Nanaimo Free Press - Tuesday, June 4, 1895
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A New York exchange says: The action of the Marquis of Queensberry in bringing Oscar Wilde to the bar of justice has made him deservedly respected by true men all over the world, but his thrashing of his degenerate son in Piccadilly for his misbehavior in siding with Wilde against him has made the marquis the popular idol of England today. The English have great respect for the head of the family, and he is indeed the lord of his house. The commandment, "Honor thy father," is held in great veneration, and we are told that titled men trod on each other's heels in their anxiety to be accepted as Queensberry’s bondsmen.
The trouble with his children seams be due to the fact that he and his wife quarreled and separated, the children taking sides, as is most frequently the case in such cases, with their mother. They had no home worthy of the name, and when they grew old enough they were sent away to school, their only companions being boys of their own ages. It seems a hard thing to day, but it is a fact, nevertheless, that boys often meet in such institutions vicious companions who are more dangerous than rattle-snakes.
Lord Alfred seems to he weak-minded and effeminate, and I have no doubt that it would have been a blessing to the world, and especially to his parents, had he died in his cradle. The Marquis of Queensberry may not be saint, but he is sturdy Briton and has set an example of parental vigor that has made all lovers of pugilism proud of the author of the Queensberry rules.