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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-16

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added, putting out his hand beseechingly to-
wards the soldier.
I The man obeyed in silence How he should
do 1t he did not know; but he felt himself upd er
orders. The thud of his cane ON the COTTAGE
porch, minute later, brought Jacks mother Ia
the door. For an instant she did not see the
tween the driver and a tall stranger Her ewes
rested wonderingly upon the soldier.
we've come home with your boy ma am ~
F ne began pulling OF his cap and trembling be-
The sudden Wilderness of her face, the fear. the
anguish OF 1t, made him stop. He could not
frame the words he had meant to say. 1t was
jacks own voice, speaking clearly, even cheer
lly. which struck in upon the pause:
meant to get home sooner than this,
mother, dear but couldn't help myself. You
see, got hit by rocket out at the square. and
III sort O. used me up. But don't you worry;
1t amt SO bad as it might be-
And then his strength failed him, and they did
indeed carry him IN their arms up the steps and
IN at the cattage door.
jack mother made no outcry. She read
more than the boy had told her in the faces of
the men as they laid him gently down on the
sofa IN the bright little sItting-room but it was
as he had wished, she did not guess the truth at
once. The blood and smoke had been we eIeJ
from his face and the soldiers kerchief trans
formed into bancage, bid from her eyes at first
the cruel stroke.
few minutes later the arria ge ratified away
on fresh errand, to bring the doctor, but the
soldier fingered little longer. There was
something he could still do for Jack and his
mother in answering the questions of the NEIGH
bors, who came with sympathetic faces, eager
TO learn the meaning of this strange home
coming. But he slipped away suddenly, with
out waiting for tn anks or good-by when, at
length, the doctor himself appeared at the
door
Somehow it seemed to him he could not stav
to see Jack suffer, to learn the full extent Of
his misfortune.
Il guess I'm losing my grip,'' he muttered.
as he stumped down the street. III I'd had
such chicken heart as this twenty five wears
ago never could have stood the first charge
But that boys game! He's got the stuff in him
that soldiers are made oi-the best of en- -
He drew the sleeve of his coat, stained with
Jack s blood, across his eyes and added huskily
Blame me If can make it out why that rocket |
should have lighted down on himi''
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acts as her husbands private secretary. She
Knows quite as well how to prepare bill as
John d Reagan. and she can write business
letter which would read well in a business col
ieSe. She gets SIS day for helping her husband
IN this way, and her hand is a straight up and
down one OF that nature that he who runs NAV
read She signs herself Mrs. John II. Reagan,
MIS-: Carlisle signs herself with her husband $
lnlIlais, and SO does Mrs. Representative
Caruth and Mrs. Senator Bate
one OF the most characteristic signatures of
Washington is that of Mrs, Admiral DabIpren
She signs herself Madeline Vinton Dahlgren.
ana she writes in bold letters on smooth heavy
paper. ON state occasions she uses the admiral's
device at the he ad of her letters. She writes
very easily and she has done considerable IN
literature. The word '|Vinton'' in her name
comes from her father, who was a noted con-
gresham from near GAINESVILLE, Ohio, nearly a
generation ago. Mrs. Senator ingalls, writes a
good hand. She ends her letters to her friends
with Very cordially yours, and uses the
initials OF her maiden name, IA. L. c. - which
suppose stands for Anna Louisa Cheesebrongh.
Mrs. Senator Blackburn writes very fair hand.
and she signs herself Serene G. Blackburn.
Mrs. Gen: Greeley ends her letters in the same
mann that Mrs. ingalls, does and uses her
maiden name of Henrietta in her signature.
Mrs. Senator Frye ends her letters with Yours
sincerely, Caroline F. Frye She writes one
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federate congress- and who served here in the
department Of Justice, added to her collection
not long ago By sending her letter written by
Stonewall Jackson to him while he was mem
Der OF the Confederate congress, in which Jack
son said he hoped that congress would pass
Dill prohibiting the delivering of mails on Sun
DAY. Boteler was on Jackson's staff and he
says that Jackson would do nothing on Sunday,
and would not mail letter at such time that il
would have to travel on Sunday to reach its
destination.
