Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-12
JAMES G. BLAINE
THE LIFE 40 caAaAcIes OF IHt
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MS NONE AND FAMILY, ANU H'sr Pm
SOSHI APPEARANCE
u. 7 R.n.,.,,,u PhIlsAslphla nms'
In snaus even st~o-oolumn sketch
ola great nan suppose II Is es'en''a,
tip, one ,nould .ssin al the birth OF
IN, dir,u.l celebrated. although. IN
q H. So .tive . Mr.. Blsine's has '"rn'
to b. ,h, /. to record commonplace IN
isuaion. while important oocureno"'
MY be .plsced. did no, happen t"
b in Washington COUNTY Pa on Jan
stiS0. when Mr.. Blaln" ~a' born
an II wa. not my fortune to be a play
nAe. shool.maie, or coilege-maieoihs
b irom "rsliable sources, as the
uAspap~r.men say, ! am enabled "a
I'd that Mr.. Blaine's boyhood Sss
mkh like other mems. He hal the
- troubles, the same qusrn'ls, the
Al succes~s, the same youthful s'r-
rdp, the name disappolniments II i
o. phenomenal men who hay. no
al hood, with the stone bruises the
chp.l hands, and the bloody noses Of
~ Wountry-boy. believe Mr. Blaine
tongh u makes not the slightest dii-
ID nee with the man comes from thr
h old Revolutionary sinck that his
Vi gx-grandfathrr Was a Colonel IN the
nsylyania Line in the Revolution
Al var that he lived W the grand
Cxmbrrland valley Whoa golden hrlis
Il gan and bright green mra'l"NS
I'd srm sll behollers Ia the present day,
,lSi ths Blaine family is still vel o..
n,kmbefei In the lovely ,lllagr ~ Car
li&e;tla Col. llainc Was ih. intinat"
irknd dlien. Washington tor at least
AZ int ate ~ that old afls,orat ever
slloxe q friend g. bel; that he MAS
Comm .ary., GENERAL II the NorihIn
Depart ent of Washington army, hat
he sdunced from his osn m"ans, AMI
from Contributions obtained by him
from d friends, large sums oi money
toward Purchasing supplies lot th"
army q ring that terrible winter At Val
ley for,; that Washington attributed
the pr-erya,ion oi his troops from ah'
soluts s,rvation Ia the heroic aud sell
sacrifici efforts ei Col. blaine, --thrs"
are fscu I believe, susceptible oi proof
Hut Co Blaine IN not = candidate i"
the Prr,d.ncy, and his grand s"n ~
Mr.. Blame gets his mlidl. name V''h-
.spiel frni lis maternal grandfather.
nioueer 4 ldi.tintion In Western f"nn'
sylvania Fortunately. OF uni"r,nna'r'
ly, ther, is no rocori oi young blain''
except nat contained IN the iau,g
nble. b,irc h. arrived nj the ag" 81 ~
hut have NJ doubt uhs' %. va ~
bright ss his schooiielioxs, And lnHi ms
I forgot o sy ha' hh
father liyeI In the borough oi Washing
I'm AMI xss prothonoiAry oi uh" Conn
,y Al ,h, are al ~, In the wear ls'J,
~. younv bov rnisred Washington
c",,.',. irr-. which lac ws graduated
=, m. L.-ad of o large and distinguished
cI..s in Ist7. when b. Was only IL
years old.
HLAIsk's YorrByrL DAYS
From an old collegr.msi- oi Mf.
Blsine's, an officer II rank snd chafar-
ter In the Rrbcl army. have obtained
sone interesting points regarding ih"
youthful days OF this distinguished man.
Al the college, with 80 or 3OD students
from all sections Of the country. Blaine
xn from his first entrance q leader.
Endowed with u splendid ph, sique, b"
was foremost in all athletic sp1rts ".
In not remembered a. hard student
who burned the midnight oil. II Was
not necessary Tor him Ia do the, NJ b."
learned everything quickly aud easily.
and his standing In his CLASSES Was al.
