Show GLADSTONE AND THE SABBATH AN Ax incident occurred on the occa occa- occasion occasion occasion sion of the the visit some time ago of Hon W E Gladstone to the European Europe n Continent which shows how careful that illustrious gentle gentle- gentleman gentleman gentleman man is whether at home or abroad to observe the Sabbath The city authorities of Naples wished to show Mr Gladstone an extraordinary at- at attention attention at attention and arranged with the au- au authorities authorities au authorities for a visit to Pompeii at which there should be a great excavation excavation in the City of the D ad He accepted the invitation although no day was named Knowing his love for classic arch archaeology the au- au authorities authorities au authorities did not doubt for r a moment that he would fall in with all their plans So 80 they fixed upon Sunday and on Saturday morning it was an- an ann an n ced in all the papers that a aIS IS special steamer would take Mr Gladstone and family the 1 I ties and newspaper correspondents to Pompeii where there would be bean bean bean an excavation But they counted without their host or rather their guests for the grand old man firmly but politely informed them that he did not use the Sabbath for mere worldly excursions that they must change their whole plan planor would And with with- without without without or he not go yet out his knowledge the correspond correspond- correspondents eats seeing the announcements in iL inthe inthe the Saturday papers without further inquiry telegraphed to their jour jour- journals journals journals nals in England France and r Germany which published on Monday morning that Yes Sunday Mr Gladstone went on an excursion to Pompeii t c Many were the recriminations in inthe inthe the opposition journals and in the religious weeklies in England and some not opponents deplored that he should set such a pernicious ex- ex example example ex example ample Yet on that Sabbath Mr Gladstone was in his regular place i in church and did not visit Pompeii until the Tuesday after |