The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-25


of his own,csse When the Mnligan letter,
canaa out was worthy Of any general who evel
7 setaeauadfon in the Held. foenearly fifteer
years / have looked down from the galleries oil
the Houso and Senate, and never saw, and
never expect to soc, and have never
read of such scene, where the grandeur OF
human effort was better Illustrated than wnen
this great orator rushed down the aisle, and
tA9 FsSS ases EfffsiSsS feitf
Blaine. This whole floor and all the galleries
were wild with excitement. Men yelled and
cheered, women waved their handkerchief
and went on into mysteries, and the ao9rI Yss
Blaine Is familiar to AL His transfer 10 the
!. Senate, his prominence asa Presidential -oan.
eidate IN 1871, the sunstroke on. that nnlucky
July day his aeSeas a. CinSi9hnat I.i ns prom
mirable political manaof,inent IN Maine rec-
emily, and his present distinction in the hearts
of tho American pe0ple-your readets know
all these things aswell as |. ? ntlrQ fdl ~
Mr.. Blaine, with those who know him, Is the
most popular Of men, The charm Of his man.
( ner Is beyond expression, and nobody comes
( within the circle of his presence that is not
overcome with his destinations. With HE
great brilliancy he has that exquisite show OF
difference to hts companions, q sort OF appeal
to them To verify or deny his words, that is
very tuking. He Is also good listener, and
has familiar way Of speaking ones name,
and of placing bis hand on ones knee, that is
no acting in the heardness of his manner He
Is an impulsive man, with avery warm heart
kindly instincts. aud generous nature. He IL
open, frank and manly
BLAHE's GOODNESS.
One element in his nature impresses itself
upon my mind in n very emphatic manner,
and thu, Is his cooiness and self-possesslon at
the mos exciting periods. l happened 10 be
in his library in Washington when the ballot.
ing was going on In Cincinnati on that hot
July day in 1876. a telegraph instrument was
on his library table, and Mr.. Sherman, his
private secretary, a doft operator, was ma.
nlpulating its key. Dispatches came from
dozens of friends giving the last votes, which
only lacked few OF nomination, ana every
body predicted the success Of blaine on the
next ballot Only ,four persons besides Dir.
Sherman were IN theiOOm. 10 was a moment
of great excitement. The next vote was
quietly licked over the wire, and the next an.
nounced the nomination of MIR. Hayes. MIR.
Blaine was the only cool person IN the apart.
ment. IL was such reversal or all
anticipations and assurances that self
possession was out OF tho question
except with Mr.. Blaine. He had Just loft his
bed after two days Of unconsuiousncss from
sunstrOke, but he was as set-possessed as tie
protraits upon the walls. lie merely gave a
murmur of surprise, and before anybody had
recovered from the shock he bad written In
his firm, PLAN, fluent hand, three dispatches,
now in my possession-ono 20 MIR. Hayes, OF
congratulations; ono 10 the Maine delegates,
thanking them for thoir devotion. and an
other to Eugene Hale and Mr.. Frye, asking
them to 20 personally 60 Columbus and pre-
sent his goodwill TO Mr.. Hayes, with promises
Of hearty aid in the campaign. Tic occasion
affected him no more than the news OF serY-
ant quitting his employ would have done.
Half an hour afterwards he was out with Sec
retary Fish in an open carriage, receiving the
cheers of thousands OF people who gathered
about the telegraph bulletins.
Charming as Mr.. Blaine is In ordinary social
intercourse, 1t Is in the family circle that he
Is at his best. No man In public life i3 more
fortunate In his domestic relations. He is the
companion and oonhdant Of every one Of his
six children. He Is of the same age and they
fear him no more than they fear one OF their
own number. Mrs. Blaine Is the model wife
and mother, and more is due 10 her strong
Judgment, quick perception and heroic cour.
age, than the world will ever know. MIR.
Blaine, Us already stated, has six children.
The eldest, Walker Is graduate OF Yale Col
lege and OF Columbia Law School, in New
York. He Is a member of the bar In New
York, Maine and Minnesota. He Is now In 81.
Paul, in the Office OF Governor Davis. The
second son, Emmons, is Mt the Cambridge Law
School, having graduated at Harvard two
years ago Both sons show wonderful apti.
tude for politics. and their pOntical knowledge
Is rather remarkable. The youngest son Ia
James G.. Jr., noble, generous, manly boy Of
eleven, who Is the picture OF his father. The
three daughters are named Alice, Margaret
and Harriet.
BLAISE's HOUSE IN wAsnIN0ToN.
Mr.. Blaines house in this city is large and
handsome. II is one OF block OF four-tho
three others being occupied by Fernando
Wood, Governor Swami, OF Maryland, and
General Van Welt, OF the army. General
Sherman lives two doors on. Mr. Blalnes
house Is of brick and brown stone, and is four
stories high. 1t Is furnished with great good
taste, elegance and comfort. The walls arc
covered with pictures, mostly rare engrav-
ings. Mr.. Blalnes taste runs TO ongrayings,
and he Is constantly picking up portraits OF
distinguished characters. In his house on
Fifteenth Street you can see portraits OF the
great actors on the worlds stage IN all ages.
The walls OF his dining-roOm are Ornnmented
with crossed muskets and sabres and old
pistols, grouped upon shield. These are sou.
venirs presented by friends, and no doubt
each weapon has history. Mr.. Blaine's work.
room is at the top OF his house, where letters
and papers come In by the bushel every day.
The table is packed full Of letters answered
and unanswered, and busy clerks are nnrd at
work trying to keep up with the vast accumu.
lation. Probably bir. Blaine receives more
letters than any six Senators in Congress. II
Is his custom TO spend rs much time as pos
sible In this work-rOom. He Is a tremendous
worker, and can write more letters In given
time than anybody ever saw. He has short
hand writer athis elbow, and he dictates every
day large amount ofwork.
/ have scarcely room enough left TO cay
that, physically, blr. Blaine Is the perfect man.
You may sec him almost any day strlding
along the, avenue, going 70 or coming from
che Capitol, with the strength Of giant. He
10 a strong man and Il Is good walker who
can keep up with him. He bounds mp the
steps, two at time, talking and laughing
with his companion. He Is wonderfully pre-
served, and Is Just IN the height Of full physl.
cal strength. He does not know what fatigue
is, and session OF ilfty hours without q
break turns him out as fresh us n lark, while
nearly all OF his colleagues are badly used up.