The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-09-25
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pmsIpgS N WaiS5roN My ou'
contribution under thia great name vi.
b. thought hardly rcycren; enough Is
the most august and excellent 81 meu
4 venerable lady, still living n Mary
land, was d little eir whom, in l7sg
Washington was on his way through
MARYLAND to New York, whore Re vn
q be inauunrtod iir4t President u lh
United Ststes lie travelled III his oRi
carriage, a vehicle Of grcnt elegance
drawn by q pair OF milk white horses
with every ornate appointment in per
feet keeping. On approaching Balt
moro a roadjustmcnt of everything be
caufc necessary. aud Tor THE pnrpos,
tho party halted Mt the house Of thi,
lady's father Washington personally
supcrintondod tho work, of which par
was the backing Of the horses hoofs
after the manner Of boots, agrocably :,
( tho fashion Of that day for fancy Whit
+ horses. Washington Is known To- have
been extremely fstidious. and moro II,
ritable about his horses than anything
else iu the world The groom shocl.
inely botehod the Job, soiling the clean
white lees Of the animal, and imperfect
IS %ohshing the blackenod hoofs
/ Washington WAS provoked into anger
and seizing the brush would have
knocked the poor fellow on the head
/ with it, had he not made his escape.
This explosion Of temper, accompanied
with Strong language, was 80 unlike
I a little girl's prepossessions Of the great
/ Washington, that she has all her life
long been accustomed TO say that she
"saw greatness when nobody was by
and denies with oarnestncss that any
body las ever lived who was above get
ting into a passion about dressing his
horses hoofs.
PREaDESr MADISON, Mr. Madison il
said to have had an aversion to riding
IN carriage, complaining especially d
the great elevation from tho ground Of
the seats, in those days Of tremendous
/ barouchos. He would have been de-
4 lighted ut our modern "rockaways'
Frequently on the street Mrs Madison
would be ii the caIriage while ho would
be on foot upon the sidewalk, or out in
the roadway, alongside, keeping mp a
conversation Once be had stepped
into a store To mako some purchases on
the Ike and after q long detention he
returned, but not observing that his
carriage had passed, and was waiting q
few rods further on, he entered one
which stood opposite, with bis custom
airy doWucast look, without soeing who
were It's pasaenSare. t1ie ftanoue l5ale-
ish Orders in Council were an anxious
and gloomy subject, and news which
had Just arrived absorbed his attention.
A lady, who occupied the carriage,
knowing his person, was too much en-
borrasscd to speak, and he sat down
entirely unconscious Of her presence.
Hc II known to have talked freely to
Mrs. Madison, whose worth and talents
arc believed to have often aided his
eounsels Suddenly, from his medita-
tions, he exclaimed, 20, Dolly what
shall be done about these Orders in
Council r. Hero the lady at his side
spoke, upon which Mr. Madison started
with painful agitation, and after a
speochlcss moment abruptly left the
ealriage Ho Immediately returned, and
with his blandest courtesy and good hui
nor apologized, to the greatrelief ofthe
lady
PGEsrDExr ADAMS Mr.. Adams was n
Mason, but declared his belief that the
oath Of secrecy Of the order should be
abolished, in letter which was extern
siyoly published during the period Of
political excitement known as the anti
Mason movement
A person well known to the country
had the imprudence, at a dinner party
given by Mr. Adams, while President,
to publicly ask bin whether he (a Ma
son was friendly to the order. lis
rare tact and peculiar talents were well
illustrated III his reply. Here, gentle
men said Mr. Adams, is very pret
ty question Of logic for you Let us
see. Ny answer viii be both true and
false. II viii be perfectly direct, and if
50, satisfactory Yet my friend will
know 40 more than lie did before, and
that cannot satisfy him. This is a
pretty mess Of paradoxes.
'4oY can that be, 3lr President?"
"Why, General - asks whether
am d friend to the Masonic order"
Yes, said the company
"Well, this is my answer: am friend
II 10 the order aforesaid; bat if ] we're
! should say that | was
THAT ia neither one thing nor the
other. said the General
"Ycs, Il is b0th answered Mr., Adj
ans, amid the laugh Of the company
and tho chagrin of the General.
PhEsIDEsr Moan0E Some years ago
II a Burns festival IN Cincinnati it was
leclared that the best pun ever made
was made by President Monroe. Some
surprise was expressed, ID which, shar-
"a, that Sir. Monroe should have been
4 facctious man. The story runs some
hing thus
A Scotch servant employed about the
Mansion, who bad broad
.cceut and q good fund u cold humor,
lad been charged, BIZ certain persons
Who had projected a monument ia hon
II Of something or somebody with
Message 70 an appropriate official, whO,
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