The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-07
HONE LIFE.

His IInbitM In liis Cnstie-ilIs Fuiurc
Work ON His H0uk.
This magnetic power Is the subject Of
many sncers. Tho enemies OF Blaine de.
ride the men who are lond Of him by call.
Ing them victims Of this personal magnet.
isrn. Analyzs this personal magnetism and
you will flod 1t is nothing more than The
TACT Of an unnssuming intellectual superior.
ity, keen, trcnchant common seuao that
commands admiration, Very few public
men at Ghort range fulfill the popular idea.
They are sptto prove disappointing through
The exhibition Of some incomplete, ,undevel.
oped side. 1t Is rare enough that u public
man Of prominence is pleasant com.
panion. u-0I.a-
MIR. Blaine is so mlny.Hided ss 10 be
c!asscd "a man Of genius. He ia an ora.
tor, a polished writer, a student OF history,
d wide reader Of general literature, sue.
cessful fnaucier, thorough man Of the
world, a complete master Of the art Of
pleasing in social way.
As conversstionGlist Mr.. Blaine las few
equs!s. He has keen appreciation Of fun,
and can tell a story with wonderful sim.
p!icity. There is no dragging prelude, ne
verbose details preceding a stupid finale.
The story Is prestnted always dramatically
and fired almost as II from gun when tho
point Ia reached. Mr.. B!alne's ability to
entertain private circle as well as pub.
lie aud,unce shows that lie las great power
rs IN actor. Yet even In his private talk
he does not fall into the habit Of the aver.
age public man cf making speechts or
solilcquizing. He Is quite willing to lilteu
when any ono has anything to say, and
never appears more a! his best than when
heis taking part in q trimming iro oI bright,
sharp talk. ggNl Al -
Tho dinner-.able in the Blaine house ia
tho place where the gsyess Of good.hunor-
ed chair rules From to the dime.
speeds under cover Of running talk upon
the Incidents OF the day. sl2HE
HAPPY IN Ills FAMILY.
Mr. Blaine Ia very happy in his family.
None Of bis children appear 10 regard him
as mors than big brother. Unless called
out by dinner or some social gathering,
Mr. Blaine ia elTsyo at home. lie belongs
to no club, and keeps moro TO himself than
man Of his goGial instincts might be e..
pected 10 do. He does no. even play the
gims OF poker, which 10 10 general an
accomplishment among public men. N
:, He han nothing OF tho reputation OF a
Puritan, but in reality his private life Ia as
irrep.caehable rs the moBt rigid norali,.
could ask. He iB oneof the few men In
public lilo whoae name hsa never been
coupled In the most indirect way with any
in.rlgucs with women. Out in society he
IL very gallant admlrer Of the fair acx, but
there Is yet TO DO brea.hed agains. him the
first word OF scandal in this direction. ~
He Is n very temperate man at the table,
He occasionally drinks glass Of wine, bu,
he never j,lns the wh;sky.drinking ranks
In either tho Horss or lne Senate. do
not know Of any ything thas would make
more OF q sensation than wonld tho fact oI
his going into either Of The Senate bar.
rooms to Bit down aud drink whisky with
the Sena,ora who think nothing OF drinking
at lcas! pint Of whisky every day OF theil
LIVES. lttl1f a., ~ ~
S. Yet ons would not notice Mr.. Blaipo's
temperance, as there 10 no assumption oil
especial virtue put on with Il. lIe SAVE
nothing about It, aud when aeked to par
taEo hocialiy with his public associates has
slways mansged to avoid indulgence with
out s.vlrg the idea that he hss any epccia'
I objection 10 tho habit or any desire ,t
crticias the habit in others Daring tht
Last year OF his literary work Mr.. Blaiu,
has lived With tho greasca. simplicity. II,
has retired early, 50 as 10 devote tho foro
noon ol his daya to work. He has persls.
oil in following tho raos. rigid eyB:em 70
gardins his hours. Ito has no. been yiaibl,
to callers any day until 2 o'clock in thl
afternoon. Fs,m then en- he has devote,
hlmssl! to aoeisl talk, riding and driving
and lish. reading. 4,
fE='S i5T5slT Ills FUTURE WORK. .lif
Tho work upon the book has made
great dsait upon Mr.. Baine'a physical re
sources, but with briti vacation he In
Sone rapidly to work upon tho second yo
nmc. This he will have completed by th
! Ers. Of next December. I-1- w
: asked him tho other night II It woul
bo possible for nomination to inteltsr
with this work. His answer to that wa
that no possible political contlngenc
could interiors with his finishing n
second volume. He will 70 to his hsme I
: Augusta. Me-, during the Inst otthis mon,l
at leas! week before the June conventjo,
There he will remain comparativel
isolated. He will be too far out OF the wa
to be over.ruu with visitors whatever ha,
pens at tho June convention. He ha1
found strange pleasure In writing hl
book. He has been all his life since b
college.daya student Of American histor,
There Is no man In public or private iii
to-day who Is 80 thoroughly familiar wit
+ the growth and progrCas Of his country d
Mr.. Blaine. His memory Ia msryeiou
one. ue retains without difficulty ever,
thing that hs reads, and rarely eris In ii
historical alluslons. It is a matter oi grpt
pride with him that the frat volume Of h
history has not asyet had any Of ils iact
questioned. 1t 10 his Idea that man wh
wrilea history should have no other oble,
!, than the honest recital Of the facla col
nec.ed with the period which be Ia Beekiu
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