The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
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Mrs Mrs. Stevenson in her younger days VI, WAS ono
OF the most henutltni girns ~, ,no .nS sHe "a
n woman Of magnificent education. a woman
OF great charity and there Is scarcely nthi ,nIr
SorsSp II ner %hSr" Il @
work in Bloomington to which abe does not SUD
scribe az well as give her S ae anG psraps
ma important ms ali 81 the others that H. Mrs.
Eliza stevenson. the mother OF the iisut,n , .
second greatest co II the GIT 81 tie retan,s
She is s3 yoars old and though feeble, pf. 9ans
her gGS h uo eye sars
Hardly Hsr f q %i 81 i yery tell IKE
ali Er tho charscteristcs Of her scotch Irish de-
scent She w6 1 spf I. Sss S.sn
% SSsoq prS SP in f:I n 30 H.
ana his accomplishments. TIE love Sof for
t tihIs s s2n MIS- Stenrnson Femsried
BY oyery ono who is acquainted WITH the iam 4
connecting with tho room OF Mr. and Mrs
Stevenson and IN The twsnyvS ye ars that
son was at Sone that he aid not visit her
or twice during the night to see that she was
Old MEs. Stevenson chief sharae,teI,istti .
shS down Sssk hs Mth ws
shawl drawn over her shoulders and white
cap resting on hor beautiful silver na ar. "A
OF her distinguished son.
AN AGED MOTHERS PRIDE.
II must not talk too, much" she said, with
q smile 'or peenle Will be snyine TIE old lady
s Is too maoS about 8as ae has
boy lie has always been al that BATH or Or. any Iny
n hiatt
This iriSutssS Mr; Stevenson is seconded !s by
dishonest get IL hisslile. and he could not not
always been a DEMOCRAT. have known him
ever since he was a hoy. long before no had
Y"ts and know that there Xa MT 5stH
hore a great speaker; There is nHt 4 man;
Els friend. He ofrends NOBODY. lie. is above
mir. Stevenson and all his family nre mem
Of the Kind that set store by their religion for
noed for sFed te hob profit That he has ssn
from time to time to young mon.
s t"hf s %tiFfs always ss Sps
as vel as with 81 Sssh anybody who hIs,ppensto
ton to-day whom he started in business
THE FAMILY HOME.
The Stevenson, homestead is at the corner
Of Chestnut and Mclean avenues. facing
Franklin Park. 1t is an od-f fashioned brick
building three stories high and painted
in a, light color. 1t is surrounded by, q
great T3 Pc SnIn sp9Ss for
On the first floor there are, pnrlor. drawing
room. sitting room. and dining room. fur
Mr.. Stevenson's den is the library on the see
ond floor. That is very large room. the walls
OF which. from floor to ceiling are lined
with books. There are probably 1000 books
libraries In Illinois There are easy chairs
and divans and a Grent oak desk In the room.
Here MIR. Stevenson has spent most OF his
He /; essentially Q home man. and he spends
his family. His. habifs IRE regular. When
practising law here he rises at q o'clock
or ponna e
he has his breakfast with tho family. His
office. dnRy place not in any way in keeping
with tho sunshine Of his home. Is on Centre
He has his horse and carriage. but he never
his dinner about 2 O'clock, returns to, the
office. and remains there until about . o'clock.
ana to his books. He is persist
the bar his friends say he has never gone into
court with case not prep9rnd as we'll as any
game. He likes good horses He goes hunting
in tho fall and takes his family with him. He Is
proud q his Scot ch-lrish descent, and the neo-
rls, OF Bioo mi IRE proud Of him. Rake
emissnries ofthe opposition rnk cd and scraped
It yesterday. and you hear only. ono tribute:
He is gentleman OF high character. flne
ability. and genial disposition He has not one