The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-18

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the piano While the judge in a sweet
tenor voice sings old-fashioned bal
lads or hymns L Feel Just as Young
as l Used to Be-" only an Armor
Bearer" Hold the Fort" and so on.
1t is all very simple and natural in
that house. And hospitality is the
first law. Indeed, the judge carries
hospitality to an extreme. All his
neignbors are his friends. When he
sits at the head of the long mahogany
dining table with his wife. mother,
brother, daughter, son-in-1aw and
grandchildren, with one or two
guests, and perhaps neighbor Wis
tor. he is the life of the scene; gentle.
dignifed, helping the conversation,
but never forcing it-a rare gift in a
man of strong mentality.
An Early Riser.
He arises usually at half-past 6
O'Clock in the mornings takes his cold
plunge, shaves and dresses himself in
thirty minutes. His riding dress is a
brown corduroy jacket and breeches.
cloth cap and leather leggings. After
taking cup of coffee without sugar,
he is ready for his ride.
Then he mounts his big bay saddle
horse, and rides at hard trOt for an
hour over the country roads. The
whole region is full of historical in
terest and the judge knows every
house and story. Now and then an
early rising farmer sees him riding at
full gallop. talking to his horse and
sometimes throwing up his arms in
sheer excess of animal spirits.
After his daily ride, which he takes
whether in Albany or at EsOpus, re-
gardless of the season, he dresses for
business and eats a hearty breakfast,
usually OF fruit. oatmeal pOrridge,
oeefsteak or sausages or bacon and
eggs. buckwheat cakes, maple syrup,
hot corn bread and two cups of coffee.
court for consultation. if he is in AL
bany, or works on his opinions, if he
is at Esopus.
Dresses for Dinner.
He always puts on evening dress
for dinner That meal is generally
made up of soup and a roast, such as
beef. lamb or spare ribs-principally
of his own killing-followed by a
salad and fruit or pie. His one
abomination is 'buttermilk pap a
beverage which his wife delights in.
but seldom serves when he is pres
ent.
The judge usually drinks water
with his dinner, save when he has
guests. and then Mrs. Parker sets
forth wine He occasionally takes a
whisky high ball with his meal, al
though he is a strongly abstemiOus
man. He smokes after dinner, but
never before.
Notwithstanding the early hour at
which he rises and the steady vigor
with which he works, Judge Parker
does not retire before IL o'clock or
midnight. He sleeps soundly, and is
up again, clear eyed and smiling, at
hali-past o'clock. He average less
than seven hours in bed.
Wife a Thorough Home Woman.
NoncOnSpicuOus in the public eye
has been Mrs. Mary D. Parker, the
wife of Judge Parker. This is be-
cause she has led an unusually quiet
life and has never allowed herself to
go outside her home duties.
SO devoted has she been to her
home interests and the welfare and
happiness of her family that she has
long been held up by her friends as
the model OF a thoroughly American
woman.
Afli -. al hci W as DOI IL at taCNOlb, III
the township of Rochester. in Ulster
county, and is daughter of the late
Moses l. Schoonmaker Her early life
was passed upon the farm upon
which she was born. Her girlhood
was passed at Accord, and was much
the same as that of most American
girls reared in the country She con-
tinued to reside at Accord until her
marriage to Judge Parker
After her marriage she resided in
Kingston until after Judge Parker's
elevation to the court of appeals
bench, in January, 1898. The winter
of 1898 was spent in Albany, and the
following summer Judge Parker pur-
chased the old Gill estate at Esopus.
He remodeled and modernized the
house and gave the estate the name
of Rosemont on account of the count
less number of roses which are in
bloom there the entire summer.
Since then Mrs. Parker has spent
her time between Albany apd Ecop,,c