Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
ME. BLAINE's Boyuoop.
Some Tales OF His school Days-RIs Father
and Grandfather.

Some Tales OF His school Days-Ris Father
and Grandfather.
MIR. Blaine was generally known rs "the man
from Name bu; he was originally from
Brownsville. little town on the MonongAhela.
IN Washington county. Pa, where he Was born
on January 81. 1880. II is a quiet. uot-of-the-
way corner. south OF Pittsburg. and is vet fun
OF old buildings and other reminders of the
pioneer days OF western Pennsylvania
correspondent Of rHE Sr.R recently gave
some interesting stories concerning Mr.. Blaine's
boyhood.
Ar. Baine's father. Ephraim l.. Blaine went
to Washington county in ISIS. and bought
what was for that time a great estate
IL il had been preserved intact until
now its value may be judged by the
fact that the Economics. whose rosses-
slons are believed 90 be worth several millions
bought the site Of their town from Mr. Blaine'z
father. Besides. there were timber aud coal
tracts on the farm which today are worth a
princely fortune and near which Mr. Blame
himself IN later wears bought property from
which he melted large part Of his wealth. Just
south in West Virginia Mr.. Blaine has profitable
coal lands.
Mr.. Blalne's psternal great-crandsather was
a colonel IN the Pennsylvania line m the rcyc-
luton. who contributed from his large means
much Of the money which kept Gen. Washing
toni army alive during the hard winter az Nal-
~ - Ven washington hlh-eh atIlo-
uted the preservation Of his troops from abso-
lutte starvation to the efforts OF Col Blame,
with whom he was on intimate terms.
The house in which the future statesman
70 49,, = ~, I e1iiuii.S' Ai'hough IN STATE
va uooas' a. SHOWN Ia the accompanying Illus
tranon. There were eight children In the
family, tive sons and three daughters When
James was six years old his education was be-
60, a. 49,. sonoui mouse some distance
~. - az ANN. np-ie' An acquaintance OF
800, MN ~ mat tihe as
~. I ian. piisn' Ii.'ie ohap' VINO was gen
naniso,, 1850" IN sulliier ana dressed IN
,,nss "a ~ ou'1oheu on shlrt waist,
% =. ~, Si sno cnip nat ms vacations we're
II IL III va ~. ". iArIh' nut hot an iatmihg
,,asbi 49, ma a.; oang and morse
80, -p,s.i ~ n1s iine; anu tne ihhaol-
a..s;s;,,i, me-; 70 tnls an! ms Loneliness Tor
,o ~ ''0io"S eoi'7 'ha' no one else dared
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q, ni. Diune came from remarkable STOCK
nrnulnSiIIa san an S'd resident Silent OF West
..I ePessAihs VI MI. hiAlhes lather.
Nneh squire blaine as We used TO call hun
'nis parl Ol the country. ne would
49, W. n ne wore a shlrt ruined on both
80. - ~, VIC '; anu was always clad M
s... ol oiI9 oIoauciotn decorated Win prass
IN "hueui team and hAd
S M a.. tne pes1 mere was going. he was
.rn. slnArt ana gleeiui. let he was
$50, ~ 80 Nne ,esPeo' VI 'he community
s a~r e'ei!gouy sa,u ne was the pes, man IN
h;,,.,, NJ "a ~, sPeut Two fortune, IN ENJOYING
=; I;s 81 81 .e' as sonS y, 70 naAe 'heh pace-
,ar,T, 80 49, NJ n ne unlespl.1, We
49, 80. ~ i,ii NJ n S1neI married.
49, " i limit M Diaihe mother
go "oueH "oIan' s'erh' sincere
H. o'ea os e,erfoody-
80 r. h,.h'S ny u. ne, peNs' 20
pi.;, n.s'Stn.i nc e.aer oiie-Pie' VT
5a sit on tue MATERNAL hde'
was al ti- rroNiueht' JUST, enact
% r. ,Ia re, W. in nIs s,ao.e, Ao
70 enange the monotons OF weary lie among
sue niis ne "Ouiu oScAslonAhs hltch up
I JIi,n ~ 70 an 'ns summer time
alu urNe 'nroug1 ,ne Town ~ oreak-neck
sPeee. . Mou,u n Urn" up a. tne oId tavern
on tne Nsuonai IKE, where Zen. Harrison
stopped while half dozen people would Jump
Out 70 mold ms team ma G rS IN De would order
Nnat ne wanted anu "neh asAed ABOUT his
"nim would say: -,
Any fool can have a sleigh ride in the
". winter, out only an risninAh can ENJOY one IN
'HT r suiiiln .h
.I..-- VIC 49, ns % an oia schooiuiA'e'
I'm. a VIC oe .e ni i tnen' vas 'he piatLer-
s s.sess %. ~ tns scnIoli anu hg ~as mol
iaHo,'e among the sehoiars. lie knew too
t.-S men 'ne 'eacheI SouLu give Us soin"
u sn quesuons an meh'aI abhiheuc ai me
eunuien Mouiu iaii 70 ahs~e, pIt Nheh "
came to jam Blaine he would tell IL right
on. Then be would turn to Us and say: Why
ne used 10 ,antaiize us. do you wonder That
we were leaious OF hlmE he learned 700
quickly, yet he was popular with all the girls,
because ne always stood by them.
moulo ne nBht' was asked
Not much. He would look on and laugh
while the other boys battered each other. lie
seemed to be born to manage other people.
ne would often raise a row among the other
ooys, ana eneh wa'ch mem. But one dsy was
coming along the road and saw Tom Mcbride
ana jim In hght; Tom had him down and
was sitting across his breast pounding away AZ
jim, Mhen asked;
iom' what are You DOING!
Inc reply was; am gong TO lick Jun
blaine until ne cries enough.
say enough. Say enough said l. DO
not De lying there Ia king beating for moth
Ing
by lingo, said Blaine, Il won't say IL, i'll
lie here forever.
II pulled Mcbride off Of him and ended the
hght.
Another schoolmate Of the ex-Secretarv tells
a characteristic story Of him Jim always
respected the wishes of his parents he said
Il remember when lot OF Us boys went down
to the river. The Blaine bows had been
forbidden BY their parents 10 go swimming.
Eph Blaine, who was regarded by his father 40
the smartest Of all his children, wanted to go
in with us, but he could not unless Jim would
go in or not tell"
a. Il will tell. said Jim. 4 won't 60 in. because
mother said we should not
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