Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-20


Kindness.
\ good sized volume might be file,
with the many little incidents, humor
Gus, pathetic and otherwise, markin:
President McKinleys career as boy
lawyer, soldier aud statesman tina
have found their way into print.
Some of the most interesting reIni
niscences OF his earlier days were re
lated. says the Boston Globe, by hii
beloved mother a few years before bel
death. and from those it would appear
that the future president was lively
and affectionate youngster Of the mid
ding good" description.
Mother" Mckinley said that VII
liam was a great hand for marbles
and he was very fond OF his bow and
arrow. He got so that he was a very
good shot with an arrow. The thing he
loved best of all was a kite. 1T seems
TO me-" said Mrs. Mckinley, Il never
went into the kitchen without seeing A
paste pot or ball of string waiting to
be made into a kite. He never cared
much for pets | don't believe lie ever
had one. We didn't own horse. so he
never rode or drove. He was always
teasing TO go barefooted the minute
the snow was off the ground When
summer came. he always had a stone
bruise or a stubbed toe. and tie was a
proud as u king TO show all the other
boys how lie stubbed or bruised his
foot. Although William had no taste
for fishing and rarely if ever attempted
the sport. he was very fond OF swim
ming"
In pursuance of her plan OF making
her boys useful, Mrs. Mckinley re-
quired them to divide the labors of the
house. They burned wood and lots of
IL, and il had to lie sawed and split 1t
came in lcugths four feet long. and
William and Abner being Of about the
same age. had 10 prepare Ii for use.
Mrs Mckinley remembers that VIII
liam was steady chopper, muscular
md willing, but Abner usually had the
bigger pile TO his credit. However,
Abner got other boys 10 help him. while
he directed their work. William, on
the contrary. always sawed his own
wood. The boys had the garden to hoe,
chickens TO feed and errands to run
Mr.. Mckinley's conversion in the
Methodist church at Poland. O., is
thus related by his old pastor, Rev.
DIR. Silas c. Swallow:
Young Mckinley's admission to the
church made such a vivid impression
on my mind that | will never forget it, /
He had been a frequent attendant at
the Sunday services and was an ear
nest listener. On the evening Mckinley .
got up | had been eXhorting all my
hearers 10 repent deeply of their sins
and seek salvation of their souls
After the preaching we had a
prayer meeting. and young Mckinley
arose in his seat He was about four
teen years old at the time. and more
dramatic figure Of an earnest boy |
never saw. Standing erect. with bowed
head but looking every one full in the
face. he said: 1 am determined TO
be a Christian. | believe that God is
he greatest and best being of the uni
verse. and ana determined 10 love and
serve him. | believe religion is the
pest thing in all the world. and | am
;oing 70 seek it with all my heart until
find it
There was nothing affected In the
'oys manner. but his quiet. earnest
way attracted the attention of everv
'ody ia the church. The boy at that
ime was a student at the Poland in
ttute. and the stand he took for re-
gion had great amount OF influence {
With the younger people"
James T. Gardner of Ellerslie Ale l
many county. Nd. claims that he was
lStrumental IN securing for President G
ickinley his first law case A poor I
roman of Canton had fallen in q
ever. careiessly left open by city Off q
Ials. and sustained severe injuries. '
he was disabled for work and prob b
bly, too ignorant or too poor to bring
lit.
Mr.. Gardner. then resident Of Can
N. interested himself in the poor wo-
ans behalf and carried the case TO d
ajor Mckinley. who had just hung a
II his single. The latter worked il
and brought suit against the CITY. L
g won, and as a consequence the wo- :
an was able TO provide herself with r.
comfortable home and rainy day. %
nd. The only reward Major McKin- o
got Tor his services, says Mr.. Gard
r. was the pleasure which a good u
an derives from the performance of u
good deed. II
Young Mckinley was once defending g
medical client sued for alleged NAL q
actice in setting a broken LEG. II II
Is suspected. without means OF proof NJ
ing provided. that the claim was
lat in the legal slang OF corporation
mage suits is called "a fake snap"
he plaintiffs counsel had ocularly
posed the malpracticed leg 10 the
Y and oracularly showed the nodes
ieh were the alleged palpa BILE evi-
hoes Of the want of medical skin
en- Mckinley exclaimed a the plain
was restoring the clothing Of the
%. Now let Us see your other leg
lch. after very excusable objections
TO policy from his attorney, was ex-
tied.
he new exhibit. which proved &c
e been duly marked with india INK.
wed the same nodes thar were upon