The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-06-06
M'KINLEY WHEN At HOME
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bar, but. having no clients, was still read
ing law in Belden's Office. One day the
old judge came in and said to Mckinley:
ysecc' .fromv yk:vif fpendtoa SHRDL
,tssWalam, want you to try the Blank
case tomorrow. find that will not be
able to attend to it,
"But, judge" said Mckinley, II don't
know anything about it. have never
tried case in my life. I am afraid I
can't do it,
ooh, yes you can," said the judge. "You
have got to do it. I must go away, and
that case is sure to come up. Here are
the papers," and with that the Judge threw
lot of papers on the table beside Nc
Kin1ey, and left.
Mckinley took up the case, and went
into it. He sat up all night and worked
at It.. At 10 o'clock the next day he was
on hand when the court opened. He took
the place Of Judge Belden, made an argu-
ment, and won the case. AS he was speak
ing he happened to look at the back of
the court room, and there he saw Judge
Belden sitting. This seemed rather queer
to him, but he afterward found that Bel
den had put up the job to test what he
could do as lawyer. The next day the
judge came into the office and said to Nc
Kinley: "Well, William, you've won the
case. and here is your fee." AS he said
this he took out his pocketbook and hand
ed Mckinley s25.
"But," said young Mckinley, II can't
take that, judge. It was only a nights
work. 1T amt worth it, and / can't take
it, and with that he offered the bill to the
judge.
ooh, yes you can," was the reply. 'You
&b~
take it. Besides, it is all right. I shall
is onlyright that you should have this $25
This argument overcame Mckinley :
scruples, and he took the money.
During my stay here have made a
most pleasant call upon Mrs. Nancy Alli~
son, the aged mother of the governor.
She lives at some distance from McKin-
ley's home, in very pretty two-s story cot
tage, with her daughter, Mss Helen Nc
Kinley. made the call in company with
George Frease, the proprietor Of the Can
ton Repository, and the most enthusiastic
Mckinley man you will find in Ohio. The
door was opened by Miss Mckinley, a
brght-eyed, rosy-cheeked young lady, who
led us into the parlor, and who, q moment
later, introduced me to her mother.
wish I could show you Mai. McKlnley's
mother as she came into the parlor yes
terday afternoon Imagine bright eyed
motherly old lady, dressed in soft black
with white lace collar about the throat
and cap of snow white on her had. Let
her be straight, well formed and Of medi-
UNI height. Let her hair be the color OF
frosted silver and have it combed SO that
the strands curl just over the ears before
they are tucked into the snowy cap. Let
her face be strong, but at the same time
sweet ard n1otherly, and let her eyes
smile as cordially as those Of a young girl
when she takes your hand and gives you a
cordial grip, which makes you think more
of youth than of age. Mrs. Mckinley Is
81 years old. Physically and intellectual
ly she does not appear to be more than so.
She walked into the room with a firm
step and stood for moment talking after
4 my Introduction before she sat down. She
pulled her chair close to nine as we talked,
s saying that she was just q little deaf. ]
found, however, no trouble In making her
i understand me, and for half al hour ne we
chatted about the major and about the
8 stirring times Of her long life.s AS she
+ talked could not realize that she was 81
4 years old. Think of It! She was, born ID
1909 SIX years before Napoleon fought The
battle OF Waterloo, and when James Mad
8 ison was just at the beginning of chs ca
reer as president Of the United States Our
L great Middle states were then q wilder
n ness. and theA.fNast domain acquired
4 through the Louisiana purchase had been
1 HI Uncle Sans hands Just about s.x years.
She ms 81 girl of ten when We bought
Flprid from Spain, and she Was al her
fiiirtdes when We acquired ID Texas and Cali
&foru IA. Az her rEl the scountry con