Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-03-26


called to see Mr.. Stevens the second
time last Friday afternoon.
The old man sat In the same chair, be-
side his little writing table, in the same
comfortable chamber. Ghastly and feeble
as he appeared. there was a slight, very
slight, hectic flash ON both his cheeks
His blue eyes, sunk far beneath his brows,
were bright as the eyes of consumptive
invalid. fhe whole expression Of bis face
and figure was invigorated; and when his
hand grasped mine it felt like a vital human
hand, fit TO do good deal more of the
work that it had been doing.
81 am glad, Mr.. Stevens, to find you
looking so much better"
THANK you, sir" kindly. I" 1 am bet
ter. feel good deal better to-day"
You keep at work, see" pointing to
the papers strewn on the table; most
men at your age, and i'll as you are, would
set apart their future years for rest"
We'll, sir, that has never been, and is
one of those who believe that until the end
which for me know is nigh-the brain
should work on, if it can !"
1t is impossible to describe the pathos
which these words, uttered in firm tones
that trembled," must have conveyed to the
sense and heart of the nearer. quote
them literally; but cannot even indicate
the extreme mortal resoluteness of the ex-
| preston of the pale lips that spoke them.
| Altogether, they were key to the charac-
| ter of man whom should wish to be the
last to seriously accuse of being less than
sincere in all things that it hiss become
him to deal with in public life. He is near
ly 76 years of age, and his once sinewy in.
tellect, now failing, still appears TO hsrbor
convictions as unwavering as ever. The
hostility which he has entertained, during
a longer than ordinary lifetime, against
beliefs opposing his, is as direct ard i'm
placable as ever: and his scorn of double.
dealing and of "half-way men and meas
ures by the same indignant, vituperative
treatment of them and their names as be
has immemorially employed. His power
over the majority in Congress wanes only
with the strength that disease Is rifine
him of
"Of course" said TO Mr.. Stevens, after
some conversation on other topics, "yor
must feel much encouraged now by the
fact that the President is really going &c
be impeached, and probably tried, at last.
Yes, sir, do, as every honest man il
the country ought TO feel"
| ALu III q ltn AuCllCuls lcUh Ivy lSSbt.
Every day, from the humble brick dwell
ing on South b. street, where Mr. Stevens
lives, he is taken in q carriage TO the en-.
trance of the House wing of the Capitol
Thence two men bear him in chair alon;
through the resouDdiDg corridors of til,
basement, up one of the broad stsirwsys
and along again through the halls to Ia,
room OF the Committee on Appropriations
adjoining the lobby of the House, and which
Is known as Thad Stevens room" FL,
enters the House itself rarely, except when
as during the late impeachment proceed
ings, it is necessary that he shall be present
When he speaks he is assisted TO a place
on the platform next below the Speaker
desk, and as he talks very low, most of tn,
Radical and some of the Democratic mem
bers crowd into the semi-circular oper
space in front Of the desk To hear him.
At half past three or four p. m. he i
borne in q chair to his carriage, taker
home, and taken in chair, or in the arm
of two men who attend him, up to hi
chamber. He bears his sufierings ike
spartan, and has no fear of desth.-C0r
W. Y. World