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that the happiness of a wife is most certainly secured by loving submission & loving tact, you, generally, conquer by sweetness. I never saw him so much affected as by the difference that occurred between you just before you went away. He was almost unmannedâmoved to tears. I have not thought it best to refer to it; but try to make my society pleasant for him & hope I succeed. You must
love away all his reserve
âand help yourself to do so by reflecting how generous, self sacrificing & indulgent a husband he has been to you. How few husbands would consent to such absences, & be at once so liberal & thoughtful. If he were only a true Christian he would be nearly perfect.
The final question on the impeachment is ordered for Tuesdayâday after tomorrow, and it is probable that it will then be taken. My own judgment & feeling favors acquittal; but I have no vote & do not know how the Senators will vote. It seems to be that there is very little balance of probability either way. It is not impossible that something may occur to postpone the question a day or two. It will require parts of two days probably to complete the vote when begun. The question is to be taken on each article and it may be that some articles will be divided. The form of the question to be put by me on each article to each Senator is âMr Senatorâââ How say you? Is Andrew Johnson President of the United States guilty or not guilty of a high misdemeanor as charged in this article?â: and each Senator must rise in his place & answer âguiltyâ or ânot guilty.â It will take about half a minute for each Senator & there are fifty four Senatorsâsay 25 minutes to each article & there are 11 articles, making with the time required for reading about 6 hours. Shan't I be tired?
Goodbye my darlingâkisses & dear love for Willieâdon't let him forget grandpa.
Your affectionate father
S P CHASE
After Kate engaged in a well-publicized affair with Senator Roscoe Conkling, her marriage to William Sprague ended. Her life went into a tailspin, and by the time of her death at fifty-eight years old, she had become a social recluse living in destitution.
A LFRED T HAYER M AHAN TO
H ELEN E VANS M AHAN
âLike yourself, I am naturally indifferent to others;
and for many years I thought it almost
something to be proud of.â
Adm. Alfred T. Mahan, naval officer and historian, was the world's greatest authority on sea power. His book
The Influence of Seapower Upon History
, published in 1890, revolutionized the way military and political leaders worldwide considered the importance of their navies. In it, Mahan convincingly demonstrated for the world that âcommand of the seaâ determined the power of a nation.
Slender and erect with blue eyes, a bald head, and a carefully trimmed Vandyke beard, Alfred T. Mahan lectured his three children on everything from medical practices to which authors were acceptable to read. (William Shakespeare and Walter Scott were approved; Mark Twain was not.) Mahan's manner was shy and reserved, cold even, and he himself never successfully established close friendships. Yet he readily advised his daughters on the subject. Here he writes to his eldest child, seventeen-year-old Helen.
Newport
July 9, 1890
Do not read this
till you are quiet in
your own room.
My dear Helen:
Mamma has told me that you had asked her how you could make yourself care for persons whom you do not naturally love. The question shows a recognition, on your part, of a feature of your disposition which we have noticed for some time, and concerning which you need some advice.
In the first place, my dear child, you must not allow yourself to be worried about this trait of your character, which renders you indifferent to most persons, as though it were a
fault
, or a sin, for which you are originally responsible. It was born in you, without your will. But while it is not a fault, it is a very
love away all his reserve
âand help yourself to do so by reflecting how generous, self sacrificing & indulgent a husband he has been to you. How few husbands would consent to such absences, & be at once so liberal & thoughtful. If he were only a true Christian he would be nearly perfect.
The final question on the impeachment is ordered for Tuesdayâday after tomorrow, and it is probable that it will then be taken. My own judgment & feeling favors acquittal; but I have no vote & do not know how the Senators will vote. It seems to be that there is very little balance of probability either way. It is not impossible that something may occur to postpone the question a day or two. It will require parts of two days probably to complete the vote when begun. The question is to be taken on each article and it may be that some articles will be divided. The form of the question to be put by me on each article to each Senator is âMr Senatorâââ How say you? Is Andrew Johnson President of the United States guilty or not guilty of a high misdemeanor as charged in this article?â: and each Senator must rise in his place & answer âguiltyâ or ânot guilty.â It will take about half a minute for each Senator & there are fifty four Senatorsâsay 25 minutes to each article & there are 11 articles, making with the time required for reading about 6 hours. Shan't I be tired?
Goodbye my darlingâkisses & dear love for Willieâdon't let him forget grandpa.
Your affectionate father
S P CHASE
After Kate engaged in a well-publicized affair with Senator Roscoe Conkling, her marriage to William Sprague ended. Her life went into a tailspin, and by the time of her death at fifty-eight years old, she had become a social recluse living in destitution.
A LFRED T HAYER M AHAN TO
H ELEN E VANS M AHAN
âLike yourself, I am naturally indifferent to others;
and for many years I thought it almost
something to be proud of.â
Adm. Alfred T. Mahan, naval officer and historian, was the world's greatest authority on sea power. His book
The Influence of Seapower Upon History
, published in 1890, revolutionized the way military and political leaders worldwide considered the importance of their navies. In it, Mahan convincingly demonstrated for the world that âcommand of the seaâ determined the power of a nation.
Slender and erect with blue eyes, a bald head, and a carefully trimmed Vandyke beard, Alfred T. Mahan lectured his three children on everything from medical practices to which authors were acceptable to read. (William Shakespeare and Walter Scott were approved; Mark Twain was not.) Mahan's manner was shy and reserved, cold even, and he himself never successfully established close friendships. Yet he readily advised his daughters on the subject. Here he writes to his eldest child, seventeen-year-old Helen.
Newport
July 9, 1890
Do not read this
till you are quiet in
your own room.
My dear Helen:
Mamma has told me that you had asked her how you could make yourself care for persons whom you do not naturally love. The question shows a recognition, on your part, of a feature of your disposition which we have noticed for some time, and concerning which you need some advice.
In the first place, my dear child, you must not allow yourself to be worried about this trait of your character, which renders you indifferent to most persons, as though it were a
fault
, or a sin, for which you are originally responsible. It was born in you, without your will. But while it is not a fault, it is a very
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