National Republican., 1873-11-07
GEN. FRANK r. blair.
A Friendly Caii-"Oid nichoryn to Young
Hickory.

Friendly Cnil-"Old DichoryD TO Young
Hickory.
tFrom tho st. Louis Republican,
Learning that Gen. Frank J.. Dlar would re-
turn to the city during yesterday, the RspUbiiosa
called at his residence on Chesnut and Twenty
eighth streets last evening, and found that he
had reached home Just half an hour before.
Tho General was standing by the fire reading q
letter from the patriarch Of the family stsilver
Springs, and as the Rcpubiicun entered he ad-
vnnced TO meet him with the od-tlme smile Of
coTdlallty wrinkllng pleasantly around his eyes
Dressed neatly In oil black, leaning on q stout
iyory-habde1 cane, erect as ever, except In tho
lcebleness o. the right leg, bronzcd 10 features
~ nc might nave looked on q summers march In
Dixie, bright In hi, eyes aud cheerful In his con-
yertatlon, quick as ever In perception, and ready
~ ,ss EYER 70 ,aSet Jour huor hall way aud turn
Blalr, except that the leg, aud the right arm
waiting so patiently on the help OF the left, told
SAD story 81 me mental and bodily suffering Of
face-only IN the leg and the arm.
'.uen. Blair, the Repub!iean, hearing that yon
hsd returned, has called to say that he Is glad
"Not more glad than am to lie at home, ! can
assure you," sall the general: 'ana ! am glad
70 Sc ne HsPheliean a. all times, and oil my
~ have not come here to Interview you, gen.
eral'--
house more than half an hour
But your friends and the public IN general
would be glad 70 know how, you are ihrongh the
columns OF the Republican,"
"They are all yory kind"
$50 many cohhletlng reports have been in cir
aYes; ! suppose SO: As,o my general health,
! am AZ well as ever was In my life. ! am still
suffering from paralysls Of the right arm, aud
slightly !'HSs ,sns, e g! tho les'"
"Nc; the right leg AMI the right arm. I
came very near losing the left arm at Clifton
sp%aHns;'"r p%Hss'r
ain the elevator. I was going up when the
car was nlled with ladies', aud being always, as
you know, OF q retiring disposition among the
ss s%s " ,sase'sSa syse, into email
window or opening, and as we met what we
may call the descending noor. the arm. was
sssisS thought sous aSr have .Ss sn. sss s%' in my lie
"You feel no bad effects?n
mo; II has ali passed on"
"You are 50 much moro cheerful and better
looking than l had expected TO see you, gen
| '"You know ! was always good looking"
Here he laughed he well-known old laugh."l
| "And am cheerful because my ply ysicians as
sure me Of permanent cure-that Is, with
"6ood news, indeed"
"rhey say, however, that | must carefully
abstain from ali excitement"
(which means, perhaps, that must not ask
you ythlng about politics7"
1 Hs
with q laush-'T used now and then to get ex-
cited about politics, aud, there's no knowing,
might do 90 again. SO, Mr.; E'pubiiedn. we will
TO oner you, but don't smoke now, and so the
box Is empty"
aIhst must 60 hard with you. aencral;"
| "NO! II did Mt nrst, but I never had q bad
habit tnat couldn't break myself Of"
| Except politics" said the Republican.
"Aii exciting causes are expressly forbidden
under penalty Of q recurrence OF my troubles,
and 30 1t Is OF no use you gentlemen Of the press
coming TO interview me on politics."
Of all political stripes, although you arc u de-
"TSats an excellent reason why should have
more friends than ever"
"B Bscause now they understand that am In
noSo " way. tL,ughinH;l .,,,, o-
ALREADY insured: much obliged"
"Not that! bat about another phase Of iu-
About all other phases Of insurance, ycu
probably know as much as dol"
Here ring OF the bell.
sand, my Rspubiiedn friend, you won't know
anything from me abou. insurance, because I
/ don't know anything more about insurance
than tbe papers and everybody here seems to
Here three or four gentlemen came in to pay
their respects, one OF whom presented him with
i handsome cane cut from the tomb of General
| Andrew Jackson, Inscribed on the silver mount
Ing, "To Young Hickory, from the tomb OF Old
Hickory"
| As the General examined the Interesting relic,
| the Republican, could not help thinking that the
cane carried the "young hickory present swiftly
to another old hickory away on In Maryland, the
/ friend Of the old hickory OF the Hermitage.
"Good night, Gen. Blair" said the Republican;
| ~ shall be very glad to say to our readers In
tho morning how well you are looking"
"Thank you," from the General; Say that
am all right but this leg and :hs arm, aud that
has xrln ha atl In lima 4 af,I.
| avoid"
"Polltics," suggested the R-pubiicdn.
"And insnraacs" said the General with q
laugh.
| "Aud intcrylewcrs"r
eyes, above all, intcrvlewers! good night.
come again."
And the last thing the RsPubiicda heard as he
left the room, was good strong, hearty laugh
from the General.