The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-13

York, Ito read the poem "a the last reunion
81 The Army of The Potomac al p,itimers.
| lie Ia nj present enc ot the officials
In the Fourth Auditors office. lie
Was formerly LAWYER In New York,
hat m health compelled him 10 give up hls
practice. lie was conaui Ia Italy during the
| greater part Of ufant'a tia lie was h,rn
and brought ap Ia Fayetteville, where aro.
yer Cleveland lived fora number OF years
when hs was . boy, Mr. hprAaue Ia still q
young, active looking man. lie recalls u
hunber of interesting incidents IA the
.aIllssr career OF YOUNG Cleveland, H,s tam,
OF the olevelands, The frsaidsnts
s ssns5 MAN n and sa Abo,sai..s n
the extreme type. Hs never lo,t an oppor,
UNITY To depounos slavery. oieysland's
famlly were oil Republicans, His brot isi.
,nlsw, Mr.. iloyt is Que OF ths strongest
Republicans IN Central New York, uleva'
land himself newer iolk much interest la
politics when ha was young mau. Mr.
hpiugue says that he can not remember bis
in Fayetteville. IL was not until he wsnt 10
Buffalo that ha took the aida oil any political
party. He never has besn at any time n
partisan.
"Wbat kind Of a boy was Cleveland Mt
schoolw asked Mr. Sprague.
He was very dull boy. He never was
much OF fellow for books. He was club
by, good.natured fellow. He was very fond.
in the winter time, OF drawing the girls of
the school acound on sleds Why, can re.
member him now ust n we'll as can bs, run.
ming with my sister on his sled through the
snow, hie round, fresh face fairly lighted up
with radiant good nature"
WAS he fighter IN those days."
mo, he was not. You couldn't &c. him
into fight. He was the most peaceful fell
low ever cav. He would do anything In
The world to keep out OF q row. Those who
knew him as boy were very much surprised
to see him develop so much back
bone when he became Governor. Ho used
TO be 10 easy and yielding that any one
could do what they pleased with him. Mr..
sprague continued. Even in those dsys
he showed great taste for business al.
though be was considered very dull at
school, he WAS one OF the HARDEST workers in
10. He was never very fond OF play. He
seemed 10 tase more pleasure in WORK. AL
OF rs boys thought ne was cat out for mer.
TO cur rouse great deal. My mother
rsed TO call him Grove Cleveland. she
still calls him shat. Cleveland used 10 be
very fond Of coming over to our house. ab1ot
bresffas, time. My mother WAS q great bsnd
for buck v heat cakes in the morning. C,eve.
cast wistiul eye upon the pancakes. Then
my mother wouid say, Grave, won't you
have some OF the cakes? Do sit No." ald
although he had previously breakfastsd at
home, he would eat nearly his weight In
Euckwheat cakes.
The President when he left school in Fay
etteville entered the store of Beach @. Bsari.
Beard was the leading merchant of the
place he was the great capitalist OF
Pompey Hill. He moved over TO Fayetts.
vile to find alarger field for his energies. HE
late President OF the Mutual Union Tee.
graph Company. Mr.. Evans was largely Ia.
terested IN Washington property, and left a
very handsome estate here. His widow re-
sides here nov. She 10 frequent caller at
the White House, now occupied by her
was here the other day and had very pleas
ant visit with the President. Mr.. Beard is
very fine looking gentleman, who has al
ways voted the Republican ticket until last
fall. He could not vote for Mr.. Blaine, aud
30 voted for Mr.. Cleveland. The President
always shows great pleasure when he meets
any of his old Fayetteville friends. Mr..
Sprogue called at the White House soon
after Inauguration, and found that they all
remembered him. The President gave him
and his wife hearty invitation to Q family
dinner at the White Houae.
-
Mr.. Sorsgues account of The Presidents
being du'l bow finds plenty of parallels in
the history OF other prominent men. Sr
Walter Scott was egarded as one of the most
stupid OF boys at school. The Duke OF Vel.
lin gton was dullard In his youth. while
Goldsmith was considered to be not more
| than half-witted. the President has so sur.
pTised the politicians about him even more
than his old.time friends, with the develop.
ment OF his powers Executive. He is
anxious to make good administration, aud
believes that he will be renomnsted IN the
event OF his giving q satisfactory administra.
| ton to the people
Governor Proctor Knott has been in the
city for the last two or three days. [ saw
him upon the street the other morning and
had brief talk with him. He looks more
d'eni6ed since be has become Governor OF
Kentucky. He has more what the military
would call "a set up" than he had when he
wes in Congress. He is a man lust about
medium height, with ronnd, stout figure.
His head is very large. His face is broad
ard smooth shaver with the exception OF
asnowy white mustschs which sweepsdown
over his mouth completely hiding ii.
His nose is Roman. His eyes SIRE ciesr
hue, while his forehead is brosd aud high.
He bias the high, clear CO lor of q man ia per-
fect health. He was dressed in a vsry close.
fitting suit OF black, made by one of the best
Of Casters tauors. He wore upon his head
instead OF his old soft SLOUGH silk hat OF
the latest style. He correctly and
realty dressed as any New York club man.
he shows marked improvement in his
PERSONAL appearance since he left Congress.
Men can not serve 10 the House OF X ,p.e-
seDtetives for any length of time ard keep
their health or even any semblance of it
The chamber where the me III bers meet is
full OF poison and its atmosphere is respous-
ible for the breaking down of many a public
man. Mr. Randalrs break down is only one
Of many that are directly traceable to this
bsdiv ventilated room