THE SOUDAN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 146, 26 May 1885, Page 2

THE SOUDAN.

THE: ''|^° MINERAL Miss Goraon;' s '^^? 7 of the late General Gor<f on, hasreceiTed the follow•ra§4efter "fSftm'thS -'KJnedJVei^^lAfiaii Pal.ac§». _Cairp, 24th February,' 1885. MadaWj-^Althongh I do n6t~msfi-"ixriit-trude upon the great- sorrow which haa< befaUen you m 'the death bf, your distinguialied brother, the late Gro\»ral GrordonPasha, ye^t, vis Egypt and myself have bo . much rea^^'to^deplofe>bAß : tosß,' I to convey to wui^yhe^rtiM^ sympathy ■■ m the terrible bereavimenC^ has been God's wul^^ih^i|j^Sff. • I cannot find words^o k -exp^ilj[^eryou liie respect . and admiration wii^i wHchybuif brother^B • spired raeV' The' ,who^e : ' World' resounda; with thVMifc «: aHy "JSrfgl^ifan whose chivalrous' nature af&irdect if for many-: y t eaK^i^r|g-l[tesf"}aiia|iff(>W\|dp©riul example^ran example vniicli^l^Delieve, <*toW inftolttce ihoufttl&d.&r.fkfamSifrr good t jiFOAigh>ill : time. ,Tp ji tnauof General - Gordon's character the disappbin'tmentof ¥ode^T Ire/ deefc^d /so nea&" - fruitipa «nd f tne sudden manned of his^deatlf, werebf ■ little imporfance.i?lnhislb>vn words, he left ■ Weariness for perfect peace.': Pur,. Jiift^nirig fpr him is- veryi rtrfte, r-a^ud 'vjffd, as is our. )pßg rjbji^w.e Jiaye a sure nope that a life and faith such as Gordon's are not extinguishable by what weeall death. I beg'tb" retie^;tp*ybu, MadaWthfe^ surance of lny 1 ' sincere sympathy and respectful condolence. — Meheuiet Tewifih^ i.i-f'-.-y...*. !f.-v; -.ir.vf. \nluinii'..^:-

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