Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-14

surrender their iil.goticn preroratiyes
like hapg John, at Runnymede, to 4
robbed aud outraged people Bnt for
him, Mr.. Carlisle would never have rot,
ten the heavy vote he did for speaker OF
the house.
SOMEBODY MUST ALWAYS fieND
and get the abuse, while all other reforms
are right aud urgent, this Of revision OF
our iniquilous legaliacd plumber for the
private benefit of a favored few, is tho
burning one before which all Others "pnlc
their Intellectual nres.m
Mr.. Wattcrson was born In This CITY on
pennsylvania avenue. near Third street.
while his father was member of
congress. one eye burst In infancy
and its sight was shut ont for.
ever. The other eye was somewhat
affected through sympathy and gives him
vision az close range.
His stature is medium, but his body Is
stouty and synmctrlcally built his
head Is large and homogeneouSly shaped,
from u chronological standpoint. HIS
heavy suit OF hair, mustache and Imperial
are quite light almost yellow. The line
OF his nose Is aquilinc, with thin, dilating
nostrls. The forehead is square and
iutting; rather analytical than imqcina-
tive or pocteal, The eye, of which ne has
half sight, fairly dances when he turns
loose IN one OF his conversational moods.
He Is then all animation. lie writes
with his best eye close down to the paper,
and drives his pen under whip aud spur.
a sEtF-npUC,TEp NAN.
Ills father says he can turn out more
"copy" In given time than any man nc
ever knew. Henry Wattersou Is now In his
forty-flfth year. He returned from the war
ragged rebel" as he himself puts IL,
pawncd his gold watch for necessary
sum, and went To work on Cincinnati
paper at a few dollars per week. lie
was afterward called To the cditorship of
the consolidated "Couricr and journal. =
and soon carried the union up to the
journalistic zenith OF the Southwest.
Backed by the iluc business sense and
newspaper experience of IIaldcman he
pushed the daily circulation of the Cou-
rier-Journal TO twenty-five thousand and
the "weehyhto eighty.iivc thousand. Ten
thousand copies of the "weeklyn 20 into
Texas Mr.. Watterson married the
daughter OF Col. Ewing of Nashville. an
accomplished aud transformations lady.
Her father was u member Of congress and
among his iellow-men none stood higher.
lie has been dead a number of years. MIR.
Watterson has son nearly grown,
AL DUE 10 WOMAN,
forgot 10 mention the fact that Mr..
Watterson was first instructed and en-.
couraged TO write by II Texas lady, Mrs.
Cazenan, who was brilliant political
writer in the old "Statcs,n the leading
party organ of the national cap
ital in that day. lie q wrote
story or play at fifteen
which she pronounced excellent and
wonderful for one Of his years II was
published In magazine, and attracted
much attention. The lady criticized and
corrected his work for some time, and
had him taken ON the editorial force,
where he learned everything that con.
Germs the publication of a newspaper.
"llcnry's education never cost me
thousand dollars ali told" said Hon.
Harvey Watterson to me IA few nights ago
81 sent him TO good school IN phila-
dclphia for few months, ana afterwards
instructed him myself closely In English
composition, but he picked up most he
knows from hearing and reading. lie
was always n good listener. II PLAYING
with other boys and commenced to talk
something interesting with my friends
down on the grass near us, aud never
leave until il was all told. He would
listen patiently for hours and never tire
II made no difference how deep the sub
jcct He wanted TO hear II ALL
TliE SOCIAL MHiR.
The social season will commence the
first of October, when Miss Cleveland is
expected az the White House. She has
been spending quiet, rcstlul summer at |
"liolland Patent, the rural home OF her |
family Two OF three ladies will accom-
pany her TO the executive mansion TO as.
slst her IN the receptions and TO keep her /
between times. Miss Cleveland |
viii conduct the social lie of the admins !
in an elegant and comnon-Scnsc |
way, and trust we shall hear loss of the
''courl circle "Flrsi Lady OF the Land, - |
aud all that sort OF hing, which pcrmc- /
ited the dudish Arthur reign. President /
Jlcvoland will continue 10 wear his plain |
black suit and will shave himself every |
lay as usual, and viii goout OF the White 4
House with an honest reputation and TWO 1
pr three suits of wearing apparel ahead
lie viii not have a wardrobe of "Gighty |
perfect iitsn and change three times per
lay.
WHAT MIuiIr HAVE BEEN.
The social features of this admnistm-
Ion will not be as brilliant
lnd spectacular under this regime as
hey would have been under Brer
Blaine, who drew In the whercwith when
ic least his anchor TO the winduard." 1t
Vas the Intention OF tile Maine dynasty TO
nave painted the social world deep car
laiion color had they been called upon 20
occupy the national mansion ON PenDsyl-
'ania avenue. They are great In the So
'iety act" They have q superb residence
n this city Furniture and all IL must
AVE cost considerably over 500, 900. Now
hey arc 10 have a summer cottage 81 Bar
Inrbor at an expenditure Of not less than
'25, 900. Then they have their elegant
mansion up in the state OF Maine. Walk
r, the son, viii not have as much pocket
hange, however, since he has ceased 90
raw the little $4,000 per annum at the
alabama court Of claims on account Of bis
Teai legal ability.
The hotels and boarding-houses have
10 put up their rates since
he announcement that the president IS
bout 10 return, and politicians write for
uartcrs Good suites Of rooms, well To-
ated, rent for fancy figures IN the winter
eason. Two large rooms, aud both
oOms on fashionable and convenient