We have in Washington many society ladies
who think they can read character through auto
graphs and they claim they can tell as much
about person from his handwriting as from his
or her photograph. This is true to certain ex-
tent. The positive nature OF Senator Cockrell's
wife may Be seen in the bold up and down
strokes with which she pens her name, and by
looking at the signature of the wife of Senator
blaire you may see the influence of the Green
mountains of New Hampshire and Of the
citation with man who has made himself
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famous in educational legislation. Mrs. Blair, 5
made and the letters are black. Mrs. Senator
Sherman writes hand not unlike her husband,
and the penmanship of Mrs. Boutelle Is not
much different from that OF the statesman Of
Name who acts as the head of her household.
One of the most striking signatures among the
senator's wives is that of Mrs. DAVIS. Her lines
are like her features, free. open and handsome,
and you see hale-fellow- well-met in every
stroke.
The noted Southern ladies of Washington So
ciety are as a rule good writers. The most of
them are finely educated. They come of good
families and are women of culture. Mrs. Sena-
tor Butler writes straight up and down hand,
and is one of the congressional ladies who uses
her husbands initials and puts the term
Mrs. before them. This is the same with
the wife OF George IT. Barnes of Georgia, Mrs.
Senator Jones of Arkansas and Mrs. Pettigrew
of South Dakota. Mrs. Silver Dollar Bland
uses her husbands initials and so does Mrs.
Gen. Lee. The wife of the senator from Texas
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-29

There were long days of suffering for .Jacl- fol.
lowing that night. 1t was true, as he has said
at the first. the light was forever gone from one
OF III: merry, blue eyes. But his courage did
not fail, and somehow there came 70 bim n
CHEEKY patience at which all who knevg bi,,
wondered. Perhaps nothing helped hin, 70
bear the strain of those days more than the
visits of the old soldier, who whiled away many
wear. hour for him with tales of the wa
which stirred his heart and made him forget for
while at least. the hardship of his own lot
The warn1est friendship grew uD between them
and sense of comradeship in loss made the
bond all the closer.
do you know said Jack one day. LOOKING
and were partners. You have to 90 thro1oh
the world on one leg, and shall have to Ioolr a.
it with one eye Well, mean TO male tho
most of that one, and maybe shall see Sc mncb
as some folks do with two" After a moment
he added in less cheerful tone: s.But there,s
one thing that trou les me. II there ever shonl5
be another war couldn't fight for the countrv
They d never let a fellow with one eve go. sat
TO thinking about it sometimes and il seems ss
If wasn't going to be of much account
The soldier laid his hand affectionately on the
BOY $ head. Now don't you fret about that -
he said earnestly. tsThere are other WAYS Of
serving the country besides carrying a musket
and there were some that STAYED at home in
war time who did as much for the flag as anv of
US that went to the front. I tell YOU il ainit
klnd OF head he's got back of 'en that de-
cides whether or not he's OF much account. You
DO your duty. and take what comes vithout
whining, and youth serve vonr
country when your time comes; you needn't be
q bit afraid of missing it,
And Jack Belden will not miss it. He is oro,v.
~ up into an earnest, useful manhood. ali The
norsEarnest perhaps and the more gentle be- |
causeSp&h the great misfortune which befell him |
that nj at the square.
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three days he could save himself $500, and he
said he could raise this if he had nv check for
S5O0: gave him my check on condition that he
would not present it for two days, and after he
LETT borrowed the money and placed it to NV
credit in the bank. 1t was duly drawn and a
lew days later Corwin went back to Ohio This
was In October, 1866. In December he died and
that was the last saw of my money He was
always endorsing for other people, and kept
himself poor by paying bail debts.''
flye hundred dollars is pretty good price TO
pay Tor an autograph Still man offered that
Tor one of Mrs. Cleveland's signatures when She
was IN the White House, and at an autograph
sale IN New York not long ago one OF Aiartha
W ashingtons letters sold for Si5l. A manuscript
OF Harriet Beecher Stoves brought so and
other specimens of the penmanship OF noted
-$oinen brought equally. high prices. Queen
pas one OF the most remarkable collections in
existence. She has autographs Of many of the
note1 leA6ers and generals of the lute civil war,
and Col. Boteler, who was member the Con,
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By Homer Green, Author of "The Bnnt
Brother" Etc.
