Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-30
TALHaGE In HIS HONE.
a Glimpse OF the Great Brooklyn Preae hsr
in Private Life.

a Glimpse OF the Great Brooklyn Preacher
in Private Life.
| To know and understand T. De Witt
Talmsge one must see and meet him In
his home, surrC unded by his family. In
the pulpit OF on the lecture platform he
is the preacher or speaker, conscious that
his words are transmitted to the fsrthest
ends Of the world, but when at home he
Is withou. restraint, snd you see only the
man as he is. The T1lmssa house is To-
! Gated in one Of the most desirable and
| fashionable parts Of Brooklyn-i large
four-story br0wn-ssone front, with . Gu
pola that is often the # sort of the famous
pastor. The parlors and other rooms
are luxuriously furnished, costly bric-a-
brac aud souvenirs of foreign travel al
ing every conceivable spot on mantel,
| floor and table,. Two large drawing
rooms occupy the fsst story, snd in the
rear 70 ON casual visitors are admitted.
| A bust of the preacher eccosts you 81 you
| enter, and directly opposite this 10 8
lxrge creyon throwing forth the face so
familiar 10 thousands In every part Of
| he lane. The sitting room, wnere DR..
Tslmsgs often spends quiet hour with
MS family, Is IN the resr Of the second
story. This is practically Mrs. Tai
mage's room, which sne uses almost con-
| tinually.
The most interesting room, however, is
the preachers study, where al his
literary work is done, and where the ser
nous that are printed sill over the world
find their birth. 1t is q comfortably sizec
spirtment-.he rear room on the fourth
ut
desk, sofa considerably worn, s die
tionsry stand and three chairs constitute
the furniture Of the room. With Tai
mage this Is q sacred rOom, and rarely
does he allow any one to enter it. Not
even TIE servants are expected to cross
its threshold, and such busting rs is
necessary is done with feather duster in
the hands Of the preachers wife.
Library shelves are ranged on each side
of the room and between the doors. 1t
is not snowy array Of books that are ar
rayed on these shelves; ancient-looking
works, often handled, predominant, and
in every sense is 1t library for use, and
one that is doubtless frequently referred
to. Talmsge's library consists, probably
of between two and three thousand vol
umes. His favorite author is Ruskin, and
he has probably read twice and three
times over everything the great English
critic has written. On the chairs and in
the corners of the room are piles of
newspapers and printed pamphlets. On
one chair is heap Of manuscript, SER
mons and lectures-not remarkable for
their appearance, for the grea: preacher
is not great as penman. The
room has three windows, the one
on the side Of the house looking out upon
q beautiful park, being the favorite one,
st which the PASTOR often sits aud reads.
An inkstsnd tina. looks as IL it would fsll
spsrt were the clotted ink upon its sur.
face removed, scraps Of paper, few INK
despatched penholders, small pieces of
olottiDg paper, rest on the deek, while
banked up on either side are mountains
of letters and pap; re-. Books of refer
ence lie on the open drawers and on the
floor. Every drawer is stuffed full with
papers IS if they were tossed in hurriedly
yet in oil their ch.os every paper has Its
place. Tidiness does not prevail; every
thing is plsced where its owner car
readily find it. 1t is withal, 9 typical
literary den, characteristic of the occu-
pant.
Four days Of the week the CREST preach,
er is away from home on lecturing tours
or professional duties. When at home be
10 an early riser, and generally is the first
astir.. SIX O'clock generally f1ds DIR
TAlmsse around nd about. He goes d..
rectly down stairs and glances over the
morning newspapers. He scans over the
principal headings, reading what Is mos
eventful, and skips all minor news. The
cable dispatches are always read first, ed.
itoIials next, and then domestic news. II
. leisure allows, general articles are read
Talmage Is hesrty eater, but his break
fast Is light and generally consists oil
some fArinaceous dish, milk, toast az fruit
Tea and coffee he strictly avoids. Ate,
breakfast he goes through his mail. More
often, however, this is locked over bJ
Mrs. Talmsge, and such letters as she
thinks will interest him are handed over
Meanwhile, the preacher goes through his
newspaper mail. The principal papers Of
every city are sent him, and the frs,
morning nail generally brings him fifty
or more. In these he finds keen interest
and no public man is better informed O,
the names and character of the newsps-
, pers all over the country than DIR. Tai
mage. Every other psper received during
the first days OF the week has his printed
stlmOn. 1ue preacher las grown &C
customed to newspaper criticism, yet he
reads sill articles that concern him OF
: his work with care and attention. Carl
csture Of himself emuses him and
hearty laugh greets each as he meets
them in the papers. he is rarely offended
ana No harbors not the slightest ill-ieel.
ing toward ragrsphars who continually
poke fun at him. "That fellow has writ.
ten some very funny things about my
mouth" he exclaimed one mernipg 10
me as he encountered photographic shaft
on the "Lsrgeness Of Talmage's Mouth ;"
"He Is really clever at It," said the
preacher, and the thought of offeHse ap-
parentlY never entered his mind. Part OF
the morning is taken up. with his CORE
spondence, and then the famous pastor
goes forth either for walk or on BUSH
ness matters, often not to return untillate
at night.
No man enjoys sleeping more than does
Talmage. nave known him to refuse q
lucrative piece of work, for the simple
reason, IS he explained, "because it
would deprive me Of my mapping time"
He will snatch the briefest space of time