The Newtown bee., 1906-07-13

ct Eteratim greatly to my and amusement. But aside from the trivialities of boyhood, he had a wonderful faculty for memorizing what was useful for him to remember and never forget. Thus when com mencing the study of law in the office of Gideon Fl. Hollister of Litch6eld, he recited from memory the long and splendidly written opening chapter of the immortal Blackstone, word for word, without break or blemish from beginning to end. That truly was no incopsiderable feat for young and in. experienced student, and it greatly surprised his instructor. He was not
 without keen perception of the humorous in later years when not more seriously engaged in the consideration of political problems or matters of national interest. take the liberty of quoting from one of the many letters addressed to the writer as far back as 1895. It commences in a charming vein as follows: "I have got to put you of with typewritten letter. For if waited until I can as the Apostle Paul says with mine own hand write you a large letter. am afraid you won t get it and want to answer yours of No
 vember g. have not baited bears to any considerable extent; I have not
 hunted deer and have not fished trout
 all this summer. spent considerable
 time in the Adirondacks, partly sitting
 on log whittling, building a little
 addition to my camp or putting my
 elbows on my knees and holding my
 head in my hands. had good deal
 of rest, plenty of sleep and a deal of
 loneliness. That sums up my recre-
 ation for the summer. Since my re-
 turn (to Meriden) I have been as busy
 as bee with no time to think, etc"
 In closing the same letter he contrasts
 the modern style of cookery with that
 of the good old fashioned way in
 Connecticut which makes the mouth
 fairly water to think about. I quote:
 "You cannot excite any sympathy or
 pity in my breast by telling how you
 had to peel potatoes and cook your own
 meals. If you had said wash dishes
 you might have been pitied, but the
 cooking part is fun. claim to be a good cook myself, not of the later style
 where taste and relish is sacrificed to appearances, but in the good old fashioned way which we used to enjoy in Litchfield County. l do not believe that things taste as good to the young people now as they did to us in the early days. have discovered that table adornment and aesthetic dishes are supposed to constitute the cul- mination of epicurean art. But when see a mutton chop tricked out with a paper handle and a fringe on it, I long for the good old days when we killed our own lambs and ate them up with a gustO which the world is never again to realize. am an old fogy suppose, but being so it is a great consolation to know that you are another"
 HIS SUBSEQUENT CAREER.
 Of a season spent in Towanda as assistant to Frederick Gum, and their return (the latter married to Miss Abby Brinsmade and the former cap tured for mate by Miss Annie BulD to Washington where MT Gum took charge of the Gunnery he made so successful and Orville started for Meriden to practice law, the world is informed. The last time I met Orville before his departure was Frank Brinsmade's store, when he told me it was his intention to enter the political field as soon as practicable. 1 at the time it was a bit of bravado on his part and never dreamed he aspired to be United States Sena- tor. l wished him success, we shook hands and parted. When a few short years after in Chicago I learned of his being sent to the state legislature, then made Speaker of that body, then elected State Senator, it certainly looked as if he was On the upward and onward path to high political distinc- tion. It was only after comparative ly short interval he was chosen United States Senator, a position he has held eor since with infinite credit to him. self and honor to his constituency and the nation, holding many successive positions of honor and trust. He se- cured the respect and esteem alike of partisan friends and opponents, and it i ;ould not be said of him that he had l m enemy in the Senate, certainly not personal one. He was the very soul ] ,f honor, honesty and good sense, and 'ose to be statesman of the first rank. )ne of the most beautiful and pre- traits of his exalted character was his loyalty to friends. He never made promise he did not zeep. He was true to the letter of his word. He was far above the trickery,
 hicanery and treachery of politicians ctuated solely by motives of selfish reed, and utterly regardless of the laims of others whether just or not. lis friends knowing this, clung to him