Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-09-26

bank of the river after crossing the
bridge, aud was shaded 10y a large
black oak that spread it's branches
far over the water. Here the boys used
to go after school on warm summer
evenings and splash about in the
water Ior some time.
Our first home in Poland was ON the
main street just east of the corner
store 1t was--and still is-a frame
building, painted slate color, and was
not as large rs the houses we after
ward dwclt in, our second residence
was further down the street, toward
the mill, where Dr. Elliott now lives
The third house, now occupied hyMrs
SmIthcrs, was on the other side from
the other two and we had a ycranda
along the entire front of the house.
A Constant Reader.
William was promptly entered at
the seminary and developed strong IN.
cIiuatjons to study In time he be-
came a member Of the literary associa.
tion in the Poland Union Seminary
and | frequently heard of his taking
part in debates and other literary con
tests Mrs. Morse, who was his teach
er says that he cxcellod in the study
of languages, although he was fairly
good at figures. know that he
was constant reader, and by the time
he was fifteen he began to read
poetry, being especially fond of Long.
fellow and Whittier, and believe
Byron From this time Of his bOyhoOd
he gave up most of his sports except
ban playing, swimming and skating
The boys played ball on the common
behind the seminary.
Practically the McKiulcys were
very strong aboltionists, and William
early imbibcd very radical views re
gardng the enslayomcnt of the
colOrcd race AS a mere boy he used
to 90 TO a tanncry kept by Joseph
Smith and engage IN warm contro
Vorstes on the slavery question Mr.
Smith was a democrat and so were
several of the workmen about the
tannery. These disputes never seemed
to have occasioned any iII-foeling to
ward William, because he was always
popular with the very men will
whom he had the most controversy
First Days From Home.
This fact was shown by his beini
selected as clerk at the little post
office As William grew older he de
ycloped fondness for the society O
young men. This was encouraged by
me. He had Always shown great affec
tion for his sisters, often preferrng
as a boy, to remain indoors with then
on holidays rather than to ioiu II
sports with other boys on the com
mon.
His boyhood days ended when ht
left home to go to the war. That tool
him out into the world In the broad
est sense Except for a few wecks
spent at Allegheny this his first alb
sence from home was spent In a CAM
Of war
What do regard as essential In
bringing up boy to be president?
can scarcely say; there are SC
many things to teach boys They
should be taught to be honest in deal
ing with their fellow men. They
should win the respect and conf
dcnce Of all Then boys should be
brought up 10 love home, II you want
to make good men or presidents
either, Of them
The home training such as Is in
culcatoa in the true American home
is a great safeguard to the lads Of this
country Boys, to be good men,
must be good to their parents Amy
boy who wants to be president should
he honest and truthful, and he should
love his home, his family and his
country
No boy will ever be president who
is afraid Of hard work. think re
Iigion is great benefit to boy. /
know William was a bright boy and
good boy. but never dreamed that he
would be president Of the United
States
After all, don't believe | did raise
he boy to be president tried to
ring up the boy to be q good man,
,pd that liz the best that any mother
an do The first thing knew, my
on turned around and began To raise
ne to be the mother 81 president.