The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-10-25
Bryan's home Life.

NNN' IL i SCcpeLO4I III INC" "
City YESTERDAY was simply unpreSe-
denied. Mr. Bryan himself said it
WIS ahead of anything he had ever
seen.
Four years ago, at Mr.. Bryan's le-
quest, | Travelled with him III MS phi
vate car through Illinois. But the
demonstrations theA,in the West WIS
as a gentle zephyr compared wi Eh
the whirlwindagf interest manifested
this week in the East!
YesterdayI received letter from
Mrs. Bryan at Lincoln, Nebraska.
She will shortly join her husbanp,
and act as a sort of ''body guard
on the final stage of his trip, as ST e
did four years ago. She is a ''truie
and faithful" wife, if ever there VIZ
one, and to watch hers devotion anil
alerlneSs on the trying experiences If
an "electioneering" trip, excited tn 7
admiration Of friends and enemiGf
alike. {
During my recent sojourn in NJ
braska, | WIS once or twice enteIf
tanned. in Mr.. Bryn's home.
asked Mr., Bryan if | could soms
time 'write up" his home life. ITf
laughed and said, "Ie<." (Somctimi
| will do i0.
When I knocked at the little sidi
door of apiain two storied house ii
Lincoln, Nebraska, Mr. Bryan opened
the door in his SKIRT sleeves, 0nd exI
claimed in Il cordial way "HYeliI
Clark, how are you::" Then taking
me through his home, /" showed m(
his library with wei! flied Sh~ly;'s -
! books on law and political economy
and pictures of Jefferson, Jackson
Lincoln and others, on the wall. lii
parlor was filed with presents re
ceived OF his electiOneering trip
some of which were curious expires
siOns of admiration and affection
and concerning each, he gave a wore
of enthusiastic, or amusing, explana
ton.
In the hall, was suspended a larg,
banner fof silk. Upon it was 4;
colossal cartoon representing thu
one ssiidsasssssaof the Mckinley wav,
Of aProsperity," and the trusts get
ting the lions share Of everything
The pictures of his children, (and o
their parents), were beautiful,
framed, and on the comfortable il
the parlor, was a large album boun'
in gold-lacquer cover, which ha'
presented to Mr.. Bryan, on the Oc
casion of his visit to Rockford, Ill.
On his trip, he said it crested
him, to look at these beautiful view
of various parts Of the world in
Guiding the one of the giant avenu
of Royal Palms which had photo
graphed in CeylOn and which
called the "Middle of the ROad!''
Mr.. Bryan escorted me in to dir
ner and introduced me to the yOun
Japanese, whom the papers haV
made so much fun of for adopting
Mr.. Bryan as his father. But we
know the japanese custom in tn
respect, and told Mr.. Bryan W
would all gladly "adOpt" him bryan
as a ''father," in the revival of a ne
hope and of a restored patriotism.
l Turning to the young Japanese,
: addressed him in his own languag
; and bowed Very low. 1t is a rule
r etiquette in Japan, that a mine
t must always bow lower than a sup
rior. So, as | continued bowling, Il
polite japanese replied in whisper
: and almost stood on his head.
Bryan laughed heartily, and sal
/. "Look out! or you may break h
). neck" Mrs. Bryan had been asci
uously teaching the young Japane
his morning lesson in English, and
told her appreciatingly that mo
: than one of the high officials of Stat
who are at present guiding that wo
;, derful Empire, have been helped
4 their bOyhood and early youth,
L just such kindly instruction las tn
y That indeed, without knowing it, s.
> might possibly be teaching futu
statesman of Japan. She smile
pleasantly, and then invited us to
seated. After grace was said, N
Bryan carved the chicken. | ask
him if this was the identical ar
e publican rooster" that had be,
s "crowing" since the election? d
h secting one of its joints, and passil
me wing and a "drum-stick,"
: said it might possibly be ''tOu9
It enough!''- as it certainly had be-
: "crowing" long time! I told n
s Bryan of "father-in-law" who hi
!. warned me against ''voting f
! Bryan" saying that disaster wou
d inevitably follow, and yet had
& himself been hopelessly engulf
: financially, by conditions fOllOwi
5, the Mckinley wave of "prOsperity
IS The Derson alitv of Mr.. BRYAN 2