Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-07-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
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All Heart,

It is really refreshing in this day of fierce
competition for Office, when the struggling
thousands remorselessiy trampIe each other
down, to meet With one kind impulsiye nature,
full of milk rs an Attorney COW, and impulsive
as a boy. Such a nature is the venerable
Jesse, the "hower'-I beg pardon, the father
of our cherished and beloved Chief Mag~
istrate. This good old man has seen many
years of troubled life, and, although winters
of many years have silvered his venerable
head, his heart is as youthful and fresh rs in
his early spring time, when he was 4 beau
among the girls and an athlete among the men.
| have lust heard an instance of this from
the Professor, " ho is here studying music at
the fifth Avenue Opera House, and perfect
ing his French accent by listening to the
sweet voices of Tostee and Irma. The in
stance renews my admiration of the venerable
Mr.. Grant. He is dear old gentleman. 1t
seems that during the summer that preceded
the Presidential election, the old gentleman
revisited some scenes of his youth that exist
about Raveuna, Portage county, Ohio. When
he was n spOrtve young man, he loved and
courted fascinating girl. But. alack and
alas the course of true lore did not run
smooth In fact, itrun over dau1, or several
dams, and falling on the rocks below, split all
to pieces. 10 ccms down from my symbolical
comparison, the gay young Jesse, the flower,
etc, was Tilted.
He returned TO find his former love an
aged widow, with family of children-ono
of these n giri-no, not exactly girl, but u
young widow, looking much like her fasci-
mating mother at the same age.
Is not this beautiful? Does it not read ike
n fairy tale? What charming thing Offeu-
bach could make Of it. lie would shift tho
scene to a later day, after the 4th of March,
indeed so to bring in the Presidential
mansion, with General Dent, high custodian
of the card basket and guardian of the boot
jack, and the smoking President. And tho
two Would sing a comic song, with lively
chorus from the otIice-seekers, aud then all
would break into the can can. But digress.
The old geDtlcma0 saw his former lore, md
to conceal bis tumultuOus feelings jested with
her.
"Ain't you sorry" he said, "that you re-
fused me you might now be the mother Of
the General, and maybe the President p
The old lady laughed and merrily assentod.
"Never mind" the old man cried: al will
take tho same care of you as if you were my
wife. Who's your Congressman 2"
General Garfield"
"Ah that Rosecra0s feller Well, III
take the patronage Of this district in my own
hands. III make your daughter postmaster
Of this town"
TIE good people took this as merry jest
from the kind hearted old man, and thought
no more Of it. The election came of, and
after the Inauguration tho citizens mSved TO
turn out the johnson postmaster, and put in
a good Rcpublicaa The elaction was held,
and the victorious candidate sent on his cre-
dential5 to Gen. Garfield. That excellent
10, ~ itk
earnest Recommendation Before this could
be written, he read with blank amazement,
in the Chroni@hc, that the name of Mrs. -
had been sent in By the President. To catch
hack and hurry up 20 the White House was
the work of n few minutes. Gen. Garfield
stands very high in the estimation of the Ad-
unistration, and he was at once admitted.
81 came to inquire, Mr.. President, upon
whose recommendations you sent in Mrs. -
as Postmistre51 at Ravenna ?"
"Upon the recommendation Of my father"
replied the President "He knows the family
very we'll"
"Does he know that this woman is not only
unqualifed-that she is entirely incapable,
through lack Of education, to carry on the
o!Iice-but there Is great indignation in Ra-
Teuua over her appointment" 7"
81 can't say, indeed" responded the Presi-
dent, "but certainly don't wish to appoint
such person to Office"
"Will you recall the nomination, then, Mr..
President, and permit me to leave with you
the papers of the successful candidate ?"
IF you will have the confirmation delayed
for awhile, will certainly send in the NJ,
Of the gentleman you recommend"
Gen. Garfield fastened to the Senate, saw
the committee. and had the young woman
superseded. But the venerable jesse heard
of this interference Of the "Rosycranze man"
in his bit of tender solicitude, and interviewed.
Not at all staggered By the fact that the
! daughter Of his love could not read writing,
he at oLce made arrangements with the de-
feated candidate in the election to 60 into the
Office and do the duties thereof at reason
able com p:nsation, while the fair widow en-
ioyed the profits. With this understanding
the daughter of the old love was confirmed.
Could anything be more tender, touching,
and beautiful than this The venerable
Jesse is an oasis in desert. He is the greatest
thing to be found in the dry waters of politics.
Let Us be thankful, however, that he is not
Don Juan, and has few loves. D..
The servant of an army officer one day