Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-23
ANDY JOHNSON Ar HONE

A correspondent OF The Cincinnati CCansr-
cldl gives tie following gossip in regard to Andy
johnson and bis home life at Grecnville. Ten
nesSec:
walked out on the street to take a look al
GreerVllle before dark, and had not gone two
hundted yards before ! Jaw the familiar figure
OF Andrew johnson. He was talking with a
counrNman, and was dressed in fsultless at
tie, p he usually is. He is very neat in dress
his doctrine reing that while dress does not
make the man, il helps the aDgreatly after lac
Is made Upon approaching hiIn mutual con-
gTatUiatons and inquiries as to health. and 20
forth, Sere exchanged. . expressed gratiiica-
ton at seeing him looking 20 healthy ami
hearty, and II be said that he never saw me
looking better in my life, which he did } the
gentle reader might accuse me OF being des-
ttute OF becoming modesty, SO 1 will not re-
cord it.
We'll" said be, what's the ncvs?"
" have none, Fir. President. presume Won
take the papers, and know as well, or better,
what Is going on than do. Have you seen Sat
uidsy's New York Herald?'
NO, have not; what's in it -
"ln its Washington correspondence vou are
accused OF keeping still. and OF preparing to go
over 10 the radica! party, and support Grant Tor
well, well, said he, laughing, that is news;
i hadn heard OF it,.
IL thought it would be new. TO YOU. and I
would have brought YOU the paper containing
Il, but Kicks of the ChroHicle Tepublished il to
DAY, and as you take bis paper, YOU will see n
In commenting upon it, Kicks saws that tle cor
4CSE Ohutht must be Surinising Tor h >Own amuse
mcnt, and that the only evidence he has TIA: you
are pIelari3g 10 suppOlt Grant j. that You are 3
rs2uiar re- jeT Oftte Car9nice.
Yes, tlaUChing,1 a. Ear a. il goes IL is good
evidence, but II dot.'t 20 far IL wsu'd not be 4
sale rule Ia gauge a mans politics bv the pa
r6rs he reads. Bat come into the store. it's get
ting unIleasantly chilly out here"
We Lad been standing at the door Of a st1TE
over TL2cA vas tie name OF w. X. Brown. /
eompTt he Ed-d the situation at on e. TLi,
Brown = row the scu-iu-law OF ,Iohr IN, haV-
'ng latch married Mrs. Slower. John on's Old
est daughter, EbO was left widow "A few wear,
ego by IA" death OF Col StOvCr. This estilnA-
Die lazy = fEe CHe who prSEided with such e,-S-
and q ace al lie White House dUIIng Johnson's
ADMIN >iratiop. bis wiic l.linG sn invalid. and
re duties ~ the house deyoiving upon M
Stovfr. How faithfully and well she per
Z, rmed Ter part those bear witness who visited
he " lite House after johnson came 20 powe.
Ire lady WLO presided with so much dignIi
.Cr three wears at the Whi-e House Is now 81.
Brown, the wife OF country merchant in
GiCCnv'Ae. Nj. Brown ls a plain and elderly
itoE Hg gen 4eman, we'll 10 in the world
Z ON dry goods and g.Cse. les. .Joipson's only
living sCp, Frank a gent e,-lo0kiHC youth. sew
sntsen or eighteen years OF age, is a clerk in
Dir. Brown store. He : the ONLY living son ol
fbTtc. Charles was killed at Nashville, luriuc
the war. by being thrown from a horse, and
ECLert died suddenly III April, OF last year
while MS father was making a tour through the
states alter his return from the Presidency
Andy reads and studies q great deal, and stiIs
about town every day. lie watches all the little
improvements going on in town as closely as il
lie oTrtG all the property here. If man puts
down Iiiiie piece OF pavement, ANDY gees ana
lCoks az H. comments upon IL. ard takes a
much interest III 1t as If il was in front OF hi
own fOuse.