The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

happy as when entertaining : congenial
dinner party at his big round table. For his
dinner table talks he had an inexhaustible,
fund OF anecdotes and wlttictmA never
heard him ten the same story twice He did
type Of man who has only one little Get Of
tunes Indeed, I think he might dispute
with Henry Ward Beecher for the honor Of
being the most original man in America
No matter what tho topic may be, he 10
sure to contribute to the conversation some
When not entertaining friends at his own
house he usually dined out I remember TO-
have warned him once Of the per1ls Of the
diner outflow many an eminent man had
come to IN unttmel " end BY eating big din
ners. He said he observed strict rule q
but no prepared dishes No dessert, little
ice cream, and no wine save dry cham
paigne. By sticking closely to this dietary
programme he could dine out evszy,
day in the week without injuring hi
great letter writer, either with his own hand
or vicari0usly through that Of his secretary.
He did not, like Garfield, reply to all the let
ters he received He was great Newspaper
reader, and always knew the attitude Of every
really important journal in the country On
history OF these journals, too, and something
Of the men who made them, and IL there
was any power behind the chairs Of their
editors he was pretty sure to be informed
about 1t He was not accessible at all times
and to ell the world, e many men who;char-
to be. The impossible black guardian Of the
hull door was never quite sure that M.
Blaine was in, but he would see. II the visi.
tor was not welcome he would manage to
make him believe that the speaker had Just
gone out q few minutes before
kinn ~ -. n nj
while In Warrington until after the dsafh Of
Garfield. He had previously begun to bnild
huge, expensive red brick pile ont ON the p
street circle, deeming himself comfortably
rich ct the time, and thinking the pohtton
OF secretary Of state carried with Il duties Of
take, Is he soon found He lived 81 IL only
about . year. Al private Citisen Il was
much too large for his needs: be-
side. q considerable share OF his
fortune melted away in the g1eAt shrinkage
The ans ass.
demanded He considered himself very
fortunate. to be able to lease Il for Q sum
which amounted to 8 per cent ON its cost
Then he condemned his household Into o
dwelling s,!a.gs Of modesets capacity. facing on
could see the White House through the
trees in the pretty park. Not many Of his
own belongings came with this house save
his books and Q few pictureA In It he did
most Of the work On hls Twenty Years Of
Congress, living a. retired - his friends
would let him, andgett5ng his exsrcise mainly
from daily morning walk to the capitol,
whittier he went to cor suit the books IN the
congressional library. -
All this time his real homo, II the attach
ments of himself and the members of his
family were considered, was the large, old
fashioned, broad -fronted white house, with
ynrd which stsnds on 8 nGi.t shady s strs:t
near the stata canitnf In inrn1ya ~ ~
This house tvni6es fhs veil rs 10 nhoss
Of VILLAGE lfe IN New ENGLAND AZ + az
pressed itself In erchitecture bsfora
comics. and fannifui fMms came n III :. r.
renresenta the nIsinnA.e snIif7,tv ana 49,. ~
servatism az ths lat cenesrstion n p,ctms
has modified it very dttie. and NOT at iii ~
the expense OF its sober. old-time snnear =
the rear-one 1Srra Hhnsrv wh,c co 4. ~, ~
work room. and which iimrinr the NAM,
..--.a a..hts he u.nved ,,;tl, 'A re.
---....... when he was chairman ~
the state, Republinsn, aommittaa nsa,,
to be \ rendexynns FIR III: I,e,,t ssa
ants from an parts Of the state r.,
the course Of two Naine camnsions Ts.v ~ =
good deai OF III Biaine He 1rss The h, ~
man In the state. hurrvinr from cnnntv IL
county to address mass meetinos writin~
kilograms on ~ trsins. eettin~ & n,ocLstf,si
Of dispatches &c eyery town diotati R iestas.
at as5 night to his sss1sty ~ always cheerful
anecdote ready to enIiva~ aves soou yonG "
He knew the Whole stata ~ ,veiI =. ~ n.',
iooryard. and Wa a. sco maj r. ~ , UWh
the canyass down n ths .cb"ni 4,,
hurrah Wow n nrncas.iors t E.Vs
maatinus ~ s.tImstod ~ q. uanl1Is snu ,Dl4.
but he never ienendei an h y yral,,,na ee
sulta Ths real hmsine.s ~ = c.r pouoe ao-.
to perfect local Organizations. ascertsfn Who ~
mant and ners"rai tnfsMan oau - pi tg aagu-
them thro,,rI tha aftnsts ns 10 20 Len nPon
neiohhors s'.o eA1'A '" VI 'ee'ls "opupAcan
Setnrisv. u,a .,,.,,., s..
To mnners r. vet Ssok t nsaes :. useq
could ia snenS n,,iat Sr nSEu I we
with Rloire a. h,sa I ho.,. sunny stCetaoon
some mmsIcsj frian.is . ~ ~ y w evening
nsmnllv COME T., a,,.l ~, y. III ~ .snny W0uIa
s;n~iny oid> foahin, tow ,h.s H1 kO1 tine
witch hlaine had q fona uauca Su y. ZOE
he would ioin with his Chlrsr au,, a., Mni si'
the memhers ~ the ,' onnmsmn anu -. WIN ! ai
mike anv sho,v ~ a1 1o Iiohpa"y VINO could
Rs,na ha so oi,v ~ . h boice. ,,.,,,
tarviexad ~. 5000. h sIAe % Delng N.
heen hehind The sns,, oso ~ n1 nus Mnsen
Yet he has put more Of hts an gGppes once t,.
p" iii ~ if se 9;s saan any other manin
Win r,arfect franknsSs. y ~ - Icy C%1nans1
vivinr them he amman, a@u s HsMp.
a. Of his fnos.ieIpa nr Eli nv Ine 9ene-
but to haye N undsfstnSd Witn s6sm G6ss
they are to use what be tsils them in any any
rs COMING from bim yary ra az yS Ia. amy ia u
tom oesp Ss!y Many
for skin in forecastinr marty or consressionai
actton and for wisdom in the disamssinn ~
the topics Of the day, based ON . judicious