The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-30
go oRIsP,s soo1Ar So
Devoted TO His Invalid Wife and Car
less Of Society So Called.

~~oNot0~ 20 BIS AuNaAl0 Vie and Care.
less Of Society,"" So Called.
From the Philadelphia Record
Washington, ID. c., July 22-Spoal.
er Crisp, as everybody calls him
for everybody, including the wilde,
| populist of all, knows that he is 10 go
right on being speaker, is not reclops5
as factor in Washington society. unli.,
! his predecessors, Speaker Reed. who WAS
and is one of its pet lions Although Mr..
/ Reed, being i'll a good deal of the tima
was not able to keep up with the SOCIETY,
| whlrl, for which, indeed, / believe sba
| cared very little MIR Reed went ont n
! great deal, and, while his limited income
| did not permit of much entertainment be
| was sought after with avidity by the
! most exclusive social sets. HIS wit and
! sarcasm could be depended upon to max.
| any dinner party a success, so that he ia
! still, perhaps, the favOrite diner-out of
| the capital He has great liking for
society, and this has a good deal to do
with sOciety's great liking for him.
| Speaker Crisp, on the other hand, cares
! little for society, technically so-called, and
| his wife cares less The fact that Mrs
| Crisp is afflicted with rheumatism, to
| such an extent that she is practically an
! invalid, makes it impracticable for her To
| entertain or be entertained. The speak
|
| wife. His devoted care for her is like
| that of Major Mckinley for his invalid
| wife, a solicitude which is so much
! praised that it would seem to be consid-
| cred exceptional AS a rule, when the
| speaker is not at the capitol, ne is with
| his wife in their comfortable but simple
| rooms, at the Metropolitan hotel, or driv.
| ing in a hired carriage about the suburbs
| of Washington.
Occasionally he goes to the theatre, for
| which he has a strong attachment, inher-
| tied from his father, a well-known actor.
| or he has few friends in for a card par.
| ty. He, of course, accepts such invita-
| tions as those to the Presidents state
| dinners, or others where the speaker Of
the House of Representatives officially is
| expected to be present. But, although he
| likes good conversation and good things
| to eat and drink, he does not like going
| out very much. He is very welcome
everywhere, for he has a pleasing pres
| ence, a modest and tactful address, and
! is very good talker. He has a very hap
| by disposition, which enables him to smile
sunnily most of the time, and to give
| everybody he meets the gratifying i'm
preston that he is truly glad to see him.
1t is rather amusing to see, in so many
| otherwise well-informed newspapers.
| statements to the effect that Speaker
! Crisp has returned to his home in At
| lanta," or lis at work on his committees
in his home at Atlanta" or 'will leave
| his home in Atlanta for Washington on
such day." when the fact is that his
| home isn't in Atlanta at all, but is far to
the south of it, at Americas, pretty lit
| tie town in Sumter, one of the counties
west of the Flint river. Secretary Hoke
| Smith, Senator Colquitt, Senator Gordon,
| Representative Livingston and most Of
the other Georgia leaders do live In At
lanta, but Speaker Crisp, living in Amer
Gus, and Minister Blount living in Ma
con, and Henry G.. Turner, a member Of
the ways and means committee, with as
| much ability as either of them, although
he is so little known who lives at Quit
man, are the exceptions. Americas is
one of the smaller Georgia towns, and
lives chiefly on the COtton-shipping bust
ness, its greatest distinction being the
fact that it is the home of Speaker Crisp.
SPEAKER CRISP AT HOME.
1t is a quiet place, where the speaker
finds meditation on the committee prob
lem easier than in Washington, but il
is very attractive, for Its homes are taste
fully built and surrounded by beautiful
gardens, while rows of trees shade its
| wide streets. The roses of Americus are
/ famous in Georgia. The speaker has been
! building new home for himself this
| spring, where he is now trying to fit the
| congressional pegs, round and square,
A Georgia friend of his, who was here
| the other day after visiting the speaker
| at Americas, said IF YOU want to see
| the speaker at his best, you should see
! him at his home. He has just moved into
! his new house, across the street from the
| large and roomy One-stOry house in which
| he had lived almost from bOyhOOd. There
| is nothing magnificent about his new
| home, but its architecture is neat and
! pretty, and, above all things, it is large,
| airy and comfortable. It covers a great
| deal of ground, but is only two stories
and half high. The rooms are large,
| the windows numerous and the interior
! arrangement perfect for comfort. On the
! first floor is a large hall, only divided
| from the parlor, room of about 20x2O,
| by folding doors. In the rear of the par
| lOr is a large dining room with bow
window, and in the rear of that
the store room, pantry and kitchen. On
| the other side of the house is the suite Of
rooms used by the speaker and his wife,
His library is a great front room on the
second floor, where there are also three
large bed chambers and bath rooms The
speaker spends all his time, except about
an hour each morning, when he walks
down town, in his library or upon the
great veranda which runs all around the
house. In the evening his home is the
resort of all the young people of Americas.
They gather there to dance and sing and
have good time generally. While the
speaker neither sings nor dances, he en-
joys the fun as much as anyone. He IS
very fond of young people, and of children
especially, and they are invariably fond
of him. But the fact is everybody in
Americas likes him and feels at home in
his home. Apparently, he is the happiest
man in the world, and the best beloved
when in the midst of his own towns
people"
BLOWN THROUGH TWO DECKS.
A Sailor Lads Terrific Rise With