Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-04


It's rule that will not fail
II you bay II in gay.
Self sufficient sort of way,
u will land you, without doubt,
Upside down and wrong sde out"
The above bit of verse written by Kan
sas lAgyer Is one which ex-Speaker Reed
de lights to quote, we are told by Mr..
Robert p Porter in his highly entertaining
article on the Maine statesman printed in
the October number of McClures Maya
zine.
Mr. Reeds excellent literary taste and
Judgment are we'll known, for he has
contributed many gems to publ
cations in the past few years. There are
few men who like him would at the age of
20 learn to read French that he might enjoy
the French masterpieces in the original. In
this connection Mr.. Porter writes Of him
fle reads and rereads Horace, or, rather,
certain parts Of Horace which appeal
strongly to bin. But his one great admira-
ton is Balzac. Yes. | like to read Bal
xac," Mr.. Reed often says. His closeDess
to nature and life holds you in spite of
yourself. There is hardly = book Of his
which 10 not sad be, ond tears. Eugene
Grandet is most powerful delineation OF
the absorbing grasp which love of money
has on strong man, and the power which
love has over an untutored spirit. but sad
ness permestes everything. And what an
extraordinary picture that is in the 'Peau
de Chasrin' of the controlling power OF
society over fashionable woman, And
again, in 'Pere Gorot. How sad they all
are, and the sadness of life that tolls not
nor spins Verify. to be happy we must
take no note of the flying hours, and live
outside OF ourselves. Is it not the condi-
ton of Joyous life to forget that we are liv-
lng1 Here most of the characters are so
entirely selfish that one sometimes thinks
there is not one single friendly heart in the
entire story. All are so conscious of living
even those in the higher sphere-and so
anxious to appear other than they are, that
their entire lives are only iguoble struggles.
with nothing of serene repose. When the
strife is not for gold or position it is for
love. which is thus degraded :"
In this article Mr. Reed tells what he in
tended to do If he had failed to win the
support of the majority in the fight over
his rulings in the 5lst Congress. He said
he had no feeling excep. one Of serenity and
/
what | was going to do if the House did not
sustain me = and raising his eyes, with
ty picsi twist of his mouth which those who
have seen ii don't easily forget, he added,
when man has decided upon plan of
action for either contingency. there is no
need for him to be disturbed. you know "
And may ask what you determined to
do IL the House decided adversely"
81 should simply have left the chair.
resgning the speakership, and left the
1 House. resigning my seat in Congress.
There were things that could be done, you
know, outside of political life, and for my
own part had made up my mind that if
political life consisted in sitting helpless in
! tie speakers chair, and seeing the MAORI
y powerless to pass legislation, had had
enough of it, and was ready to step down
and out.
| After a moments pause he turned, and,
! looking me full in the face with a half
smile. continued ibid it ever occur to
you that 1t is very soothing thing to know
exactly what you are going to do, if things
! do not go your way! You have then made
Yourself equal to the worst. and have only
| to wait and find out what was ordained be-
/ fore the foundation of the world
! This article is illustrated from photo
/ graphs taken for the magazine and not pub
1 lished elsewhere. They present the ex-
terror of Mr.. Reeds house in Portland,
they show his favorite room with the mas
ter of the house himself seated in . corner; ,
also his birthplace and several interior
views of his home. There is likewise
view of Portland taken from the top of
Mr.. Reeds house and = picture of bis law
office in which one can just make out the
name T. b. Reed on the door.
| A Waldo county schoolms'sm reports the
folloxiug. One Of her classes was read
I ing. The subject was, The deathbed of
Washington" They came to this para
graph; Mrs. Washington sat BY the fire.
side absorbed in grief And the boy
whose turn it WAS to read rendered it thus:
"Mrs. Washington sat by the treside sop
ping grease
| Maine people, generally, will regret the
unhappy condition of affairs o. Auburn and
trust ahst repetition of the sal occurrence
| Of Satur lay v i'll never occur there Speak
| iuy of this affair. where were the police Of
| hcer. at that time? Judging from what
reports We have seen of the matter. they
appear to have been conveniently absent
at about the time they we're most needed
The Populists are said to be invading
Pi.cstsquis. Unhsppy county, AMI just
a. ii vas seeing the last of the potato bugs,
too.
Sternness 10 good quality in connection
with the administration of justice. But
there are occasions vhen il has been sue
cessfailv tempered with mercy and discre-
ton. During the war young fellow. about
eighteen years Of age. vas seduced into
breaking and entering scrape, and as a re-
suit fell into the hands Of Detective John
s. Head. After considerable pleading snd
prayers. Mr.. Head allowed the young man
to 20 on condition, that he would enlist in
the navy. Today that young man OF thirty
years ago il commander Of one Of the big
Esst gunheats in the United States navy.
| This cold weather 10 Q hlu6. We aren't
going to have ytasef in Maine right away.
B-h-but-t thin u-u-nd-def closhing is getting
to be back number.
Nerve 10 required 10 successfully captain
q chip in storm and blaf Old Capt. Ca2rd-
her, who Of one time commanded the bark
entine Goiden Sheaf- calling from Maine
ports had lots Of Il. Years ago bis hand
vas caught in block snd finger crushed.
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