Thegreatest compliment I have had paid me for some
time! Queen Victoria gave Lady Melgund permission to stay on at St. He thought the
horses good and the men a fine, sturdy lot,but the leadership poor.
He thought the horses good and the men a fine,
sturdy lot,but the leadership poor.
I cannot believe that the dangers in the air
arefully known to the Government.
He neverlaid himself out as a candidate for place
or for self-seeking of anykind. As honorary members severaldefunct historical
personages were proposed, amongst them John Knox. Hwfa Williams, gavethem endless
amusement and exercise. He said,I am so sorry to see Donald Stewart has gone over
Robertss head atKabul. But we might have expected some display of common decency
fromthe British public. I dont waste time, but looking intoeverything myself really
fills most of the day.
And in July theBorder Team won the Lucas Cup for
Volunteer Brigades. Charming man as he is, he has not thesame personal
influence.
I cannot believe that the dangers in the air
arefully known to the Government.
No picture of Minto would be complete without a
glimpse of his domesticlife. I cannot believe that the dangers in the air arefully
known to the Government.
I resigned the command of the Border Mounted Rifles
in the autumn.
One other entry is worth quoting, for it chronicles
a dinner of adelectable club, now, alas! I am very glad we have kept clear of
officialintervention in the peace negotiations. I could only just see what the first
fence was like bylooking close into it. Gladstones speeches, he having then taken up
thecause of Bulgaria. Every spring they had a months holiday on the Continent.