Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER.
A Man OF Wonderful vivacity, Thoughtful.
ness and Nervous Activity.

ness and Nervous Activity.
Chief Justice Fuller Is one OF the
most striking figures In public life in
Washington. As he sits on the bench
one notices that nervousness is his
predominating characteristic. He con-
tinually twists his mustache or strokes
his fine flowing locks of white. He
turns over the pages Of books without
reading them, or toys with pieces Of
paper. He is all alertness and atten-
tlon, and presides with admirable
dignity and without too much stiffness.
He has what is called .'fine" face.
and his friends never tire OF gazing at
him in the high place which he occu-
pies. | think the Chief Justice ia
seen at his best in his home He il
essentially home man, and the de-
mands OF society are more irksome to
him than to most public men. l saw
him in his library the other night. In
his dressing-gown and slippers. He
had book in his hand, and noticed
it was Il novel. He is very fond OF
novel reading. and he keeps up with
the best current fiction Of the day. As
| entered he was reading along, SEEM
ngly in blissful unconsciousness of the
presence and rather boisterous play Of
his younger children. He delights In
! their companionship. and frequently
takes most lively part in their
5 games. in their reading, and in their
: cross-examinations of each other in
their studies.
: Rouse the Chief Justices interest in
some subject and get him to talking.
: aud you will have a wonderful display
j of vivacity, thoughtfulness and nerv-
y Gus activity. As he warns up to his
c subject he begins pacing the floor with
c his hands behind him. The greater his
S interest becomes the faster hewalks and
: the more rapidly he talks. He raises
G the pitch of his voice, too, until 1t be-
d come fairely shrill but still pleasing.
! Round and round his library table he
!, PAGES, faster and still faster. like a
I Madison Square Garden pedestrian on
, his laps. You wonder how he finds
: breath for so much walking and so
Q much talking all at the same time. but
$ you are not anxious to have him STOP
@ Despite his nervousness you are
n charmed with him. He has the attract
h ivcness of enthusiasm coupled with
+, rare analysis, and felicity of speech
n which is far above the common.
il Sometimes when not in too much OF
n hurry, he INDUCES in one of his
b pretty propensities and states his case
J. in three or four difereR ways. one after
o another. He appears to like to dis
g cover for himself in how many ways a
is thing can be said. how it can be turned
y over and over, and this side and that
,e brought out to the light. But you no.
)r tice that each time it Is beautifully
to done, and strongly, and that each sue.
lg ceeding presentation clinches the argu'
of ment and leaves less and less oppOr
or tunity for doubt or answer. | suppose
I'd this is the lawyer in the man, the re-.
10 suit of many years of training and habit
lg dsporting itself unrestrained. But you
le see none of it on the bench. There he
r. is conciseness, directness, brevity 1t
I. self And in spite of his nervousness
he is student, philosopher, and alto
gather one of the most admirable fig
ures ever seen on the bench in thil
country. N. Y. Mail and Express.