The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18
Parker'S
Home Life

atively nothing has baen told of his
home existence, says an exchange.
He lives on a beautiful farm on
Park sixty miles south of Albany, on
the banks of the Hudson river, at
little flag station on the West
Shore railroad, called Esopus.
Now, Esopus is a dignified name,
hence one expects to find a dignified
town. But one is disappointed
Few of the trains stop there. unless
ordered to do so for some distin.
guished guest. The quickest way to
reach it is TO drive there from Kings
ton, eight miles north. This is the
way Judge Parker gets there.
There is tiny flagman's shanty at
the crossing, which serves for a sta
tion, too. A long. winding road
leads east to the Hudson river and
to "Rosemount, the judges country
home. 1t is pretty bad road, too.
Near the railroad is small frame
hotel and barroom. It's principally
barroom. Further up is the general
store of the village.
A mile east, on the brow of the
huge hill, lies Rosemount. 1t consists
of ninety acres of rich land, surround.
ed by stone wall, a simlpe, old-fash-
Toned large framed house and series
of barns. From the long, low veranda
in front one looks down the hill upon
the beautiful Hudson. A little land
ing there shows where tiny steam
yacht ties up during the season.
Judge Parker leaves Albany every
Friday afternoon for Kingston and
drives from Kingston over to his
home. He always stops for a chat
with his neighbors at ''the store, -
and then hastens to Rosemount. In.
variably he carries off with him from
Kingston one or both of his little
grandchildren.
His only daughter is the wife of
Rev. Charles Mercer Hall, rector of
Holy Gross Episcopal church, Kings
ton, of which Judge Parker is a
vestryman.
The children look forward to these
Saturday trips with little less earger.
ness than does their grandfather.
Of course, the first thing on the
program is romp with the children.
Once they are in bed, he retires to
his library with his secretary, Arthur
McCausland, where he devotes him
self to writing opinions. This library
is one of the finest law collections in
the state. It comprises over 5000 vol
umes, and is second only to the fa-
nous Tilden library. Much of the
judges work is done here. Every
now and then the court adjourns for
two weeks to write opinions, and
Judge Parker spends most of his time
in the library.
Invariably he arises. at a. m. and
goes out for ride five or ten miles
through the country and mountain
roads, he goes on a canter. Often he
stops for chat on homely farm affairs
with some distant neighbor.
After breakfast, attired in rough
farm clothes, he goes over his estate
with his men. He is very successful
farmer, but his chief delight is fine
cattle. His bunch Of Polled Angus is
considered the finest in the state, and
in room in the barn is frame Of
blue, red and white ribbons awarded
them in cattle shows.
Horses of blue Lineage are found
in the judges stables, too. His car
riage teams and saddle animals are
theTtalk of the county and it's pride
as we'll.
The afternoon is devoted to work
and we'll into the night, too-always
until IL p. m.
The judges family consists Of his
wife, daughter and grandchildren.
The latter spend much of their time
at Rosemount, and are the idols or It's
owners heart. Parker is a manly
little lad of 4 and Mary a coquettish
little miss of barely 2.
Parker is going to be judge, he
says, and he is always demanding pen
ellis and paper with which to write
opinions. And his fond grandfather
humors him always.
Mary likes to romp and play. The
judge often perches her on his broad
shoulders and races madly up and
down the veranda, if it be pleasant
weather, or in the house, otherwise.
She commands him to whistle, and
this chief justice, this learned, digni-
fed jurist, en- whose wo1d fortunes and
even life itself depends, obeys without
word.
REV. z. r. LEAvELL DEAD.