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MEMOIR OF SIR HENRY YULE 1861-62
hold staff. Had others who had asked " to attend " been allowed
to do so, the numbers would have been far too large.
" On coming near the end of the terrace walk I saw that the
turf between the walk and the grave, and for several yards all
round the grave, was strewed thick with palm branches and
bright fresh-gathered flowers quite a thick carpet. It was a
little matter, but so exactly what she would have thought of." 49
And, therefore, Yule thought of this for her ! He also
a recorded the scene two days later in some graceful and touching
lines, privately printed, from which the following may be
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"When night lowered black, and the circling shroud
Of storm rolled near, and stout hearts learned dismay ;
Not Hers ! To her tried Lord a Light and Stay
Even in the Earthquake and the palpable cloud
Of those dark months ; and when a fickle crowd
Panted for blood and pelted wrath and scorn
On him she loved, her courage never stooped :
but when the clouds were driven, and the day
Poured Hope and glorious Sunshine, she who had borne,
The night with such strong Heart, withered and drooped,
Our queenly lily, and smiling passed away.
Now ! let no fouling touch profane her clay,
Nor odious pomps and funeral tinsels mar
Our grief. But from our England's cannon car
Let England's soldiers bear her to the tomb
Prepared by loving hands. Before her bier
Scatter victorious palms ; let Rose's bloom
Carpet its passage . . . ."
Yule's deep sympathy in this time of sorrow strengthened
the friendship Lord Canning had long felt for him, and when
the time approached for the Governor-General to vacate his high
office, he invited Yule, who was very weary of India, to accom-
pany him home, where his influence would secure Yule congenial
employment. Yule's weariness of India at this time was
extreme. Moreover, after serving under such leaders as Lord
Dalhousie and Lord Canning, and winning their full confidence
and friendship, it was almost repugnant to him to begin afresh
with new men and probably new measures, with which he might
49 Lord Canning's letter to Lady Clanricarde. He gave to Yule Lady Canning's own silver drinking-cup, which she had constantly used. It is carefully treasured, with other Canning and Dalhousie relics, by the present writer.
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