Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-09

w liOA bElNNG llS hAAO"o own 49,
of whisky. beer or tobacco. When L
knew him he was remarkably abstem-
Gus and frugal. don't suppose he ever
wore a suit of clothes that cost over $50,
and yet he is always dressed with
scrupulous neatness and care. Although
6S years of age, he is of fine physique
and generally in splendid health.
WEALTHY? Yes, for that country ne Is.
He has been a lawyer all his life and
has earned large fees. He must be worth
at least 100000 or $500, 900. He has
a large farm and fine home at Water
loo"
He is not in any sense of the word pol
itician. He keeps abreast of the current
thought, but he knows nothing of the ma
chinery of politics He knew absolutely
nothing of a campaign at the time he was
nominated for Governor. 1 never heard
him make political speech, but if he is
as good on the stump as he is before jury
he must sweep everything before him. He
is altogether a man of the people, and it
is no wonder that he is so strong in his
own State.
NOT LACKING IN HUMOR.
1t has been said of the great Iowan that
his sense of humor is not well developed,
but there are incidents in his life which
furnish proof that this is not true. There
is one story connected with his second mar
riage which furnishes a case in point.
Mr.. Boies had not posted himself upon
the marriage laws of Iowa when he went
TO the hcme Of DR.. Barber in Waterloo,
Ia, for the purpose of marrying his sec
ond wife. He was wdower, and as he
had needed 10 license when he was married
for the first time in New York, he supposed
none was necessary in Iowa AS DR.. Bar
Der, the father of his fiancee, was COM
parative newcomer. equally ignorant of
Iowa marriage tactics. this bit of redtape-
ism did not trouble him either The guests
were assembled, the prospective bride and
groom were up stairs rehearsing the cere-
mony when. just after the chairs had been
removed to the dining room, leaving the
people all standing, the clergyman clat-
tered down stairs. popped his head in the
parlor and beckoned nervously to one of
the guests. Mr.. Boies has failed to pro-
cure a license" he gasped. What is to
done?" Marry 'em without one,"- ex-
claimed the Governors friend, land we'll
fix ii in the morning" "Oh, but l can't do
that. It's against the law, you know" re-
turned-the minister. who was fussy lit
tie fellow. "Why, it's a States prison of
Tense" he added.
Here was a quandary-S o'clock at night
and the clerk mile down the river. In
vain Dr.. Barber, the negligent groom and
several friends pleaded with the parson.
He was obdurate and insisted on the IL
cense. There was no recourse. The chairs
were returned TO the parlor, and the guests
were asked to be seated again pending the
arrival Of some important papers. Then
two mutual friends started out to hunt up
the clerk and procure the license. The
Court House at Waterloo stands where
some judge had it located years ago, about
a mile out of town on the east side of the
! river, and the clerk then lived on the west
bank nearly opposite the county building.
A ferry was the only means OF crossing the
Cedar in those days. and when the two
friends arrived at the clerks house they
found ne had gone over to the other side
in the ferryboat in order to make out
| license for a couple that had eloped. He
had tied the boat on the east bank and gone
to attend the wedding, so they were in
formed by the clerks wife. There was no
help for it. They must await the clerks
return.
At 10 o'clock he put in an appearance,
having ferried himself. with considerable
difficulty. through the ice that had formed
on the river. He swore he wouldn't recross
that right for any fool New Yorker, but
after much persuasion consented
In the meantime the embarrassment of
the bride in particular and the guests in
general was put TO flight by the tact and
jovialty of the forgetful groom. He was
the life of the party, and finally when near
midnight the emissaries returned with the
necessary document he grasped ii and re-
marked sayly as he went forward to take
his part in the ceremonial, well this is
the first time in my life 1 ever went TO
court without my papers"
THE GREAT IOWAN'S WARM HEART.
Mr.. Boies is generally represented as
cold and phlegmatic. with few of the finer
feelings and sympathies and the fact that
he has been so successful has aroused
envy among some of his fellow citizens
who have not been so fortunate. Never
theless he is a man with a warm heart.
An instance of this occurred during a trial
which he conducted some years since. A
Pennsylvania boy had run away from home.
and had come with another young man to
the West. His father was dead. and he
left his widowed mothers house at the in
stance of this associate. who turned out to
be a bad character. The boys came to
Iowa and the bad one committed a crime,
l. =. and a
young runaway was with him at'the time.
he was also charged with the crime and
tried. The younger boy was very penitent,
and he made a confession to Mr.. Boies.
who was his lawyer. Mr.. Boies arose in
the court room and tried TO read it. He had
gone over but a few pages Of the story
when his feelings overcame him, and he
had to take his seat. One of the other law
yers finished the reading of the manu-
script and Boies was asked afterward
what was the matter. He replied:
IAN father, and have. as you know,
two very good boys. AS I read that pa
per the thought came TO me, suppose that
one of my boys should fall as that poor
boy has, and tell you the thought was
such a horror to me that it overcame me,
and I could not finish my reading"
one phase of the character of Mr.. Boie7
which renders him particularly taking"
among Western people is his absolute SIM
plicity and dislike of all ostentation.
ct favor Boies because he stands for
what he is; because he is unpretentious
and honest" said an educated Westerner.
"He don't th'ow on no Jugs nor hold
hisge'f above nobody" was the way rep
resentative of another class expressed the