New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-15
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And then he tossed them over TO me acros ths
table. Keep that. child he said huglincly.
IL may be valuable some day when Garfield is
famous For he had great liking AM ad.
mration for Mr.. Garfield. which was 'uny 70.
ciprocated. and the two were fast trends
Mr.. Garfield laughed, too and / should have en-
tircly forgotten the tiny slip had | not bund
it, years after, when the slow death agony had
passed and our brave and patient Presideu was
famous indeed for all time
Governor Chase an earnest studen and
even in his busiest DAYS found time o,l r..l,.
literary reading He was particularly fora IN
studying the Bible in different languages ALI
always kept French German and Greek TstNl
mentS. which he used constantly. as well as I'm
English. He particularly recommended this I'd VI
of reading the Scriptures as bling impressive.
and he frequently regretted that ne knew nothing
of Hebrew 10 help him TO fuller understanding
of the grandest of books lis TASTE for Ntoratue
was Of the keenest. and no political triumph ever
gave him greater satisfaction han % see his nam
and one two selected poems published in tn
" Poets and Poetry of tho West: he showed
nnif pride in the book and his pla,e among the
poets. lie was ever ready. too % appreciate
genius in others. and among the familiar faces Of
the Ohio men Of that time VINO hare since be-
come famous was a young student fr whom Mr.
Chase always predicted a brilliant fltlre This
William Dean Howells who. with his fell
low-poet and dearest friend, John Piatl had pub
lshed little book of verse entitled "rhe Poems
Of Two Friends The book delighted nv father
and he read most of the little lyrics to is for he
read very well and like to have us lister 10 differ
ent bits that impressed him during hisreadinos
Carl Schurz, too, figure ahut that
time that greatly struck my childish fary His
rapid talking and foreign gesticulation, nd more
wonderful than all for our friends wore ROT
musical. the way he would sit at the pino and
strike great thnnderous chords. and tim run
oil into tie softest Of arias, all seema most
fascinating and quite different from any ne else
But next to my father the idol of our mrserv
was Mr.. Sumner. We were never weary Il hear.
ing OF how he stood up in the United States
Senate. handsome, brave. and eloquent. defending
the cause of the oppressed. and how. felkd by
Broolls's cruel blow he travelled in Eur0e to
regain his health, and was received everywhere
with the consideration and esteem which le 80
well deserved. Here was hero indeed Or
child And | well recollect my first introluc-
ton TO my ideal. and his pleased look and gpat
hearty laugh when Mr. Chase. to my constena-
ton. told him OF my devotion, and how his
pictures adorned my room.
/ wish | could remember more of that tine
the year of $3.50 must have been so full "
vital interest, and children remember sIch w.
important things. look, sentence, some ind-
vidual trait, will remain isolated and distinct ia
their memories when great and important happen.
ings may make hardly an impression. Later
events grow clearer, but at this time almost
every recollection seems fragmentary and with
out sequence. and l can only give them as they
exist. JANET CHASE HOyT.