Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-07

CLkvELANDps B0YM00D.
Incidenss and Rcmintscences of mis
Early Life at Cl1nsea.
Ms FIRST APrRARANcB IN socr1fY-Hn AffExps A
PRESIDENTS RBcRrrfoN - uuW Mr. CLEVELAND
LOOKED am ACTED wxnx 4 Dor-rn. 0lKvs-
LAND FAMILY.
"re4" said AsuSeont Postmaster Of tho Senate
Kellogg TO STAR Nporeer, Il nc promise 10 tsli
you about Growers boyAood, and cont know -
we shall nnd oeeeer time than the present." This
was said while the postmaster and TH1 STAB man
stood wondering why 50 many people crowd AID
hustle each other New Year day TO try 10 get
into the White House to have faint glimpse
OF, perhaps handshake nom, the President. 81
was born and brought up at Clinton, n. y" con-
cnued Mr.. Kellogg, ''where the Cleveland family
lived after leaving Fayetteville, Onondago County,
and previous TO going to Holland Patent 1t is, or
was at that time thirty-nve years ago, one Of the
pieasantest places for home OF such family a.
mat o. the C!evelanda The seat Of Hamilton
College, the alma mater OF senator Payne, Gen.
Aawiey,. Rev. DR.. Bartlett, Judge schoneld and
many Others a whom washington Knows and spprs-
tanning his collegiate education. Il was also
the seat Of several seminaries for Yiris and
Of the preparatory schools were UNDER the Charge
q the reorganization to which Rev. Mr.. cleveland
was attached. The air Of education and religion
Ike that Of Nj. CieveiandS made S,inion q home
on account OF its educational advantagee and the
~So S
did the elder sister Of the President, wives Of for.
etgn missionaries going forth 70 Spread gospel
q tie ss4sn No atSer Or mother Ss 10 Clinton
ever refused consent 70 daughter who desired TO
marty one destined nor the foreign missionary
A r11AsAxr srof.
SIT was pleasant little village OF scarcely Q
thousand Inhabitants, lying on both sides Of the
oriakeny, and surrounded BY scenery - varied
and beautiful a New York oan boast But its
Of sss sundrss q boys snd VINO
couscsed there from year TO year 70 attend ths
.Yss." continued Nj; kellogg, ...clinton was my
home At the time the Clevslands lived there, early
doom nom the corner OF Mulberry. MY fathers
houso was at the other end OF Mulberry street.
snGS NJ iStSsr was also minisser Of III the Pres
oyter1an Church, and our families were brought
into intimate relations from thetr association In
the same church, and church enterprises; were In
their hopes. large family Of chiidren-some
aga were about the same a ISose Of The Cleve.
land children. Ny oldest sister went away TO
foreign nsld about the same time that Anna Cleve-
Ny sister. her husband, ana ali her children save
one. are In their graves which are scattered from
MA Hastings have been wonderfully spared, when
we consider the rate OF death among foreign mis-.
sionartes. All this Is preliminary TO what I have
TO say about Grover. He was nearest my age
only one year younger-and during the short time
we were both In Clinton were Considerably to-
gether.
GROVER AZ A BOY.
HE was at fifteen large, broad-shouldered boy
who mad then his growth; that is was as tall as he
WAC In 40 fav INIT sas
perhaps none, and as boy he never made any
enemies. have no Information as 10 now he
mastered his studies at the academy, as was not
the brightest or among the dullest He had hardly,
az that time, acquired the studous persistent
con9,r ne now S 1as, or ne wo9,a very key nave
death soon after this might have prevented him
from going through college, as his brother did.
tory, studies for, believe, Mr.. Cleveand's death
occurred year or two after Grover left the acad-
envy In an probability he felt tnoush DO not think
ne ever said so TO me, that his father could not
well stand the expense OF giving him college
education, WITH I'VE or six younger children 10 be
educated and cared for. As he had no intention OF
following his fathers calling he preferred give
up going TO college rather than to burden and
then disappoint LIS parents.
THE PRESIDENTS MOTHER.
Mrs Cleveland was most happy combination
for minister's wife. seem to remember her ap-
pearance much better than do that OF Mr. Cleve-
land. She was OF medium height and SIZE with
pleasant, benevolent face, and always interested
In her family and church matters. l believe In
her heart she would rather have seen her son In
the ministry than in the White House. I do not
know how long she survived her husband, for I
lost trace o. the family ar,sI they efs Clinton AS
not contentious or much disposed TO press his
opinions upon others His disposition was eQuita-
knew OF his attempting impOsittons on smaller
boys think as youth he loved justice better
than power. He was not a diss .mbler While not
ha vaC NOT nrffon No nty IIo
weii-bshaved boy, with inclinations right, but had
not the deep religious sentiment which so greatly
governed the family when knew them
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
"You know that In all colleges II is the custom for
| the president to hold reception one evening dur
ing commencement week This like the affair
We see here to-day. is the great event Of the year
in village like Clinton, where society Is not
very exacttng Ia its demands, and where swallow
tails were unknown, except as the regulation
black OF a minister OF the gospel Commencement
reception than can holiday week in Washing ton.
"Neither Grover nor was, as you may well be-
neye, very high up In development as society
young man. Botn OF us had received good bring
Ing up knew how TO behave IN sunday school, had
sisters whose society We were accustomed TO, and
whom We liked to accompany, but 1t is very mild
to say that no one within visiting limits OF Clinton
ever accused either OF US OF being DUDE Neither
OF US wasted many valuable moments over our
out OF respect to the demands Of the heads OF
the family than from any Unborn idea OF the
fitness OF things what put the vain notion
into his head / do not think ever
knew, but he suggested TO me that We should 60 TO
the reception on the hill thought 1t the proper
with him, for, moderate as estimated my own
social Qualncations, had no Tears OF being at Q
disadvantage while he was along. knew reason
ably well that he would not be apt 70 outshine
We were sixteen ana fifteen, respectively. Neither
or Us han ever been to presidents reception be-
FORE and am safe In saying neither OF US ever at
tended one since, I'LL the despotic demands Of
ciety required him 70 hold his FIRST one In the
White House.
GROWERS HxPERIENCRs
1--WE put on our best and started Old Prex.
North's house was near the college buildings,
little more than mile from the center OF the VII.
lage where we resided. HALF OF the way Is across
the Tlats'-the broad interval which skirts the
Or1skeny-the other half up hill so steep that
portion OF the road makes q xtgzag; but even with
this relief the hill Is very steep for either pedes-
TRANS or carriages II Is fearfuly hot In July In
hottest day OF the year may always be expected
during commencement week, and few instances
are ON record where 1t failed 70 appear as adver-
tised. We started out af0Ot. We scorned the ap-
parent eneminacy OF hiring carriage 70 climb the
hill Before We had toiled up that hill our stand
up collars were limp as dish-rags, and Our hand
kerchiefs nom frequent use, were little better.
our faces weru red as 6eets from heat and the
violent exercise. I tried 10 compose myself /
don't know what he tried to do, but do know that
as wildly sailed out from the room where We
had deposited our hats, across the wide hall to
make my presence felt In the great reception-room
ana take my initiation In society behavior, cast
my eye back and there went Grover, hat In hand,