The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-11
With Stops in Congress and
The G~oUevnorship of Ohio

in the world. He passed under hre
n delivered with his own hands
these things. 80 essential for the men
for whom he was laborinR.'
Again. in a critical moment at
Winchester. in 1863:
A Gallant Ride among Bullets,
Colonel Hayes looked for q stnff
officer and his eye fell on Mckinley.
Pointing TO the regiment in danger,
he asked the lieutenant n he would
be willing to carry an order 70 the
colonel TO retreat With scarcely a
word Of reply tho young lieutenant
spurred his why bob-tailcd horse and
was on roS the field. II was 4
dangerous ride. Bullets yer Aying
and shells were exploding. The
course lay across an open field
through the thiCkest Of the lcaden
shower.
"once the horse and rider were
enveloped in n thick cloud Of dust
and smoke as 4 shell struck the
grnuud directly in front, and for u
moment the anxious watchers
thought their brave young comrade
was lost. But the little brown horse
soon emerged with it's rider as Arm
ly in the saddle as q cowboy. and on
they dashed until they reached the
shelter Of some trees.
THE order was delivered, and the
colonel, pauBing only for n hnRl vol
ley, follower the lead Of the boy who
had rescued him and safely rejolncd
his brigade. Tears stood in the eyes
Of Colonel Hayes as he grnsped The
hand OF his young aide and said II
never expected TO Q you in life
again The boy volunteer attracted
the attention Of Colonel Hayes, and
the latter had come to love him as
though he were his own SON"
The war over. Mckinley turned 20
study for the bar, and in 1855 found
him a student at the Albany, N. Y.
Law school We read:
PTS roommate at Albany was
George F. ARIEL. nov a prominent
lawyer Of youngstown. o. The two
boys -uomcd at No. sc Jay utru't l.,
The writer will never forget how
Judge Arrel's ayes fairly glistened
as they seemed to look owe the half
century. and his face beAmed with a
sweet smile Of happy recollection
ttnged with sadness. as re remarked:
Those days are a lovely memory
Mckinley was a delightful COM
panion. He n jolly, always good
natured aud looked at tho bright side
OF everything. he was 4 soctable
fellow, liked the theater and was
fond Of good company
Hard Work Not Genius.
He did not indulge In sport Of
n kind, but In those days q man
could 20 through college without do
ing 20. He was thoroughly genuine,
chaste In every way and desplsod yul-
Earlty. He QuarTeled. but he
had a mind Of his own and was very
determined. Even at that time, he
had made up his mind to enter pub
Lie life, and clearly showed an am
billion 70 go To Congress. He workeu
very hard, often reading until l or
2 o'clock In tho morning. II was
his very great industry, rather than
genius that paved the way for his
success"
From Albany, Mckinley wont 10
Canton, Ohio, whore his Ehingle had
not long been hanging when Judge
George W. Belden. q Breckenridge
Democrat, took him into partner
ship. Then. presently. en-.
tered into the young lawyers life.
thus:
The beginning Of this idyllic
story occurred in 1870. Miss Ida
SRxton. the daughter OF James A.
SaXtOn. one Of the prominent bank
ers and business men Of Canton. had
recently returned from n III Of Eu-
rope. where. with her sister. she had
spent wen months in travelling. She
was then not quite twenty.four. Miss
Saxton took her place at once as a
natural leader Of the young people
in the uDO~stentatious society Of Can
ton. She was a beautiful girl. bright,
witty, vlvacious. rejoicing in perfect
physical health. hiRh-minded and an
excellent type Of independent young
wOmanhood.
Mckinley had been in Canton fOI
three years and was well established
In the practice Of the law. Though
only twenty-seven. he was known by
everybody as the Major" and every
OhV AuNWs NOus NAaN Nv uhu - AUA
the title by four hard years Of war
fare. in which he had shown con-
spicuous bravery. He was the prose-
cutting attorney Of Stark county and
already known beyond the limits Of
the county as a political orator.
Finding His Way Into the Circle.
I'm The natural course Of events
the young major found his way 10 the
popular social center that had been
established in the SaIton homestead.
Other young men came also. but tho
major had one advantage that he had
already won the admiration OF his
prospective father-in-iaw, who was
considered rather particular
Mr.. Saxton believed that every
girl should win the right kind Of =
husband, and to make sure Of II. that
she should be able to take care Of
herself in case the right kind OF 4
man failed TO appear. Accordingly
Ida was given 4 position In the bank,
and 90 well did she learn to I'LL II
that at times she performed her faith
er's duties when no was away, vir-
tually running the bank herself,
Tho eourtship that followed was
only the beginning Of q love story
that lasted more than thirty years,
THE circumstances OF me propos-
al ~aHa payaalaH aa far aH fhRv mead