Show 5 THE GRAND OLID OLD MAN MR GLADSTONE IN DEBATE harry pur parness nissa the carleah car leat ri t of ruo punch cb tells tell now how he looked and acl what he did when making a speech s harry fu miss gs the artist of london punch whose caricatures of gladstone are so well known in america has written and illustrated a paper for or the september century on glimpses of gladstone mr pur fur nisa says I 1 noticed that he be always appeared to be verl very anxious and restless before rising to make e an a speech his first movement upon such an occasion was to arrange his carefully prepared notes upon the box in front of 0 him m t then en taking from his bis pocket the historical t pomatum pot which contained I 1 believe beleve a mixture of egg flip and honey a recipe of sir william Cl Clar arkes kea he wound would place it out of view on the edge of the table by the side de of the box then he would sit placing both hands upon his bis knees with his bis race face firmly set and with hla his hawk like eyes fixed upon the speaker waiting for or the signal to spring to his bis feet once up he seemed ined com composed ed enough playing with thi the notes in arg front of him and arranging arranging and le ic arranging arranging them then leaning orward forward and laying h his a hand band upon the box he would begin slowly latterly with a husky volee voice when the graceful introduction with which he prefaced his remark was over there W would au ld come an ominous tug at his wrist bands followed by an easing of hla his collar with one linger finger a step back a flash fra from those passionate eyes and then but let others describe his speeches As an artist accustomed perhaps to use M my tf eyes more than my mv ears I 1 content myself ere here with noting down certain personal traits trait such goch for instance as that when the great orator orator paused to consider a difficult point he was wont to scratch the top of hla his kead head with the wrist of his left hand when determined to drive an argument home to his listeners he used to emphasize it by brin bringing 9 down his ringed hnud hand upon the box win with a tremendous bang of which energetic action evidence remains in the shape of many telltale tell tale dent in the boxes I 1 have examined these evidences and it was interesting to find that the energy of the orator was much greater when he was out of office than when he be was in power the box upon the opposition side being much more severely marked than its fellow in front of the government bench notwithstanding the terrific thumping to which that receptacle wae wa subjected during the memorable oration of thursday april 8 1888 1886 another habit peculiar to mr gladstone during debate was waa that cf c turning around and and addressing members behind him upon one e occasion ln in 1889 he be turned to his younger r supporters 0 arters and gave them this notable gungel ble advice vice 1 I stand here as azember a member of the ithe house where there are many who have taken their seats for the first time upon these benches and where there may he some to whom possibly I 1 may anvil aall myself of tho the privilege of old age to offer a recommendation F I 1 would tell them of my mv own intention to keep my counsel conn el and reserve my own freedom un until til I 1 see the ocen xion when there m may a y be a prospect of public benefit in endeavoring dea deavo ring to make a mover movement nent forward and I 1 wilo will 1 venture to recommend them to do the same holding up his hands bands like au an old parliamentary prophet IT tipon pon great occasions in the howie honee mr Glad stones dress was very noticeable uoti ceable he was then spruce 1 iu u a black frock coat light trousers and werring wearing a flower in his buttonhole this generally indicated that a great speech was imminent whenever there was any excuse for wearing them mr gladstone had haa a partiality for gray clothes which were not too fashionably cut and once I 1 remember that he be caused some sensation by appearing in the house wearing a wedding favor something had evidently tickled hla his sense of humor upon the occasion for he was I 1 smiling all over as lie he came in and ana when he sat down by bv sir william harcourt to whom he related the joke his merriment seemed to increase afterwards he repeated it to mr chamberlain and again to the speaker finally quitting the house bouse to tell it anew outside |