The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-26
White House Intrigues.

ThTtON AND Tim COESEQUESCES---
|. lEARLY LOVE REWARDED WITH A FAT
OFFICE, SO.
Donn Plat: writes f. ON New York to
tho Cincinnati. Commercial as fol-
lows: -i .' ,e-r,
1t is really refreshing in this day 81
fierce competition for Office, when the
struggling thousands remoraclessly tram
pie each other down, TO meet with one
kind, impulsive nature, full ofmllk as an
Alderney COW, and impulsve as boy.
Such a nature is the venerable jessie,
"the fower"-I beg pardon, the father
of our beloved and cherished chief
magistrate. This good old man has
seen years Of troubled life, and, although
winters Of many years have silvered his
venerable head, his heart is as youthful
and fresh as in his early sprlng-time,
when ne was beau among the girls
and an athlete among the men.
I have just heard an instance Of thus
from tho Professor, who Is here studying
music at tho Fifth Avenue Opera
House, and perfecsing his French accent
by listening to the sweet voices OF Tos-
tee and Irma. The instance renews my
admiration of the venerable Mr., Grant.
He is such a dear old gentleman. 1t
seems that during the summer that pre-
ceded the Presidential election, the old
gentleman revisited some scenes Of his
youth that exist about Ravena, Portage
County Ohio. When he was q sportiye
young man, he loved and courted a IA
cinating girl. But, alack and alas the
course Of true love never runs smooth
In fact, it runs over dam, or several
damns, and falling on the rocks below,
splits all to pieces. To come down from
my symbolical comparisons, the gay
young Jessie, the flower, &C., was fill
ed,
He. returned to 6nd his former love
nm aged widow, with a family Of chill
dren, ono Of these girl no. not exact
ly girl, hut young widow, looking
much like her fascinating mother at the
same age, ..,o
Is not this beautiful Does it not
read hike fairy tale? What charm.
ing thing Onenbach could make OF it..
He would SHIFT the scene to later dav,
after the 4lh Of March, indeed, so as to
bring in the Presidential mansion, with
o.". b~"n ,"G,. vustuulan oi lnp card.
basket and guardian Of tie boot-iack.
and tho smoking President. And the
two wonld sing comic songt With a
lively chorus from the Office -seekers
and then all would break into the can.
can. But digress.
Tie old gentleman aaw his former
love, and to conceal h,s ,nmultuous feel
ings, jcsted with her:
"Aint yoa sorry" he said, "that you
refused me; you might be now the
mother OF the General, and may be the
Presi6ent7"
The old lady laughed, and :nerrily
assented.
Never mind" tho old man cried,
II will take the same care of you as If
you were my wifs. Who is your Con.
gresham
General. Garfield"
"Ah that Rosecrans' feller. Well,
III take the patronage Of this district
into my own hands. I'll make your
daughter postmaster of this town.
Tho good people took this as merry
jest from the kind-heerted old man, and
thought no more Of it. Tie election
came of, and after the inauguration the
citizens moved to turn out The johnson
postmaster and put in q good Repnbli-
can. The election was held, and the
victorious candidate sent on bis ereden.
tials TO Gen. Garfield. That excellent
gentleman proposed to file the same,
with an earnest recommendation. Be.
fore this could be written, he read, with
blank amazement, in the Chronicle,
thst the name of Mrs. - had been
sent in by tho President. TO catch a
hack AMI hurry up to the White Hou o
was the work OF fcw minutes Gen.
Garfield stands very high in the estima.
ton Of the administration, and he was
at once admitted. ~
II came 10 inquire, Mr.. President,
upon whose Recommendation you sent
Mrs. - as Postmistress at Raven
n.?" 'a.S'. '.@ ="
"Upon the Recommendation Of my
father" responded the President, ale
knows the fnm,ly very we'll"
Does lie know that this young wo-
man is not only nnqnali6ed.--that she
is entirely incapable, through lack of
education, to carry on the ce--bnI
there is great indignation in Ravcnna
over her appointment, 2"
II can't ssy indeed" responded The
President, "bit ] certainly don't wish
to appoint such a person to Office"
"Will You recall tho nomination, then,
Mr., President, and permit me TO leave
with you the papers Of the successful
caDdidate?" .11""s 3ul@n'l" y
"If you will have the confirmation
delayed tor q while, I will send iu The
name Of the gentleman, you recon-
mend" @'.4 <H'5 ",213 i~tr3 ",
Gen. Garfield fastened to the Sen
stey saw the committee, I. and had the
yonng widow superseded. But, tlss
venerable Jesse heard Of this interfer.
sacs Of the dRosyorapSe, man" ! IN bis
bit, of tender sol.ei.ude, and jntervened.