Beresford's Brevity

Lord Charles Beresford is a man of few words and tho3e very much to the point Speaking in the house of commons one day in reference to 1 lie Arab slave dealers, he said, with great emphasis : "Mr. Speaker, ve ought to catch these men, give 'em a fair trial and then hang 'era." Receiving au invitation to dinner at Marlborough House one evening, he replied by wire: "Sorry ean't come. Lie by post."-