The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-01

into the library when she can help It,
for that apartment reminds her Of the
many long evenings spent there In her
husbands company as his secretary and
companions; for Mrs. Cox was one OF
those women who helped their hus-
hands with every detail of their work.
Mr.. Cox's library table stands just as he
left it. Not a paper or book has been
disturbed Still it is the acme Of order
illness. Sam Cox. with all his brilliancy,
was a man of method. Of application, OF
toll. Not alone his wit. but his persist
ency, his mastery of all the subjects
which came to his hand. won him sue
cess.
Cox was known as one of the best IN
formed men in the house. His knowl-
edge was fairly encyclopedia. a hint OF
the method by which this reputation was
won lies upon his library table. 1t is an
atlas so full of clippings from news
papers and magazines that the book Is
swollen to thrice its original proportions.
At the map of Nicaragua, for instance,
are fifty newspaper cuttings about that
country, its politics, statesmen. army,
navy and commerce. So with Chill,
Brazil and all other countries, particu-
larly the western nations, in turn.
II Dir. Cox had not been a man of care
full method, not even bis great industry
would have enabled him to keep abreast
of modern thought and literature, and
at the same time to perform the prodig-
ious amount Of labor which fell upon
him as a representative, as one of the
leaders of his party in the house, and
as the friend and champion of many
worthy interests and measures. For
several years he devoted to the letter
carriers alone an amount of labor equal
to all that performed by the average con
gresham, and now the grateful letter
carriers are to build him monument.
Of his habits of work Mrs. Cox said
day or two ago:
"When came 10 look over Mr.. Cox's
desk. | found no unfinished business.
Everything was done up to the day of
his death, excepting three letters which
he had promised to write for friends who
were seeking places in the New York
city government. For these three let
tiers | had addressed the envelopes, rs
was in the habit Of doing for all his cor
respondence. but he was too sick to
write the Enclosures"
Mrs. Cox added:
"Few people know what hard worker
Mr.. Cox was. and how much he was
able to accomplish. once asked MIN TO
sit down and make me memorandum
of the important legislation in which he
had borne n part. simply by way of rec.
ord of his life work. He replied; NO,
cannot do that. The present is too
lively and the future too tremendous TO
bother with the past.
Secretary Blaine was one of the guests
at the dedication Of the new Catholic
university in the outskirts Of the city.
Among the newspaper correspondents
present was young woman society re-
porter who has not been long in the bust
ness. though she is as bright as a new
silver dollar Fearing that she nigh,
not be able to get anything to eat till her
return home at night. she put up in a
very small and very neat parcel slice OF
bread and meat, with one piece Of cheese
and two pickles for relishes. To her sur
prise and delight she was invited to the
dinner given the notable guests. and
CHANGED to occupy a seat directly oppo-
site Secretary Blaine. But what to do
with that luncheon. The absurdity OF
carrying bread and meat lunch to a
banquet so impressed the young woman
that she laughed immoderately, and
finally. becoming desperate, she tossed
the now obnoxious parcel under the table
at her feet As the dinner was concluded
and the guests were rising. the secretary
of state FASTENED round to the young
woman's side. Smilingly he held out to
her fragment Of her own bread and
meat and pickle, saying. with a mis-
chievous twinkle in his eye:
Better put this in your pocket to eat
on the way home if you get hungry. ]
have tried the bread, and ii is very, very
good. Who made it,"
WALTER WELLMAS.