The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-03
BLAINE IN KENTUCKY.
Incidents in the Early Life of the Republic
an Leader.

Incidents in the Early Life of the Republic
an Leader.
Louisville Commercial.
Mr. Isaac H. Trabue the Greenback elector
from this district attended the military school
at Georgetown, KY. when James G. Blaine
was professor of languages at that institution.
He remembers Blaine very well and is a great
admirer of the plnmed statesman, although his
endearment to the Greenbaek cause viii compel
him to vote for Ben Butler. A short time ago
Mr. Trabue wrote to Mr.. Blaine, to see if the
latter still remembered him. A few days ago he
received the following answer
Personalities HARBoR, Me-. July %, 1881
Ny Dear Sir: Your letter has given much pleasure.
remember yon very we'll, indeed. Was it not your
brother who made such spirited canvass for Con-
gPess against Morehead while you ut SCHOOL, |
remember also, two very beautiful young ladies Of
your name--cousins of yours, think-who visited
Georgetown and turned the heads Of half the young
men IN Scott county. Are they lying2 Perhaps they
are grandmothers by this time for the year | saw
them was 1S49.
Thanking you for your kind note remain very
sincerely yours, JAMES G. BLAINE.
Isaac h. Trabue Esq, Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. Trabue showed the letter to a Commercial
reporter yesterday.
$50 you knew Mr.. Blaine personality asked
the reporter.
ayes l was cadet under Major Blaine at
Thornton Johnson's military school at George
town. He was a scholar, gentleman, and one
Of the most dashing officers in uniform / ever
saw Of course, he was a lady-killer, but he
could not help it
'sDo you know anything of the alleged scandal
IN which he is said to have been implicated at
Georgetown with Miss StanwoodP
II never heard anything of the kind until the
publications were made in the newspapers. If
there ever had been anything wrong, we boys
would certainly have heard something of it, for
there was nothing of a sensational nature that
escaped us / read the other day the slanderous
statement of woman calling herself Mrs. Brown.
IT reads like an exaggerated lie manufactured out
of dirty blanket. The story told by this woman
won't stand fire. She says she loaned the Major
500. She says she never saw anything wrong
herself; all she saw was through looking glass
Ia magnifving glass of course. She argues like
a lawyer who had bad case. He forgot his
subject, and so did Mrs. Brown. She ought to
be ashamed of boasting Of her own pedigree as
she has. No one could have written like Mrs
Brown but Mrs Brown. / don't believe that
Major Blaine owed her the $780,.
WAS Miss Stanwood handsome young
ladylr
Yes, indeed; and she was talented,
complished and elegant She was Major
BlaiTles peer in every particular They were
undoubtedly a handsome couple. Major Blaine
was the catch among all the young ladies in
that vicinity, and because Miss Stanwood car
ried of the prize, all the tattlers and gossipers
were Jealous
Miss Stanwood held position in the same
school with Blaine. did she notlr
Not exactly Thornton johnson ran two
schools military school and female school
Blaine was engaged at the military and Miss
Stanwood occupied the position of music teacher
in the female school, Miss Stanwood came to
Georgetown before Major Blaine did, and went
back 10 Massachusetts, before he left the school.
tsDid Miss Stanwood keep company with other
young men besides Mr. Blaine"
''Oh, yes There were three of the Stanwood
girls, believe, and they all had great many
suitors In Georgetown there was a young law
yer whose name l have forgotten, who was the
son of a chairmaker. He was very attentive
10 Miss Stanwood, and the boys at school used
to sing song about him like this
Higher and higher the ehair-maker's son
Courted Miss Stanwood while she young
but the ehair-maker's son did not get her.
Sald the reporter.
s.No. it seems not repeated Mr. Trahue.
do you know when Blaine and Miss Stan
wood were marredp
81 do not