, 1875-11-27
"reminiscences.
nExnY Wilson'S EARLY LIFE.

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"aoioa' "'." ~. NV. 1'-Ny }., saAosse *eQoe'ns-
anca "lsh fice.pfesident Wilson began - rs-
cently Al 1870. although bad eften met him
previous 10 tt1s, time In tho editorial rooms oy
Tho cid T,,bun, o,trs wbic., hs almost fnv.+i,-
t,s r.,tas ,.t.n.S.. ,a " m....,, .,.se... NJ
ny s's,reo "aenesef ne passed. thfonRh Ne"
YORK. There waa nothing cold. distant, Or fo-
pallsnt about Mr. Wllson's personal bearing, and
u he always sought rather than avoided tho
,o,,.nv ~ ths w.s,,,ot,n cot-a.no,d.r,. .,d
oo"p"~1 ~ 'He ""eunt ~ eSpouae".s Auu
vas Aneqoeo1 ,1sltof o' newspaper ho"'
my perHonal relatloua with him soon hsc&mo
very cordial, aud from that ttu1e to shs hs has
honoFed me, u ho has other CORRESPONDENTS
~hon, hs fo,na m ronia t1,., -i,t sroh ~.
"nea. 1 49, =. te0.* "..u oueu ~
gsoo OF hls eonhaeneo 1hat 10 A"ays conTorsed
with NE very fEeo'y on all subjects OF public In
tetcst, even a. tines when our political syupA-
thies xere widely dlffesons,
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49, "hso'' ~ Ais ouu u'o'sss,on. sot' aelo"!o
feterfed 10 ehe events OF MS early life, although
! II was not subject that he ever avoided. Only
| faw months tcp be spoke to mo with unuauA
feeling in revsn, to ,oma
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ast1* Ss"sP.t.A AksosRh
AHecs1hR rue memory ol hlA mother. he sAsd
that tbair publication hurt him moro than auY
pefuoual &bpaa he had n7cr recotvad duftno hia
vhola nublic life. Tim reno,t. rra,o utt.r,v m.
t,ue. for liz mnther g.no ons ~ tbe TsMhast
*omen tha: ever lived, .nd to her tsscnins' more @
70 1sd tns .ps q Al oafs csst n
of his character. un sH1ci mn - II wor'd H.
nroner for him to like nuhIio nottcs ~
! these untrue reports. "A he wsa snTtoua
10 do everytb,,g that would bo nranor
he eard him sne.k nj hia fatnar nn,v nnca h,, l.
ia hardly uecess.ry to dsny reoort I,nvn som.. nm
times soen in pr,n. thas his 11srenta rero s r4o.
sies: thev Wera resnectsble bit ,eiy moor NJ.
--- '~Nt fSoA AVN
in = co,,Yersstfon abont tvo ya.,s apo m IN.
subiec. Of labor organizations .ud tio eoud,tiou I'd
of tie ist,orioq clssaea n this cnuntr1 nnr vhsu
ronnns,at1 WITH ,hst II ssao hftr ~ acsn tL.rtv
vearr ayo. he p.re M brief afetn, of lii hay.
hnod and sariT manbood. and although thn Icsd.
;nr fscIs which he recitad haya heforc heon NIX.
linnod te narrstiye M l,o rotsted il vii, lo nne
| tho ieas Interesting, snd / transcribe il ffom
notos uLic} mado .t lie TINA.
ii ras Lorn. he aid. I'm fs12 and a. tba
ara Of n yoars wa pnt out .s IN .nnront,r. Ia
| afumar. From H. dar Of mr bril- to ths day AZ
wa al vesra old ~
! Ia spend for anyth,ne' Dnrin1 the rhoia Of nv
| .norentjra.hIn nv rrsatar nnrer I'M ans 49,.
ne a Ienpy. On HAL occasion be- aiIowod ne
= boldly, with per1ozaion to attend muster !
mtIos frnm hnmo, AMI rayo mn I cents to anont
I walked TO and rum ti,o mrstcr. aud of cnn-ss
| aoent m 1,ore t1,a,, Tint ann
ion tbr dnv vas 81 years o,d,-1 remember
It vary veil, ooo Saturday, Tho 18th Of Tebrua.Y.
iii $HA &ftAFlicGn maRtnt F1A
yote % Of oxen spd sir ''s sheso. sa'e rhe .ae
1attsr sold the xan'n afasrnoan r. ~ -
hut. moi bour ab,s to dlsnoso Of tho ornn
| that day. | reo,1estcd my msstar to teen them
char1od mo 50 ceuts for it." 1 mid lin tbis
| nd took the oxsu away. sold tbsu to \ NM
for e75. aui took hts note for tha KmnunI "a
| vhen btc.ma Of uYo / had for oieren rc.rs'
uort II xas sept TO scbool nniv fonr ueeks n,ch
yaAr} sH. / had sayeJ d eenta uhIch
had In some way obt1ined, but Lsd mid 30
| of this to .nr matter for keauing mr. oxen tro
nlehts 1 tbeu 1ifcd myself 10 i farmsr. aereo.
stx DOLLARS 1 MONTH Asp BoaBp.
used to raj up louk before dsyIlght, feed tbe
stock rot nv Breakfast. aud il.t Al the east
vas beginning to be stsoaked With red start Of
for tbo woods wilh nv kcAm. mad
to place nv dinnor-psiI On the sunnY
side ct I tree, md continue driving eAv-1oes to
he mill uptIl after dark a, ui1ht, Than / Tent
home, fed tho stock, ate ny supper, and went TO
| bed. lY father tended tie ssx.mill N sst OF tbs
time for many years Tor 20 cpnts I dAy,
| .sIn tle spring Of tbe snme resr. took my
| pack upoa nv 6seL aud staytad atoot for ths
town where nov live, Sas!ck. Mass, 100 mies
| away, md that journey cost me iuat f125, /
| hours = Glny, and tho lust weeks work 1 did 1t
| the beuch was At bottomiug ahoos for f5 veok.
| Out OF this patd so cents for pegs and a2 for
board, "a thst had left tuat $40. have
! hottamed Afty.four pairs Of man'a sbnna
without sleep,ug, and that for \ little
mora than so ceuta. But even At this
1Ato / eot some money nhca5, md
mads up my nind to work my way through col
jeeo, |ept nv money to nan In Uoskou. md
wei wei to tbe be- Acadony :. Concord. @ N. q. i Ind
| been tbero oulY I'd throo21 months Wheo Tia
man 10 whom haa intrustgd nv fortune fsiJed
and
11osr n ALL
or three weehs' board, was sbsolutely uosb,s 70
nav it 0. eycp to ,ake 4 jetter fIom tho Post.
| Otuca without borrowing mouoy TO nav Tho nost-
| ace, but 4 friend Invited ma to reman and
| So atayed tnroueh the term. and ia tl,e v,ntar
| asrned money enouel to nav him Nv tnsnhine