WAYS among NE very first In the an
uusl oommencemenu Anl the frequent
contests of the rival literary societies oi
the college, he Was never consDicuous
ss q debatsr or wrangler but hs sa-
known and acknowledged as n. p1s~r
that managed and controlled all th"."
things. Goethe has sAid "on" builis
his talents IN the stiffness anil builds
his character In tb. storms Of tb"
world"
To the new boys and Young Fresh
men Blaine ~A always a hero. 10
them he was uniformly kind, ever rtady
IA assist and advl-e them. and o. make
smooth and pleasant their initiation IN
to college life. lis handsome person
and neat attire, his ready sympathy
and prompt asrlstAnos, his frank, grn.
erous nature, and bis brave. manly
besring. made him the best known, the
best loved. and the post popular boy
at college. he wS the srbitsr among
younger boy. IN all their dDPui.s, AMI
the authority with thO-' II bis osn ~"
on oil questions. lie wD slusys iof
"the under dog IN the hghtH lAss
most college boys, be hal his sDbrqust
Owing to The iAct that he sS Js'~ss's-ei
of Q somewhat prominent, though
shspeless, probOscis, be received ne ap'
pellstion oi "So~ey Blaine" ~hHh
rinng to him oil through his ooll"s"
lie. His vas one u tbOss nOsss That
would have bcsn the pride ABi sdmirs
ton oi Napoleon l.. and would doubt
les have rsnkei high sDd gsin~i great
glory smonr the other prominent b0s-s
who's ouners we're sslest~i by Hsp1-
Ison 10 lofn tie shining ranks 81 his "a
vorits Gsnersls, A. q Appointment npsr
vas considered by him asa rns md
cation ~ genius and oouragr. Api
the usual term II oollss. bs grsiuAi''i
With distinSuisb.l honor, and osui'-i
With him into the world the enduring
affection oi al tho-~ ~ho sDss him and
vith whom he ~s ssspris,-d IN hs
Alma Mater.
cAsyIso ms oss vrrUsh
From this point In lie Mr.. bsins 10
san to carve ou, has osn intsfs in
thoss days the young coi!.gs gfsdnas
did not Iosf about home, yilliAg" b.sa'
smoLiny cigars and dsvo,ing fn'~' 81 hi'
time % his ksir,-st lessf Hlsins didn l.
lie stsuek out si ono. " s-ss hs iyf'
tune. IL Gas . very lBcsV s,rss i0f
him. tos, II be hal not s'ruek out a. DO
dld. and bal not gone N kspinfsy and
had not locatsi mar hilsrsbarz, bs
might never have tue, hiss stshsCri, a
woman vho uill do him zDoi and not
evil, ell the days ID bs lie. Bat o' tbs
Mr.. Blaine, aits be- left oollezs, sent
10 Hue Lick sprng,, Ky, and b@fsns
one ~ the Prois~sop In The Western
Military Iasfitsts. in us sobool there
sew slout 40 boya A ssstismsn ncu
h,inx In wasi,issfoo fsbo vss sl-o, by
the ssy, an onsrer In The k~bei sefsirl
vss a fssi~ss is this srtsoot. Ne u.ii
,--~.I~vs n1sssss ssd l..vsass bss -
a tLia. han isytne. szrp--, yOuhs man.
,ifh de szme iasfibsting MANNERS :"
b. hes nov. lie U. very popular si,h
The boys. vio trust~i him sni male
idssds vilh bin fson The hrst Ne
tssv the given names ~ every one and
he knes their sbortromin2r add u'sf
aroos painfs; ssdt 90 this day be- A<ts
siouf fhs kyy ssd thss sbo vent 10
srkaa q tbs nsss LAek spsinss. tben .
vssy popsias vsssssns plsos. ny fpsnd
says thsf Hiains 90 man of gyest pr
80 eour.es, and thai. daring uccdy
ART i<ssrrn the gssaity ~ IN -rhod
- tls svpsss u ~ spSsaos. isyoisins
- gasssioss aiDst uss fso0ssi 81 The
100, - hshsvsd IN the trsys.s man