New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-02
"REMINISCENCES or j. G. SIZE.
Erom The Kansns GIN Jomnnl.

From the Kansas CihI Jow'pnf.
II was his custom in those days to make our
rocrny old red brick home his headquarters ard to
appear, carpet Satchel in hand. at Uncanny hours
an unexpected but welcome guest. Never happy in
matters of toilet. he especially cOmlcal IN his
badly fitting travelling clothes, with his collar
crumped and his cravat awry still, seen at mid
plight disadvantage after a fatiguing journey, he
was SAKE the humOrist, with ready aDecd0te end
ability 10 keep even our infant eyes vi de open.
paSsOnately fond of young people, he allowed us
unlimited play-tcllOw privileges crawling on all
tours for amusement allowing rs 10 invest ig9te
his abundant beard and TO play which the Jcwelry
which he was fond of wearing. IN our sports
with him Lie rot unirequcn,y he Id aloft my sister
and myself one in each hand. tossing rs great girls
of ten or thereabouts, rs easily as II we were ball
and bat. or his own children he never tired OF
talking: Sarah was certainly her fathers idol, al
though she lived perpetuany in defiance Of his M L
cherished plan, for her benefit Two incidents Mr..
sake was fond OF telling. MS Illustrative of her force
Of will aud independence ol character.
Ii was the custom OF the sake family 10 spend the
warmcst part OF the summon at Saratoga, the
watering place being near enough TO Albany, their
home TO make their solOum there feasible. It vas
decided. one particular summer that sarah should
remain AT home in charge o. the Younger children.
instead of accompanying her parents. rs had been
her former custom. This decision reused the wrath
OF the young lady. and awakened all that latent
obstinacy which her father claimed lOr her; IN VAN
she demonstrated. her best clothing was placed
under lock and key, and her parents departed
CHARGING her to be Il good gir and TO content her,
self TIL their return. The season was at It's height,
and many persons brilliantly conspicuous IN literary
Watering place chandeliers. SAKE held his court at
one end of the saloon on that August evening. and
sat conveniently facing the entrances COOr, when Il
servant announced Miss SAKE" Inc poet raised
his cye-glass to behold Sarah, miss of sixteen.
haughtily sweeping down the grand parOrs. drag
ging after her her mothers best winter gown Of
velvet and glItteTng with her mothers tfinho Is.
IL was warm work enduring that heavy, oppressive
fnery bnt for three days father and daughter held
there their independent little court at he famous
Watering place. each ignorant OF the others pres
epce-a clear case Of " Greek meet Greek" AT the
end of that time Sarah was ANONYMOUSLY taken
home by her father and duly punished.
4 few years after the incident related, lovers
BEGAN to seek Miss SAKE amt to aspire matrimon
ally toward that high-strnng young lady. G.
course SAKE was tastidious. and the youth OF
Albany frequently QIaed beneath his piercing
glance and scOrnful words; at length one found
favor with Sarah and was encouraged to come after
the father had pcremptOrly closed the door ID his
face Letters were intercepted and destroyed,
until 70 domestic war RACED equal IN ierct ness 10
the famous one OF the Roses: the father com
manded. the daughter deed, and the tlmld youth
was met by stealth. admitted through tnc basement
door. and seen at all possible risks Finally one
dav supp0sing her father 90 be safely ont OF town.
Sarah admitted her lover 40 the drawing-TOOIn, eN-
pectng the course of her true love 10 run exceed
ingly smooth. Unexpectedly however. the poet
appeared upon the scene, and expedited the sudden
departure OF the fri ghtcned youth by a judlcious
application of the toe Of his boot. The lover could
never lie induced 10 court again. even surrcpt-
tiou,y. One marked PECULIARLY of Saran's was her
dislike tO being designated is John q. SAKE 5
daughter q title not unircgucntly applied TO her
aud rs frequently corrected by " Excuse me, Miss