The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-11-01

The home OF theHarrisOnS was mod
el one. Love and duty were the guild
ing stars. fixed within the household
on the marriage day when the youth
full cOuple-each 20 years of age
made their start in life as one. In
1850. benjamin. then Il years old, left
his North Bend home and entered the
junior class at the Miami university at
Oxford, O., thirty miles distant. where
he later graduated. Mr.. Harrison. as
one of his teachers has since described
him. was a good student, a faithful,
honest, unassuming little fell
low. well liked for his
pluck and sturdy character. In
the same town was another institution
of learning. the Oxford Female col
lege. presided over by the Rev. John
W. Scott. who had been forced out of
the chair of natural science in the
Miami university five years previous
owing to his anti-slavery views and
dOctrinal differences. lie had a daugh-
ter. Caroline. with whom the young
student became acquainted. BENJAMIN
became a frequent visitor at the Scott
fireside. The friendship formed slow
ly ripcned into love and eliminated
three years later in marriage.
Mrs. Harrison was born at Oxford.
O., fifty-eight years ago October last,
of Scotch ancestry. The first of her
paternal ancestors in America was
John Scott. the laird of Arras, who,
after the disastrous battle of Bos-
worth bridge in 1879, left Scotland for
the north of ireland with the Earl of
Belhaven. owing to dissatisfa ton
with the Scotch and English crowns
After the death of the earl John
Scott came to America and settled in
the valley of the Neshaminy, Bucks
county, Pennsylvania, where the viii
lage of Huntsville now stands. twenty
miles north of Philadelphia lie pur-
chased a tract of land from the propri-
etary government. on part of which
the first Presbyterian church in Amer
lea was soon aftcrward erected. On
this land, also the Rev. William Ten
nent founded in l.:6 the historic Log
college," ont of which primitive
Princeton college was in
time evolved. Both her father and
were Presbyterian minis
tiers Mrs Harrison enjoyed superior
advantages and was grad
mated from the Oxford seminary in
1852. the same year that President
Harrison received his degree She
taught school in Carrollton. Ky, one
year, and on October 30, thirty-nine
years ago last Thursday. was married
to benjamin Harrison. the student.
With 5000 the young couple went to
large part of the
little fortune being expended in fit
ting up a cottage in indianapolis,
u, ts.la w In nd h.air
MIR. Harrison. having been admitted |
TO the bar, began To practice law, and /
his wife assumed charge of the 7
household. His early career WAS
not different from that of the aver 1
age young follower and exponnder of /
Success was slow in I
mounted and the veXations to be I
endured were many. Then il was I
That Mrs iIarrison's sweet disposition
md womanly qualities became
dominant. and she helped him in
many ways He has since declared
hat she was more than half the
capital"
Mrs. Harrison was of a social dispo-
'ition. and exceedingly well liked.
md usually there was no lack of com
)any or conversation. Until he en-
cred the White house General lIar-
.ison always made it Il rule to aban-
Ion all work or heavy reading after
supper. considering the time best
pent when devoted to recreation or
Imu>cUent-
When the civil war broke ont Mr..
harrison enlisted at once. There was
la exhibition of wonanly weakness at
lone to deter him. Realizing the ne
essity that called. Mrs Harrison ac-
epted the unavoidable with resigna-
ion and sent him to the battle field
With words of cheer. while she re-
NAMED behind To care for home and
he two children. Only once did
he husband return on brief leave
f absence. On this occasion he found
is son i'll with typhoid fever The
risis of the disease had not been
cached when his furlough expired
nd he was forced to leave his wife
lone to wat..h the outcome of the
attle between life and death Twice
nth her children she went to the
rOnt. Courage and good generalship
their reward and General ;
harrison returned home an honored ,
ian.
When Mr.. Harrison was elected ,
resident his wife assumed the duties
i her new position and discharged .
hem in the same modest and dignified /
-ay that had characterized her as the ,
life OF private citizen. Her elevation +.
D the position of first lady of the ,
md" and mistress of the White house
id not change her. She remained =,
ne same kind and gracious y.
'oman, devoid of the airs and
-ivolities of devotee to fashion. and
rought within the portals soften
~ and refining influence. The ma
on's executive mansion became a ;
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