Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04

SENATOR JoRN O. CARLISLE.
spAnts his afternoon IN the senate and usually
rides home agaiI at about O'Clock He never
Salk=, and u he fuls his carriage not at the
Capitol be takes the street ear. aud IN fact the
only exercise he gets ia gong 10 and from
work Il IN hi fusHdiug ia the cars. He
J. very polite man aad wiil never keep
hls seat while la9y u standing, aud
I saw hIg one day rise and give
has pace TO sicklv-lookiNc c0lUrei
Elrl who Lai bundle IN her arul-. He has his
dinner about 8 % O'Clock. and afte- II spends
the evening either az home or with his friends
here aul there about the city. lie has a very
-o--ahle nature and be l. a charming cunversa-
uonalizt lie = fall % humor and can tell
good story ~ double himself up with laughter
~ good thing told by bis friends Almost his
only amusement l. found IN caris. He l. very
fond of PLAYING roker with his family and his
frierd-- He has never been gambler. and he
coes not PLAY anywhere except az his own home
o. a. the houses " bis most intimate associates.
The gsme- are with ). .. 10 or ascent an les
be- never more. aCi thcy are played for amuse-
rert aud not Tor money.
QUrEE METHODS oF WORK
Speaking Of senator Ctrli-les card PLAYING
be l. very foui 70 solitaire. aud he PLAYS this
game % cards while be j. ~ work He is one
% the r4ost wonderful workers aInoug the pub
hc men % today. AMI while he l. thinking out
some . his greatest speeches aud a. he dictates
the most important letters he has q pack OF
csrls In hi hands and PLAYS thu. when to
other men u one o. the most absorbing OF
Eame-. IL seems 20 have ar eject on his mind
and % rest nIm while he l. working You
would think that be Wa iuteutly engaged upon
his card-, when al a. once he wall ask question.
MAKE remark or outline n situation which
shows tina; hi mind l. far away and that II L.
discussing great questions and evolving answers
u them HI- mind l. such that he can play
Anv ordinary solitaire without thinking. and his
private SECRETARY tod me the other day that he
hal late4y tasru lp a utW one which did not
come out right Il bothered him. but within a
dAy OF 90 he eliminated the bard parts Of il and
be can nov rlav 70 without hIudrance 20 his
worS arI VII the game almost every time.
epeakiag Oi Nerat0r Carlisle mind there il
nothing hse % among public men Of the day.
~ grasp ~ iutul,luu whIt ether men acquire
by hours auI weeks 90 study. IL Is rs clear as
bell. and Major McNIr!ey once said that Car
lis.s newer had y cIoudsd thought. senator Joe
Bla,kbuyr has ALWAYS suyIei Carlisle. lie saia
not loug ago. Carlisle j. not entitled 10 half as
raucb credit a. / am " hat know have had to
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study. dig. grab and toll Tor. CARLISLE knows
-four times a. much a. / do. He has all the
wisdom % the aucients snd the mOderns packed
away In ms head. and Whenever he opens his
mouth great things and good things naturally
rod OUT II 10. He isn't entitled TO any credit
Tor thsm- lie cant help II He Was born that
way"
Tkis seems TO be fact. No one ever sees
Carlisle reading lie has no library to speak
~ and b, does not pay much attention 10 books.