as my sister, Shaler Marie Van der Hoof Caddingham, said of the good-natured hermit newly installed at her estate, "his distinct odor, a mixture of gin and human expulsion, comforts as much as it revolts".
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Showing posts with label the astute observations of Shaler Marie Van der Hoof Caddingham. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A Recluse Once Made His Home Here
as my sister, Shaler Marie Van der Hoof Caddingham, said of the good-natured hermit newly installed at her estate, "his distinct odor, a mixture of gin and human expulsion, comforts as much as it revolts".
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Independence
well-intentioned, straightforward and possessed of a racism tempered by a predisposition to fairness, Harry S. Truman reminds me of my grandfather.William Nichol Joshua Caddingham was given two middle names, a distinction equaling any bestowed Harry Truman during his tenure at the White House.
William Caddingham was a great man. his monument, like Truman's, can scarcely immortalize such a life.
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