Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-03-06
Senator and Mrs. ScRat7's.

In a recentletter from Washington "Miss
Grundy,' the society correspondent of the
New York World writes this Ex-senator and
Mrs. Schurz, who it will be remembered
were former residents of this city
Yesterday the reception day for the
wives of the Senators-Was busy day
Sometimes in these rounds in the course Of
the limited conversation possible in short
call, one comes upon a bit of genuine feeling
strikes some sympathetic chord which vi
brates to sweetest muse and one drinks it
in as when a delicate ear, racked by the
clash of instruments in mammoth orches-
ira catches one sweet strain and listens with
sense of rest and peace. While calling on
Mrs. Carl Schurz, a lady congratulated her
on the brilliant speech of her husband on
Tuesday, and added, ~ am sure you felt
proud of him. Instantly the intelligent
and expressive face lighted, as detecting
in the words more meaning than in ordi-
nary polite phrases. Mrs. Schurz said
"Oh you can imagine. Ny husband tells
rue | am his severest critic but on Tuesday
/ was satisfied He was in the mood to
speak-hs voice, everything was in accord
And Is years ago we came TO America and
he did not speak a word OF English. We
| were in Philadelphia, but my husband felt
the greatest desire to visit Wa shington He
did come here, and some one took him on
the floor of the Senate and he wrote to me
| MY dear, have had the honor to go on the
floor of the Senate, and | feel that one day
shall stand there and speak, ssand you, m Y
dear, will be in the gallery listening to me. !
| | wrote to him oh, Carl how can you
think it possible for you to speak one day
! in the Senate when you know not one
word of English But now" she added,
| ait has all come true, and you can imagine
| how happy am when | sit in the galleries
| listening to him."
Mrs SchurZ, who speaks English with
| Slight accent, told this little incident with
| great simplicity and earnestness, lending it
thereby the more pathos. The heats of
| those who heard her could not but respond
| to the true womaly devotion that breathed
in every word the admirng wife uttered.
And the mind naturally coniured up apic-
ture of the young couple, strangers in a
foreign land, full of the energy and ambi-
ton which make good citizens, looking for
ward to a brilliant future in the new home
the husband with the confidence of Young
and vigorous nature that recognizes in it.
| self yet undeveloped sources of power and
the wife believing in him with all her soul
yet trembling lest he hope too much, and in
| the battle she sees him fall discouraged ere
| the victory comes
Mrs. Schurz is woman of no ordinary
mental force. Her clear intellect and thought
tul nature are apparent after few moments
| conversation with her. She is not, as has
often been stated, the stepmother of Mr..
Schurz 5 daughters but their loving mother.
The eldest, who is now in Society, is just
Is years old, and is bright young creature
with clear cnt features and much intelli-
gence ofexpression. The second daughter
is IA, and there is baby-boy, less than a
year old, of whom Mrs Schurz speaks with
much delight as the fulfilment of her own
and her husbands most earnest wish. at
seems she says awe gradually have all
we want given us"
One feels in making even an ordinary cali
at the house where Senator Schurz resides
that one has entered into that most beauti-
ful sanctuary--a happy home,