The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-11-20
GENERAL GARFIELD.
Tho Prcsidont-E Elect and His Homo LIr,

a Cleveland dispatch TO the Cincinnati Ev,.i, 2,
says ale generally rises" says Major Swain.
"ffom Ia half past. aud breakfasts ~ IamilL. a,
Aboui \. Tho General takes great delight In nj.
family. and makes his table his family altar. We
usually discuss u book ut the meals, which nj,
have read or are familiar with. and make rs con.
tcnis a Of entertainment, as well as of in
strue,ion. Some time ago we got hold Of a little
work called "Threc Thousand English Words Usu.
ally Mispronounccd., II has been our constan,
companion at meal time since. Some one takes II
and spells word. Then each one takes turns in
pTonouncing u until all have failed. or It's proper
sound has been given. Then comments are made
by whoever feels In the humor. ard 20 entertain.
ing does this exercise become thai many times tho
meal hour ilics by 50 quickly that We do not seem
to have been sitting i've minutes. After break
fast the morning mails are opened, the newspapers
are hastily scanned for tccgraphc news, aud i'm
portant matters receive attention the General re-.
firing with his secretary and shsrt- hand amanu-
ensis TO his private Office, or snuggcry,' for the
purpose. After that, II the morning trains from
the Eas, or Cleveland bring visitors, the General
receives and cntertains them. Dinner Is the same
~ breakfast with regard TO instruction and amusc.
mcn;. IL making difference whether the visitors
who partake Of IL are high or low. Senators or
soldiers. grand or simple. They can participate
in the exercises if they Et IL not they can cat
and listen.
1.-THE afternoon usually brings more visitors and
mails, and to both the General devotcs as much
time as possible. Supper Is n very pleasant neal,
and rs the days labors are pretty well over we
devote more time to II than 20 either Of the other
meals. the exercises being the same. Ansr sup =.
per the General dcvotes considerable time 10 the
thorough pcrusal Of the leading influential iailies
We get all the principal New York, Boston. pi,ila-
deiphia, Cleveland, PittsbuFg, Chicago, 81. Louis
and Cincinnati papers. We look them over before
they get 60 the Generals eye and IL there Is any.
thing In them Of more than usual interest Il "a
marked that he may see Il nj once. Uusialiy the
General reiires to bed between 10 and 4: o'clock.
OF course. have given you bu, an outline Of our
life here. There are always kilograms aad letters
by the dozen 10 answer. General GarGcn has two
shur-hand ncn ~ secretaries. aud he dictates his
replies To letters and kilograms Co them Thi.
enables him 10 10 great deal OF corresponding
WORK In u short time. Of course very important
and particularly private letters are written by
myself or the General In person. Every one I.
free 10 60 TO church to stay ut home. TO pray NJ
10 let 1t alone. ns he peascs. There Il but one
autocrat in the house. and that l. the General
mother. and she has too much good sense 10 inter.
fcrc in such matters. There l. one thing forge,
I" mention. and that Is that at meals or the family
reunions We sometimes get the General tcepiy in.
tere'ted IN some theme and get him To- talking
about u. You know hcis a brilliant conversation.
alisi. and those talks often almost take the shane
OF lectures They are very Interesting and won.
dcria'iy instructive. for the Generals mind l. n
vast s,orchousc Of knowledge. lie has a wonde-.
ful pigcbn-hcc memory. lie can devour a book
in an hour or 50. retain the cream Of its contents
and tell you all .bou, il in the most entertaining
manner years aiierwarl. lie Is very fond Of rul.
ing by moral suasion. and he governs hi. family
accordingly. His children are very fond of him
and look upon him as their bosom friend as well
A. parent. His boys will coinc Co him, when
home. and talk and counsel with him about their
books and studies or their plays or other oceupa-
tions. just as freely rs they do with each other
The result l. that they are manly and frank in
their demeanor. partaking much Of his character
in this respect