"Writing on London ties in "Harper's Ma Holier relates the following reeouecuon told her by Mrs Norton. She (Mrs Norton) was dining with Lord Melbourne, and lie told her she was to meet throe young men. i ' ~~" - 1 --•'--- ■- each in his o "ere, he bolievcd, all going to make a ark in the world. They were practically unknown to anyone but him; no, however, had conle across then), and .was anxious <o befriend them. Ono was a brilliant young man—a lawyer—not particularly talkative, but still cipvrt ami amusing. The second was dr an exaggerated, fyntcstio way, v.-m_ . __, vet coat and ruffles, his hair very much curled, and his pe.-sou cairefully groomed and attended to. Ho was brilliant, irrational, amusing and sarcastic, and during the. whole dinner he and the voung barrister [sustained tho conversation, which gave Lord Melbourne great enjovment. The third guest was a silent young man, with strongly-marked features and daric hair... He seldom spoke, but listened with great ettention, and impressed the-other guests with ' j,. «pti«h of his strong personalit; observation. -Mrs Norton said sho had never ppfsed a more enjoyable--and 1-pnrßtnntalipin!;—evening, because at the aw nothing—not even the s—of tho young men. After they lad gone her host informed her who thev were. The first, tho young barn-is-ter,' was Alexander Coekburn, after-v/ar-ls Lord Chief Justice- of England; the brilliant, versatile young man was Benjamin Disraeli; and the third, the silent and observant guest, was the late Emperor Napoleon 111. . . . The one of the trio that impressed her most was Disraeli. ' ■ . ■ , „ . Aaiong the Finns «nd_ there are many women sailors. lit Siberia bodies buried 150 years ago havij "been found in a. perfect state of SLEEPLESSNESS. Sleeplessness frequently arises from the jliver. I f tbe liver ls out of <> rder it afttects the nerves, and if your nerves are Un a nY waT affected you cannot sleeri Do "not resort to narcotics; a couKSe of Chamberlain's Tablets will set your< liver right and you will soon eniov Refreshing sleep, bold everywhere.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7023, 11 January 1910, Page 2
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