The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-01

mastered the Euclid and was well versed In 1
philosophy and science. He read the blole |
pine torches in his wood. chopping cabin. He |
read much and reflected on all he read. Ills
ana bad small but WeII.seiected library, and
70 this he was indebted In his carry y9uth i tol
much valuable Information. MI. Waue says
the most dinicult thing to solve he ever met
with was Algebra. He was working on q Iarm
when he commenced studying ii ne had no
one to show him. and he read IL over ffty times
without understanding it. Often when follow
ing the plough he thought for hours over the
mysterious signs and letters until they seemed
as large as his hand, he had read them so often
as II tSev were painled ON canvas bpt Se eonIS
make nothing out Of them. Gradually he
began 70 comprehend them, and he has not for
solved. Mr.. Wade is still hard student, and
what he studies is thoroughly mastered before
he lays tt down. A single example will suf
fee to show his application:-Last summer
we were with him when he was studying
Cesar's campaigns; he, had Napoleon's Life
of the great General, and although the Senator
rose early and went to his study, and con-
nnued there until night he did not average
Sometimes he would read a page two or three
times over, then all the battles were studied
and compared with other authorities, bridges
were carefully measured and distances calcu-
lated, maps and charts consulted, the notes of
commentaries, and everything done that might
give clear ana comprehensive idea of the sub
ject under Investigation MT; Wade ought to,
of Cesar. The habits Of the Senator are pecu-
liar. He rises at daylight summer and winter,
then he goes to his Office, makes the
IRE, sweeps IL out, dusts OFF the FUR
niture, and goes to the stable to look after his
horses When he returns he wakes up the
family, and then goes TO his study and reads
takes walk of two miles, and returns to his
study and rF ads until o'clock in the afternoon,
when the mail comes In. He goes to the Post
1t. All letters 10 be answered at once are laid
on the table, and the rest tied in a bunch and
gets over fifty papers and periodicals. aud dis
poses of them in this way:-The Cincinnati
land Leader, ard the New York independent are
laid away for his own reading, and the rest are
sent into the house for his family to read. Any
see, marks the article or paragraph, and lays
the paper on the table, and at night his wife
reads It to him. His wife, who is great reader
and q most intelligent and accomplished lady,
generally reads one or two hours to him every
night.
Mr. Wade is very fond of Nasby and all his
letters are read at night, that the whole
family can laugh with him, for he says he don't
like to laugh alone Comical books are often
read to him, 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 he
appreciated her gift, he learned every line by
daily. OF his periodicals, the Westminster Re
UiesU, the Atlantic Monthly, and Harper he reads
himself, and the rest are sent to the family, to
be mark ed and read as the papers
AT o'clock each day Mr.. Wade finishes read
ing his papers and goes to his supper. He has
not eaten any dinner for twenty years. con-
tending that two meals a day are enough for
any one 10 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, and the sight
of butter almost turns his stomach. They
have often tried to deceive him by putting
small particles of butter in his vlctuals but he
usually detects the presence Of grease, and re-
returns to his office, which he locks up at
dusk and joins his family He retires early,
seidom Sc Si'ting & up, even IN summer later than
Wade has taken his daily walk of four miles,
and it is this habit that enables him to walk SO
much when in Washington. He always visits
| the Departments on foot, and many's the poor
fellow who had business with him that has been
| wearied into lather of sweat and had the life
| half dragged out of him by being trotted over
| the hot streets of Washington and around the
| Departments, the Senator utterly refusing to
| ride, and not seeming TO mind the walking or
| hot sui.
The Senator is not rich man, but has COM
| petence which he made by hard toll at his pro-
| fession, and by saving each year 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, of whom
| he is very fond, and always has some OF them
around him.
in 1900, and is, therefore, sixty-seven years of
age; but he is SO hale, hearty, and active, that
he does not look day over fifty. He has not a
| grey hair in his head. his mind is clear, and
| more retentive than IL ever was, and he can
| still shoot rifle with almost any man in the
| State. He frequently goes hunting and fishing,
| and is very fond of the society of sportsmen.
The impression has prevailed That he was a
| coarse, lll-grained, hard-hearted man, bat
never was there greater mistake in the
world. When in debate, he is harsh and un-
merciful to his opponent. but when "of duty"
| there is no more genial, companionable, or
| agreeable man than Ben. Wade. He is,
| in every sense OF the word, an honest
| man, and despises a coward or trickster.
| When enraged, he will swear furiously,
but is always ready O apologize or repair any
| wrong he may unintentionally do. He Is q
| strictly temperate man, and has never been
| known in his whole life TO be under the lnfiu-
ence of liquor. He has been Senator at WASH
| ington for seventeen years, and was four years
| a State Senator, and several years State
| Judge. His great talent and unswerviug
| honesty have made him the leader OF his party
| in the National Capital, and last winter he was
| chosen President OF the Senate and acting Vice
| President OF the United States. In the event OF
the death or removal OF President Johnson, Mr..
| Wade would succeed him in office. His we'll
] known ability and experience in public affairs
| have qualified him TO NIL any position, and he
has hosts of friends all over the Union. Many
| think he will be nominated for the Presidency
| in 1868, and II he is he will make strong run,
| and we shall give him our vote with pleasure
for we really know of no one who would make
| q better President than the simple hearted
stout-nninded, genial, and honest old Ben
| Wade.