The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-12-27
Mr. Blaine in HIS Workshop

HIS DEVOTION 10 IIILEARY WORK AND MS
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~ Pl"'lIt y ~ Gown Iol the "lH'cI.
C"IIe'' on MN 10 nal my respects the
"IIei gay any nay tllt ii'k 70 pt 1''lllll
.tu 70 ms "oIhSlop ~ ms me new mouse,
hil"NH ~ tlle MdlcN NdnSjoi' ne
mouse IS ~ lHt very center 81 al allNltrIacy,
anu NhlIe IL IS insignificant IN c"lnpail-
SON Win MS great palace irohtll- pu
ROM NIicIei 1t Is 9"ou enough lor any
one, ana Is larSt enough l"r tht purpose
oI entertaining. ASKED Mr. bldlht WhN
it 7aNe " jhe great mouse ne had oullt
WItH 50 i''uth care he sdld ue SIMPLY
Nid D"I Il" tiiic I" kstP II up allu cl-
'el l''ln "S tilc l"uSc "cStI\tu- lllS tch-
amt MI l-eIleI' IS not "llil a man q
great MtdIlh, nut ne Is Il man oi leisure
MI nI%iHe Is " very ouSl man lilS
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room in the rear. The sun was srrpam-
Inc in iii the windows. a jollv rood HEX
ury fire was blazing on The hearth and
The room was as bright and warn and
cheerful as possible \ great bic table
was drawn close to the windows, and on
it were manuscripts and proofs and docu-
neuts. The floor all around was streWn
with books. The great statesman seem
ed to be engaged in revising some proof
sheets of his book. and am sure he was
not oYeIoyed at seeing me- However,
he was polite. as he ALWAYS is, and talked
pleasantly or many subjects. He would
not, however, talk about his book, and
when the subject of the presidency was
mentioned, he was impatient and began
to talk about something else. He said
he was in love with his present work
and should hereafter follow the pursuit
Of writing. Nothing he had ever done
was 50 in harmony with his tastes and he
was never SO contented and happy. He
certainly never was more hearty ana VIC
Or0us, and he never looked better.
believe the first volume of his book will
be out in January.
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IN me llShl OF abSolule knoWledge lhe
editorial deSpatcn ol ColoheI Mct tlule
III yesterday INES IS SIMPLY llhhy
Alr- bIalnes recent letter to the edltor OF
the Press was no more pld lor the pres
ldehtlal nomination than tins letter or
Colonel McCIule's editorial: In discuss
i3' Wy 81? 'iio P'''l y; " ;'''' 5'ii ''''i
believed srch and such \ system vould
be better. ana the editor Of the Press
simpIy asked rim to elaborate hjs views.
If Is 50 ahsurd thetreatmeut mai Rl,ine
receives If he minds his own business
dnes notbinp saws nothinr away oops
the crv that ..he is Iayino low" for fine
presidency / he rents his house ha
ha, that is another move for the urrsi-
dency. If he leaves his cold New Eng-
land home and comes ia WASHINGTON (nr
the winter more trnnh]e he wants 10 sct
up lis nomination for the presidency, If
he is polite enouoh to wire am answer 70
the letter of 4 friend vhew = hid for
thp nrpsidencv have avon hn,rd mon
and wise men foo say maj his hook was
merely a camnai1n iornment We'll /
don't know mnch nf hnol, malinr hut If
striles No that :, nm !. . fnnI whn Ln-
ino 4 presidential candidate w,itns !,
hnok tnaid his avn candid.cv ,na ploino
has never been arrnsnd of irinr , fnnl
There is NOT . Lettn, nfnrmad nnliti.al
nronhet in thn conntrv than WcChTa lay.