St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-02

tlngulshed man who may be tempOrar-
lily stopping in the city. No matter who
The guest may be he is obliged to take
pot iuck.' The governor is not an
epicnre. He likes plain food. but it
must be bOuntifuI, we'll cooked and
Bieri, Swiss. knows Just what the
governor likes, but is able to provide
most elaborate dinner, when occasion
demands.
On two occasions each winter Bieri is
assisted by the best caterer in Albany.
Inc house is beautifully decorated with
flowers and music is provided for the
guests. These occasions are the two
official receptions. They are events in
the social life of the capital. One is
given to the ladies of the city, the other
to the members of the legislature and
state officers. The governor is not COM
state makes no provision for them, but
the governor feels that something of
this kind ought to be done every year,
and does it at his own expense.
Wine is furnished at both of these
state receptions and at all dinners at
which there are guests. But the gov
ernor'S glass always remains turned
down.
Hill does not drink.
Rare Acknowledgements.
Perhaps no great amount of credit is
due the governor for his abstemious-
ness. All spirituous liquors are to him
like vinegar in taste and poison in eff
feet This is not so. l myself saw
him once take drink of whisky. 1t
was down at Long Branch ore day
toward the close of the season. The air
was little chilly, but the breakers
were glorious, and the governor longed
Tor plunge in the surf. He did not
that made no difference, as the bathers
had no idea that the man in the blue
bag suit was the governor of the state
of New York. Hill is fond of bathing,
and he stayed in too long.
When he came out and had reached
the hotel he was taken with chill.
Mark Eustis, his travelling companion,
became alarmed at the governors ap-
pearance. His cheeks were white, his
lips turned blue, and now and then he
shook as with the palsy. The rest of
the party was taking drink after
the bath. and Eustis suggested
that the governor Join them.
For flong time the governor
refused. He walked up and down the
piazza and exercised violently, but
could not get warm. Finally he barely
wet the bottom of a glass with whisky
and said, in voice of desperation,
well, have got to take drink" He
tried hard to do it. The smell of the
whisky seemed to aggravate the chill,
and the face he made would have de-
lighted Republican comic weekly. 1t
was really painful to see the effort it
cost the governor to swallow that tea
spoonful of whisky, and the laugh that
broke forth added much TO the bene-
hclal effects of the liquor.
Simple Indulgences.
In the winter he goes to the theater.
and i'll the summer he would walk ten
miles to see base ball match. Envious
politicians say that what he likes about
the theater is the plot of the play, and
that the chances and display of skill in
ball match please him greatly.
There are billiard and pool tables at
the executive mansion, and sometimes
when he has guests he uses the cue after
dinner.
There is no horseshoe over the door of
the executive mansion, but its present
occupant is not entirely devoid of super
Stitlon. When the mansion was being
repaired the workmen found ore morn
ing tiny kitten that they could not
drive away. They said that this meant
good luck and the governor agreed with
them. He took poor tabby in and she
has been his fireside companion ever
since. He named her Veto" and to
Legislature passed. 1t is said that Hill
regards Veto" as part of the executive
mansion, and will leave her to his sue
ceSSOr.
The only other pet owned by the gov
ernor is big English mastiff, the ONLY
thing English, the governor says, about
the premises. 1t was given to him by
Surrogate Ransom, of New York. The
dog was born in the Catskllls, so he is
an American citizen of English descent.
Judge Wallace, of Syracuse, has his
brother
As boy Gov. Hill was brought I'D in
an orthodox manner, He is not a re-
ligious man, nor is he irreligious. He
is an Episcopalian and has pew at st.
Peters church in which he regularly
appears Sunday mornings.
The highest duty of an American cit
Izen in the eyes of the governor is to
exercise the right of suffrage. He has
frequently advocated the passage of
laws making voting compulsory. He
never fails to go to Elmira and cast his
vote at every election, and on those, as
on every other occasion when he tray
els, he always buys his railroad ticket.
He never accepts passes.
Folding His Tent.
After his return to the executive man.
sion at night the governor feels he has
discharged his duty to the state for the
day. His orders to his servants are
that he will see no one on public bust
ness unless it is of the most urgent
character. Newspaper men are always
N-nla hut nr1 t.
er5 to present themselves at the execu-
tive chamber in the morning. Ii he is
alone the governor, after dinner, sits
down to answer his private mail.
That being done he looks over the
magazines, the Congressional Record,
and if time allows chances at some work
on political economy, of which he has
collected fine library
1t is very seldom that there are any
guests who stay over night at the man
sion. Whenever there are such there is
magnificent chamber at their dis
p0sal. The first who occupied it were
President and Mrs. Cleveland, on their
return from the Adirondacks in June,
1887.
Not infrequenty the governor is in
vited to private home dinners. for he is
rapidly becoming favorite in ALBANY
society. If he chose to accept all the
invitations. public and private. which
he receives, he would not have an even
ing to himself. Whether he goes out or
relnains at home he invariably retires at
ii o'clock. He is good, sound sleeper.
and for eight hours. at least, out of the
twenty-four. the Democratic party is
left to shift for itself.
The ''reveries," in which the nightly
planning is done for the party, occur
before the bright fire, with the big cat
Veto" looking wisely on. There sits
the governor night after night. musing
on the political events of the day, until
his head mods and the mystic procession
of the counties. with their banners, is
seen again in his reverie.
VIRGINIA,