Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-19

more comprehensive Grasp Of the issues
of the day than Mrs. Carlisle. When the
three Carlsles-for I~san Carlisle Is the
able son OF his parent put their heads
together over n political .pt@iem, It
would take a second Solomon the Wise
TO tell which Is the greatest. She accom-
panied her husband on all his trips to
the Little White House." and knew
more about the making Of the Cabinet
than any man outside OF those directly
interested.
No one who has seen either Secretary
Carlisle or his portrait would dream he
had any feelings softer than the bullion
piled up by the millions in the Treasury
vaults. but he has a tender spot in his
heart for his wife, and is proud and FOND
OF his son. He had rather die by inches'
though than reveal IL. When circum-
stances force such an ~A-,rr'sion from
him, he uses the most transparent sub
terfuges. Logan Carlisle recently told a
story bearing on what might be called his
fathers sneaking fOndness for him. Du-
ring a business trip out West he was so
rushed that he did not write home.
few davs before he expected to return he
received the following telegram from his
father:
your mother has not heard from you
since you left. She Is concerned about
your health. Wire her"
He was too much engrossed with pub
lie business 70 pay any attention to
purely personal matter and was greatly
surprised to receive on the following day
a second message, reading:
"Your mother has not received answer
TO her telegram. Are you all right? An
swer"
As he was to return 10 Washington that
day he still did not answer. and when ne
next saw his mother he asked:
"Why i'm the world did you bother
either father or me with telegrams ask
ing II l was all right?
Logan. my son." said Mrs. Carlisle
with n grim twinkle IN her eyes, what
ever kilograms you received were sent
YOU by your father on his own response
bilty."
MRS. DAVIS. OF MINNESOTA.
Among the senator's who retained their
seats i'm spite of the landslide Of the last
election, none had a harder fight than
Senator Davis. Of Minnesota. Although
no man could be more loved by MS
friends than he, II is a well-known fact
that he has an extremely repellant man
ner for the casual acquaintance. Here Is
Just where Mrs. Davis helps her husDahd;
Many and many time has she Wayiaid
ber husbands constituents on their way
down from an interview which cut their
pr,de and reused strong desires for re-
venge. She simply talked to them In her
own breezy way-perhaps she served light
refreshments-at any rate, she generally
managed 10 tone down their natural
resentment against the Senator, bringing
back TO his support the men he himself
had alienated: IL may be truly said she
snatched victory for him from the very
jaws OF defeat.
WHAT MRS. JOHNSON DID.
When Congressman Johnson. OF North
Dakota, received his first nomination, the
question arose as TO whether ne eoulu
leave his farm for the necessary election
eerine. His means would not permit the
hiring OF man. Mrs Johnson solved
the question by declaring she would run
the farm herself-and run II she did,
feeding and watering all the stock In ad-
dition to her housework
Inst preyious to his second campaign
she stirred 10 q tempest in a teapot by