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Show CORDON IX IXDIA. WIY HE THREW VV U13 AlTOl.TT-JILST AlTOl.TT-JILST CXDEB, IXHUJ BIKW. General Gordon, It will be remembered, re-membered, bad accepted the post of private secretary to Lord lUpon, the then newly appolutul governor-general governor-general of India. The private secretary, sec-retary, however, suddenly and ithout warning, says the Contemporary Contem-porary Review, flung -up the appointment, ap-pointment, to the surprise of e ery-body, ery-body, and returned home. One evening, In course of conversation, the topic of fashionable seclety was touched upon, and Gordon made reference to the reason that Induced him to give up ofllce on the occasion occa-sion mentioned. ThetruBandonly reason he bad, he said, for leaving India was that be could not put Up with the ways and customs of the high social circle in which he was expveted to moi e. "Dress for dinner, din-ner, dress for evening parties, dress for balla, dress and decoration, decoration decor-ation and dre&i day after day! I could nut," said Gordon, "stand the worry of It, and rather than do so I gave up the appointment." |
