The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27

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stands q large. old-fashioned
brick house. Wide verAnda1 cross tts
front and the park land Of four blocks
which surrounds II IL beautiful. yet the
whole b not what might Be termed elaoo-
rate or impssing. II = better than either
e b homAlfke. II Ii the fsvorite abtding
place Of the tllu1tri0uS master, John 0ner-
man. This home u one OF the nrSt places
Q visitor to Mansfield II shown. for the
city n Justly proud Of her famous son and
IN return he ceuters his favoftttsm toe .
resting place In Mansfield.
Here II - that he came ~ . lad yet In
his teens 70 begin the reading Of Iaw-the
profession TO which he has given such =
brilliant member: here Il u that the great
ambition OF the boy developed tho man.
whore the nyst triumphs ~ well - the
0rst struggles came. where he Wooed and
won Cecilia. the charming daughter Of
Judge Stewart, one Of Nansleld's earliest
and most prominent juriss, and here Il II
that he has returned to spend his days Of
activity and brilliancy.
0hssnan ~ Husband anA Father.
OF John Sherman, the statesman. the
world knows much-of John Sherman. the
husband and father. tho home man. Il
knows practically nothing. In fact, how
little the public generally knows Of the
home lie Of our greatest men. the home
where shove all other places one
meets the real man and not the cultured
esI3 Of profession or business.
a visitor TO Mansfield. from one point
oS view. can readily understand why the
Ohio city might be chosen ~ = favortte
home. for what q beautiful spot II -!
Builded on . series Of hills. It's beautiful
h0nes stand high and imposing, its lawns
are well kept and its scenery splendid.
The Sherman house stands not q great
distance out from the heart OF the city.
on Park avenue west. . street Of magnin-
cent homes. The mansion. . home OF
nearly thirty large rooms. al told. and
many Wide halls. II built almost the dis
tancs Of . block from the avenue. The
front and side lawns have been converted
into the prsttiest kind Of park with the
many trees. rustic seats and broad drive
ways. all In all having frontage Of some
200 fest. Back Of tho house Ii the orch
ard, whose peach trees have long been the
pride Of the statesman and his wife. the
garden With It's cabbages and other vsge-
tables and the stable with tho favorite
horses and COWS. FOR Mr. and Mrs. Sher-
man are very domestic ana deem the
keeping Of these things necessary to the
upholding OF the well-reguiated house.
hold.
Until sickness came Il was one Of their
greatest pleasures to superintend the care
OF the fruit and the garden, and friends
have laughingIy remarked that the nrst
place Ars. Sherman went on her arrival
In Mansfield was to the barn to 80 tho
cows
Their aesns Llfe.
The home life Of Mr.. ana Mrs Sherman
has been almost ideal. In Cecilia Stew
art Mr.. Sherman found hslpmeet In AZ
1lirD Of state ~ well N the home. A
woman Of brilliant intellect. she n also
the possesser Of that tact and womanli-
mess which made friends for her husband
~ well ~ herself During her recent
sscknees In Washington. when her life
and unfortunates In her condition was pa
thetic. TITS NJ what will miss her."
tearfully said q little fellow. "Ghe al
ways had kind word and paid twice ~
much m We asked
Another pretty story characteristic OF
Mrs. Sherman tells Of time when. walk
ting down . street in Mansfield. she noticed
man working IN a gutter At once rec
ognix!nR In the man q boy she had known
when both were young she stopped. shook
hands and talked for sons time with the
workma.
Both Mr. and Mrx Sherman are benevo-
lent. doing their charities In q quiet way
rather than proclsiming them from the
housetops. For this reason there are many
who look upon the statesman az very
close man. hard to reach In money mat
ters Of any kind. but less fortunate friends
and the worthy poor have ever found in
him friend In need and the public has
been kept In ignorance OF these quiet deeds
of Kindness. Mr.. Sherman WAS one Of the
hrst to come forward with financial a.d ia
relieve the suffering caused by the recent
flood which deluged the iowlands OF Mans
field. He ID the children's friend. too. and
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cere love OF childhood. A babe was never
given to Mr.. and Mrs Sherman. but some
years ago they adopted two tiny sistesa
Death claimed one q abort time after, but
the sister grew up to young womauhood
with al the care and attention that wealth
could give and the parent love OF both Law
lshed upon her could bestow. The young
people Of Mansfield look hack with much
pleasure on the parties which were held
IN the great rooms and on the grounds OF
the Sherman homestead In the honor of
this daughter when she Was q child and
lAughingly recall one part OF the pro-
Gramme they always looked. forward to-
A ''Chestnat" story.
In Ohio. where chestnuts are so plentiful.
the gathering Of the little brown hollis Is
ono Of tho cherished pleasures OF ehiiahoo.i
in the Sherman yard, near the house.
stood great chestnut tree-it stu stands
there. Ter that mstter--and was them as
now. the only tree OF tho kind on the prem
fscs. Long years before II had ceased the
bearing of fruit. but the senator saw no
reason why that should ~ the cause OF
disappointing tho children According ,y
before each gathering a plentiful supply OF
the nuts was purchssed--the hurrs. too.
that the deception nigh. he more complete
and scattered under the cid tree. OF
course. tho little quests on their arrival,
knew what WAS In store for them, and
scarce could they wait until the dainty
luncheon, when each received pretty 1T
Gle basket ard was told the chesauss
were awaiting them Away tip Ia the tree
top a man sat with a basket, and as the
children gathered he shock the tree" ap-
rarentiy. and scattered more ehessnuts on
the ground. And after tho baskets were
oil allied the children would go home 10 tel
their parents tales Mr.. sherman told them
~ they gathered the wonderful crop the
old chestnut tree bore.
Another ssvorite manner In which the
friends OF the little daughter were amused
was the Picnic IN tire weeds. Early marr-
ing would see starting from the sherman
home two wasoaiosis OF tiny folks. Mr.