The morning times., 1896-07-19

the world today makes them more deferen.
tial and less confidential than they were
before this convention at st. Louis I may
be wrOng-I probably am wrong, for
know and believe that there Is not man.
woman or child in Canton who would wOunsi
me or wound my feelings for anything in
the wide world. l know that they like me
because / have always been one OF them
They have been part of my life and part
of theirs. We were paymates. SCHOOL,
mates and companions for years. and 1t
seems to me as IL l know every man,
woman and child in this community, and
think that every man. woman and child
knows me: and am sure that there is a
bond OF affection between us which nothing
can change; and yet this impression that q
gulf. underlined and yet sometimes distinct,
has come between us. will not down, and
there are moments when il affects me un-
pleasantly.
NEVER FELT HER HUSBAND NEGLECT
ED HER.
''There is little about my life," contin-
ued Mrs Mckinley more checrfully, (which
would interest you. 1t has not been like
the lives OF most Of the wives OF public
men owing to the feeble state OF m y health.
1 have not been able to participate in So.
cial functionsin washington as other women
NAVY bot tuH tOiA Sou Ohe tfiab
have had the truest and most devoted of
husbands. and no matter how busy he was.
or how urgent have been the public claims
upon his attention he has never for a single
second allowed me to feel that / was
neglected or that l was other than the
first in his thoughts, the first in his love
and had the first claim to all that was
his"
1t would be impossible to describe the
en- had upon me, They brought back to me
that CHEEKY confidence in good things had
when a girl, and drove all the pcssmism
out OF my heart. I wiped my eyes for
moment in silence. Her talk was SO sim
pie, so candid and her cheeks flushed TO
prettily and her eyes grew soft so quickly
that you could see in an instant how COM
pctely she was wrapped up in her suites
man husband.
ARRIVAL OF THE MAJORS MOTHER.
And as we sat thus in her coy little
parlor, cunversing ON one thing and an
other, carriage drawn by uDe old horse
drew slowly up 10 the front gate, and
with a little exclamation Of pleasure.
Mrs. Mckinley cried out: "Oh, there is
mother! l am SO glad! 1 want to have
you meet her. Then a short man, bare
headed, with smooth face and beetle
brows, jumped down the piazza steps, ana
ran along the path leading to the gate,
with lack or dignity which one hardly
expects in 4 Presidential candidate; hut
when l SAL the somber, black-rubed fig
ure step slowly from the carriage, and saw
the man tenderly kiss the wripkied old
face that WAS held UP To him, and then
sd W him take one of the old lady's arms
within his own and lead her 10 tie house,
/ instantly forgave the lack 81 dignity, for
l knew that II WAS son greeting his
mother. The dear old lady WAS Mother
Mckinley, eighty-six years old. with sill
very white hair which mirrors the suns of
many winters, surprisingly vigorous and
active for such an age, with eyes dimmed,
to be sure, but which smile at you with
kindincss and good cheer. This old lad )
seemed TO have but one thought in life, anti
that thong center bou tter distinguished
son. She beams upon him at all times.
When he il near ii seems impossible fcy
her to refrain from reaching out one OF her
withered old hands TO take one of his firm
ones within her grasp, and il he is not near
enough for her to ma Ike this manifestation
OF pride and love the old eyes follow him
as he moves about the room, and seem to
81 y: This is my boy
ALWAYS PROUD OF WILL IE.''
She this fond old mother still calls him
her hoy: in fact when she thinks no one
hears. she calls him Willie" Strange
and ;ncnnyrunus IL seems 10 The stronger
,aho,rtb,s MN laden with b,,nors nd with
n 90, destiny r.rh,ns ,efore him called
nv tb,. nursery name or while" And
yet he smiles and seems pleased when she
SO addresses him. On this particular muIn-
ing when ko;hcY Mckinley made her daily
cali nj nor s,u,s hnuse the ma ior escorted
nor into tho NH. narInr wherein we were
se,,ed and brnuaht nm an oI,,-rs shjnn,.,
,rtn ch,ir Tor nor ,.,crnancx- Ihen after