Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-29
MIR. Johnson ut Home.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
ciai gives tho following gossip IN regard 10 MT
johnson and his home lite at GreenVli'e' len
ncssce:
II walked out on the street to take look at
Grccnvillc before dark and had not gone t"o
hundred yards before saw the lamIilar nspre
e Andrew Johnson. He was talking with
conntrvman, and was dressed in taultless attire,
as he usually is. lie is very neat in dress, bis
doctrine being that while dress does not make
the man, it helps the man greatly alter he Is
made. Upon approaching him mutual con-
ordinations and inquiries as to health, and SO
forth, were exchanged. | expressed gra'lnca,
linn at seeing him looking so healthy and
hearty. and il he said that he never saw me
Iookiop better in my life, (Which he did, the
gentle reader might accuse me OF being destl'
tnte Of becoming, modcsty, so [ will record it.
HWcIl" said he, whats the news 2
81 have none, Mir. President. | presume
vou take tho papers, and know as well, or bet
tcr what is going on than do. Have you
seen Saturdays New York Herald =
mo. have not what's in 1t Z
I'm its Washington correspondence you arc
accused of keeping STILL and of preparing to 60
over to the radical party, and support Grant
for President in 1872.
"Well. WELL" said he, laughing, That is
| news l. hadn hearu ol IL.
| 'I thought it would be news to you, and l
would have brought you tho paper containing
if, but Kicks, of the Chronicle repubished 1t
TO-DAY, and as you take his paper, you will see
it. In commenting upon it, Kicks says that
the CORRESPONDENT must be surmlslng Tor bis
own amusement, and that the only evidence
he has that you arc preparing TO support
| Grant is that you are regular reader OF the
Chronicle. :. :.
"Yes, (aughing,) as far as it goes 1t IS
good evidence, but it don't 20 far 1t would
not he safe rule to gauge mans politics
bv the papcrs he reads. But come into the
store it's getting unplcasantly chilly out
We had been standing at the door of store
over which was the name of W. II. Brown: l
comnrchepded the situation at once. his
Brown is now the son-in-law of johnson
having lately married Mrs. Slower. johnson 5
oldest daughter, who was lett widow lew
years ago by the death OF Col, StoVer Inns
estimablc lady is the one who presided with
such ease and grace at the White House dur
ing Johnsons administration, his wife being
an invalid, and the duties OF the house dcVoIV;;
inr upon Mrs. Slower. How faithfully and
veil she pcriormed her part those bear witness
who visited the White House after johnson
came to power The lady who presided with
so much dignity Tor three years at the White
Housc is now Mrs. Brown, the wife of coun-
try merchant in GrecnvilIc. MIR, Brown Is
main and elderly looking gentleman, well to DO
in the world, from dry goods and groceries,
johnson sony living sou. Frank, gentcciI
looking youth, seventeen or elgbteen, years OF
ace, is a clerk in Mr., Browns store. He is the
only living son of three. Charles was killed
NJ Nashville during the war, by being thrown
from horse, and Robert died suddenly in
April Of last year, while his father vas max,
ing tour through Inc State after his return
from the Presidency.
ANDY reads and studies great dea and
stirs about town every day, tic watches all
the little improvements going on in town as
closely as if nc owned all the property here
II man puts down little piece OF pavement
Andy GOES and looks at it, comments upon IT,
IRON" RBqht Interest |" 1t as II 1t was IL