, 1879-01-09

Same of His reraonat Citnractrrtattcs-sto.
r1ss Ills Old NrtRhboEs Toll About Him.


Caleb Gushing xns never on confidential terms
with anyboly. To begin with, he Haa in youth
- ambitious as Napoleon. ar,tl he elevated him
self 10 the position he occupied at his death by
cheer force Of physical application. lie lad
memory probably uncQualed by any man now
alive. lie could rca,i stxtccn hours day for
month, and never forget an Important TACT OBJ
talncj IN that time, anti this faculty made him
the profollndcst authority on fctlcrn1 laws IN
this c"untfy. Ills memory anil tlss power Of
work wcro the secrets OF his SUCCESS. IA an H.
1,lstration Of this tho following anccdots is told:
In 1888, or thcrcaoouts, he WAS appointed Chief
,1'.tlce of the Supreme Rcnch Of Massachusetts,
lie was out Of practice, atni, Ia use bis own
words, very rusty" lie set to work, however,
asl In nineteen days Ind read sixtY volumes ou
different }aws,-qMcattons Of precedent, laws OF
contracts, laws OF exchange, cte. Abnus seten-
teen volumes were devoted to Massachusetts
Law; twice IA n,any tnurc were nnun up OF RI.
ports, and the reading was altogether extremely
varied.
Now for an example of bis power Of work:
Between thu ngea ui 81 and ~ he noyer knew
what II WAS to be sck. flc was ,prcusto1ncd In
Washington to yet to work In tisa morning al
O'clock, and labor tremendously through meal
hours. and without taking .rcst, until II
ut u!ght. Then he would smoke cHar, get
Into bed. mud read history until he fell asfcct.
III ono winter he lnslctl fn this manner ttirtrcn
oetavo sonines ,!s 4" selename sfaset 4na Teeeh,
hive his meals brought to hin add laid on iis
wri,Inr.desk. Ills custom often was to cat tho
! entire mral wfthuut looking at IL or resting
iroG s %o1R. ",I msv4: ~ or ouslnsss @ assoe,aa.s .
The Hudson hay compang's clalinR, and often
hl ordinary oceAsioEs, would find HIN buried IN
wrItlne-paper or law-books ut ! o'elork n tic
morning. ilr having oeesi as Ills aesK Tor twenty
Cafcl, Cusl,jns was a nun OF strong PASSIONS,
ahlfsnl aa4 ans'cstMa'; snssc Was M pI,anly noL
moment III hts Wnoae WaS'nR NC wien ~ ~, was
nns 1nnna Pr ny t,, .hcrn .ssra ,fi, 'hT
n toSsso: IL asea profanity To- |" @par, ,n,e".s ]
tsnplihtn 10 sone an.fS esnIessions, h1t neves
y " r ,5n"n s e,S'a..!, ~. ~
Maat s"o ~ ,.,,. usnr iln py
NF. Inen!uA n.A uneu t 70 sIs L"at literary Iapor
WAa. Wlth nl!n, !.Re t!,e iaoos o! sehnso''boy
nvee ~ sl"area nma pioIen sesn; ~, ~ nna
dstcrn'snstion " eo''eHes kept hin ,nakins
oMol.s III W 'i,,, ny: ns naa no a.ungina,aS9
| Enwer, no sKlli 81 fancy Whatevef. Me ha!
LILLE ' u ~ hmoMGn' Sei w ,,,, % sp" t,,o '"M, n
judge b1aclow aa ol hiin onec tllat. N matters
RELATING To tha perfect antllmpartinl adjustment
~ ease On Lug nasis ol rl1ht anu WrohG, 'hoeo
sna" "as tasty n.s tu!StG Iaa.t VILE. ~ c1ses
WnelG aa'pn1ty W. laFG.aea, IHsn!R nau NJ
superior: ~ apstraes !aWs .nat y: H. no was
wsnk IL tsseusns ann authority ns %as power
~. ~ s1au'io " ny Eatat chslHy "nu loIce
u ena'ae.cs ~ fGn'nne" n "a !He l3'1eWnG Non.