He'd on the morn's rim rose the sun:
bright on the fields breast lay the dew:
eoIt fell the light on saber and gun
GIasped by the brave and true.
DeAth 10 the many and fame to the one
came ere the day was through
Loud on the sweet air rang the call
c,, 1iast from the bngle and quick command;
swift TO their saddles they vaulted all,
oat with the reins in hand
spur 10 the steed's flank, fears in thrall
Eager TO sweep the land.
Straight to the hilltop! Who's there first,
we or the foe, shall win this day.
90 spaEe De Quincy: then. like burst
VI splendor, he led the way;
de and his white steed both athirst
for the mad sport of the fray.
"Charge!'' What wild Ieapi One bright
Whirls, like storm cloud, up the hill;
h0o1s IN fierce beat bruise the grass,
Clang OF the steel rings shrill:
Eyes of the men flash fire as they pass.
Hearts in the hot race thrill.
See! from an open cottage lane
Sallies child, where the meadow dirs;
only babe, with the last refrain
= Vi the mothers song on its lips
etralght IN the path of the charging train
tearless, the little one trips.
Under the iron hoofsi Whose the fault
Killed? 1t is nought il the day be won
On! to the-"Hait,'' How he fhundGrs it,
''HaltI''
What has De Quincy done?
checked, in moment the swift assault,
Struck back saber and gun.
''Backi'' till the horses stand paving the air,
- Throwing their riders from stirrup to name.
DoWn from his saddle he bends to where
The little one fronts the train,
LlILs her with care till her golden hair
Falls on his cheek like rain
Bears her from harm as he would his child,
Kisses and leaves her with vanquished fears
Ihunuers his 'Forwardr' and sees the wild
surge of his troops through tears
Inc night? Did they win it? Aye, victory
On him and his men for years.
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sets, who goes out hunting in an English
shooting costume and has lots of English fads
about him extending to that of exclusfveness
This exclusiveness prevents him from giving out
his autography promiscuously and leads himself
to act at times in most obnoxious way His
wife, however, IS the daughter of late Stanley
Matthews and she probably has more OF the
democratic manners of Ohio about her Mrs
Stanley Matthews is not at all snobbish and She
is one OF the popular women of the supreme
court circle. She is good correspondent and
she writes on linen paper in straight up and
down hand.
Mrs. Justice Matthews was married twice and
her first husband was Judge Theaker, who was
commissioner of patents under President Lin
coin, and was a very distinguished man at the
time of the war. This writing of autographs
makes me think of a story he once told me /
met nm here at Washington, and knowing that
ne came from Ohio asked him if he was ac-
quainted with Tom Corwin. Yes - he re-
phed, Il knew Tom Corwin very we'll and
have. in fact, one of his autographs in my
pocket which cost me $500. f'How is that
ludge?'' said L. 1T is Just this, - said he and
ne thereupon pulled out his pocketbook and
showed me note OF Corwin's in which he
promised to pay Judge Theaker $500 within
thirty days. 81 gave Mr.. Corwin this money!
continued Mr.. fheaGer, when 1 was commits
sloner of patents. He came into my Office and
told me that he wanted it. had no bank ac-
count in the city and told him had not the
money He replied that if he conld raise it in
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-29
WOMEN WRITER'S.
Autographs of the Presidents
Wife, Wives of Statesmen.
White House Paper-How Mrs. Mckee
Writes-Signatures of Our Cab
met Ladies-Justice Gray.
