Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-09
HOW SHE FOOLS BLAINE.
Mrs. Blaine's Ingenious Tactics to Keep the
Secretary Away From Business.

Mrs. Blaine's Ingenious Tactics to Keen the
Secretary Away From Business.
From the Lewiston (Me. journal
BAR HARBoR, Me-, July THE stories sent
out about Mr.. Blaine-having Brights disease or
diabetes and SO on are all bosh. This is stated
on the best of authorities. He has no kidney
trouble and his health is improving every day.
his stay at Bar Harbor has been wonderfully
beneficial
Mr.. Blaine looked pale and faded and very
sick when he arrived at Stanwood His face
was deadly white and his lips were of the deep
est dun blue. Yet his ailment was mental, not
physical, exhaustion. He had no aches or
pains to speak of, his appetite was good and
his pulse but little quicker than normal. But
he did not sleep well at night and the least
noise or disturbance set him wild. If left to
himself for short time when found he would
De busy studying some book or history or biog-
raphy or else scribbling notes ON scraps of
waste paper. So badly did he want to 20 TO
work that the fact that he was denied the priyi-
lege vexed him more than work would have
done.
Mrs. Blaine knew her patient from the start
ana resolved upon vigorous course of treat
ment She began 1t, in fact. the moment u
left Senator Hales house. They were intending
to go from Ellsworth to Bar Harbor by the
morning Pullman, and the Sorrento, Hon.
Frank Jone private car, was side tracked in
Ellsworth ready to take the party Mrs. Blaine
missed in order TO accommodate her. A. soon
as the train had gone tina: bad headache grew
better, and she insisted on going to Bar Harbor
at once. Senator HGles span was in readiness
at once and Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine would have
gone TO Bar Harbor by carriage had not smart
shower put a stop TO the plan. As it was Mrs.
Blaine found that baggage train was going
down about noon. So she had an odd pas
senger car attached to the rear end of lot of
box and platform cars and in this way, jolted
the journey was made. When Mr.. Blaine went
to bed that night he pad the best sleep he had
had since last winter.
HIS LIFE FULL OF SURPRISES.
And every day since then Mr.. Blaines Bar
Harbor life has been full of just such sur
prises. If he expected to take a stroll on
the beach he went to drive; if he planned 10
be alone, the house filled with company:
if he made ready to write letters. Mrs. EN-
mons Blaine and the baby came in and be-
guiled him away from himself until it was too
late to think of anything of the kind. All of
this has been 30 adroitly planned and deftly
carried out by that arch plotter, Mrs. James
u. Blaine. that even the Secretary was several
weeks in discovering the imposition.
When Mr.. Blaine was sufficiently strong TO
quit New York he insisted on returning TO
Washington, and when he learned that this
could not be without giving offense to his
family he settled upon Augusta as the place for
rest. To this Mrs Blaine assented, and Mrs
Damrosch was sent on to get the house in
order. Meanwhile. James q. Blaine ir had
been posted of to Bar Harbor, and never be-
fore in its history DID Stanwood cottage get
such an airing and cleaning up.
Just by chance. OF course, senator Hale hap
pened to be in Boston when Mr.. and Mrs
Blaine arrived at Youngs As fate would have
it he was going to Maine and would be pleased
to accompany the party. Now Mr.. Blaine and
Eugene Hale are old friends from ever since the
ante-bellum DAYS, and when they get together
some talking has to be done. Owing TO this
fact the o clock FLYING Yankee" for Maine
was missed and as the 80 train was slow
they concluded to wait for the Z O'Clock
sleeper President Frank Jones of the Bos-
ton and Maine road rendered his private car
for the trip, and away they went for Augusta Of
course. BY the time the train reached Portland
Mr.. Blaine, who had been up since early morn
ing, was weary and concluded to take little
nap. leaving orders for the porter to call him
when Gardiner was reached, SO he could be
ready TO get of at Augusta He slept clear TO
Bangor and then concluded to 60 on TO Ella
worth and take breakfact with Mr.. Hale. The
above story ID given on the authority of one of
the Maine Central hands who WAS ON the train
at the time.
not ALLOWED TO THINK OF STATE AyYArps.
1t has been just this way ever since. Mr..
Blaine has not been allowed Q moment In which
to think or brood over his Official duties. When
all the sources Of subterfuges for keeping Nj.
Blaine from work fail senator Hale drives down
from Ellsworth, and the old times when Hsis
are talked over.
Every day, cold or warm. wet or dry. hs
takes long drives, and some member Of his fam
" or one OF bis bosom friends is always With
MIN. Being in the carriage six or ssvsn times
every day he has no time 70 think or brood Or
worry. Nearly every day President Harrison
sends kindly inquiriug kilograms, full Of
warmest regards TO the Bar Harbor cottage,
and all Of these Mr.. Blaine keeps with him and
reads them whenever he feels uneasy.