Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-10-08

beautiful brow, a sweet, almost girIish
face-not line or wrinkle marring its
smoothness-the incarnation of womanly
sweetness.
need never to have heard one word Of MIR.
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 to feel through the atmosphere of
the room every word of the spirit and ex-
istence of the happy welded life perpetu-
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
Mrs. Mckinley does not like thcse--she
thinks that line looks like 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 modulatcd voice. the
bright blue eye, and clear complexion,
and the fine smooth skin that wom-
an might envy? While his pictures can
not portray this. they do show with fidcl-
ity some qualities of the man whose
splendid constitution has never been i'm
paired by excuses, the erect form, the
brown hair, that shows but few traces
of silver; the broad, full forehead, deep
set eye. clearly cut features and square,
massive jaw, the features and bearing
one might look for in the hero of the
battle of Fishers Hill and Cedar Greek,
where he was brevetcd majo by Presi-
dent Lincoln.
Mr.. McKinlcy's passionate love of
s, La Et. f.ia
Are not those roses lovelyi" says
Mrs. Mckinley. calling our attention to
some vases of rare red roses, upon the
mantel and brackets; but l love these"
glancing at bouquet of sweet peas on
the pretty table beside her. "The roses
The name of the giyer is not here, vii
liam" addressing Mr.. Mckinley, and,
taking up a card and reading, "'ro Mr..
and Mrs. Mckinley, from your devoted
friend, -" THE mngnolas were sent
from the South As Mr.. Mckinley
rises our eyes follow him, and we catch
glimpse, through an open door, of n
dainty couch in 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 it could not awaken the
lightcst sleeper. and holding the great
snowy, waXen blossoms for our inspcc-
ton he says, the recollection, perhaps,
suggested by the thought Of the little
sleeper in the adjoining room, ''W"
commenced our first housekeeping in
this house over twenty-five years ago.
Here our little ones were born and
passed away. the old homes endcared Ia
us by many pleasant, hallowcd mem.
cries
The slkcn flag that adorned the
chairman's desk at the Republican con
vention at ST Louis is draped on one
corner of the piano. The gavel used
by the chairman on that occasion, n
beautiful piece of carved workma nship
was shown us. 1T is said to have been
from the log cabin in which Abraham
TO lover of relics and TO the patriotic,
says Mr.. Mckinley.
There were also some beautiful bad
ges, used during different presidential
campaigns, one n white satin badge used
during President Tylers campaign
bearing his motto, the design of which
would have done credit to the finest OF
today. with all our modern accessorier
of art.
Mr.. Mckinley is. as it has been said
"the deliverer of new gospel Il
women and children in making protec
ton and the tariff plain to them" aut
we may add. that is his blameless politi
cal. professional, religious domestic sno
social life. he has also revealed a new
gospel to the young men of our country
Mary Stuart Coffin.
Bryans hope of success is grounded