The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-25

and his uncertain visuals strained through tne
heavy-rimmed spectacles, he paused before
daring to address it. Now Jesse has way Oh
neither seeing nor hearing anybody or any
thing-when he don't happen 10 feel INCLINED:
He saw Thomas when he entered, out ulu noI
recognize him-of course not.
The clerk understood the case in moment,
and said
"Mr. Grant, this is Mr.. Thomas, postmaster
"Ah, glad to see yer, Mr.. Thomas! Have
cheer, have cheer Yer pretty wen, ann
yer? Yer look pretty well. | ami sricc
got that fall at the capitol, went doWi, !9
know, to the noGeraton of Lysses, jimmy anu
me: the General would have it SO, an ! icli
down them damned stairs. We'll, what Ken
do for you, Mr.. Thomas !" .,.
Thomas sat down and told the old gentleman
what he had heard of his conlcmplaIeu IT,
moyal. and of the appointment ot MI Fol'ius'
and expressed his surprise at any change Do
ing made. He was Il Republican, anu WAS
only in the office two ycarS-coulu hot ''ii''''
stand the change, nor see any Soou c'''Sc
for it. o,o ot
'Well ye see Mr.. Thomas, you ar one u, o,l Ii
,Johnson's 'pintments, an the general llt al,
through the war, an he's bound to put oul al
the Copperheads, every nan that Jonnso"
apinted, an fill their place with loyal mch'
Thomas again urged his RcpuDncanisii.
"Well, now, Mr. Thomas, TO tell you lne
truth bout it. / assure you there's nolhiiiS Pei r',
sona to you bout 1t. but ye see jimmy ~ lla,.,
mate with the Foudses, an they are heiehoCcls
If onrs an she an the general fixed IL up i0r
Mr. Fonlds wen we were to the nogeratioh. II
II hadn't been for my fallin' down therc !
would have Sam Penn kept in as speclal IselI
of the Postofice Department.; out wen ,o'.s M"s
sick Sherman poked his nose IN, as ne "llaSs Pao,
docs, and got another iellow III .i i,iS p,"0''
is. was real mad bout that affair. .,o
Thomas saw the hepelcssness OF the case
and left
JESSE rs CAREFUL. ABOUT HIS DRINKS.
Mr. Grant shuffles across the suspension
hridGc from Covington to Cincinnati TWO OF
three timos Il week, and always comes up Val
mt street Cause why there Is a little uriuh-
inc hole in the wall near the river, kept y!
thrifty German by the name OF MelIieL, ,i UNIV
the dispenser Of office, high ana low, . lnvul.-
ably calls there for his 6ilers nn Ie,oae exrnni
up town. He always drinks alone, except
when he Is invited. Before he became no
torious. Metzcr used to remark every tlnle ne
ioff his .Irrorrcry" that he was the meanesI
old skinfint that drank at his bar; but lie loullG
Il nrudcnt to change his regard TO respec!iul
rcticcnce, for the sycophants traCheu t.e
venerable and solitary lover OF ,i 1lt.Ils ut ~
MetZlor's and spent money for drinks UNI
zckars. mt dem tings, rs mooch as ne never
dit see, All the cheap hOnors of the street,
Invitations to drink, and introductions 10
eyery dlrty-handed plebeian, arc plentillly
showered upon the father Of the president, pu.
he never knows anybody the next , tne ne
meets him. "This is Mr.. Grant, believe.
Wo,y do von do. Mr.. Grant? had the honor
If nm introduction to you by my friend MT. 90
and So. Yesterday, and am glad TO meet you
again sir. :" saws one Of the fawning plcDs.
WAh. lest so. lest so, l forgot your name.
Skrlze me, Mr.. Jones fact is, see SO man!
folks. It's like my son Lysses when iie Wms VA,
in the army. He knowed all ms soiu'e'', '"'
couldn't call ther names, ye KNOW
JESSE SAVES HIS MoNEY-HE TAKES PRESENTS
"When my son Ulysses" Qhat al%ays way.
bears such an emphasis when military ai,a'is 70
are spoken of; when the old gentleman Is
coddling the name socially, 1t is dropped, thus:
WI, ,yssessn as though it had been dipped III
moiasses and the u had fallen in the lug}-
W When INV son Ulysses was down 10 Nichs-
burg. know'd right away the damned news
papers would have to take everything 1 paoH
they'd said agin him. From that time lotiaiu;
they spoke respectful OIL MN. NOW tiri "So -
him again, because they got nothln raI eise ~
nm nm their columns with; but the Genera,
can bear it; he's a rich man now, anu
hos President OF these United STATES,
and7 he don't kecr what they say tnat
don't like him." Acquistivcness runs IN
the blood of the Grants. The iounoer oi III. .nc
house is quite as notorious for taxing anu NJ NJ
memhers of his church tell that 1t Is the most
dlfficult thing in the world TO get the oiu gym
tleman to unite the long string OF MS oiu
leather wallet when special appear Is IN maue ai
for some cause requiring pecunlary aiu III tliE ,,
church; while his neighbors relate lnat ne VIII .,
90 from store to store and 'Jew oown tne le
price of pound ofbutter: He Is sllchler lol
individual right, and VIII maze axe d,srence suene he.
street car sooner than to pay the dlnerehce , 9e-
tween single fare and that set on Dunuie
of tickets. When 1t was shown that ne nau
received the present Of horse from MaJor
Meprue. in Cincinnati he endeavored 10 deny
| 1t by arguing that 1t was nobodys business,
but finally let the matter go win an equNo-
cal sort of denial for fear OF bringing nol-
mats nest or similar charges about his venera-
ble auriculars. Anything, from q can OF
oysters, jar of pickles or a block OF soap,
with bas-relief head of the General ON one
| side, to q sewing machine, easy cnalr, coohiuS
stove or anything else useful or ornamental
In O household, Is not declined. But whatever
giving is done cannot be credited TO the peopie
of Coyington: as q people, they cordially de-
snise the father of the President for his Innate
meanncss. which. however, they did not OPEN
| ly complain Of until he persisted III Keeping
| the postoffice in ar inconvcnlcnt and out-of-
tbe-way place. simp., because he could save
money by renting it. The affair was louuly
clamored about at the time, and found It's way
into the telegraph columns OF some OF tne iciu-
jnT napers Of the country. The result was IN
admonitory line from Washington and da change
The bitterness and strife, the hcartl urhingS
and dissatisfactons created by thc interler-
cnce of Mr.. Grant with public anairS N ms
region would occupy volume II uetalicu' oul
enough has been shown to prove that II is pro-
dnctiTe of mischief; and that scandal Is
brought upon the highest Olicc in the glit, Q Of
the people by the easy access of spiteiul,
ayarcious, dOatng old man, whose constant
boast Is that he is "the father of the President
/ of these United States and the greatest mill
tary hero in the world"