Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-02-21
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PRESIDENT JACKsON,s STYLE.

From General Henry A. Wise's
''Seven Decades of the Union" we
take the following "Reminiscences Of
the days Of Jackson, told in the auth
or's inimitable style:
But, on another occasion, his ignor-
ance of language did entangle him in
a ridiculous mistake, and almost in
a serape. During his administration,
while Mr.. Louis McLane, of Della
ware, was Secretary of State, France
sent certain Minister to Washington,
a young man just elevated above the
grade of Charge. whose passion was
display. His outfit of equipage,
grooms, pOstillions and gold was mag
nificent. He called on the Secretary
of State to appoint an audience with
the President, and Mr.. McLane, an
accomplished, easy gentleman, beg
ged him to call the next morning at
ten O'Clock at the State Office, and he
would accompany and present him to
the President.
Monsieur lie Ministre mistook as to
the place Of calling. He thought he !
was to call at the Presidents man
sion at 10 A. NJ. Accordingly, in /
full panOply of costume, in coach |
and-four, with attendants, grooms, !
postillions, outriders and fOOtmen, at /
the hour appointed he drove up to the 4
front door of the White House, in 4
stead of to the State Department,
where Mr.. McLane was waiting his
arrival.
At that time the president was serv-
ed by French cook, and the cele-
brated Irishman, Jenny OiNeal, was
General Jackson's petted major-dOmo.
The hour was about the time of Gen.
eral Jaekson's finishing pun of the
pipe after breakfast, and he smoked !
IS he did everything else, with all
his might J His mode was no Latak.
"a curl, no dreamy, thready line, from
lips but full draw q
ng and expanding volume of white c
loud, rising up Whit after Whit, G
luff after puff, and bowl and stem c
md pipe all smoked as hard and fast v
Is they could, and the fire was red .
md the ashes hot, and the whole 6
ould hardly breathe the atmosphere I
T see. p
His usual mode of sitting while q
moking was his left leg thrown 4
cross the right, and the left toe II
rought behind the right tendon, and "
be long pipe-stem resting in the fork oi
T crotch of the two knees, and
eaching nearly TO the floor. He
nOked the old Powhattan bowl,
'ith reed stem very long. In this ~ ~
-titude he was sitting and smoking 4
'hilst Mr.. MeLane was waiting at p
he State Office for Mr.. Minister, and Ie
lille Mr.. Minister was riding up to al
le Presidential mansion. He arriv- sr
1.-The French cook in the kitchen il'
emmy O'Neal, about his business, 0e
I'd General Jackson alone In his Of p.
e. A hustle was made, bellies be- OO
N 10 ring, Jenny was summoned ~
the door, and there presented itself "a "a
this parade. The devil a word %
uld Jenny understand, and the W
st he could do was to run up stairs 20
the General and announce some 0u
dy very grand {; but Jenny wink "a
that all didn't seem right, Gs there ~ ~
emed too much fuss for that soon tn
the morning, and it might be an str
position. "Oeh, there was no tel 90
g about the thing, it was so unusu- lee
It might turn out what after az az,
ri oceured-a Lawrence affsi ir II
ie General quietly replied, "Oh, TO-
mmy, show the stranger up; we We
II see who it is" Jenny ran, and oF'
,ksOn sat smoking, when presently tiIt
room was thrown wide open and 'hs
rankin Of gold lace entered, cooked
!, with bullion and white feather, 7
lrished in hand, making a salaanl, lin,
the right and salaam to the left, tbe
h tremendous sweeps, whirling of
inch with vehement gesture and Enf
,roaching nearer and nearer; it boii
med very threatening in the ex- how
ne III,
he President quit smoking, beat uas rrlss
bowl of his pipe in his hand, rose incI
ckly, took hold of the back Of his are
ir, and exclaimed, with a strong broI
ce: "Bv the eternal gods, Jem- Tba
O'Neal, who is this?" Jenny. incl
h ears open, and hands ready, was c1r4
izedly looking on, when, fortu- he .
ely, he bethOught him Of the bnr.
nch cook, and ran for him. There gios
no time to be lost, 80 the French 80
(, with his shirt sleeves rolled up t-as- -..o
is shoulders, and Just as he was, Nc,
1rinkled white with -four, ran up -,
4 Jenny, arriving just in time sfeal
ave Mr.. Minister'S pate from be- ''N'''
mashed by the chair in General
Eson's hands. Al
Non Dieu en exclaimed the cook year
is the grand minister of Louis the !
llippe 2'' digiC
Oh I" said the General Hwalk in. feed
there is no ceromony here POI are
he was about taking the minis little
" both hands lust a. Mr.. McLane been
red to see the mistake. to witness Gait
Of the Catastrophe, and they
10y the Joke, which made him a reeOI
sand times aftervarf shake with to hJ
", "like bowlfuI of Jelly" cellel
man
= little