The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-12-04

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APssppsbspsech. Garfield is temper
6 ancc man, though not a "total alb
, stinence man." ] have seen wine twice
ON his table in Washington, once at q
i breakfast and once at q dinner party.
J aknow.fl,atE liquor is not habitually
used about his house, and that he very
/ ltFareIy touches 1t himself. He is not
at alI sensitive on the subject oftemper-
ianes, nor desirons Of eonecaling his
Views and practice.
Ell Gen. Garfield is fond of his home
and his farm. He walks his visitors
around and shows them the improve
msnts he has made, and explains those
he contemplates He shows his stock,
machinery and crops with as much en-
thusiasm as Horace Greeley used to
display on the same subjects. He finds
the farm a source of perpetual pleasure;
and interest. ~ zZs.'l Sasal: 7
| One cannot be about Mentor long
without finding out that Garfield likes
his neighbors and that they like him.
Mrs. Garfield is very pleasant but
not a ,demonstrative woman. She 10
well educated and appreciates the good
things in literature and art. She reads
"solid" books, and the magazines
looks well after the honse and teaches
her own children; she is a" lelp-meet"
and an entertaining companion for her
husband, and abundantly able to en-
terrain his most intellectual friends and
visitors. / should think her most
marked characteristic is that of perfect
attention to her own business, aud no
meddling with other peoples. She is
unostentations. She refused to allow |
her photograph to be sold or her
picture to be engraved, though earnest
ly pressed TO do so by photographers,
engrarcrs, and by many friends. /
suspect she don't care to be written
about much either, and 1 don't wish to
do violence to her desire in this respect
by extended comments. I
The children are two boys, one girl
and two more boys. Their first child
was girl, which died when few
months old. The last one was boy
that died when about two years old.
Harry, the oldest living, is sixteen;
Abram, the youngest, is eight; ",Iim"
is fourteen Molly twelve and Irwin
ten years old. Harry lisa quiet, steady
boy, very obedient and dutiful, par
ticularly respectful toward his parents
and grandmother. The writer had nm
of seeing characteristic
letter which he wrote to his mother
shortly after the Chicago convention,
he and "Jim" being IN school at Con-
cord, N. H., at the time. He spoke of
the fact that some Of his schoolmates
had manifested great deal more in
terest in himself and aim" since
their "pa" was nominated for presi-
dent. lie evidently thought this
little snobby, and said he didn't con-
slider that they were bit bigger or
better than they were before, and that
be would respect his father Just as
much "even if he were nothing but a
I'LL his life" He didn't
seem to think it very big thing 10 :
pc a congressman. @ faE Ii
Jim is what is called rellicking
BOY. He is never known to be still /,
unless asleep. Both physically and in
ellectually he is very strong and very
quick. lie masters his studies almost
without effort and in incredibly short j
line. AT school he likes the gymas-
nm; he excels on the trapeze and the !
pring-board. Atlhomeshe stands on 3
lis head, walks on his hands with his
'cels up, turns hand-springs and somer- d
aults, and jumps the fence in prefer
nee to opening thegate. He is good
natnred, kind-hcarted and acco,noda :
ing, and famous for iboyish devilment.
dolly is rathersa quiet girl, with re- !
narkably good sense for her years !
he keeps to her lessons pretty close, = =
nd plays the piano Very well. Irwin i
the queerest genius Of the family, n
hough 1 don't know how to describe y y
i'm. "Abe" is an artist. He is al Ii
rays making pictures, and seems to =
refer drawings Of machinery. IA 3
rain of cars is one of his farorite
rawlings, and he will have the engine,
aggage and small cars. the coaches =
nd sleepers, all 50 perfect that it
'ould take an expert 70 find apart 4
sft out. y
II does not help the temperance be
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