Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-05
rh. HON. Of Hon. Hour, WILSON.

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Al this time, when the name Of Henry
Wilson Il brought so prominently before tue
public, II may be interesting TO the general
public 10 know something OF his homo and
domestic associations. Others eau butter
speak Of the mau; Us for his deeds and Ac-
complished works, they speak for themselves.
The modest home Of Mr.. Wilson is proof
Of the often repeated statement that he Is ono
OF the very few politicians who, with large
opportunities Of helping himself plentlously
at the public crib, aSd In such manner, too,
as custom wlnks at, 'it II does not render II
abs )lutely legitimate, yet retalus his strict
integrity at the price Of comparative pow
erty.
elect, I. e., 10 the wishes Of so large q num-
Der Of personal aud political iriends-is an
unprotentiOus cottage, standing back from
the street In a teTraced garden. In the back
ground isasmall orchard Of carefully selected
varieties Of fruit, orchard and. garden being
laid out with simple taste and well cared for
by the gardener.
Tho house ls furnished with no eye to up
hOlstcrlug effects, get with necessary APP
pulntments of comfort aud convenience.
The front paTlor contains the portraits Of
the OORloF and his wife, taken In their carly
married days, and finely executed photo
graph Of the handsome young son, cut down
In the FIRST dawn Of manhood standing under
~ u HIS b"OFut ~ uEhNNll uuhnNhNuth1 80
coon returned 70 its scabbard. Two very
| handsome gOld.hcadCd canes stand In Que
corner Of this ROOM Que, very massive and
set with Jewels, the gift Of The Soldiers:-
another, more delicate In workmanship and
very beautiful From California Friend"
In The back pArl0r Is hne engraving Of tue
Emancipation Proclamation" aud here the
Senator receives his friends, when nj hOme.
The boyhOod aud routh Of Mr.. Wilson,
with their struggles aud priyations, arc too
well known TO need repetition here. In his
early manhood before his career Of honor
was so much as foreshadOwed, unless In the
aspirations of his own ambition, he married
| Harriet Howe, q daughter Of one Of the oldest
| families OF hernauye state; tho earliest Howe
| Of whom We have record Ms al American Clti-
| zen, being Edward Of Lynn, who came over
| IN the TTuelOye In 1885, and, dying In 1859,
| LEFT Issue FROM whom are descended the Howea
of Connecticut and Massachusetts,. The
mother OF Mrs. Wilson survives her, at the
age u eighty. six, aud supeTlntends The house
hold OF her son-in.law, whose fllal attention
u her are beautiful indeed, and TO which she
responds with depth of regard almost be-
| You'd words. | mention this because II Is In
bis domestic circle that mans true charaC-
ter Is beet shown.
| 10 Mr.. Wilson's absence, rs we'll as Whom
he Is at home Mrs. Howe receives and wei.
comes bis numerous guests and friends with
a gentle dignity and charming old.fashloned
courtesy that Is very winning. Mrs. Howe Ii
among the oldest living representatives OF
| her family, and was present among the pre-
siding elders" Of the large family gathering
that was held last year In Harmony Grove,
South FramlDgham, Massachusetts. The
meeting this year Is 10 be held In Boston, and
promises TO be exceedingly interesting "
those privileged 10 attend.
One who has yisitsd here In other days,
| while enjoying the always generous hospital
ity Of the house, yet sadly misses the gentle,
| kindly ways OF her who once was It's ruling
spirit, giving ease and gracious warmth to
4 its atmosphere, and who, now after weary
months Of most Intense, most patient suffer
| lug lies 10 the little cemetery In her grave,
still the object Of the aheetionate reverence
/ Of her husband, who never falls even In the
shortest trip home, 70 visit the spot hallowed
| 1t seems almost irreyorent to expose TO the
public eye this leaf which the heart holds
sacred, and yet II seems, too, pity that thii
present hurTying world, that scarcely stOpl
to drop tear over even the freshly upturned
sod that hides It's once Idols, should lose any
example Of an affection that reaches beyond
the "dlssolylng Of this earthly house of oul
tabernacle"
The town of Natlck Is situated In ono Of the
hourishing centres OF the manufacturing In
| tsrests OF the State. Shoes and hats are the
principal articles made; but the town Is beau.
ilfully located; is on the Boston and Albany
railroad, within convenient distance o
Boston, so that much OF the wealth and cul
turo OF Massachusetts, Is there represented
DR.. M,rtOD, the inventor OF ether, to whom 0
statue has been erected In the Boston Public
Gardens, has a summer residence near there
and Mr. Honeywell has an almost prlncelJ
estate within pleasant and beautiful drive
from the town. VI. Y. Z.