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He was born in New Hampshire, as was my grandfather. My grandfather was born in 1830 near Sunapee Lake in New Hampshire. My father was brought up in his early days in Wisconsin. His mother was Mary Spaulding. He had parents who were both New Englanders, very, very puritannical in their point of view about everything, very good people. My grandfather was much more responsive and lively than my father was. He lived until he was 94. My grandmother died when I was born, unfortunately, of pneumonia, but my grandfather lived to a very great age and was in complete possession of his faculties until he died. He was very deaf so it was hard to talk to him after he was 80, but he was very responsive and accepted new things much more easily really than my father did. He was more lively really than my father, but they were both very admirable men, who were considered, oh, the backbone of the community.

I suppose the New England Puritan background has a great deal to do with his taciturn nature.

Well, possibly, although his father wasn't silent, and I believe my grandmother was charming and certainly was very good looking. I have a picture of her as a young girl; she was a beauty.

He had three brothers, all of whom were very quiet men, all very tall, good-looking. My father was very good-looking and had a very charming smile, but he was very shut into himself and I