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about the difference between them in politics, 

 and my uncle's look of delight when he 

 mentioned that he had just come away from 

 the hustings, where, pointing at me, ' he had 

 just been blooding a young Blue.' The 

 result of this election was that Sir Wilfrid 

 Lawson and Mr. Potter were both returned, 

 defeating Mr. W. N. Hodgson, one of the 

 sitting members and a Conservative." 



III. 



" Simultaneously my uncle took the deepest 

 interest in the election for East Cumberland, 

 which followed the election for the city of Car- 

 lisle. He was indefatigable in visiting many 

 of his old friends and neighbours, doing his 

 utmost to persuade them to vote and work for 

 the Liberal candidates, the Hon. Charles 

 Howard of Naworth Castle, and Mr. William 

 Marshall of Patterdale Hall, who between 

 them had held undisputed possession of the 

 seats for that division of the county for many 

 years. At last, after a short and sharp con- 

 test, which until the eleventh hour was wholly 

 unexpected, Mr. Marshall lost his seat, hav- 

 ing been defeated by Mr. W. N. Hodgson of 



