The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-11-19
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Mr.. johnson and the Election.

On election day the White House
wore much of the look ofs jail where
there is . man condemned. Now
and then you could see enter and
emerge M. Wright Rives, one of the
sons Of old Blair's partner. Mr.. Billy
Moore, good. .humored young fellow,
also secretary; also Mr.. Worden,
the photographer and dailyapologist,
q shrewd and pleasant gentleman,
who has shown Mr.. johnson how
profitable his news can be, The Pres.
ident, himself, wore a mahogany
complexion, like the color of old rye
seen through common bottle. As
the returns appeared successfully, be
RECALLED himself upon the sweets Of
the world taken with sugar, and in>
dulgsd himself about nine O'Clock in
the following oration, which l must
beg his pardon for declining to credit
to my informant:
"Weli, sir! Lord knows have
done my best to stem this torrent of
RadicaIisml"
"You have, indeed, Mr.. Presi-
dsnt!"
"Every thing short ofviolence l have
interposedl My instruments have
been mighty frail. Sirl In this broad
nation there arc precious few people
who are capable oftaking very fit>
tie responsibility. l know because
I've tried 'em |! They've all broke
down, some from vanity, some from
one thing, some another That .
what's the matter. The people sre
mad. Most of 'em appreciate my I'd.
ministration, but they cant get out
of the influence. The Yankees have
put beech nuts under the saddles of
citizens. Every thing is running of!
Yes sirl everything has already run
of; Fill up! Fill up! It's all run OFF,
LOVE IN THE WHITE HOUSE KITCHEN
l was hearing plentiful gossip up
on "old" Washington the other day,
from an old lazy resident, when she
alighted upon this luscious anecdote
of romance, associated with the offici.
al term Of John Quincy Adams. Mrs.
Adams was naughty woman, and
her favorite nephew was one Ben
Johnson HELEN, young law student
or lawyer. of presence and parts
HELEN going often to the White
House, saw there as domestic or
servant of his aunt, u very beautiful
Irish girl Mrs. Adams suspected
nothing of his susceptibility, till one
night it was reported to her
that her nephew was escorting the
beautiful "Biddy" home from church.
She upbraided the girl severely, who
replied that she could not prevent
Mr., HELEN from following her in the
street. The young man was debarred
from seeing the girl for good while,
till one day she disappeared. Mr..
HELEN had married her. She lived
in retirement in this city many years,
and her children rank among the
most excellent and reputable citizens
here. OF these there were half =
dozen distinguished for their appear.
ance and character. Clifton HELEN,
JUG VI tuCtuJ WuS iOT SVOu Wuuc
law partner OF General Thomas Ew-
ing One Of the girls married At
torney FAINT of Richmond The
father is dead. If living he would
be Septuagenarian. l save this
piece Of kitchen Cabinet history, and
bequeath it to that promised Jenkins
who shall swoop upon the old clothes
Of antiquity some day, and trace the
holders thereof down to their button
Mrs. HELEN is stillliving in
this city, a stones throw from the
Postoffice. and hel children
we're staunch and splendid Unionists
during the war, rthy to rank with
the legitimate Adams family. Mrs.
Adams never forgave her nephew
for loving her housekeeper, and the
event cast q shadow upon that ad.
But who is the worse
1t this distance-rather. who il not
better that all this occurred p
Washington Correspondence OF Mo.
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