Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1890 — HUMAN SACRIFICES IN AFRICA. Lord Beconsfield’s Debts. [ARTICLE]

HUMAN SACRIFICES IN AFRICA.

Lord Beconsfield’s Debts.

Lord Beaconsfield was a poor man all his life, says a writer, in Frank Leslie’s Magazine, for the reason that until shortly before his death he had never paid off his early liabilities. The fortune left him by Brydges Williams cleared them off and he paid every penny he owed. Lady Beaconsfield’s fortune was hers only for life and she was not able to leave him anything of importance; but in the early part of his married life she assisted him with his election expanses and except for his marriage the probability is he could never have stemmed the tide of money difficulties which always happened him. Lady Beaconsfield must have helped him largely, for a circumstantial story was told by the conservative agent at Maidstone-for which place Lord Bear consfield sat—that at his first election, when things looked bad for the conservative candidate and the leberais were spending their money freely, Mr. Disraeli came into the garden behind the Star hotel, the conservative headfuarters. and, throwing himself down on the grass, declared that he should be beaten, and that if so his career wa< over and he was ruined. Mrs. Wyndham Lewis, who was sitting there, attempted to cheer him and raise his hopes; but finding that course unsuccessful she took the conservative agent aside and giving him a large sum of inoney, said: “Spend that and more if you want it—all that is necessary, but Mr. Disraeli must be returned.” Mr. Disraeli waS returned by a large mamajority and if the truth was known no doubt Mrs. Wyndham Lewis paid still . more highly for the privilege of getting him in. * No longer afraid of her—Society belle ' (gloomily)—“I must be go big .off horribly in my looks. That is the in a week who has asked’ yae to sUumas her bridesmaid.”—Life. ’ > * - '**•/