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Landscer's Horseman and Tounds,” which, curtously cnough, was reproduced in an

this M: agazine en- Fistories,” i April,

article 1 wrote in titled “ Pietures with

1891, "The cosy, smalldining-room overlooks Victoria Street, and (ontfuns some excellent pictures - one of Do Russell's mother, another of the artist, |, . Russell, AURCAL,

who also painted the portrait of Mr. Russell's paternal grandfather opposite that of his uncle, and several depicting seenes i the hunting held. "I'wo big canvases, however, are par- ticularly interesting. One dated Lucknow, March, 1858, is ““"The Death of Cleopatra,” pmntcd by l)u( hey.

“Beeehey visited India long before the Mutiny, and was entertained by the King of Oude,” explained Dr. Russell. T

panted this portrait, probably of a Cir cassian, for the King. During the looting of the I\alsul)wh of 1.uc know at the time of the Tndian 1 \lutmv when we were Teaving the palace, 1T vemarked to an officer that it was a pity to leave it hanging there.

was his advice.

o Cut it out of the frame,’

G=ROOIN,

From Photo. by) THE DINIX I did so, and a soldicr wrapped it round his rifle barrel, and so we got it away.”

The other canvas, painted by a natve artist, is of the King of Oude himsclf, sur- rounded by his Court and attired in all his Oriental splendour.

“That was onc of Thackeray’s favourite pictures,” said Dr. Russell. “ He would look

at it dor an hour at a time, m)mw softlv “Poor old thing! poor old dear’! how and how silly he looks.” Dear Thackeray !

he was one of my dearest and warmest hlwd

He Iived m Onslow Square, very near to my house m Sumner Place, for scveral years. He was very fond of my and T well re- member how, when she was laid low with a sertous ilness and was not expected to live, Thackeray would stand every morning oppo- site: my house, waiting for me to appear at the window. I 1 nodded, it was a sign that my wife was a hittle better, and he came in lor a few words 1 i I shook my head, he went quictly and dolefully away. We often dined at the Garrick Club., One night [ met him i Pall Mall on my wayv home to dinner.

“c et us dine at the Garrick to- night,” he said.

“1otold him T could noty as T had pro- mised to dine at home.

PO sad o he, TN write to Mos. Russell, and 1 know she will excuse you. It I nnpmhml vou know.’

T consented. T sent a messenger home with the letter of excuse and a re- quest for the lateh- key., It came, with this littc I my wife's hand- writing attached to i CGo o, my

boy ! you arc kill- g poor Thacke- ray and Johnny Deanc ! Thacke-

ray was delighted and put the note in his pocket. Dcecanc was a neighbour of ours.” You may count the mk and paper-weights made out of shdl and bullets on the Y tables by the score. R Dut cxamine thesc

Bl & By WO erceat boards

or shiclds, covered

with md clothy on cither side of the fine side- board. ]1([111u(1ud\ arranged are muskets from the Crimean bhattle-fields , lma, Inker- man, cte., matchlocks and tul\\ ars from India, spears, Zulu asscgais, swords, fencing foils, revolvers, and old-fashioned pistols. Here is a beautiful dagger from the Rajah of Mundi, near 1t is the key of one of the magazines

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