The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-13
Seth Kinman, the rough liyinter Of

Seth Kinman,, the rough hyinter Of
the Rocky Mountains, who had already
inmortalized himself by making buck
horn chairs for Presidents buchanan
and Lincoln, few days since presented
one, of these curiosities 10, President
johnson, made from the trophies of two
grizzly bears, slain by the eccentric
hunters own hand. The following de-
scription Of the scene at the White
House during the ceremony Of presen-
tation is.from the Chronicle !: 80
aeAfter a short delay, a messenger.
came running down the stairway and
announced that his Excellency was
ready and waiting. At this stage the
members of the press were kindly ill.,
vited to ascend, and they, together
the remainder of the party, following
on the heels of Kinmaii, soon found
themselves a.on the threshold OF the
Presidential sanctum. The door of the
room had been thrown open, and, with
ont introduction on formal ceremony.
theihardy pioneer of the wild Pacific
slope, the cOnqueror of wild beasts and
wild men, grasped by the. hand the
5honored President of an all powerful
Republic. 3 Kinmap was evidently no
stranger to the President, who received
him in most cordial manner. .l.a
j Leaning upon his rifle, and as calm as
though he had been conversing with %
prairie companion, he stated to the Pres.
ident that recently he had been up'in
Pennsylvania constructing chair from
the skins of several "sgrizzles1' which
he had killed with his own rifle, and
which he desired to present to him.
That in offering il as q token of respect,
both to his person and, Office, he desired
to say that. in his opinion, the President
Of ..thesef United States wasf The bingest
man In the world.u taft9s ~ eiii
The President was much gratified at
this emphatic compliment, and, in re-
turning thanks, said hethought he knew
how to appreciate both it and the chair.
= The President here insisted that
"Seth'r,shotld sit in the chair, after
which he sat in thechair pfaising high
" its beauty and comfortable qualities.
The bear-killer,"i in the meanwhile,
had become so inucl at ease in his inter-
course with the President that he des-
tcaI,ted nnnn tho ,,'',''s'sss 80 ,l,,' i,
GIT with perfect nonchdidnce. = This
originated, however, from no want of
respect to his Excellency, but rather
from buoyancy of animal spirit and a
genial good nature, which has won for
kinman a host of friends wherever he
is known, -
After displaying all the parts and
points OF his wonderful chair. calling at
tention to the formidable claws clustered
on its sides, the natural feet of the ami
mails on which it rested, the old hunter
paused. 1t was plain, however, that
something remained to be told, some
thing startling to be shown, and the
Rocky Mountain speaker had not pro-
nounced his perOrdtion. Carefully UNI
huge head, he suddenly darted it, snap
ping and crashing its teeth, close to the
Presidents knees, which was received
by the crowd with uproarious laughter,
and heartily enjoyed by the President
himself.
The grown children of his Excellency,
several in number, now came in, and
were loud in their demands to be shown
again and again this wonderful feature
of the chair. No one seemed to enjoy
their delight and fun more than the |
President, whose care-worn- face was
lighted up with benignant smiles, and |
whose stern nature seemed to have re- |
Taxed and grown cheerful over the plea
sing incident. The crowd, of their own |
accord, now withdrew, leaving Kinman
almost alone with the President. At
last, however, upon suggesting to his |
Excellency that he should keep the |
head of the "grizzlyn we'll protruded in |
order to frighten off the office-seekers
and unrepentant Rebels who beseige his
mansion, and receiving a warm invita-
ton to visit the White House at his
pleasure, the worthy old hunter with
drew, well pleased at his reception and
success.