Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1893 — Mr. Blaine’s Good Memory. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Blaine’s Good Memory.

Senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin, told the following story, illustrating Mr. Blaine’s wonderful memory for names and faces: “In 1874, Mr. Blaiue made a speech in Wisconsin and he stopped with me. While he was there I gave a dinner in Mr. Blaine’s honor, to which I invited Mr, Myer, of Fond du Lac. In 1891, more than sixteen years afterwards Mr. Myer came here and I took him to call on Mr. Blaine. Before we got there we met Mr. Blaine. When we were within about forty feet of him he walked quickly forward nnd without hesitation said, ‘Air. C. L. J. Myer, how do you do?”’ A man who listened to Senator Sawyer’s story said: “I was with Mr. Blaiue when he visited Lancaster, 0., during a campaign. Air. Blaine had lived there and he got a great reception. He remembered ail the old residents. Finally some oue brought in a man whom they said lie would not remember. Mr. Blaine replied : “Yes, Ido; give me a little time.” Pretty soon he remarked to the man: “I never saw you but once.” and then he told this story: “When I was a boy there was great excitement one day because a convict had escaped from the Columbus Penitentiary aud had been tracked into that neighborhood. Police arrested him and Air. Blaine said he was one of the crowd around. The man was taken to a blacksmith’s shop and had fetters rivetted on him by the blacksmith. ‘You,’he said, turning to the man. ‘and I walked home to Lancaster together after that.’” [New Y. lk World.