The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-13

Loved as Neighbor.
Mr.. Rosing is perhaps best known in
cannon Falls as a neighbor. Scores OF
stories are told of his open handed
generosity always carefully guarded
from the public and kindly thought
1ulness almost womanly in it's depth
or feeling and delicacy. This little
story told by one of Cannon Falls lead
ing citizens is fully Indicative of that
side of his character
A rev years ago the little town was
visited by an diptheria epidemic This
gentleman saw two of his children car
rled away to the little city of the dead
on the hillside, without benefit of
clergy or attendance of sorrowing
friends. The attendance Of the public
at the funeral was forbidden by the
health authorities nearby, frantic in
thelr efforts to stop the epidemic.
And then his little son, the apple
or his eye, died Friends were shut
out. He was alone with his wife in
their sorrow, deepened by the chill Of
winter. When the gentleman alone
with the body of his child arrived at
the burial place, he found that some
one, unable to express his sympathy
In another manner had covered the
frozen walls of the little grave with
pure white cloth. The mounds of ugly
clodS were similarly hidden and knots
OF evergreen held the lining in place.
1t was an attention that the grief
stricken father will never forget but
1T was not until long after, when one
who saw the grave draped and dis
closed the identity of the samaritan.
that he knew his comforter was Mr..
Rosing.
Glimpse of the True Man.
That is only one or many incidents
which the citizens Of Cannon Falls de-
light to tell of their friend and neigh
Dor but II illustrates the depth of his
1eenng and his keen appreciation of
the sensibilitieS of the human heart.
His civic pride is intense and the
pretty little town where he has lived
half of his forty years and which was
ms boyhood's metropolis and it's well
rare are among his chief concerns and
dehghts. He has never sought or held
any local office, but ne IS a leader in
every public movement. And he is new
er so deep in private or party business
that ne cannot lay it all aside to lend
a helping hand for Cannon Falls. Now
ne is deep in scheme to secure public
title to beautiful, natural park site
within three minutes walk of the bust
ness center of the town, which he
hopes will some not distant day be the
suburban home of many St. Paul and
Minneapolis men.
His home life shows the best side
of Mr.. Rosing. In 1886 he was married
to Miss May B. Season. His bride was
native of Cannon Falls and a sue
cessful teacher in the public schools.
She brought to the modest little home
where they started, the graces of true
nobility and the accomplishments of a
cultured lady. They live in a larger
house now, and their unpretentious
! home is the embodiment of modest
comfort and unmistakable refinement.
The first though of the guest at the
Rosing home is the wonder that Mr..
Rosing, surrounded by his charming
wife and three beautiful children,
could be induced to give up any part
of his enjoyment of the home life in
which he takes such evident delight
to fight the battles of political party
His Family and His Home.
His children, George Leonard, aged
fourteen, quiet studious boy; Mar
guerite Ebba, twelve, spirituelfe lit
tie miss and Willis Season, a lovable
little fellow of six years just arrived
at the dignity of knickerbockers, rev.
| erence their father not alone as a par
ent but as a friend and companion.