The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

in full view, and
M,,,h,ll w;ld.r there was a great lot
in McKinley's face
that day-thoughtfulness self reliance,
strength, honesty. He greeted me very
cordially, and as 1 was smiling broad
ly he asked:
"What pleases you, Marshall?"
"The fact that I am shaking hands
with the future president of the United
States" l replied.
I'm One Of the Boys
Some years afterward when Mr.. Nc
Kinley had fulfilled my prophecy 1
was the guest of d. A. Loring, at Lake
Champlain, and the president and most
Of his cabinet were at the same hotel.
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley, there
were Vice President and Mrs. Hobart,
Secretary Of War Alger and Mrs. Alger.
Postmaster General Gary and Mrs.
the interior, and others. Every one at
the hotel treated the distinguished guest
with the greatest consideration by let
ting him entirely alone, so that he got
the rest he sorely needed.
One day went into the bowling alley
to spend half an hour or more with
the boys who set up the pins. Boys are
always my friends. and I was going
to do some card and sleight of hand
tricks for these little fellows. Just as
l had gathered them about me and
started to amuse them Mr.. Mckinley
came to the door and looked in, smiled,
came over to us and asked what was
going on. 1 replied:
well, Mr.. President, was Just do.
ing some tricks to amuse the boys"
Then I'm one of the boys" said the
president Of the United States. He sat
down in the circle and was one of my
most attentive auditors. When had
finished, he walked apart with me and
said:
Marshall do you remember meeting
pe in the Windsor hotel, New York,
and saying you were shaking hands
with the future president Of the United
States?"
~ recall it very distinctly" replied
A Lover-ike Devotion.
II have just been thinking" he said,
"of that-to me-strange prophecy. You
must be possessed Of some clairvoyant
power" There are some things you
can't tell man to his face, so didn't
explain to him that man with char
acter like his couldn't help becoming
president when the whole country had
come to know him.
l shall never forget what I saw Of
his lover-like devotion to his invalid
wife, nor her evident gratitude for his
every service, nor the sweet solicitude
and pride with which she regarded
him. One day his brother Abner ar
rived, went to the portion Of the hotel
reserved for the president met Mrs.
Mckinley and asked:
"Is William imp
Yes" was the reply, but shall not
let you see him for an hour He Is
resting
Jack Philips Father.
A little incident that was described
to me by an eyewitness brought out
one Of the qualities which endeared
President Mckinley to his fellow coun-
Hymen. While on brief visit across
the lake In Vermont he was driving
through small city, followed by a
great procession of people who had
turned out In his honor. While pass
ing through the main street he no
ticed an old man seated on the piazza
of a modest dwelling and asked the
mayor, who was beside him in the car
riage:
THAT Is Mr.. Philip, father of Cap
tain Philip of the battleshp Texas
was the reply.
The carriage stopped, and so did the
mile or more of procession, while the
president jumped out unassisted, ran
up the steps, grasped the hand of the
astonished and delighted old man and
said:
"Mr. Philip, l want to congratulate
you on having such son as Captain
Philip, and l feel that the thanks OF
the nation are due you for having CIV
en- the world such brave, patriotic
man."
The old man, tremulous with grath-
cation, could scarcely find words with
which to thank the head Of the nation
for his appreciative attention, but the
presidents simple, friendly manner
quickly put him at his ease, and the
two men chatted freely for several
minutes, the president evidently en-
joying 1t keenly. Then, after hearty
invitation to visit him at the White
House, Mr. Mckinley got into his car
riasa. ana ~ pssosssioa aeaA start
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