How Queen Victoria Got stonewall Jackson's
Signature Autographs OF Southern
Ladies' Mrs. Speaker Reed.
copyrighted, 1891


Special correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Washington is one OF
the greatest autograph centers of the UuIted
States. Every society lady has her autograph
album. and the pages of congress get an income
equal to their salaries Ly carrying around auto-
graph books to the senators, representatives
and supreme court judges. The charges of one
of them is S. for the senate, So for the supreme
court and more than this for the house. The
president receives hundreds of applications for
autographs every day, and saw great pile of
morocco bound volumes lying on his messen-
gers desk when went to the White House this
afternoon. Mrs. Harrison's autograph is quite
as much in demand as the Presidents but is not
so easy to get. She writes fine small hand
slanting her strokes in the true Spencerian m. n
ner and running the Rs of the Harrison
very much together. The most of her cor
respondence is done on the paper of the ex-
ecutive mansion and these two words form the
die of silver and gold at the head OF her sheets
Shortly before President Harrison's Inaugural
ton letter was written by one of his family
saying that he would patronize American pa
per-makers. He does to certain extent
but shortly after he got iuto the White House
an order was given for some royal Irish linen
which IS the mosl popular paper with our So
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most sincerely when writing to her intimate
friends, and always puts the Harrison in her
name. The cabinet ministers are almost as much
bothered for autographs as the president, and it
Is almost impossible TO get the signatures of the
cabinet minister's wives. TIE cabinet minis
tiers are IN some instances chary about sending
out their signatures broadcast, anc none of
sheets OF paper. President Cleveland would not
write his autograph anywhere except in a book
Tor the reason, he said, that something might
De written over his signature by unscrupu-
lous person and used as an endorsement. Still
1t Is not hard to get signature like that of Jere
nlah Rusk, the bluff old secretary of agricul-
ture, who writes q big round shoolboy hand.
You could crowd three OF his wife's signatures
into one OF his, and Mrs. Rusk writes plain
old fashioned screed with no friIls or furbeiows
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views, is woman of ideas and Won can almost
read her character in her handwriting. She
signs herself Lizabeth H. Noble uses plain
paper and answers all of her correspondence
herself She is very bright woman and is very
popular IN Washington society.
BY all odds the most aristocratic element out
sac OF the diplomatic counts of our Washing
ton circle is that of the supreme court The
l9stlces are sure of $40, 600 year for life and
tney know they are bound to have enough 10
llve IN style TO the end of their days. In time
certain code OF etiquette has grown up around
them and the supreme court circle is like none
other here The autographs of the old Judges
are very easy to get with one or two exceptions.
lor the oralny ones among them are good natured
ana ere always willing to oblige the autograph
hunler. There is one crusty man among them
however, and that IS Justice Gray of Massachu-
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Jacks mother was one of the outspoken.
Wen, Jack, she said in tone of relief. as
they sat down at the supper table. ssIIm glad
the Fourth OF July is over, and sh ouid think
you boys would be too. -
oh, but It isn't over, mother'' said lack
There is going TO be tremendous display of
Fireworks in the square tonight They say
there's never Deen anything in this part of the
country like IT.
jack mother considered for a moment. Then
she remarked cheerfully well, our porch viii
be capital place for observation How nice it
IS that you can sit here and see it ALL instead of
being pushed and crowded in the square!''
Jack looked at his moth er in dismay
Why, mother he cried, az couldn't half
see the fireworks from here, and hate to be on
the outside OF things anyway. I want to be in
EN- and feel as if was part. l wouldn't miss
OF golng to the square tonight for ANYTHING
Mrs. Belden gave little sigh If she had
really thought that her boy would be satisfied
with seat on the porch, when the bands were
playing, the rockets whizzing and the people
shoutlhg IN the square, she dismissed the idea.
She could not as easily dismiss a certain ankle
~; but when Jack, with his Imagination all on
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! his ear. Bear up. my boy, bear up! Maybe
i; amt so bad SIS you think >
The tone of his voice, the touch of his hand
seemed to put strength into Jacks heart
| Whatever had come to him he would not give
way. He would show this veteran, who had
borne such pain and loss himself on the Fourth
of July, how boy could bear on that same
great day. There was no more fainting. He
set hislips hard and made no sound, while the
soldier, who had taken of his own coat, placed
IT carefully under his head.
whiies'' he added tenderly: ''I'm see there
don't anybody crowd on you, and as soon as
ever a cab comes We get you home.'
Eyes home-to mother" whispered Jack
The next instant there was a quivering at his
lips. ''It'llbe awful hard for her to have me
come back like this. I'm all she's got You
must wash the blood off before she sees me-
Say. do look very bad?''
