New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
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JOHN SHERMAN At HOME.
From TIE Washinsaon Rsewbliean.

| From TIE Washfnat0H Re0eeISedH- -
| Nothing can be simpler than the home life oi
this great Orker At homo he is not the Secretary
| of the Treasury nor the Senator in Congress he
works hard, earnestly and to good advantage in
order that he may get through his task and leave
| his work behind him. When he leaves his ONCE
at night he leaves his table clear and he begins the
next day " ith O blank sheet of paper. Nothing IA
carried forw ard At home he is the most domestic
Of men,: He is demonstrstiye ne Is eonsldetsse, ,s
he is thoughtful and aeesio1s1S; M 3s AS ne S dCSs S
| does not take his business to his home
His home In Washington is on the most fssliio1a-
SSnare 1ssoS one the IoTec little parks in the world
and adjOins the old double ma4Son OF the iate
Secretary Stanton. II is of brick painted brown. %
windows ara round and old fashioned and the steps
to the front door arc winding from the side, with
iron rangs inside tRo h0Ss y 'SGg SStTpss sos
pretty ornaments and the usual tables, sofas,
chairs etc. are in tho paTlor The dining-roon1.
The h0use would be considered small for q
Secretary of the Treasury, but admirable manage
ment and clever housekeeping make the sherman
are mostly confined to small receptions and
dinner parties Mr.. sherman's family is small,
and to nse the language of friend, select" lt
consists of his wife, a lady universally popular
here for her gcntleness, culture and sincerity ana
an adopted daughter. Ill
regularity and method. He spends most OF his
evenings at home, and, with his wife, Pursues his
reading He is great reader m me 8itS ksS cnETeH
events and he ia by no means ill-informed Of
current literature. Everything new on finance he
be the autobographies of great men and the lives
OF those who have made stir in the world ne
often sits up late but is always the TsS SnS maR MIN N
him in the morning. and never leaves his room
until O'clock. unless business calls him to the
Capitol or to the White House. lie leaves me tne
office promptly at four, when he genei lily takes
drive in hiSi" Victoria" behind an ordinary pair
of black horses. or. ..
pretcntious. IL is of brick three stories hgh, with
porches gables. balconies and creeping vines. IS
~ In the midst of beautifully laid grounds. well
kept and picturesque and no comfort is lacking:
Here nre most of Mr.. Sherman's books and all hls
private papers He has twenty yH acres OF la land,
home 1t is here he fixes his fences" When here,
he spends much of his time in his favorite amuse;
ment Of driving He has number qf horses G 2 ana
lover of horses except for their Je, and never
owned fast or n very valuable horse In his life.
came near being the General Sherman Of the
family His father died when he was Six years
Of age-the Youngest of eight children. Thomas
Ewing, great in name and honored in memory,
knew the family and offered to adopt one OF the
boys, either John or" Cumpy," whichever one was
the smartest and the best Ar Adtet En- a,Gn; con;
daughter it was decided that Cumpy" should be
The one SIhsoqneny ne was - sent tP t4eTcaS to %sS5
army John went to law, and thence to politics,
and it is hard to tell which of the brothers has
achieved the greatest ul5LmctlOn. Ilo lNO oo!e
have always been bonnd together by love that
is seldom seen. II has never been broken nor
disturbed 10y the slightest cloud. The two
brothers have correspondent from the time they they
"Curnpy" ever wrote to him. They number tnou-
sands and make three huge volumes. These letters
were written from every place under the sun, from
school. from West Point, from the plains, from
Califrrnil. from abroad, from headquarters in
the saddle in camp, on drum heads and from
every place n soldier is likely to written. too,
with all the honest Outpourngs Of an anxious
or q joyful heart, not for the public but for
serOnd self.