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of the public , and of private piecing . Flag of St . George ! we tremble for thee . Is it to be thy fate , in this official stumbling and blundering;—this talk round and round but never touching the meaning;—this officious throwing down of cushions on which those struck through in the just public charge of muddle , incapacity , or
evil-doing , may fall comfortable ;—this greasing of the wheels of the carriage of the public service , with golden Government ointment , when it creaks villanously ;—this thrusting , for excellent private reasons , the wrong men into the wrong places , and the right ' men out of doors or nowhere : —is it to be thy fate , oh , glorious flag ! with that red cross upon thee , amidst all this scramble around the staff—this
kicking , jostling , fawning , bawling , and time-serving—to be hustled away to some pawnbroker ' s ? We do not know . Strange things come to pass . If the leaders of the public constituencies be Merry Andrews , it ought to be no wonder if queer antics are played at the head of the business-battalions . Boards , offices , seats for secretaries , stalls for church dignitaries , despatch-boxes for light fingers ,
laced coats , cocked-hats , a whole draper ' s shop of red tape—all this furniture of government is very well , but we should like to see the great national house—on which Britannia ' s flag is flying , especially now that clouds are rolling about it—put a little in order . We should like a new face quite to be put upon things . " Oh , for
an hour of blind old Dandolo ! " Oh , for a whole waggon-load of new brooms ! England ' s old constitutional castle demands a thorough cleansing ; and its queer nooks and neglected corners—its public departments and its private conscience—its well of capacity and its airy bartizans , stuffed with titles—its whole auctioneer ' s catalogue of an heraldic Noah's ark—its Gothic cupboards and its private
snuggeries ;—nay , the whole time-honoured pile together , cries out for a rummage . But , in the mean time , and while this good work is coming about ( for we suspect it will be long ) , do ye—we speak to all our
patrons and government or giving people- —take care that you think twice before you give away a place once , and that your first thought , in relation to everything which you have to bestow , is the public advantage ; the next , the actual , personal , virtuous fitness of the applicant for it .
Notes Of A Yacht's Cruise To Balaklava.
NOTES OF A YACHT'S CRUISE TO BALAKLAVA .
( Concluded from page 336 . ) As I nESCENixEn from my post of observation , deafened—paralyzed —mute ! I saw numbers of mule and hand litters , and ambulances loaded with wounded sufferers ; while various poor fellows , more or less injured , were slowly dragging themselves towards the hospital tents . I supplied those I met with brandy-and-water , as far as the contents of my canteen would go ; but none of them could tell me the vol * , ii . 3 k
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of the public , and of private piecing . Flag of St . George ! we tremble for thee . Is it to be thy fate , in this official stumbling and blundering;—this talk round and round but never touching the meaning;—this officious throwing down of cushions on which those struck through in the just public charge of muddle , incapacity , or
evil-doing , may fall comfortable ;—this greasing of the wheels of the carriage of the public service , with golden Government ointment , when it creaks villanously ;—this thrusting , for excellent private reasons , the wrong men into the wrong places , and the right ' men out of doors or nowhere : —is it to be thy fate , oh , glorious flag ! with that red cross upon thee , amidst all this scramble around the staff—this
kicking , jostling , fawning , bawling , and time-serving—to be hustled away to some pawnbroker ' s ? We do not know . Strange things come to pass . If the leaders of the public constituencies be Merry Andrews , it ought to be no wonder if queer antics are played at the head of the business-battalions . Boards , offices , seats for secretaries , stalls for church dignitaries , despatch-boxes for light fingers ,
laced coats , cocked-hats , a whole draper ' s shop of red tape—all this furniture of government is very well , but we should like to see the great national house—on which Britannia ' s flag is flying , especially now that clouds are rolling about it—put a little in order . We should like a new face quite to be put upon things . " Oh , for
an hour of blind old Dandolo ! " Oh , for a whole waggon-load of new brooms ! England ' s old constitutional castle demands a thorough cleansing ; and its queer nooks and neglected corners—its public departments and its private conscience—its well of capacity and its airy bartizans , stuffed with titles—its whole auctioneer ' s catalogue of an heraldic Noah's ark—its Gothic cupboards and its private
snuggeries ;—nay , the whole time-honoured pile together , cries out for a rummage . But , in the mean time , and while this good work is coming about ( for we suspect it will be long ) , do ye—we speak to all our
patrons and government or giving people- —take care that you think twice before you give away a place once , and that your first thought , in relation to everything which you have to bestow , is the public advantage ; the next , the actual , personal , virtuous fitness of the applicant for it .
Notes Of A Yacht's Cruise To Balaklava.
NOTES OF A YACHT'S CRUISE TO BALAKLAVA .
( Concluded from page 336 . ) As I nESCENixEn from my post of observation , deafened—paralyzed —mute ! I saw numbers of mule and hand litters , and ambulances loaded with wounded sufferers ; while various poor fellows , more or less injured , were slowly dragging themselves towards the hospital tents . I supplied those I met with brandy-and-water , as far as the contents of my canteen would go ; but none of them could tell me the vol * , ii . 3 k