The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-09-26
Maine Letter to the New York Graphic.

Maine Letter to the New York Graphic.
Blaine has the snperb gift Of memory.
He never forgot anything in his life. No
| incident that meets his attention fails to
| impress itself upon his recollection, and he
has the power to recall it whenever the
same associations or conditions are renew
ed. Secretary Sherman had camp-meet-
ing at Waterville, in the college grounds,
and there were 10, 600 people there from all
parts OF the State. While Sherman was
speaking Blaine was moving around among
the crowd, sitting under the trees with the
farmers, and lounging in their wagons with
them. He knew them all, and they smiled
at his recognition with grateful hearts. One
"a Dlsss1aos y ------ ;..f;n,at. frianda hrna rht
up bashful farmer. - ~
Senator" said he, 81 want to make you
acquainted with MIR. Ferguson, of such and
such township" szea ts'a-aa lg
"Whyv' exclaimed Blaine, jumping up
and graspipg the farmer by the hand, 81
don't need to be introduced to Mr.. Fergu-
son unless he has forgotten me. The last
time saw you, he continued, squirting
his eye up at the farmer in a way that is
peculiar to him, "you drove me with your
team across from Albion to Waterville, and
mighty good team you had. Did you
ever break that off horse o. jumping? Let's
see, that was in 1859. I'll never forget that
ride. How are Mrs. Ferguson and the
girls? Did that boy of yours eyer make out
anything with his patent?' .a a
And Farmer Ferguson's face beamed all
over, with qualification. What he sup
posed, of course, had been forgotten long
ago by this man Of the world, had been re-
nembered by Mr.. Blaine as one of the
events of his life, as it was in his own.
Farmer Ferguson went home and told his
wife and children that he had seen Senator
Blaine, who remembered all about that trip
and the jumping horse and Johns patent !;
and Senator Blaine will be the patron saint
of that family forever. aat ge.sssst
ID This sort of business is genuine in Blaine.
1t was just as much satisfaction to him to,
be able to remember these incidents as it
was to Farmer Ferguson to have them re-
mem bered. aa1 57aaH .aadlE waE asts
To hear Blame speak in Maine is worth
trip there. As he stands before an audi
ence, almost every face in it is familiar. He
knows the peculiarities of nearly every man
before him. He knows what influence will
touch their hearts, and it is a common
thing for him to pick out a person of con-
sequence in the audience and talk to him
from the stand familiarly. For example,
he sees Mr.. Sturges, who has been a Re-
publican Of influence, but deserted, and has
become president of o greenback club.
Sturges is man of some education, and is
looked upon By his neighbors as a superior
person. @ 8 .09a5 yg8
"Jiln Sturges, how does that fact strike
your" Blaine will say at the end of some
that he sees has attracted Mr.. i
Sturges' attention. "Jim Sturges," he will
continue, 'syou are one of the most intelli-
gent men in the State. Your views upon
matters of public interest have great weight
among your neighbors and are quoted as
gospel the whole country round. | hear
you have left the Republican party and be-
came president of greenback club. !
want you to prove the error of any asser-
ton and show the falsity of my logic, or
else confess that your greenback platform
10 nonsense. And the idea of man like
you, of your shrewdness and intelligence,
talking nonsense. Jim Sturges, it won't
do If you show that lam wrong, / will
go with you. If you can't show that I am
wrong, you must go with me-" a.:a
y And Jim Sturges, immensely gratlfied at
this little incident, very naturally comedies
the truth of Biaine's position, and that
greenback club will soon be looking for a
new president. Jim Sturges is hailed as a
prominent convert, and is asked to preside
1T q Republican meeting. He comes, his
neighboIs with him. aE5S -
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