The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-17
ITEMS ABOUT HARRISON.
sOW A BEAUTIFUL GIRL KISSED
HIM AND THEN TAINTED.

An interesting Account of How He
received News of His Nomination
Trials of a Candidate Begin to Harass
Him.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 9.-They tell very
,-ottv story about Gen Harrison His
law PARTNER, w. H. H. Miller, has a hand
s,me daughter. With her at the time of
the nomination was young lady who had
been visiting Russell Harrison and his wife
ot their home in Montana. She is a slender,
beautiful girl, and wealthy. While out
vast a friend of hers, who was nurse in the
surgical ward of hospital, became sick,
and the society belle, in spirit of adven-
.ure filed her place. The Harrison house
i, a great resort for the young people of the
peighborhood. and they were all present
t0e day of the nomination, awaiting
naws. When it came they were so enthusi-
astic that one of the young ladies rushed up
10 him, threw her arms about his neck, and
Kissed him. The mark of affection so I'M
messed him that he lost his spirit of calm
ness which he had all along borne, and the
tears triclkled down bis cheeks. Then the
Young lady proceeded to faint away. The
amateur nurse restored her, and then with
drew and went into Mysteries. She had en-
dured the trying scenes of a hospital ward
but the excitement of the occasion was too
much for her.
Speaking of music, the young people de
vote part of their leisure by playing the
Harrison marches and songs which are
dedicated to Harrison. Some of them are
horrifyiug productions, but one composed
by Boston musician is a rather attractive
melody.
Gen. Harrison has no secretary yet but
his son, and he is fearfully behind in his
correspondence; but his young friends turn
in and help him, and if some politicians get
answers to their letters written in the
round, fashionable feminine chirography
Of a society belle it need not astonish them
Mrs Harrison gets more letters of congrat-
ulation than she can find time to answer.
A great many quaint characters hang
about the candidates premises. They have
full liberty of the spacious grounds They
20 about and examine the little red barn in
the rear of the house, they criticise the not
pretentious turnouts, and are already
making the lawn look sick.
Gen Harrison has begun to experience
his trials. OF course, he hears nothing here
but adulation. He sees his portrait in al
most numberless windows, but he hears the
@ preaching thunder of the advancing
democratic forces. Then, too, he has to en-
dure such petty annOyances as beholding
badly printed badges bearing the legend:
whats the matter with HarrisonF' and if
there is anything more than another that
the good man despises it is slang. Another
source of tribulation to him is the sight of
an alleged bust of his grandfather in the
headquarters of the state committee One
man will enter the room and say: Hello,
there's bust of Henry Clayw Another
will recognize it as a likeness of Speaker
Carlisle. 1t has been called everything but
Old Tippecanoe, and when a score of times
a day it is necessary to explain that it is he
it becomes trying to the nerves. To-day
some wag circulated cards bearing the
words: "Grandpa's pants are too big for
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