Lord Randolph Churchill.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 5204, 10 February 1892, Page 3

Lord Randolph Churchill.

The St. James' Gazette makes great fun of Lord Randolph's last letter to the Daily Graphic. It says A great historical picture has come to us from South Africa. It deals, of course, with the dietes and gestes of Lord Randolph Churchill. He galloped after a buck hartebeest, leaving his companion, the faithful Lee, far behind. At the sixth shot he brought down his quarry, and galloping up, reckless of the stupendous fact that he was alone on the veldt, and that he did not know the way home to tea, he dismounted and began to cut up the buck. Suddenly the desert was filled with black forms and assegais—three of each. Was Lord Randolph scared 1 Not the least in the world. "Not knowing quite what the intentions of these barbarians might be, I immediately, with very dignified and lofty signs, ordered them to complete the disembowling of the buck, and to cut branches and grass with which to cover it up. This they most meekly did, upon which I graciously permitted them to carry away the entrails." There i? the latent Ducal dignity for you! That was behavior worthy of a descendant of the victor of Blenheim. And the picture sent home by the Daily Graphic artist is worthy of the high occasion. There stands Lord Randolph, with flashing eye and noble mien, laying his lordly commands upon this new Fourth Party, while his horse looks on and wonders.