| Show GLADSTONE Son of the Grand Old Man n of England Englad in i Parliament Parlament London M L A A P The rhe house ouse of commons Is very ver hu humane humane mane manh after all al It was as in Jn the very er midst of a icene cene approaching some som something something thing like party l fury for the dying days ays of ot a session with their long long hours and the heat and all al the rest restarts arts are always bad tempered It was In Inthe Inthe Inthe the midst of ot a scene of the usual kind that Mr Herbert Gladstone walked up the floor of the house of commons The Te Irishmen were scowling at Mr Bal Balfour Balfour Balfour four and Mr r Flavin was hurling an epithet of ot defiance at the young tory tor bloods iv who ho were replying in ia kind and andr Mr r Swift Swit l el was in a condition of or almost terrifying ebullition and all aU of a sudden It I all al stopped and there rose ros from front every part of the house a ringing cheer It I was the greeting of I every ever member to a colleague at art ant auspicious moment in his life The unionists unionist were even happier a few mo moments moment meats ments ment afterwards for in the very ver first division which took place Mr Glad stene went vent nto their lobby It was the first victory viCOr of the young lady that thatIs I Ir It Ih Is to t be Mr a better half I IDame ite for r she h has a been e a consistent t it Primrose Dame all al her days Mr r Gladstone has ha always been a popular favorite The men who are aret today t day his parliamentary colleagues and nd who for the most part are his po opponents remember him with wih affection when en he and ad they were school schoolboys schoolboys schoolboys boys at Eton His nickname by the way was w his Illustrious father had Just added to the income tax and now and then I dare daresay daresay say sa he is called caled by that old affection affectionate ate at name This popularity is not due dueI I need ped ne d I rc ly say to his great geat father c dont care a brass far farthing farthing thing for ro rth the paternity of their fellows fellow are rather Inclined to snub and dislike the sons eons Ions of or great geat men It was due to toa toa toa a thorough manliness of of character courage sweetness high sense of honor In short short manliness Just Jut a 0 little below the middle height with wih eyes and skin as dark darl as a those of ofa ofa ofa a gypsy Mr Herbert Gladstone ha physical strength though he has ha not riot the height of his father He has ha the same great ga width of shoulders he has the sam fine muscular development his walk slow easy ea firm firIs is that th t of an athlete and I 1 would pity most men oven even twice his hi who had to face tace an ln encounter with wih him There is Immense f force orce both mental and physical behind t the Be angelic and ever handsome and gentle face Mr main recreation i It is golf He has in his devotion to the game built bunt himself a house at Little stone the metropolis In the south Litle is Littlestone He is also a great bi cyclist I am glad to say that geat In his excursions Into finance which have hae been few and far between and mainly If I not entirely because of ot the tion ton of his business brother Mr Glad stone stene has done well wel He is largely in In one or two of the best oil al in the Baku Bairn region The of the splendid old business man nan who laid the te foundation of the fortune of the family in Liverpool tells even in the third generation |
