The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-16
Mrs. Douglas Tea Cups.


 4 story has been gong the rounds Of the press lately attributed to Mrs. Senator Bingham-if any historian can remember such d senator that !ninnges too closely upon an incident ln the life of Mrs. Ste phen \. Douglas to bc let pass unmo- tested. The tr4dition-tcllcrs and the legend-lovers of Washington have always remembered the pretty and graceful ways of Mrs Douglas, and never ceased to hold her up as the model of statesman wife ticr-,aet aRd-her amlabltl,y were boundless. and although when she mar ned the Little Giant she was very young and much his Iunior. she adapted herself to the position from the start 50 thor oughly that no wife of twenty years eNpe- rienee in public life could equal her. For every friend. for every constituent. and for every enemy of Senator Douglas she had just the nght thing ready to say, and with her wonderful memor, for names. faces and places. she was never without some personal inquiries to make et each stranger Her soclai instinct MAS as mar sclous as the giii et second sight. dnd when she accompanied NIT. Douglas an his famous journey through the south to visit his mother. there was not Il person encountered in all that tour ,ha, she could not have recognized Il. sight and called bv name had they entered her parlor un- announced year later. Mrs. Douglas popularity was wonderful ,t that tune. and her face and winning ways made taends right and Jeff for the senator. Il, that tune a oantiidatc for the presidency.
 At one of her receptions III Washington a great shy. awkard constituent from the most rustic region oi Illinois. presented himself n Mrs. Douglas doorway. sent up there from the Capitol by the Senator. who had assured h!m that his wife would be delighted to see hun. The visitor was anything but a plrlor ornament a rude, unpublished son ot the prairie. unused to any of the ways of society. but a power III the t,el,ties ot hls home. and :. man whose infiucnrt could bc of SdSt srsSf~t..t--..=t.l Mr. Douglas. Entering the room gave him nervous chill. Alf>. Douglas pretty greeting threw hlm into :. fever and her inviting hIm out Ia the refresh mcui-toom completed ! case oi palsy. Ignoring hts tteple,.,inn- she Cha,led away to him herself. paid no attention ,e his statninefins fetusals. and poured out the ten into some mrr,tt ulous htile cups al cgE>hell ScvrcS. t,rdsping the ialry CalyN m his hnscrs for Il ilrsi sip. the dch- cate bit ui AcNrcs Was crushed lo pieces and the hot lea poured in d stream over Mrs. Douglas sllkcn tram. With a g,N laugh the lad> sad. How brittle thcv arc, Jus, l"ok aI mnc. and with a mighty effort she broke another up be- tween her fingers. Measured. the con- stiiucnt drew his breath and found hin- self |, ease. while that incompatible hostess talked to him. asked ahout his mother. hie wife. and his childrcn. all ei ! whom she remembered >t. well ant tiieti bv name. That man went ,one Ia work for. vote for, and swear by stephen \. Douglas. and way back of his pohti, al convictions lay the pieces ot those two broken ieaCups.
 Some ladies were discussing the inti- dent al d lunch party the other d.Iy. c>- tabllshlng Mrs Douglas right to fame, and routing the mythical Mrs. Senator Bingham. "f whom the perverted story has lately been told, Said one pretty woman .. wouldn't break mS best tea cups for any constituent i'll mN husband '>
 
 only one awho courage0u>tv said |" ti break my whole dinner set ii l, would send my husband to the Senate anu buy new ones when goi to Washing toff." she shrewdly added.
 The unprecedented growth et the Little Rock \up,ial Association E attracting general notice. In less than hve weeks | has attained a membership ef nearly five hundred. Its success Is no matter ot sur prise when wc\ consider itS well des lscd plan. the widelN known character of is president. EN-tSe<. N. K Miller. for ln- ,egrity and honesty. and~ the efficiency oi its officers.
 Before leaving the city have Aour trank~ repaired al the factory. 4I5 Main street