The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-21
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1t is really refreshing in this day of
fierce competition for office, when strug-
Cling thousands reinorsclessly trampe
each other down, to meet with one kind, |
impulsivc nature, full of milk aSap AL
derney COW and impuisive as boy.
Such Il nature is the venerablVy Jesse,
"the howerr-I beg pardon, the father
of our cherished and beloved Chief
Magistrate. This good old man has
seen many years of troubled life, and
silvered his venerable head, his heart, is |
as youthful and fresh as in his early
spring time, when lie was beau among
the girls and an athlete among the men.
l have just heard an instance of this
| from the Professor, who is here study
| ing music at the Fifth Avenue Opera
House, and perfecting his French ac-
cent by listening to the sweet voieos of
Tostee and Irma. The instance renews
my admiration of the venerable Mr..
Grant. lie is such dear old gentle
man. 1t seems that during the summer
| tIIuJ DTcCCUttt tlC L ItSluCtlllul cltCtlous
the old gentleman revisited some scenes
of his youth that exist about Ravenna,
Portage county, Ohio. When he was
cportive young man., he loved and
courted fascinating girl. But, alack
and alas the course of true love did
not run smooth. In fact, it run over
dam, or several damns, and falling on
the rocks below, split all to pieces. TO
come down from my symbolic compar-
ison, the gay young Jesse, tho flower,
Nc, was Tilted.
lie returned tn find his former love
an aged widow, with family of chill
dren, one of these girl-no, not exact
ly girl, but young widow, looking
as much like her fascinating mother at
the same age.
Is this not beautiful? Does it not
} rcad like II fairy tale? What charm
J ing thing Otlenbach could make of it,
lie would shift the scene to u latter day,
, after the 18th of March. indeed. so as TO
, bring in the Presidential mansion. with
General Dent, High Custodian of the
, Card-basket, and Guardian of the Boot
. iack-and the smoking President. And
, the two would sing comic song, with
: lively chorus from the office-seekers.
/ and then all would break into the can
can. But digress. ,.t ....
, The old gentleman saw his former
love, and. to conceal his tumultuous
feelings, jcsted with her: N .
"Ain't you sorry he said, that you
, refused me; you might now be the
mother of the General and maybe the
President?"
The old lady laughed, and merrily as
, semted.
"Never mind" the old man cried. I" |
: will take the same care of you as if
you were my wife. Whose your Con-
gressman!'
"Genclal Garfield"
t "Ah' that Rosccrans feller. Well,
: I'll take the patronage of this district
| in my own hands. I'll make your daugh-
: ter Postmaster of this town."
, The good people took this rs a merry
| Jest from the kind-hcarted old man, and
} thought no more of it. The election
, came off, and, after the Inauguration,
( the citizens moved to turn out the John
| son Postmaster and put in a good Re.
publican. The election was held, and
the victorious candidate sent on his cre-
| dentials to General Garfield. That eX-
cellent gentleman proposed to file the
Q same with an earnest recommendation.
, Before this could be written, he read
t with blank amazement, in the Chronicle,
that the name of Mrs. - had been
sent in by the President. TO catch a
hack and hurry up to the White House
was the work of few minutes. Cen
. eral Garfield stands very high in the es-
timation Of the Administration and he
was at once admitted.
81 came to inquire, Mr.. President, up
on whose recommendation you sent in
Mrs. - as Post,nistress at Ravenna.
=. "Upon the recommendation of my
father" responded the President. He
knows the family very WELL"
"Does he know that this young wo.
man is not only unqualified-that she
is entirely incapable, through lack OF
, education, to carry on the office; and
that there is great indignetion in Ra.
VIENNA over her appointment?
IL can't say, indeed" responded the
President, "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 sue.
cessful candidate?" .........
"If you will have the confirmation
delayed for while, / will certainly
send in the name of the gentleman you
recommend"
General Garfield fastened to the Sen.
) ate, saw the committee and had the
widow superseded. But the venerable
Jesse heard of this interference of the
!, "Rosycranze man." in his bit of tender
solicitude, and intervened. Not at all
! staggered by the fact that the daughter
of his love could not read writing, he
at once made arrangements with the de.
|, feated candidate in the election to &c
into the Office and do the duties thereof
at reasonable compensation, while the
; fair widow enjoys the profits. With
. this understanding the daughter of the
old love was confirmed.
Could anything be more tender. touch
; ing and beautiful than this? The ven-
cradle Jesse is an oasis ilil b desert. lie
is the greenest thing to be found in the
dry wastes of politics. Let us be thank
ful, however, that he was not Don Ju-
an, and had Y few loves. Hm.
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