The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-03-10

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| rcer, he wrote 4 n1ani.- LITTER 10 his father
| plainly stated Ills circumstances and de
sizes, antl requested permission 10 Ietprr
home on visit. It was gladly given
The boy had been sought in vain amt many
| tears had been shed over him i'll The be
lief that he bad been shipped, and gone
to sea in Il whaler,--the then chief adven,
ture that fired young hearts, and from
which the rosy gloss was rubted away anG
the glamour dissipated very long before
the first sight Of turning tlukes,'' or The
severe and far from aesthetic labor OF ''eut-
ting in'' and trying out"
The killing of the latted calf, at least
theoretically, welcomed the return OF the
boy; and though his father did not liter
ally fall upon his neck and bless him, YET
he did so in Il most practical way by pur-
chasing for him a newspaper office AT A h
ems, Georgia, he finding that HE son had
already determined to become follower
Of Franklin and the somewhat mythical
pefs0nage of former years, who had seized
upon an inspiration as of Heaven, an,t
from the crudesl Of inventions perfected
one that stands to-day, even in The bread
light of genius and perfection: the fore
most in the world!
Two years of hard labor, such as the
world outside Of Il country printing office
has not The most remote idea of-anA the
valuable experience that ever comes with
t-passed with all available time devoted
% the ab~truSe problems of the law. and
listening to lectures upon it), and Mr..
Poore accepted the invitation Of the Hon.
Henry w. billiard. United States Mit:is-
TER tn Belgium, 10 accompany hint AS an
atfHche. 10 this his father consented, up
on the condition that he would perfect
himself in the French language, with the
view of practicing as a lawyer in New
Orleans upon his return.
During the five years Of his absence
abroad Nr. Poore visited every portion OF
Europe, Syria, the Holy Land, and Lower
Egypt, and enriched his mind with Incl
dents and HE various lessons his ripening
experience and critical analysis deemed
worthy Of place in his storehouse OF MEM
ory.
While in these transatlantic rlimes, he
WAS appointed agent Of the Massachusetts
Historical Society: and the result Of his
research can still be found In ten large
volumes, containing about seven thousand
folio pages of his manuscript, III the State
House in Boston--tbc work OF the most
persistent ana accurate tabor, in addition
to continuing official duties, and while ba-
ing The foreign correspondent Of the Ros-
ton Atlas, tbn thea leading Whig paper of
New England.
Upon lis return, III I547, TO the land of
his birth and The love Of and devotion to
which has ever been to him as i religion,
Mr. Poore continued his connection with
the Boston aias. TOOK his place in Wash
ingtor as its correspondent, and each sue
cessivc winter has given to the public
clear, concise, and truthful records and
comprehensive and ipcisiye views of the
proceedings, both political and social, of
Washington, as correspondent of The atlas,
the american Sentinel. the Daily Bee, and,
since the winter Of 1852 50, OF the Morning
Journal.
But though intimately interviewer by
his position with affairs ot, State, the ultima
thuze Of private life was not oyerionkeds
and following the example Of his father,
he sought and found'a wife in Georgetown,
a lady richly lowered by nature with all
the gifts that 60 10 the making up of a
appearance, 4 rare conversationalist, most
excellent company, cultured by study and
travel assti The eairee to the best society,
and who, as mistress OF their art-decorated
and beautiful New England home. is eve
''on hospitAble thoughts INTENT and dis
penses tie mos cordial welcome and the
iuxuries of the table with hearty lavish
ness.
In the year 1852 Mt. Poore organized \
battalion ol Ritlemen in Massachusetts,
which was foremost in adopting and per-
fecting and rendering practical the since
famous "skirmish drill" This battalion
had the highest rank among the volunteer
military organizations Of New England,
When war was launched, and the necessity
of stern and active measures became i'm
peratiye Mr.. Poore accepted the commits
sion Of Major q title which he subsequent
ly honored aua honor,bly Won) in the
Eighth Massachusetts, and with it hasten
ed to the relief Of threatened AMI alarmed
Washington, under General Butler, and
assisted in opening the way thither vta
Annapolis
In 1862 Mr.. Poore was appointed Clerk
of Printing Records of the United States
Senate, a position he has since filled with
marked ability, wish the exception of about
eighteen months, when his place was occu-
pied by member Of the opposite party
during their temporary power. He has
also edited the Congressional directory, u
well-known and highly-ydlued publica
ton, containing very much useful statistic
cal matter, carefully prepared and con
densea biographies of every member Of the
Of the House aud Senate, the members OF
committees, the annual abri(fgement Of the
Presidents message. of all documents, and