Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-03
THE CHARGE OF MAY.
Ht ..f..t ts - HsuHt I 81
A Legend Of Mexico.
sY GEORGE LippARp.

There was a day when an old man with
white hair, 81. alone In small chamber of the
National Manaion, his spare but muscular fig
ute resting oman arm chaiF, bic hands cls.oed
and his deep blue eyes gszing through the win
dow upon the cloudless winter XIV The brow
Of the old man furroHed WITH wrinkles, bis
hair rising In straight masses, white as the
dtiven en0w, his ssunken cheeka trSb4vetseis BY
marked lines, and hs tbia It, i&aety. COM
presled, ell snnouRceda lonJ aqI atctmS life.--
All the marks Of an iron via. sese wristen up
| 90 HE face ps 'h -ar ioa- 'n't Z. 'ana a1l IG9.
His name I need not toll ySu. vas Andrew
jackson, and he sat 0ionai in tbe White H u, q. {.
A visitor enlered wi,h9as 6eine announced,
and stood before the Pfesoens IL toe rm Of aboy
OF nineteen, clad In coarse rouad, JACKIE ketaaud
| trowsers, and covered from head to fUosi With
mud As he stood before the President, cap in
hand, the dark hair falling In damp clusters
about his white forehead, the I. ~ man could
| not help surveying at rapid glance, the muscu ]
lar beauty Of his figure, the broad chest, the
sluewy arms, the bead placed proudly On the
| firm shoulders. - 9,-85l-is .rgi.'i n 7oF
"Your busipessT said the old man, In his
short, abrupt way. 'eA ''-',0 Ia
"TheIe is . Leuienancy vacant In the ORA
goonsT-will you give it to ms1n la o.a -
Apd dsshing back the dark hair which fell
II
boldaess, bowed low before the President, &
Tho old man could not restrain that emile
Il wreaIhed his firm lip, and shown from his
clear eyeR. il, .-,,,-f 81. =, %
"You enter my abode unsnnouDoed, covered
from head 10 foot with mud--you tell me that
Leuten ncy 70 vacant, and ssk me 70 give Ii to
you. WAC are yoa7n N y g.'i, ~, - :,
"Charleu MsS?' The boy did no. bow this
time, bus with mis- right hand on his lip, stooj
like young Indian, erect, in hspresenoe Of the
"Whst claims have you to q commission1"
Again the Hero surveyed him, and again he
family entitled. II SntbTJ nA
"Such as you seew exclaimed the boy, O.
bis dark eyes shone win that dare devil light,
while his young form sweled in every muscle,
as with the consciouspride othis manly strength
and beauty. Would you" he bent for ward.
sweeping aside his curls once more while 4
emile began % break over his lips. TaWould
you like to see me fide7 My horse Ia atthe
door: You see came post haste for this COM
mission ~ a. 4, = ,i's go. es "A gsr,e,T.5
Silently the old man followed the boz, and
together they went forth from the White Houae.
IL was clear, cold winters day, the wind toes-
ed the Pfesident's white hairs, and The leaHe
trees stood boldly out agalnssD the deep blue
sky. Before the portais Of the White Honse,
with the rein thfowl loosely on his neck, stood
Q magplAcent horse, HE dark hide smoking with
ioams He uttered shrill neigh as'his boy
master spFang with q bound into the saddle,
aud in q h.sh was gone, skimming like sWai.
low down tho soaa, b his name and tail streaming
The old man looked after them, the horse
and his iider, and kneW not which TO admire
moss, the athletic beauty Of the boyy or tho
tempestuous yigor Of the horse. ~ 3 80 ~
: Thrice they Eeaded ,he avenue In front Of
the N bite House, and ~ lass stood pauting be-
iore the Presidents the boy leaning over the
neck Of ais ateed, % be co6lly exclaimed; NV eli,
how do yon like metz s :. iss.,s ,lS1,i ess 1ss
sDS you think you could kill an Iodian7''l
ePfesident eaid, taking him BY she hand az
be lcaped from bis horse. ,'i \, 4 q .s.s
.Aye--and eat hlm afisr gard! - cried the boy,
Ringing on. his force laugh AZ he read his, fate
IN the old mann cyea. ~ y s5e ~ s11''
lyon had better come IL and re. yonr COM
mlaslen - and the hero cs NsW Orleans led toe
way into the White gsouse. sssla spdlla' z ss'a
There came usht when an old man--Presi.
Gent no longer les Ia the client chamber loi
his hermitage ,ome, picture az sre. trsm.
bling On she veres Of ee nity. Tho lieh that
ood upon the tAcle, feyealed his .shrunken
form. fssupg against tne piliowss which cusn-
ipned hls arm onair, ana TIA death-like psllos
oy his yenerable face, In that taos, WITH lie
white hsr and mAsaive foleheAd, svsryahine
seemed already dead except zoe eyes sThsif
deep gray-oius shone wish tue Gre Of Nov D. :
eAns' ast t1e ola man With his long hite ipgers
i grsaped Aletsef post-marked n SeShineson q
q" ihey SAX me 90 odesignAts the man who ehall
lead our evna3 i Csc ihp annex stipE II sxAl
lbsipgs q war with Msxlco-- hls voice. deep
toned and thsillipgs eves In that hour of Do