The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-03-19

Nr Summers habits hnTc always been
most regular. Rising in the morning NJ
about cock, he took ti- breakfast AZ
9 in th" sitting room situate! on the par
lor door nf hi kousc, and then Immediately
a<cendod 10 his library, where he received
ali his en!lrs Thesc have until within
the past t~o years, been very numerous
- 30 q clock he left his house for t2c
Capitol, I,acraly walking ca fine days and
riIin. IN street ear If the weather was
unfaynrtbl-. lie WAS seldom absent from
lI- desk in the Senate, and a. soon a. that
body adjourned he returned to his home.
At "'c,uch he dinei, and, though not
Eonrmani, lie VAS still very find of good
living, ami u,eiy e"joyed the company cf
caupIs Of r:iends at the ta,.i, lIr. sum
ner never NJ ngl"i in society, and hi- NOR
bi.i dread nf being introduced to Ia lies was
orc IF his most notable CHARACTERISTICS
Nr. Snn!ncr V.r- exceedingly ccanon ical,
'hnugG not rarsimnnious, bis only great
'ninig"nce being the purchase Of hi books
Thnuch i" i hori.ed about Slu0, na0 from
hs brother some years ago, he ! cy, chang
Cd his style of living untii his marriage ia
1865. At the time of his heath he occu-
ped hoo IN the corner Of H. street
and Mount Vernon avenue, which not
only vas >un ptuonsly furnished, but also
cnnta incd collection, outside Of lis vaIu-
able library, Of very rare en.,r4vir.,,: stat
nsttrs, casts, etc. i was wiki great pri3p
TINT Mr.. Sumner showed these t-easnrn,
70 his visitors. lie sometimes expressed :;
wish to ba III" ro>seSSOr Of horses aud en-
ring, bat woull aid: Il cannot afford IL.
mnst eIthcr give up blyin books and
keep . carriage, or focesn tie carriage ana
keep myself posted in ircraturr.' He
was fine iingnjst, pcaking French iiurut
" and having thorough know!e32c IL
German. lie considered tie it,7atrrc il
the latter languaIe superior - that ANY
"ther, 'tud treqrrniIy compared Goethe to
Shakespeare Metaphysics were also ari,org
J ) fnvorte studies. and he ,pnko VIII
a a.'mirariot Of, thuu-,t he drl Int eeinc d..
WITH, Flrht", k.nt, u = J tt- Ran-r and
others Of phiiasot ihcil DRIFT II e." late
Franco German Mar, Nr SKINNER >i.ire
With the Germ Is lie tal !. grea, !rni.
ration for that nation, au!, thoagI h. Iiti,ql
sIc French, he exu't,d III their defeat rs
one step toward he 4,rcnt mil.rnfi..,n. "
\ universal republic, AMI cqai'iry at over
the world.
Mr. Sumner seldom SPOKE cxtc.apcrane-
oa,iy, bat naarly always prepared hi,
speeches With great care-a-. for ir>tar.cr,
bis celebrated speech rn san y ,a1.n-u.
Which he revised t,,,r times before deliver
ing it. Any criticisms or nttark~ On lim
by he press were most kerrIy fri;, nua ic
vrry frequently comp'ainei of the Ni,tcr-
ness o Some If tie newspaper articles
In him thr journalists have la~t one e { cir
ssannche>t friend; h~ tirar> were never
CLOSED % them lie cuaver>cd with the
greatest willingness " on any topic hroach-
CT; expressed his rievs freely. and wa
a'";,y> ready 10 give .ng information re-
qalre1, ii compatible with lis duty, and,
Il not, would make snmr polite excuse.
Perhaps tie following INCIDENT viii Illus
trait: On ths day that the safe 1crart
meut issued drafts nf II certain treaty IL the
senators, which were 10 be treated emf
dentiliiy, correspondent called upon the
Senator At IL O'Clock III night With the
moicst request, "p'e1se - give Inn tn.
treats.' Mr.. Sumner looked ur lis visitor
and smllingly ,nii: Il believe am the
bigger man Q. the two, and you vii Ger
tair!y hase 10 lick me to obJain it,
Mr.. Sumner was exceedingly taciturn up
on religious questions, bat there is no
douts t,thou5 II belonging 70 no particular
scot he WAS good Christian. lie was
one Of those, ali too rare nova aays. WIN
had more faith in uo than in ,rofes.,ors
lie always dared to do his dgts, aad that
Is = good religion for statenan.
y WASHINGTON JoVRHALIsr.
\ man in Fond du Inc county has bee,
sent to Jail for holding his riie's fee ana
hands on not stove unli, tbsv vvars hl5