Gsflni story: ue s., was 1 anpontea minister 10
| tween Tue cc!estial EMp'a,n anu any co'ln-
| ~. except Eaalah't ihsEe we're 10
| sttamooats IN tnose uayt. Ing eatfaoF'
unatY nans VIII tne uasVeloGa KhoN!-
suEe Of iitcrnationa1 laW, crossed tne A.,
!ante, MGnt up ta.u htS;us'ss.1n,oan' ; lolsneYea
tNsotgN Eufopa ana 4haia 70 Cn'ha, establls'lea
tseatS' Anu l,aao lug Ie'Hc!an. pH ia,s aeeSpt
Il, caata oack ac.oss tne Laci'r, la''ue1 % NJ o.Il
fsa1etH4 Ment ~ naoAe1, anu ne.!Mu =, -
s,noan a'p.oalatiS matters tuete' tututnnB ~
NashlhGion n eiBntGtn nnaths .,Ei atter ilA ~.
partu!o .nsrs'foHr; nc tngn ''stcu nM nn,ao ".
MSwpnf" np fbsn :, Enoi. min fron u. T
nnsaloG 70 chlna' was eourtea. ieteu, nnu 'nu r..
dressed" hf nll tlio commercial poodle q ~,
Elaha; yeL. nNnougm the Engisn co'npialtleu
1o'eSe nst to- ss'e:t ' va' @ tate" 'ts =
n,m " me messnahts % o. natllnose, rh,!aagi,
nhta. Nsw York, or hostoIi, ~ no cdthfo!Eh ,
tnc5o eites eia n.y. Wv Mohc: & W psasTr WGs iae
1eemK afaans. an &c Soun aser Mno apnonse ra. a.:
Luslilllg ilhu tno oaojas1liHent ol nnt le1atlas
Wltn tae ou'tesi sla'es ua S%Io!n.sa 10 l!anole
some yeass aEn, nnu ionM - y nsssssnlt TO- Go
.uero' ano' asnone ~ nearly @ ~ yeort on a. tio
sesTsh o. inat wadernG nvsrooni {ro =, ,
Mr' CushinE @ Was an lollMata M tf!ena OF Meo. ts
eter; ana y some respects the'f tastcs were
si'ntiof, "e6s:ss, AZ tne peFinu o. nts uoattl:
| ~'~~ -
money. Ihcro were tnahY steftta q State
!oGkeu " !e tn!s otu i1a', n!cnst. uhee iio
t1id tstcnd iiat iio hau himself written @ oyer W
| ntty ot secretary sGwasus utshatcIcs; whether
this statement needs rcriston !'r not ps"!ubfy
no onc now a!IFo eah ~. an acquaintance
nnd eiassnato OF ar. Ci,shins, now dead, snstl
oneo that Cusisng's mornl perceptions were got
very high. ltt* moro Intimate 1rcnua say that
II, ordinary business transactions. Or questions
Of right or wrolE, susceptible o. mechanical
astst'M .a, M 10 WA ,ss asy a aro
hern true enough, Il interpreted so "a to mean
INT ho could easily convert ms conscience to
faith In any VI ~ political pia'lh Or methods OF
nstto11. y is related OF Gushing, a. a' Instance
chewing his patriotism, onl tntefc*t II, the
Onion taiisS s during t!e var ol tila Rebellion,
that, In laee on Tue tlrst uay Of h!s utr,yal at
Hc~busyport, attcr tto tcr!araflon of actual
| war. he maae . speSeh earaicatly II iaYor ot thc
in li1st CITY during tt,o War. William l.loytl
tiarriaoa, another Ne~onrYport man, Frobatsy
| believed hlm ltebci. ~ my rate, both men
"cro extreme n ti,eir manner and Views, Oils as
4 ucclnrtd Aholit1on'at, a'iI tho Other ~ q