight-hour day would have been holiday to him for he preached and practiced the gospel of work to Its fullest full-est extent. When he was staying nt Dalmcny In 1879 he kindly consented to sit for his bust. Tho only difficulty was that there was no time for sittings, sit-tings, so tho sculptor with his clay model was plated opposite Mr. Gladstone Glad-stone as ho worked, and they spent tho mornings together Mr. Gladstone writing writ-ing away and the clay figure of him self less than 11 jard away gradually assuming shape nnd form. Anythllg more distracting I cannot conceive, but It had no effect on tho busy patient." Here Is another story. "A contemporary contempo-rary of his nt Kton once told me of a scene at which my Informant was pres-cnt, pres-cnt, when some loose or Indelicate toast was proposed and nil present drank It but oung Gladstone. In spite of the storm of uiljuratlon, objurgation nnd ridicule that raged around him, ho Jammed his face, ns It were, down In tils hands on the table, and would not budge." |