Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-09
HOW THE LADY WON.
Jesse, saae Father Of Ulysses. Secures
abe Appointments OF q Daughter Of AN
Old Flame.

lows:
1t is really refreshing in this d.
of fierce competition for offiC
when the struggling thousands +
morselessly trample each 9th,
down, to meet with one kind, in
pulsive nature, full of milk as 8
| Alderney COW, and impulsive as
boy. Such a nature is the vene
able Jesse, "the flower" beg pa
don, the father of our cherished an
beloved Chief Magistrate. Thi
good old man has seen many year
of troubled life, and althoug
winters of many years have silyere
his venerable head, his heart is q
youthful and fresh as in his earl
spring time, when he was a beal
among the girls and an athlet
among the men.
l have just heard an instanc,
from the Professor, who is her,
studying music at the Fifth Avenue
Opera house, and perfecting hi.
French accent by listening to tn,
sweet voices of Tostee and Irma
The instance renews my admiration
of the venerable Mr.. Grant. He il
such a dear old gentleman. Il
seems that during the summer that
preceded the Presidential election,
the old gentleman revisited some
scenes of his youth that exist about
Ravenna, Portage county, Ohio.
When he was a sportive young
man, he loved and courted q fasci-
mating girl. But alack and alas
the course of true love did not run
smooth. In fact, it run over a dam,
or several damns, and falling on
the rocks below, split all to pieces
To come down from my syrabolical
comparison, the gay young Jesse,
the flower, etc, was Tilted.
He returned to find his former
love, an aged widow, with q family
of children, one of these q girl-no,
not exactly a girl, but a young
widow, looking as much like her
fascinating mother at the same age.
Is not this beautiful +? Does it not
read like a fairy tale? What a
thing Offenbach could
make Of it. He would shift the
scene to a later day, after the 4th Of
March, indeed, so as to bring in the
Presidential mansion, with Gen.
Dent, High Custodian of the Card
basket, and Guardian of the Boot
jack-and the smoking President.
And the two would sing o comic
song, with a lively chorus from the
Office seekers, and then all would
break into the cancan. But | digress.
The old gentleman saw his form
er love, and to conceal his tumultu-
Gus feelings, TESTED with her:
"Ain't you sorry" he said, "that
you refused me; you might now be
the mother of the General, and may
be the President?'
The old lady laughed, and merrily
assented.
"Never mind" the old man cried,
II will take the same care of you as
if you were my wife Who's your
Congressman
"Gen. Garfield"
"Ah! that Rosecrans Teller.
Well, I'll take the patronage of this
District in my own hands. I'll
make your daughter Postmaster of
this town"
The good people took this as a
merry jest from the kind hearted
old man, and thought no more of
it. The election came of, and after
the Inauguration the citizens moved
to turn out the johnson Postmas-
ter, and put in good Republican.
The election was held, and the vic
torious candidate sent on his creden-
tails to Gen. Garfield. That excel
lent gentleman proposed to file the
same, with an earnest recommends
ton. Before this could be written,
he read with blank amazement, in
the Chronicle, that the name of Mrs.
- had been sent in by the Presl-
dent. To catch a hack and hurry
up to the White House was the
work of a few minutes. Gen.
Garfield stands very high IN the
estimation of the Administration,
and he was at once admitted.
81 came to inquire, Mr.. President,
upon whose recommendation you
sent in Mrs. as Postmistress at
Ravenna ?"
"Upon the recommendation of
my father" responded the Presi-
dent. "He knows the family very
WELL"
docs he Know that this young
woman is not only unqualifed-that
she is entirely incapable, through
lack Of education, to carry on the
office; but there.is great indignation
in Ravenna over her appointment"
81 can't say, indeed" responded
the, President, "but l certainly
doa'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 confrma;
ti6h' delayed for a while, l will GER
tainly send in the name of. the gen
tleman you recommend
:. Gen. Garfield fastened to the Sen
ate-saw the committee, and had the
young widow superseded. But the
venerable Jesse heard of this inter
ference of the "Rosycranze man" in
his bit Of tender solicitude, and in
terrened. Not at all staggered by
the fact that the daughter of his
love could not read writing, he at
once made arrangements with the
defeated candidate in the election,
to go into the office and do the duties
thereof, at a reasonable compensa-
ton, while the fair widow enjoys 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 &
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