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He was up betimes and out before breakfast, surprising the domestics of his club by an early visit to the library. The Etona contained a great many service members, and made a feature of its complete editions of Army and Navy lists. In one of the latter, eight years old, Brett found, among the officers of the Northumberland, at that time in commission, "Robert Hume-Fraser, sub-lieutenant."
Just as the youth, mounted on a chair, was adjusting the portrait of the Duke, which he had observed to be awry, the gentleman for whom he had been all this time waiting entered the room. 'Floreat Etona! hastily exclaimed the gentleman, in a sharp voice; 'you are setting the Duke to rights.
Floreat Etona, under all circumstances. 'I certainly, Coningsby, said Lord Vere, 'shall not assume the Conservative Cause, instead of the cause for which Hampden died in the field, and Sydney on the scaffold. 'The cause for which Hampden died in the field and Sydney on the scaffold, said Coningsby, 'was the cause of the Venetian Republic. 'How, how? cried Buckhurst.
Amid the burst of martial music and the shouts of the multitude, the band of heroes, as if they were marching from Athens, or Thebes, or Sparta, to some heroic deed, encircled the mount; the ensign reaches its summit, and then, amid a deafening cry of 'Floreat Etona! he unfurls, and thrice waves the consecrated standard. 'Lord Monmouth, said Mr.
One Saturday afternoon, after watching for a while the boys playing fives and football and romping over the green lawns at Eton, on my way to the head master's rooms I paused in one of the ancient quads. My eye had been caught by a long column of names posted there, printed in heavy black letters. 'Etona non, immemora'! Every week many new names are added to those columns.
Yet if it is indeed the Fourth Centenary Or Jubilee the Ninth since holy 'ENERY Became the founder of a Royal College Well, Mr. Punch prefers to have no knowledge. He only does not know has never known a More worthy toast than "Floreat Etona!" KNIGHTS-ERRANT of earth's earlier days, Might learn from WILHELM KAISER. They risked their lives in Paynim frays, We moderns have grown wiser.
The British steamer Etona, of the Norton Line, stopped at St. Lucia to coal on May 10th. Captain Cantell there visited the Roddam and had an interview with Captain Freeman. On the 11th the Elona put to sea again, passing St. Pierre in the afternoon. We subjoin her captain's story: "The weather was clear and we had a fine view, but the old outlines of St. Pierre were not recognizable.
To the accounts given by the survivors of the Roraima and the officers of the Etona, it will be well to add the following graphic story told by M. Albert, a planter of the island, the owner of an estate situated only a mile to the northeast of the burning crater of Mont Pelee. His escape from death had in it something of the marvellous.
The viands were quickly despatched and thoroughly relished, aided by music and champagne, and good appetites; and then toast after toast succeeded in rapid succession, all drunk with the greatest enthusiasm, "The Queen," and "Floreat Etona," however, calling forth even a still greater amount of applause.
Punch first made his bow; And though since then with many friends he's parted, Himself he is as young as when he started. Just fifty years ago it now appears That fair Etona claimed four hundred years. Ungallant it had been if one had told her That Mr. Punch kept young whilst she grew older!
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