Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-03
MRS. FREMONT'S "REMINISCENCES
Senator BeDtOn's HOme-Life q
MMshlnGl0M and ST. L0uis

our house in Washington was headquar-
tiers for the varied interests from all these
e1 ana shaped itself a circle which formed
for many years really q salon. to be brJ oxen
up only by her loss of health
ms la. rubbed out many little prejudices,
aud ntied Us better than any reading could
have done 70 comprehend the necessary f.
1.rences aud equal merits OF different peo-
pie, and thaL, although different, each o1ld
De right Tie manner In which my father
Tar ght us so led US up TO the same ideas.
Ihe Fiet CHI Language was a nee essity, and
lfat We acquired without any trouble, b =
cause We had nurse who began il with us
as soon a we could SPEAK; whatever goye.-
ness or teacher we had my father al gays
wa our real teacher, my mother reserving
one day aud one line of instruc ion which,
Ike the rel strand IN English ma val colorS
marked Us for her own.
While in Washington we hal our routine
OF studies and town lift; in New Orleans m
elder sister and m, self rose To the proportion
OF members of society, for my father ) clients
when on their visits To Washington were
pleased 10 have us for their II tie in erpreisrS
and when We would be in New . leans they
would Insist on treating us AS grown people
inviting Us formally To dinners, where we
would be taken IN formally oy grown gen le-
men and sit through the whole antert lip-
ment. There was great Inherited we n
among these planters; tuey were n r IN
educated In Paris; and, with the co no ua,l
resources of climate, taste and wealt >, the r
mode of living was beautiful a. we'll as lux
urious.
In 81. Louis. where our house stool anon
us large trees In square of It's q gn, W. n al
10 large degree pleasant ouL-d Dor If .
our lessons were always given on the bro Il
gallery run ing around III hp1sa. and IA
every way we had great q al OF open ar
HE; but our rue delight I'm on OF dos W :
Only TO he IA al my granada err ~ Iey n
virginia. w len going there I. ON Was ing
: N " used 10 pHb. e conveyance 1ayOlI
Fee rlckSburg, there tn" carriage O. ID "A l.
a.. EolseH net us, my moth, + IS well as my
iather often making the journey back o.
hose back, while tn carr age was mere { "
u ctltr'h aud for her 10 return 10 VII "a
tired "A London built travelin. cOtc I, whi En-
gave ali the rest one looked fOr-lar!e hi h.
h"ui Z, dui with so many Sp-iugS th4t i.e
- iiL- from III eNecrsOle roads was greatly
The interval between the close or the long
session and The wIujer VS. To short for
long. tedious journey To ~ LOUIS .nd back
We only made that on sitrruata year. af -r
lhe Snort session. when hl-h var gave II q,
larS6 SJea boats aud co ntpr..D ole trans
pGIaf!O1 fsr our little crowd What W.
90 H"" IN Two days, required then several
weeks.
My iatfer knew no plan of life that sep
rated nam from his family, 50 We lei thi~
charmits Eomadic existence, with its ii : d
iojaiS Il such contrast t. the trOu lie Of rave
and distance between theIn. WaSbing'o on
was In az = way work. AMI 81. Louis an :
NV orleans had their sides OF pDiitic Al
work ard his cuties as IA lawyer. BIT II wa,
AL holiday here, and my father enjoy d it
thoroughly. Especially he enjoyed the
autumn shooting. ~ bris were most
plentiful iii ctrta n large wheat fields, w tich
Ia jEtir warm tiuts OF stubble uId ulatei o Yer
the souin face OF the hills, tIe trees of tn
llttie orchard aud the park making q gpDi
SC cell To- The rOrIh.
Here aud there through the fields were cool
slpie trees; under Que of these we would re-t
aud eat our luncheon of II biscuit AMI some
fiuit AIKEN from the tree above us; and then
my father would take a book from Ms poke
usually classic in a French translation
from which he would read aloud for me to
trdns'a e.
There were plenty of ideas, even words
That did not understand. II it had been a
description of the steam engine, / should
have gone through IL with equal good will
ard drcility; hut IN uch OF IL remained in my
memory, ana [ grew into it. Hard words
arc hard ideas tired my mind, as the long
tramps and plO we'd fields tired my young
feet; but with time / grew used to both, aui
the benefit of both remained with Ina-theSe
long sun y mornings Were the most deli .ht-
ful phase in which my lessons came In
winter had my corner at the library table
No matter how good our teachers were, my
ia n had us prepare our lessons with him.
lLG5pe5' for NOCtHiber.