Show GLAD STONES DAILY LIFE SALT LAKE CITY utah jan in id tilly july were in liverpool we were going on a visit to hawarden castle the home of mr W E gladstone the grand old man of england we took the ferry across the mersey river to birkenhead Birken bead and the train from there to hawarden hawarden is a small mall pretty village with an ivy covered church over which mr Glad stones son is pastor the grounds owned by mr gladstone extend right to the village we walked up to the lodge gate which was wa opened by a pleasant looking woman I 1 I 1 asked her it il we could go in and see the castle and where was mr gladstone and was there any chance of seeing 1 ng h him 1 am she told us we could go in L hut bat she dian didn it know whether we would gt a chance to see the grand old 19 1 9 maa walk of about a mie it a pleasant was from the lodge to the castle the road led through the park ot of fine old oak trees by it was a brook with pretty head of cattle about forty waterfalls water falls alls were some sheep and some tame deer were feeding on the mar many ay iy acres of grass soon came in sight of hawarden we cattle castle and oh what a beautiful sight it was waal it is built of stone iv ivy y is is i creeping while all around parts over different I 1 are lovely beds of flowers not far away on a hill are some picturesque castle which was built ruins of f another knocked to pieces in in iaco but was Cro mells time near these ruins we saw a tree sawed in pieces to be made into plates kni knives es etc to besold or distributed which was felled by mr gladstone often when mr gladstone wanted a little exercise he would go out on his grounds and chop down a good sized oak tree his daily life at home is simple simpie he goes to bed about and regular twelve and sleeps sleeps like a child until I 1 then he la morning called in the I 1 allow himself himsel fla la moments moment s hesitation out jumps right up and dresses he it is and at eight down own stairs by church about a mile away every morn mg ing for the service no snow or been known severe has fain aio however to 0 o stop him bim immediately after breakfast a selection of his letters is brought brough t to him the larze laree juanity of mail that comes och day contains so much rubbish that the sorting is done by a son or daughter living hying most at home mr gladstone has a fine library of bout about volumes in this he spends when at home part ot of each afternoon r then hen after a short drive or walk he bas ba a social cup of tea after which he finishes his correspondence after dinner he returns to his sanctum which is b bright and cheerful and with an occasional time thus dose he be reads a busy day in reading books mr gladstone does so slowly and thoughtfully and marks passages he de urea to remember he never wastes time jils his maxim is never to be idle but nt to use every spare moment from saturday to monday morning the he puts away all business of a secular nature and has his sunday books and occupations in his dressing room is his large bible which he uses daily he never travels on sunday and when queen victoria invites him to windsor castle on sunday for one night he makes arrangements to stay in windsor the saturday night to avoid sunday traveling two services at least see him at worship on sunday in hawarden church when he is not absent elsewhere I 1 went to the little church where he goes every morning and has his prayers foes I 1 saw aw his bible which is well worn wom and soiled with the constant use of years his cifes was by it both books are about as large as a good sized home bible mr gladstone often has been heard to say that if it had not been for his sunday rest he would not now be the man he be is it has been a great blessing to him physically and spiritually he is a fine orator a great man but be came ot of so much use to mankind only by laboring hard and using all his spare time in the accumulation of knowledge this knowledge he has applied for the good of his country JOHN C CUTLER JR |