The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-07-11
A Personal Sketch Of Senator Wade.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Comaer-
cjGl gives the following interesting perso-
nal sketch of Senator WADE
His parents were among the poorest peo-
pie in Massachusetts, and he never had bat
seven days schooling YET at the age Of
twenty one he had read great number Of
books He read the Bible through 10 d sln-
gle winter by the light of pine torches in
his wood chopping cabin. His Grandfather
on his mothers side was a minister, and
had a small but we'll selected library, and
to this he was indebted in his early youth for
much valuable information. MIR. Wade is
still hard student and what he studies is
thoroughly mastered before he lays it down,
''The habits Of the Senator are peculiar.
He rises at daylight in summer or winter,
and makes up the fires in the house; then
he goes to his Office, makes the IRE, sweeps
it out, dusLs off the furniture, and goes to
the stable to look afte' bis horses. When
he returns he wakes up the family, aud
then goes to his study and reads uutil called
to breakfast after breakfast he takes "a
walk of two miles, and returns to his study
and reads until three, o'clock ii the after
noon, when the mail comes III he goes
to the post Office, gets his own mail. and
opens and reads it. All letters to be an
swered at once are laid on his table, aud
the rest tied in bunch and put in drawer
requiring attention" lie gets over fifty
periodicals. His wife who is great reader,
and most intelligent and accomplished
lady, generally reads one or two hours to
him every night.
"Mr Wade is very fond of Nasty, and
/ all his letters are read at night, SO the
whole family can laugh with him, for he
says he don't want to laugh alone. Conf
cal books are often read to MIN and amuse
him immensely. His wife being asked for
christmas gift, bought him ''Old Mother
Goose, and he was so greatly pleased with
| her taste, that to convince her BE appreca-
ted her gift, be learned every line 10y heart
and Insisted on repeating it almost daily.
| Of periodicals, the Westmtaster ReUje@, the
dtb0ntic N0nthIy and Harper be roads hiu.
self, and the rest are sent to the family, t,
be marked and read as the papers.
eat o'clock each day Mr.. Wade finishes
reading his papers and goes to his supper
II has not eaten dinner for twenty years
contending that two meals a day are enough
for any one to eat, and that he always feels
better when he only eats twice. The rest
of the family eat three times per day. Mr..
Wade cannot eat anything cooked in
grease. After supper he walks two miles
and returns to his oifics which he locks up
at dusk and then joins his family. He re
tires early, seldom sitting up, even in sum
mer, later than ten o'clock. For more than
twenty years Mr.. Wade has taken his daily
walk of four miles, and il is this habit which
enables him to walk so much whep il
Washington. He always visits the Depart.
ments on foot.
"The Senator is not rich man, but has
competence which he made by hard toll
at his profession, and by saving each year
a part of his salary. His. income of seven
or eight thousand year is all he wants
as it enables him to live comfortably and
entertain his friends.
''Mr. Wade was bora at Feeding Hills
Massachusetts, in 1900 aud is, therefore
sixty seven years Of age; be can stil SHOOT
rifle with almost any mau in the State
de frequently goes hunting and fishing, AND
Is very fond of the society Of sportsmen liz
is strictly temperate man, aud has uevcl
been known in mis- whole life to U5 under
the influence Of liquor. lie has been Sen
ator at Washington for seventeen years, auo
was four years a state senator, and several
years state judge.