The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

beautiful brow, sweet. almost girlish
face-not line or wrinkle marriug its
smoothness-the incarnation of womanly
sweetness.
One who is sensitive and ohscrvant,
need never 10 have heard one word of Mr..
Mckinley's family life TO understand the
relation Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley occupy
toward one another, and while the pleas
ant morning conversation proceeds, we
seem 20 feel through the atmosphere Of
the room every word of the spirit and ex-
istence of the happy welded life perpctu-
ated, which browning expressed and
painted in his by the Fireside."
We are looking at and discussing pic
lures of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley, when
one Of the family. taking up one Of Mr..
Mckinley. which from the view of the
face shows the deep thought line extend
ing the length of the forehead, remarks:
Mrs. Mckinley does not like thesc-she
thinks that line looks like a scowl" We
all smile and quite agree with her. that
that picture does not "do him Justice"
and we think what picture could por-
tray him as he is. the charming person
atty, the kindly genial manner the
clear. perfectly mOdulated voice. the
bright blue eye, and clear complexion.
and the fine smooth skin that won-
an might cnvyy While his pictures can
not portray this, they do show with fide-
ity some qualities of the man whose
splendid constitution has never been inn
paired by excesses, the erect form. the
brown hair, that shows but few traces
OF silver: the broad. full forehead, deep
set eye. clearly cut features aud square,
massive Jaw, the features and bearing
one might look for in the hero of the
battle of Fishers Hill and Cedar Creek,
where he was breveted major 10y Presi-
dent Lincoln.
Mr.. McKiney's passionate love of
flowers is recognized by his friends.
"Are not those roses lovelyT says
Mrs. Mckinley. calling our attention To
some vases OF rare red roses, upon the
mantel and Brackets but | love these"
CHANGING az n bouquet Of sweet peas on
the pretty table beside her. ''rhe roses
came in such a beautiful wooden box.
The name of the givpr Is not here. Will
liam." addressing Mr. Mckinley. and.
taking up a card and reading. ITO Mr..
and Mrs. Mckinley, from your devoted
from the South" As Mr.. Mckinley
rises, our eyes follow him. and we catch
n glimpse. through an open door. Of n
dainty couch i'm white and gold. and
Mrs. Mckinley says softly, William,
there Is n baby asleep in there"
So gentle Is the step on the thick car
pets that IL could not awaken the
lightcst sleeper, and holding the great
snowy. waXen blossoms for our inspec-
ton he says. the recollection, perhaps,
suggested by the thought or the nttle
sleeper in the adjoining room. I'VE
commenced our first housekeeping In
this house over twenty-five years ago.
Here our little ones were born and
passed away the old homes cndcarcd 10
us by many pleasant, hallowed mem
cries.
The silken flag that adorned the
charman's desk az the Republican con
yention NJ st. Louis Is drapcd on one
corner of the piano. The gavel used
by the chairman on that occasion, n
beautiful piece Of carved workmanship.
was shown MS. 1T IL said 20 have been
made from piece Of one of the logs
from the log cabin in which Abraham
Lincoln lived. IL Is q pleasant thought
20 lover of relics and 10 the patriotic"
SAYS Mr.. Mckinley
There were also some beautiful bad
ges. used during different presidential
campaigns. one white satin badge used
during President Tyler's campaign.
bearing his motto. the design Of which
would have done credit 60 the finest OF
today. with all our modern accessories
OF art.
MIR. Mckinley Is, as II has been said,
"the deliverer Of new gospel 10
women and children In making protec-
ton aud the tariff plain 20 them" and
we may add. that Is his blameless politi-
cal. professional. religious. domestic end
social life. he has also revealed a new
gospel 10 the young men Of our country.