The sun., 1881-04-10
A REMARKABLE WOMIN
The SCHOOLGIRL Days OF Mrs. John a. Logan
she knits her Husband's Socks.
From, The Cincinnati Commercial

From The Cincinnati Commercial
All my personal knowledge OF Mrs. Logan
was gained in three short visits. so it Ia not eX
tensive; She is beautiful woman. with snow
white hair ard dusky eyes. with the merry
moher To The en yonns aaes wbo bays been ee
with her during the winter she has the caress-
ing manner which 30 endears mature life to
young hearts. and enters at the same time into
their frolics and adventures with the spirit OF
sixteen. There is nothing prosy. precise or
earnest In her convictions and conscientious
In principle. She is Methodist and teetota-
sSs osshes wns 45 9s i to
anecdote. which she related TO some young
convent girls" Is proof:
Sisters, what trouble made them! When we
went into chapel / never would go through all
was a Protestant and would not do it. / was
very fond OF the Mother Superior. and she put
it on the ground Of our affection that l should
conform to this 1t was small thing for me. and
1t would please her very much: it was very
mortlfying TO her TO have me hold my head stiff
Catholic made the genufexon.
said: Now. Mother, you don't want me-
bssy lovn would % bs ookns
rlsy. You would not teach me that. would you 2
You. who are so honest and 30 pure and so
subject. bu, was put at the head OF the process
sion OF cir ls. md consequently whom we en-
tered church my failure to bend was not so no.
the lin, Iine;% 4" =, ..,.,o,,,,....,
q young hcarer: should think you would
have done that. as all the rest did. 1t was moth
My dear" returned the lady. there are no
trhes In life. 1t would have been mockery in
me TO have followed the slightest custom to
thing. do it; II do not believe. do OF do it
simuly because others do.
1.-Two happily il you follow this rule" The gem
tie pat on the girls little hands. and the bend
ing Of the pretty white head over the blonde
1 a n m
" But / was an awfnl girl" continued Mrs;
Logan. often wonder how those dear old
Sisters put up with me. There was cemetery
near 10y our school. One OF our girls married a
| minds. He was buried just the other side the
| fence in unconsecrated ground. His wife was
Catholic. but he was not protesting believer.
| 1t looNed SO hurd-hearted to put that poor fell
| low out OF the pale. One night / got a lot Of
down the tence-it was an an old. fashioned stake
| and rlder-and built 1t up 30 ii took in the
grave In iow days il was discovered ed and the
| first we would bring that moor mans body with
in consecrated limits; then tho authorities
| was discovered and threatened with expulsion
4 eyer did It aEain. | never did until the
not been discovered I bado good; by to schoo!
| and Sisters and priests. said 10 Father. |
want to make one last request Of you. Please
| don't tear that fence down again. | built II
! in your yard
=" never will forget how Mortified Father -,
| looked. Just ms ! was leaving FOR good. lpceped
| in TO see IL he was in agood humor. He laughed
in spite of himself. and shook his long finger
al me as drove away.
II did not see that place again for overtwenty-
nvo years. few years ago went bnck on n
| visit. No one knew WAS coming. When was
at school | WAS n slender thing. wore my hair
curled down my back, md put back with l!,
then that my own mother would not know me
but as WAS crossing the stle over the fence
tho OLD FORTRESS cried out Here Is MARY com
got to the door tho Sisters were gathered there
TO welcome me.
For all | am n Protestant. ! had my dauchte!
educated in II convent-the Sisters and the olt
convent school are among the very sweetes
did You fnd MIR. smith out in tho cold when
You went back aftor twenty-five yeGrs?'
Yes poor Mf. smith, $ grave was sunker
him into the fold but pulled tho weeds of anc
frcshencd him upa lIttie one day when Sister
heS Of w HySr eR 2a ad aRen
p5P "5 %ha%Sy S nS.uES rTayc anu III 81 lis % own oi
Mrs. Logan's work bas ket stands by tho Sena
tors writing table in their rooms. and ono oven
ing, found bright silk hexaGons scattered ovel
and above the letters and documents thereon.
nm making silk lIiit. you see. les'
always seT when tai ana sIt Is Tx 81 wn, m9' 2
wOTE ;OTEH aTonnd Tons ny six quit is almost nsGsj
SOinc ptOplb llInh lNrSt lItlJ Iltllo " ANo
waste OF time. | do not do this when woul'
he doing nothing else. The combination o
colors is a great pleasure to me. j enjoy worl
in colOrCd silks or crewes especially. Mend
ing? Yes; what woman Is exempt from mehd
ing2 This Is my company work. Tha socks
keep for Mr. Logan. When appear with a
aproniul OF socks and lit down by my husband
side, he realizes that he is in for it, Socks meal
good family talk" .....
Mrs Logan, during this pleasant tate-a-tote
showed us the picture OF her grandson. "
child of her only daughter. On ono card IN
little fellow, sitting on his fathers knee. has be
eide him twograndlathers and two graat-grand
fathers. In the other photograph no Is sur
rounded by two grandnothers and two greaL
grandmohers. A very unusual sight TINS Is
and gives promise OF long life TO the heautiiu
| littlo rogue. sitting SO unconcornedly am!
three genorations OF his kin. 49,
We met, also, Mrs. LoGaps only son. polit
young schooboy. with his mothers dolicat
features aud soft black eyes.
| | am sorry that | cannot tell tho inqulrln
friend moro about Mrs Logan. for share he
interest in her. Sho has tho namo of n brilian
magnetic woman. OF irros stible power. ca
only give the glimpses have had OF her in he
home, and surrounded by ladies'. These brlt
glances have impressed mo with her remark
nGle magnetic power. her simplicity OF manner
and her devotion as n wiIo and mother. :, >,
Riches In Denver.