Show lost finger mr gladstone is fond of the open air i bill hold sports havo been bis forte it is not known tint be after alio coundi and for many years am has not fired a tooling piece the reason for afi t absence frim tho moors and sl dear to most englishmen is thus given by tho london urd downs of members of parliament have probably sat in the of commons with air gladstone for years without imiri Im Iii noticed that as alo blick silk tied round his wrist indicate ho lias lot iho andux ling crof his left hand like tho famous Angle lc which was bleidl in tho adian village from baiel of waterloo takes its niec mr luff his lac iii tr ina in a sene un tho of lionor borly jonm an am was at ra rk near york as tho bost of tho 0 the present biord who was the maclo of mrs gladstone mr Glad tono went out shooting as ono of a party and lio was loading hii ann acro no breech loaders in those days ono barrel exploded and blew anway his finder there was no liopo of it or of botting alio bone which indeed was entirely carried away and from thai dy to aliis mr Glads tunu liis always worn alio black finor atall to which wo leavo the accident seemed to bo a protest against his further of a fowling mccu but it was not some years took to tho amusement t colliu g down biccs A story is told of jullio of I ondon a prominent anglish illustrating liis propensity for tun hunting coln out tu dinner he learned that 1 certain noble duke was to be of tho parly As lie rn countered ahn butler in tho hall lie half a adov cn ii into im hand gabin ga yin 1 I ciaio a few word lo 10 gaeto I 1 to him you said lie butler his grace has just iven me a sovereign to place vou at alio otlie end of tah room mhd duke knew his man tho book sterei about aroi with pile of pub lip documents bearing ahi of uon congress about two million bortl ani an i dually ou ally 1 T |