Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-10-09


and Talks at Mackinac.
Mackinac Correspondence Cincinnati CONNER
cial.
The same day l CHANGED up
on the widow Of the late Gov. Howard
of Dakota, the man who brought Hayes
forward, and was one the most prOmi-
nent Republicans of his day. boarded
one winter in the same hotel in Wash
ingtOn with Gov. Howard and wife, and
when we clasped hands in Mackinac the
tears came, lightened by smiles, as she
told me of her husbands triumphant
death and happy departure. q
Mrs. Howard is little plump lady.
with round baby face, big blue eyes, and
soft, white, curling hair, a widow of de-
cided character, large philanthropy, and
answering Christian principles, yet so
winning and childlike, so young, in
spite of her snowy hair, that it seemed
the most natural thing in the world,
when group Of young ladies rushed up
to bid goodbye before leaving on the
boat, for one to grasp the little lady in
her arms and say impulsively, Good
by, you sweet, dear old dimpled darling"
All the girls treat her in that protecting
caressing way.
Mrs. Howard says she often came with
her husband to Mackinac when it was
mere hamlet and her children were lit
babies: Petoskey she knew when it was
only one house. Her husband was land
commissioner and president of the G. r.
and /. railroad, and she came with him
on the first train that ever pulled over
the track, and was the the first lady Wis
sfAp \ m xxyhof 10 q rrnUInor onA enlQ-
brated resort. iEs
gave an account of my experience in
the IRE at ChebOygan last week; how /
had often wished to see one of these for
est fires, and how frightened Twas when
so so strangely my wish was granted.
She recalled a similar remark made by
herself when en- route to YanktOn, DakO-
ia, and said that soon after the fire
chased their stage horses and rolled i'm
pillows Of smoke and flame behind them,
and expected to perish in the burning
forest. When they reached DeadwoOd
city in was bed of cinders; they stopped
in house that had been saved by a
strange within of the wind and was COW
cred with wet blankets to preserve it
from the frey breath of the dying Goals
of the once thrifty camp. 49,.
MIS-. HOWdIuS IecOllectlOuS OI pldCeS
and people would be more interesting
than fiction; her husband having been a
prominent politician, traveller, and SO
much of an invalid that she always ac-
companied him, she has had rare Oppor-
tunities. In speaking to an almost dis
c0uraged invalid, she said: MY hus-
band was given up to die when he was
81; he was feeble all his life, yet by care
we kept him with us for more than 40
years after, and he did some good work
for his country, and glorified God in his
daily walk and conversation. and SO
calmly and sweetly did he at last lay
down life, that an infidel, who had
watched his whole career, was c0nstrain-
ed to believe in Christ and saving power
Therefore with feeble health do not des.
pair; with care and will power you may
0utlive US all and do good work for the
Master, even more in your weakness
than we in our strength" ,.1
The next day saw the same person,
who had been sitting glo0mily indoors
for days, walk slowly along the veranda
! and look with interest on the sea gulls