''You look Ike brave boy, - said the soldier
with thrill in his voice. moment later he
burst out unsteadily. ~ don't see why it didn't
hit me instead of you. 1t wouldn't have made
so much difference to me. I've had my life
the most of it, and I'm battered old fellow at
best.
and then he added family, "If I'd only got this
fighting for the flag. -
II was long time before a cab came 1t
seemed TO Jack that the minutes lenptbened into
hours while he lay there waiting. but It was the
soldier, not he, who complained. At last, how
ever, q carriage was seen approaching, and the
crowd was with difficulty forced to give IL way
They lifted Jack inside A stranger who had
been helpful offered to go home with him, and
the soldier, from whom the lad would not be
parted, went too.
There were moments of inexpressible pain for
Jack as the vehicle iolted over the paved streets
but the sharpest pain he felt was not for him
sell. He thought of his mother waiting for h m,
already perhaps grown anxious that he did not
come, and as he felt himself drawing nearer the
longing to save her something of the first shock
became intense.
us she sitting on the porch?'' he asked in an
eager whisper as the carriage came to a stop
The soldier looked out, but saw no one Jack
pulled himself together with desperate effort.
and took control of the situation NO /
don't want to be carried, he said to the stran-
ger friends who offered to bear him in his arms |
to the cottage. ''If you Il take hold of me real
strong can walk won't scare her so much |
that way And you go ahead and break it to her |
kind of easy that something has hannpned no |
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ciety ladies. A great part OF Mrs. Harrison's
correspondence goes out in the handwriting of
her private secretary. ShU can dictate q let
ter quite as well as she can write it and she
attends to the most of her immense correspon-
dence herself, writing answers only to the let
tiers of her friends and to others where it is
necessary.
great part of Mrs. Harrison's correspond
ence goes through the hands of her daugh err
Mrs. Mckee, and she saves the presidents wife
much time. Mary Harrison Mckee is a beauti-
full writer. There is just trace of her mothers
hand in her penman hip, but her lines are fine
and well drawn and one of her letters LOOKS
like copper plate. She signs herself yours
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is at its height, young ladies permit themselves
i1 40 things which their heather sisters would
blush even TO mention.' Whether the girl kent
me picture or not after this do not know, bu [
oon believe she valued the autograph; do
your Miss GRr-SDy In
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CANT handwriting, and her lines are as regular
as those OF copyboook. Every stroke is care
FULLY made, and one of her letters looks as
though u might have been engraved.
IL Is different with the wife of the secretary OF
the interior. Mrs. Noble seems to have no rule
whatever as to the formation of her letters and
1t would take an expert forger to counterfeit one
OF her signatures She is very decided in her
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about 1t. 1t is much like herself and looks like
the signature OF good, motherly lady OF the
Old school. Mrs. Secretary Window would
MAKE good writing teacher. She has an ele-
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seah on C. T. Matkin. agent South
'rside Drug Company, Wa handles thu.
thrs& well known e;a popE&,r temeazes
vi1feg DIR. b mp7Sss Lord 5 ia 4farrh.l
ore. D.. aNarlls6 &c EoaE s ~ Hlusl
syrup and shEaE Chm Cure.
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Ton family in his veins. Mrs. Wasbinoton
n ratS has the name of washn gton' metSa,
Ia iF imam Washington's wife She signs re-
sen u, Mary B. Washington, but wbetbar n tha
Of Geo. stands for Ball DIS it did in she cas-
Ot george Washingtons mother or no. dc
F ot know hrs. Senator Spooner writes a 49, ~
t t hand She comes of a literary famiI t s,S
i ris more than ordinary literary ability. She
uses uses pam paper and signs herself Annie NJ
-, one OF the wealthiest ladies' of Wasbinoto,, 70
sid 81 o hoswell r Flower. Her husband is worth
~ uUo pO0 and Mrs. Flowers CHECK is good f W
IN her charities and great many checks siSnsd
py her md their way to poor people She s;g,s
1 i Sarah NJ. Flower and she spends a g6n5
tea on paper She uses the best of paper and
her invitations and dinner cards durin1 a saS H
SION cost as much as clerks salary. Mrs.