Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-01-26
Henry A. Wise's Book.


J. r. tippnco;t & Co.. Of Philadelphia,
have just published u volume of 800 pages
octave. touring this singular title "Seven
Decades Of the Union The IIumanilies and
MaterialiSm, illustrated ny Memoir OF John
Tylgr, with "reminiscences of some of his
Great Contemporaries The Transition State
of this Nation its Dangers and their Remedy
By Henry a Wise" The book contains
many very interesting reminisccnces. Wegive
one extract.
jAcgsoS's TEMPER.
but, on another OCCASION his ignorance OF
language did cntanele him in ridiculous
mistake and almost II scrape. During his adj
ministrntion. while Mr.. Louis McLane, of Del
aware, was Secretary Of State, France sent
certain dHShing minister to Washington,
Young man Just elevated above the grade of
charge, whose passion was display His outfit
OF cqnpagc, grooms. positions and gold lace,
was magnificent He called on the Secretary
Of State TO appoint nm audience with the Pre-
sident. and Mr.. McBnne. an accomplished,
easy gentleman, begged him TO call the next
morning NJ ten o clock At the State Office and
lie wonld accompany and present him
Monsieur Ie Ministrc misiook as to the place
Of calling. He thought he was 10 call at the
President mansion AT 10, A. NJ. According
~, in full rannpy Of costume, in coarh-and-
fonr, with Attendants rrooms, Positions,
oulrdets aud tootmcn, Mt the honr appointed
hc drove up 10 the trout door Of the White
House instead Of the Stale Department, where
Mr.. MrLeue was awaiting his arrival.
At that time the President was served by
French cook, aud the celebrated Irishman.
Jimmy O'Ncal, was General Jackson 8 pciied
major-domo. The hour was about the time Of
Gen J,ckson's finishing pun Of the pipe after
breakfast, aud he smoked as he did everything
else with all his might. His mode wns no
Latrkia curl. no dreamy threndy line from
barely opened lips; hui fun drawing and
expanding volume Of white cloud, rising up
Whit after Whit puff after puff, and bowl
and stem and pipe al smoked as hard and FIST
rs IhcY could, and The fire wns red and the
ashes hot, and the whole room was so ohfus-
Gated thai one could hnrlly breathe its atmos-
l,here or see. His usuul mode of sitting while
smoking was with bis left leg thrown across
the right, and the lcft toe brought behind the
right tendon Achilles, and the long pipe-stcm
resting in the fork or crotch Of the two knees.
and reaching nearly to The ioor. lie smoked
the old POwhntan bow and reed stem very long.
In this attitude he was sitting and smoking,
whilst Mr. McLauc was waiting Al The State
Office for Mr. Minister, and whilst Mr. Minister
WAS riding up TO the presidential mansion.
lie arrived the French cook in the Kitchen,
Jenny O Npnl nbnut his hnsungs, and Cen
cral Jackson alone in his Office hustle was
made. bells hcran 10 ring. Jenny was sum
noued 10 the door and there presented itself
! NIL tlis pnradc The devil 4 word could Jem-
my understand, md the best he could do wNs
/ to run up stairs to the general aud Announce
somebody very grand but Jenny wnkcd
/ that all ddn seem right, as there seemed too
/ much fuss for that soon in the morning. and IL
! might be an imposition ''Oeh, there was no
/ telling about The thing, it was go unusual"
! Il might turn out what afterwards occurred
! a Lawrence AFFAIR." The general quietly repli-
| .e1,.. IL