St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14
More Gossip about the Hayeses.
FROM VETERAN OF lcI2 WHO HAS
KNOWN THEM LONG WHILE.

FROM \ VETERAN OF lSI2 WHO HAS
KNOWN THEM Long WHILE.
Fremont (OJ Letter To New York Herald
"Oh, YES, | knew Sardi> Birchard.
Mr.. HaNeSs uncle, very we'll. He left
Mr.. HAYES his hig fortune and made
him quite IL rich man. l, see. Mr..
Bnchard came here from Tittiu a little
before | did. and opened Il country store
where Nou could barter for anything
from Il jack knife to il barrel of hiSke\.
| clcIkrd for Mr.. Orchard for some
time, and always found him Il mighty
fine man. lc see. there were any
quantity OF Indians about here then.
and, a. Sardis Orchard WAS Il man of
some quality. he WAS rather looked up
to H. Il sort of arbitrator He was
mighty shlcwd at Il bargain. pro>pcrrd
pretty SnaIt from the first. but we al
ways thought him to hr Il downright
honest and square man to deal with.
Well. a> business proSpcIrd. SardiS put
his money INTO rral-c>tatc, and had
>,n>c and faith enough to hold on to it,
and. IN the course of time. he got to be
very well fixed in the world. Then he
went int" banking, and died quite Il
rich man. oh, YES, SaIdis was Il square
man.
Ibid know Gov. Hayes when he
Was Il Young man Well, indeed did,
and Il nicer boy never drew breath than
he WAS, and il was Il subject of remark
all over the country that Young Hayes
was one OF the most perfect little gen
tlcmrn that could he found anywhere.
Somehow that boy was never bad like
many of the town boys. He never
rarnrIScd al got into bad ScIape>, for he
seemed to he above that. He wasn't
stuck up, either, like some boys are VIII"
have expectations from rich relatives,
hut he WAS always kind and pleasant
like with all the folks he came in con
tact with"
lis Mr.. Hayes we'll thought of 10y all
his neighhorS ?" "Well. he Is that, and
| don't believe he has an enemy in the
town, unless. perhaps, "A few Germans
here who keep saloons don't like him,
hecau>e he let the praying women list.
his hall, one night. when the crusade
was going ON. but | guess even they
have forgiven him for that long ago.
oh, tell You have been praying that
the republicans would nominate II man
like Hayes, for God knows the party
needs some such men to purify il.
Hayes has Il heart that's honest, in the
first place, and when he comes into his
kingdom and goes down to Washing
ton, tell You he won't have such il
crowd sitting around him as Mr.. Grant
has had for some time. and he wont
hunt for Il third term, either. Some of
the papers say MIR. Hayes hasn't grit
enough To he president, but that's where
they are wrong, for, after Years of ac-
quaintance, can say that Rutherford
Hayes Is grit to the back bone, and the
rings cant manage him. neither. Oh.
he'll make the thieves hump them
selves. Then, too, Hayes was always
Il careful fellow. He don't tell all he
knows, but he keeps up powerful
thinking tor all that, aud when he does
talk he talks srnSt, and is always ready
I" talk Just what he wants to, right out
III meeting, without fear or favor. Yes.
he's splendid man, and feel very
proud to know him us do.
Then there's his wife Now she. is
what call Il splendid. magnificent wu-
man. ] think she is one of the very
incest women | ever saw, and don't
know of another who would make "A
better show in the White House. She
has got Il pretty face, but. bless YOU,
she is as jolly as plain country girl.
She's right pert talker. but. bless Won.
shes never to" stuck up to associate
and he friendly with her old neighbor.
rich OF poor. Shes Il firm Methodist,
aud belongs to our church. Mr.. HAYES
attends that church, but | don't think
he belongs to any church. want to
see Mrs. Hayes before she goes down to
Washington, to say goodbye and God
bless YOU, and to tell her that when she
gets to associating with all the great