The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12
HRS MORRILL, AND THE FAMILY.
The People of RiawaGha Great Ad-
mirers or the AIaJor and his Family

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mirers or the IaJor and HIS Family
The Kansas City Star Of Sunday morn
ing contains an interesting letter from
Hiawatha, written BY Ewing Herbert
relating 10 Major Morrill, and his family.
From it we se.ecf the following:
Major Morrill, usually comes down town
as early as his bank clerks and works
harder tran any employee he takes
barely an hour for midday dinner and
goes home about o'clock to remain, IN
less there is some meeting held IN town
that he feels it his duty to attend
He makes 1t a rule to answer every
telegram and every letter sent him.
Since his election be has had to employ
a stenographer, but usually he answers
all cores Onden1s himself He writes
very fast, in 8 running hand that is
rather difficult 70 read. His friends have
feared that the strain of the campaign
might affect his health. which is not OF
the best, because Of troubles that came
upon him through hardships and expos
ure in pioneer and army days, but he
really enjoyed the campaign and never
felt or looked better in mis- life.
Major A0rrill is q very large man. over
six feet tall and weighs more than 2OO
pounds. lie has an honest face and a
kind eye. Ills eyes are brown and be-
fore he says a word they look straight at
you-not sharply, bat steadily. HIS voice
is keyed 10 prayer and benedictiOn. lie
never berates or accuses. lie does not
like to distrust any one and he is ready
to defend and excuse an enemy. When
some one com plans that SO-and SO is
acting badly toward him, Mr. Morrill,
will probably reply that he can't under
stand it and there must be some mistake.
He very much prefers to build up rather
than tear down d friendship.
In his home life Major Morrill, is in
dulgent to his family, but not one Of
them dresses better than their poorer
Neigh bors. aud IN the twenty live years
Of their residence here the people b We
never known them 10 do an extravagant
thing.
Mrs. Morrill, IS gifted with the best Of
TASTE. She is devoted To her family and
deiests formal social duties. she is 10y
Al to her friends and appreciates her
neighbOrs. but she il very much opposed
10 ceremony. She IS a Boston woman.
who has become thoroughly westerniz8d
in the best sense Of that word. She mas
brOadened ia her views of the posi- bill
ties Of the country that Daniel Webster
pronounced unfit for haDitAtion, and
when she goes to see her eastern friends
and relatives each summer she las only
words Of praise for Kansas and Kansas
people. Although she is a worker in
the Congregational church. she is not a
member. but a Unitarian. Major Nor
rlu, too, IS mem Der of the Unitarian
society and the children have been rear
any city where there is a Unitarian
church they worship there.
The present Mrs. Morrill, came to
Kansas twenty years ago. The fine
home was ready for her then, and stands
about as then, with the exception of an
addition which was built to give each of
the children individual room. Mrs.
MorrilFs maiden name was Nash and
she is the second wife of Major Morrill,
She is the mother Of all his children.
The oldest child il &r1au ~ IN m 4rrfn1
n. Il. Baker, son Of Congressman Baker
Of New York Major Morrill, gave them
y very beautiful home. Mr. Baker j.
employed 10 look after Major Morrill's
private business, and occupies a desk in
the Morrill, bank at this place Mrs
Baker il devoted to her baby and hus-
band, but finds time to do great deal
for others She is an active member of
the Kings Daughters, a society Of young
women that relieves the misery of the
old and helpless. If some poor family is
without coal, this society finds it out and
coal is provided. If a deserving man
can't pay his taxes because of some mis-
fortune, the Kings Daughters pay it.
They work quietly. They beg no money.
They earn every dollar they expend
by giving entertainments, or by doing
sewing or some kind of work. They
accept no contri buttons of money from
any one.
The youngest daughter, Grace. remains !
at home with her mother, thou b it is re-
ported that her engagement to a Kansas
City man will soon be announced. She |
IS a most Intelligent young woman. In
innate friends Of the family think that 1
she is very much like her father. She
has no particular aspirations. She com
poses exceedingly we'll aud is said 10
have written some clever stories, but she I
has never offered them TO any publisher, \
being quite content with the praise Of \
the girl friends who have read them. II
She attended the Liggett seminary at
Detroit for four years and has continued i
her studies At home She is twenty-five \
years old, and Is tall and fair. She has
rather athletic inclinations and takes
long walks along the country roads each
day, unmlndful of the weather. She is
very fond of society, and when visiting
city or seashore friends attends dancing
parties with much satisfaction.
The son, Frank, is a business-like
young man, who is attending Harvard
college. he intends to study law after
finishing his college course He is just
IS years old and his sister Grace is his
best chum. When he is at home they
study German and ride and walk to-
gether. Once, when Frank WIS a small
boy, he was seated by his father in
church. The collection basket was
passed about and Major Morrill, discov-
cred that he had no money in his pocket
lie whispered to Frank and asked him
AZ he had any money
II have 90 cents" said Frank, eau
tiously.
Nv ell. let me have IT," said his father.
II Will if you VIII promise to pay it
back" was the reply.
There j. nothing OF the snob about
Enls son. He is in every way worthy OF
ms father. He has an allowance Of $1,000
year and gets through college each