The Washington herald., 1915-01-31
HISTORY BUILDERS.
The Favorite Exercise of Some Famous
Men.
Written EErressly for The Washington Herald)
ny DR.. E. j. EDWARDS.

ny DIX. L.. j. ED " Ards.
The late Edward 8. QuIntard, for many
years associated with one Of the great
American Industries and president of a
great savings bank, visited England a
few years before his death, in 1899. While
there he called upon Gladstone, who was
then at his country place at Hawarden.
Gladstone had learned that two men
who were near of kin to Mr.. Quintard had
been elected bishops in the Protestant
Episcopal Church of America, and this
fact lent additional interest to the con-
versatiOn which was carried on between
Gladstone and his visitors.
Mr.. Quintard, after his return 70 the
United States, spoke of one incident of
his visit TO Glandstone with great pleas
ure. He said: Mr. Gladstone showed
me where he was accustomed to take his
exercise, which was the cutting down of
trees. In fact he told me that that very
morning he had been thus occupied and
pointed to the tree which he had cut
down
Il told him that there was a famous
editor in the United States. OF whom, per-
haps, he had heard-Horace Greeley. He
nodded his head as much as to intimate
that he knew Greeley by name and of his
career. and he was greatly interested
when l told him that Greeley was acCus.
usually visited his farm once a week, be-
ing within convenient distance OF New
York City, and he became a vigorous
woodchopper for a few hours, believing
that the exercise impaired vigor which
would carry him through the following
week.
Mr.. Gladstone told me that Lord
Beaconsfield, for a while after he boug ht
his country place, occasionally took eX-
ercise by cutting down trees, but he
tired Of that, although he was fond
or watching an expert woodman, who
with remarkably few strokes could fell
tree without shifting his position
BeaCOnsfield found more agreeable exer-
els" in planting trees, and il became
a sort Of hobby with him. so that he in
Vited every guest that visited him Ia
plant tree upon the lawn. Queen Vic
toria had planted a tree there which
became an object Of special interest"
Gen. Thomas l.. James, who was pres
ent while Mr.. Quintard was narratinC
this incident. said: The whims which
some able men take with respect to exer-
else seem to me almost. eccentric l was
told by the late DIR. Ormlston-in his DAY
the leading Baptist clergyman of the
United StateS-that Horace Bushnell. one
OF the great forces of American religious
life and the creator of Bushnell park
at Hartford. was accustomed for many
years to take exercise by building stone
walls. and he was very proud Of his
workmanship. DR. OrmistOn told me that
there is still in the village of New Pres,
ton, Conn. stone wall which the great
theOlogian built with admirable work
manship.
i can point out to you" Gen. James
continued. some of the improved high
ways near Utica which HOratio Sey-
mour. Democratic candidate for President
in 1865. built. he being very fond Of THAI
kind Of exercise l presume that it is
true that Theodore Roosevelt is never
quite so happy. at least when in reCrea-
ton. as when he is cutting down a tree
upon his place at Sycamore Hill, and !
have been told that he is a very expert
Toodsman."
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