The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24

ordinary number of her wild turkeys and
her wild pigeons; but il was the turkeys
that we general went after on the frosty
holiday mornings. That was good sport.
l assure you. was at Albion four and at
the Michigan University three years.
which broke very much into my home life
out l shall always recall, las a green spot
In my memory, my early Christmases."
Were there any favorite boyhood
dishes which you had then, but miss
now2"
Were there9 Let me see, - unused the
secretary, well, yes; we generally had
some fine venisOn!'
BISsELL Is RETICENT.
Wilson Shannon Bissell, Postmaster
General, was born in Oneida county. and
passed his bOyhood in Buffalo, whittier at
the age of 6 years ne removed with his
fathers family l called on Mr.. Bissell
half dozen times before | could get an
audience, such was the stress of his ex-
traordinary business affairs, in cOnnec-
t1on with the pOstoffice portfolio.
There is really little TO say about my
boyhOOd Christmas" said Mr.. Bissell.
when finally the matter was brought be-
fore him, Il was boy in Buffalo, and,
as one OF a goodsized family, entered
heartily into the joys and delights of the
holiday season. remember that we used
presents on the table. / recall that once
1 received a flute. Our presents were
usually modest ones, and none of them
would be considered specially noUe-
worthy"
you went to frolics with the boys7"
Yes; we had the usual fun of the
northern Christmases, such as skating
and coasting; all the boys of the neigh
borhOOd joined in the sports"
NGXVara l.
your family2"
Nothing, aside from the Christmas
dinner, which, presume, was common to
the time. No, we had no readings, by
parents; don't see how l can say more E"
did you go to church on Christmas2"
YES" said the gentleman, with an
earnest voice, II always went to church
on Christmas, with my mother"
HoKE SMITH HAD HIGH JINKs.
Hoke Smith, secretary of the interior.
was born about thirty-nine years ago, in
North Carolina. His father came from
New Hampshire, and was an honorman
at Bowdoin college fifty years ago. He
then removed to Baltimore, where in the
midst of his studies, his eyesight giving
out, on the advice of his physician he
took a sea voyage. Finally, returning, he
became the head of the German Reform
college, at Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
where young Hoke remained till he was
Is years old; after that Hoke
went to Lincolntown, North Carolina; II
years of age found him in Georgia,
where he began life as principal 10 a
girls high school. Hoke Smith is a
descendant of Michael Hoke, of York.
Pa, from whom he gets the name about
which so much has been said. On his
mothers side, he is descended from
Judges Williams and Benton of the su-
preme court OF North Carolina There
have always been judges, lawyers, and
professors in the Smith family A fine
picture of Mr.. Smiths father graces the
reception room of his beautiful Washing
ton house.
These facts concerning MIR. Smith are
given because they are new, and because
they will assist in understanding what
class of people he early associated with
Il recall my Christmases with pleas
ure,' said Mr.. Smith to me, in his library
land 1 may say, to begin with, that they
are among the fondest recollections of my
youth. My friends and companions Of
that time were the sons and daughters of
the college,