American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-17
Anecdotes Of Public Men.

Official manners, G
IONS and cnstnmes were differt
! things when Washington lived
!. Philadelphia from what they {
To-day. His habit. when the d
! was fine, was to take a walk,
, Itended BY his two secretaries, D
= Lear and Maj. VIM. jackson, o
/ Ion each side. He always cross
!, directly from his own door. on ms
kket street, near fifth, to the SUM
side, and walked down toward Il
river. He was dressed in blac
and all three wore cooked hal
4 They were silent men and seerns
Ito converse little. Washington ht
d large family coach, a light ca
riage and a chariot, all light. crcar
colored, painted, with three enar
| eled figures on each panel, al
very handsome. He went in ii
/ coach to Christ Church every Snl
4 day morning withtwo horses; use
i the carriage and four for his ride
Unto the country and the Land
dow ne, the Hills and other place
When he visited the Senate he ha
the chariot, with six horses. A
his servants were white, and wor
|liveriess of white cloth, trimme
with scarlet or orange. 1t wa
Mrs. Washington's custom to n
turn calls on the third day. TIL
footman would knock loudly an,
announce Mrs. Washington, VIII,
would then pay the visit in compa
ny with Mr.. Secretary Lear. He
manners we're easy, pleasant, ant
unceremonious. The late lamentet
Richard Rush. whom knew well
and who occupied very many dis
tinguished rositions, local, State
rational and diplomatic, and who
died July 80. 1929, aged seventy
nine years, recalls a scene in Phila-
delphia ia 1894 SO when, Washing.
ton opened Congress in person,
and which Mr.. Rush saw as a boy.
His words are almost mine. The
carriage of the President was drawn
by four beautiful bay horses. 1t
was white, with medallion orna-
ments on the panels, the liveries of
The servants white tSsned up with
red. Washington got out of the
slowly crossed the pave
nent, assembled the steps of the ed
fee, corner of Sixth and Chestnut,
Upon the upper platform of which
le paused, and turning half around
ooked in the direction Of car
iage which had followed the lead
# his own. Thus he stood for a
minute, distinctly seen by every.
,ody Sin the vast concourse. His
ostume was a full snit Of black
elvet. his hair, blanched by time
owdered, SO snowy Wilderness, a
ress sword hanging by his side.
is bat in his hand. Profound
fitness reigned throughout the
ense crowd; not a word was
card; every heart was full. 1t
eemed as if he stood in that posi-
on TO crafty the assembled thous-
nds with a full view, of the Father
his country. Not SO; he paused
n his secretary, who had got out |
the other carriage. decorated like |
is own. The secretary assembled
,e steps. handed him a paper,
robably a copy of the speech be
as to deliver, when both entered
lie buildings An English gentle
an, a manufacturer, Mr.. Henry
1aDsey, breakfasted with Wash
gton and his fauily on the 8th of /
me, 1704. He was greatly i'm
-essed. The first President was
en in his sixty-third year, but
I'd little appearance of age, hav-
g been in his life exceedingly 1
Mrs. Washington her
Ii made tea and coffee for them (; L
the table were two small plates
sliced tongue and dry toast, bread
d butter, bnt no. broiled fish, as /,
generally the custom. Miss
eanor Custiss, her grand dangh- h
+, a very pleasant young lady, in (
r sixteenth year, sat next to her,
d next, her grandson, George i
asbingtoH Custis, about two
airs older. There we're but slight
'lications Of form; one servant 1
~ attended, who wore no livery. i
=. Washington struck him as i
netting older than the President,
h0ngh lie understood that they
re born the same year. She was 3
ort IN stature, rather robust, ex- 4
'meIy staple in her dress. and
re a very plain cap, with her In
II turned up under il. This de- u
Upton Of Mr.. Washington cor
pond exactly with the portrait {
Iufed by Trnmbull, now in the .
nmbulI gallery, at New Haven, 8
butttltuts HI 4tt0 ~ NcuiIl- t4u
Philadelphia for nearly three /,
nths during the prevalence Of q
yellow fever. aud stayed at =
ant Vernon. The disease broke 4.
10 August, bot be continued at n
post until the 10th Of Septem-
/. He wished to stay longer, :.
Airs Washington was nnwi.i :
10 leave hin exposed, and he !;
Ia not, without hazardmg her "
aud the lives Of the children, re-
TTbe ninth census reports give 2 z.
aegrgate Of e9,261, 40, l2i as - -
value Of the farms ID the United K
les. Adding 1855, soo.s7i for
cultural implements, audsl, 524 Iia
ia Cor domestic animals, and b
have . total agricultural capital
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