Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-21
The Harrisons' Home Life.

Gazette was in Indianapolis, nd,
recently and WAS at the Harrison
home. Writing Of that visit and 81
the home life Of the departed expires
ident he says; <.
1.-TWO weeks ago today the writer
81 these lines spent the morning with
General Harrison in bis library, tig,
comfortable, honey looking room,
and the general stood with his back
to the natural gas CRATE fire and
toasted his coat tails He yawned
gently and said. We'll sir, am feel
ing stronger today than ! have felt
for years. | am enjoying life. |
don't feel that | am out ofit. have
gratified every personal ambitions the
people have been more than generous
to me. Yet | feel that Ihave some
part in the world, that ! have some
duties to my country unperiormed'
I have Observation-Disclosures
one must stand by his convictions
and spread them as widely as be can.
So am not going to 90 into she'll
He seemed in fine spirits and in per.
feet health. The night before he at
tended a dinner given for the Emporia
man and aiterward went out to q
meeting OF the Contemporary club,
where the visitor appeared and read a
story. Mrs. Harrison said it was his
first appearance at public function
for many weeks, as he had been fight
ing of the grip, Friends bave since
said it was his last appearance in
public.
The Harrison home is q big,
roomy, brick mansion and stands
among some maple trees well back in
a seventy-fve foot lot. The house is
handsomely furnished with heavy,
old.iashioned furniture, and interest
ing trophies Of great events and me-
mentoes Of great personages adorn
the walls. The house Is essentially a
home looking place. There Is moth
Ing austere, nothing palatial about it.
In the parlor, which is like half the
parlors OF the two story houses in
En- poria, is q beautiful, luminous
painting Of a snub-nossd little girl 10
! garden Of apple blooms. There is .
speck OF dirt on her childish face and
her clothes are not stiff and starchy,
but show that she has been playing in
the garden. The picture is a portrait
Of little Elizabeth, the generals five
year-old daughter. A great French
artist whose name sounds so much
like all great French artists, that one
is afraid to try to spell it-painted
the picture last year in Paris, while
the lIarrisons we're there and the
general was attending the sessions of
the Venezuelan commission. He got
100000 as attorneys fee the other
day from Venezuela, Ns
1.-THE Harrisons live simply and
wholesomely-probably keep but two
girls for the big house, and doubtless
have no more irills than a dozen FIN.
poria families. They are beloved in
indianapolis and since his return
from Washington the general has
taken part in the town things in In.
dianapolis and has become a part Of
the spirit Of the community. He is
respected by everyone, and he was,
until his death yesterday. a plain
every day citizen-everyone's friend,
always ready to help, always kind,
courteous, punctilious to a fault in
matters Of personal obligation, a
whole souled Christian, American
gentleman. His country could have
better spared many another states.
man. He was needed as an example,
In his home town and his home state
he will be deeply mourned, His
death will 90 a source Of sincere re.
greet all over the land"