Year: 1871

she would see II lie was in, and invited me
to seat upon the eheaYily-Carved wooden
seltee in the hall. In q few minutes she
reappeared, and ] was conducted through
q handsome parlor, adorned with exquis-
tic pictures and hechOicest furniture, and
made remarkable by the floor Of walnut
and oak, uncovered by any carpet. Rugs
Of skins here and there were before sofas
and armed chairs, and presented refuge
for the feet should not wonder il this
were 10 become theiavorite style. These
internal proteCtionists have made carpet
so very expensive that one cannot indulge
in that beautiful and timc.hOnored style,
so that We will be driven, rs in Europe,
to naked floors with tcw rugs. | had
time only TO glance OF the apartment
while passing through. The door OF the
library was thrown open, and the tall,
slender figure of the Senator rose from
seat near table covered with books and
papers, and came forward to welcome me
with q kindly warmth that was all the
more charming in q man noted for his
cold, austerc department. lie helped me
10 q chair, and then sent his hand in
search Of cigar box, and Offering me
choice Havana, helped himself 10 the
same article.


This library to my eyes Is o handsomer
room than the parlor, and bears on all
sides Illustrations Of It's owners habits.
This Is the room where mans mind
comes out of his skull, and identifies
itself with the surrounding objects. One
can tell by glance at the books and
busts, the few pictures and the trilling
ornaments, the characteristics of the pos
SCISSOR.


Carl SchurZ has been o distinguished
patriot, soldier and statesman, but he
Is more ol student than any oneor all
three Of these. and hurries 10 his books
not for the purpose of preparing himself
for conflicts elsewhere, but really like q
philosopher with love for his studies.
You sec this in everything about him; in
the collection Of books, the larger proper
tiOn Of which could not possibly have
any connection with his public life.


Now, u talk with Senator Schurz does
not differ in lis material from his talks in
the Senate. There is u singular trait Of
simplicity, Of wonderful sincerity in the
man, that strikes every one who comes In
contract with him. He tells you in secret
privacy Of his library precisely what lie
has uttered in the Senate Chamber, ana
so earnestly that you Can not for o mo.
mcnt doubt his motives. With all the
other men about here there seems 10 be o
continual propensity 10 play part. You
meet them in private life, and you will
hear different opinions and got an entirely
different view from the man that you see
In hispubllC place. Generally they treat
their official work with a certain air of
indifference, II not Of contempt, This Is
less so with Charles Sumner and Senator
Trumbull, and not at all the case with
Carl Schurz, He carries into his private
lite b sense Of his official duties, and his
enthusiasm at home is, II anything more
marked than his earncstness In the
Senate.


l have, therefore, nothing now 10 COM
municate concerning our talk at his house
so far as his views arc concerned upon
matters connected with public affairs. He
gave me very entertaining account, at
my suggesting the topic Of his escape
from the continent to England on fish.
ing smack, with a few companions who
could not speak word Of English-hOw
they were landed In Edlnburg and wan.
dered about the town upon Sunday, when
every door was closed In that puritaniCal
region-how he at last found himself in
cOtlee-house,, and by vigorous gesticula.
tons and the exhibit ola little money pro
cured some Scotch broth and a bed. He
gave mo brief glimpse Of the early 70.
nance and settlement Of his life; Of how
he met his wife in England, then a girl
who had 1t in her power to assist him In
his wanderings; and how, subsequently,,
when more fortunate and prosperous, he
returned and made her his wife. She Is
noted in Washington for being an accom-.
plished and beautiful woman. OF this /
have not been able to judge myself. be.
cause, during the last winter, the Sena.
tor was blessed by an addition 10 the
Schurz family that kept its members out
of society.


/ saw how q Senator lives in Washing
ton, and this one lives like gentleman
and philosopher. 1t Is d source OF con-
tinual regret to me that he was not born
on this soil. 1t is not pleasant to nc.
knowledge that the greatest man of our
Senate Is foreigner by birth. It is all
very well to talk about naturaliZed citi.
Zens and swear that we love them and
that they love us, but there IS no getting
over the solid fact that It is their duty as
patriots to love some other locality, and
that 1t is not our natural healthy bent to
be embracing them as we are inclined TO
embrace the child born under the Ameri.
can flag and screams Of the bald.headed
eagle. Carl Schurz, in publicand private
life, is u remarkable man. He is a won.
derful man. man ofgenius, and on all
great occasions rises superior to those
about HING and therefore his two defects
arc all the more apparent; one Is his cold
distant manner, and the other his birth in
foreign land. But as we can not help
this in any way that l can think Of, we
have only got 10 mt I'M with them