The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-07-11
From the Cincinnati Commercial,
BEN. WADE AT HOME.

ten miles OF the home of Ben Wade, ",
determined to avSil oursolfoI an invita-
ton, extended BY that gentleman more
than o year ago, 10 visit him at hii
home. A dusty ride over plank road
in q numbering old stage, and in two
hours we were set down before the ho
tel in tho little village of Jefferson, which
was the home of Joshua R, Gijdings
and is where Ben, WOde. for ,nore thar
thirty years, has resided. Jefferson is 4
lille inland town Of less than, one thou
sand inhabitants, and drcOry enough
looking place to produce great men,
nevertheless it has furnished more men
of note than any other place 10 the
State of Ohio, except Cincinnati.
We found the venerable statesman at
law Office, surrounded by the villOgs
lawyers, with whom he was joking,
laughing, talking and telling stories as
only an old back woodsmOn can, Poor
Mr. lincoln, how he loved to tell stories
Of the days when he was fiat boatman
or split rails in Illinois So Mr.. Wade
will sit for hours and talk Of the time
when he drove cattle to New York, dug
or the Erie Canal with spade, or chop
ped cord.wood in i0hio Story telling,
by the way, is decidedly weakness OF
our Western statesmen, and nothing
delights them so much aa Iog-ea6ln
dinner, or jog OF forty miles in M old
fashioned four horse stage coach
After introducing US to his friends
Mr. Wade invited us to his house, near
by, and there introduced Us to his family
which consists OF wife, two sons ana
daughter'in law. who ia tho wife of bis
eldest stn, George Wade,
Mr.. Wade lives in plin white frame
house, hid away among tho trees and
surrounded by ample grounds. Every
thing about him is like the man, plain
but substantial In the lot near the
house stands his Office, or den as the
family familiatly term it, ard here, for
more than thirty years. when not in
Congress, Mr., Wale has passed most Of
his time. Eo!sringit with the Senator,
we lound two rooms, tho floors lined
from floor to ceiling with book cases,
filed with books This library contains
nothing but public documents, maps,
and charts, and is the most complete in
the country, embracing all Information
concerning the Government, from its
foundation to the present dny. Niles
Register, NadisOn's Notes Knox's Re
ports, and many other books long since
out of priut, can.be found there, 81.
A carpet, lounge, sn old.fashionsa
arm chair, few common chairs, table
and some maps on the we'll completed
the furniture Of the rooms, which seem
ed dreary and lonely enough in their iso'
lated solitude.
Begging US to be seated, the Senator
at once began TO tell us about his late
ip West, and the immense country be
had travelled over. The towns, cities,
'0"I'' iH"N' "''''' III -, ,-'"
eFaIs' all ne had seen was tep'u'y rela!eu
TO US ono WIN power ana percep1,o"
we nave never see" tqu''eu' l"'
c'n' ra',roau vR'''ss us enthusiasm anu
he emp0auca''y pFonouncen 1t ous o. 'n0
greatest improvements oil mouefn lines
he gave US minute account oi 'ne
manner ana rap'a''y "''h "n'ch II Is
quit, Inc. .'oad-oed men''he 'lo'cu''ets'
supply 'ra'os' me Ta'I men' SPiSe mSn'
'0e meaSnfeFS'"n appeared Vislo'y oe'oIo
u.s. ana we were soon convinced 'na'
M mr' "ane naa seen more IN G's one W
Nes' 'oan We na1 seen 10 'Nfee UPS
ana a conS'uef'o'e FeSiaehco mere 10
Oo01 y
we asK'G Alr' wade ABOUT MS Law
renee Spe'cn. and happening Io nave
New io'R 1"es IN our pocket Se rIaa
10 nun NE trpor' OF inc speecn "a In"'
paper ana Wna' me ea''or s1!d OF II
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