The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-07-20
HAYES EXPLAINS HIS LETTER.
a Genesis Of Principle That
MeeIs WITH Opposition ia
the Family Circle
An Interesting Conversation by 3
Reporter Under the Break
fast Table.
From an Occasional Correspondent of
the New York World

dear, said Mrs. Hayes this morning to
Ler husband at breakfast, as she I'M
folded the Ohio Suite .jOGJnni, which,
~nextto me Wortt, is her fayorite news
paper, $50 your letter OF acceptance
has come ont?"
elias it, my lovc?" replied the Gov
ernor: II understand that it would
hardly be ready before Tuesday night"
Mrs. Hayes read in silence for a few
moments: then, with II wild surprise, as
it appeared to your correspondent, who
had with true journalistic instinct con
cca!od himself beneath the breakfast
table, said;
why, Ruthy, what do you mean by
saying the resolutions are in accord
with my views?' You know as well as ]
Do that ~whonsthe platform was adopted
you told we yourself that the money
pienk wasn't q match with your inter
view III the COmmerctai."
"Hushl my love, hushi' said the
Governor with n~neasiness; ''sUppOso
some of the servants should oyerhear
you'll What I wrote was "MOst of the
resolutions are i'll accord with my views,
and | supposed the printers made "a
mistake.
There was silence, broken only by
the munching of toast, till the teapot
was set down with a violence that made
the table-crockery jump. Then Mrs
Iiayes's low, fute>like tones, full of
melody as the murmur of "A hidden
brook, were heard.
"Rutherford, you say: IF elected, I
shall! conduct the administration of the
Government upon these principles, and
all constitutional powers vested in the
Executive will be employed to establish
this reform. Can you sit in that chair
and look me in the face after writing
that? Didn't you pramise me about
Brother Peter, and Cousin Webb, md
yoar nephew Edward, and Aunt
Jerusha's three boys, and all the family?
What did [ hear you tell to Mr.. Schnrz
'ahout Madrid? Why did Dir. Blaine
telegraph You that if he had the De
partmeut OF the Interior he would not
prove Il deadhoad i'll the enterprise, and
to burn the letters so there cOuldn'J be
any more MulliganinG? What did you
write to Mr.. Cameron? What did Won
promise to Mr.. Chandler? And after
all this to go and write"
"But, my angel" expostulpted The
compromise candidate; 81 didn't write
It. shall make q point Of telling 81
mon that he put that too strong. But
these letters are only matters Of
form. they don't moan anything"
There was silence for some time, un,
till Mrs. Hayes remarked:
Rutherford Birchard Hayes, didn't
YOU say last year that this school ques-
ton was all nonsense and that the Gen
eral Government had about as much
business to pass an amendment about
the school fund as it had to declare
that you shouldn't cat beans on Mon
day? And look at what YOU say here"
MADAM" was the reply Of the Cow
erDor. in a toae full Of suppressed pas
sion, "you viii not understand ne. / am
lust as responsible for that Id letter
! here Mrs. Hayes put her tiny, SNOWY,
perfectly moulded fingers to her she'll
ike. pink tipped ears. ornamanted With
simple but priceless solitaire diamond
earrings as | am for the Ten Com
mandnents. l didn't write l. liao OF
t.: I havn't seen it yet: | don't know
what Simon Cameron wrote about cive
il service reform; and Sam Blrd about
one term; and Judge Kelley about
sound currency; and Grant who hasn't
much education. or religion. or ac-
quaintanco with the Constitution, or
regard for it, about the school qios-
ton
"Bnt want you to understand, mad
am, that rs sure as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ate
blue grass. If | am pusiIlanimous Idon't
want to be told SO by you in my own
thai a. ia the State OF Ohio own house.
The Presidential lightning doesn't often
strike Il man, and it very rarely strikes
a man ike me. If you want to receive
company in the White House You had
better be prudent. It will only he be
cause YOU are the wife of President
| HAYES"
Mrs. HAYES rose to her full q%ueeuly
height aud replied with a clear, metallic
voice. ike the tinkling Of a bell in
frosty weather;
"And ii even you get to the White
House, itll only be because .you are The
husband Of Mrs Hayes. Can't attack
your record? OF course not; BARRIERS
signs never causn church scandals or
commit murder. Correspondents come
here IN shoals and go away AMI write up
my back hair and boots. Rutherford
B. Hayes, if You love me, say 50, but
don't step on my toei"
The hair of your correspondent rose on
end in horror. The space under a
round breakfast-table set for two is
somewhat circumscribed and in shifting
nav position | had inadvertently troden
on the tiny but exquisitly shaped foot of
| Mrs. Hayes I wheeled round sudden
" but nois!essly. and, horror of nor
rors. barked the shins Of Ohio's favor
lie son,
81 didn't step near your toes" he
remarked, "and if [ had that's no rea-
son for your kicking a bloody chasm in
my leg"
Mrs. Hayes lifted thetablecloth, and
with an exQuisiteIy modulated shrek
fell back in a swoon that added q new
charm to her expressive c~ouutenance.
The Governor hauled me ont by the
color.
"Who are you?"
"a reporter"
Odd YOU hear what l said?"
every word of it,"
"Mfy dear fellow" said the Governor.
shaking me by the hand, "the press is
! the aul OF our lhSTtlSs, ana tue
| Archimedean lever that moves the
world. Iknew you we've there all the
time, and Mrs. Hayes and | had all that
conversation to fool you. A fraternal
spirit of harmony should per-
wade you and me at the beginding of
the second century of our existence ass
nation that we may make it permanent
as an era of good feeling, and a period
of progress, prosperity and happiness.
Will you come round and see me at the
State House before you send off your
letter to The World? I shall be olsen
gagged at $50. You might like to add
a brief description of Mrs. Hayes.
You have an unusually good chance TO
take notes now. The Herald man
admired her peculiarly when her coun-
~tenance was lit up by rippling CLEANS
of emotion-a holocaust, I believe, was
the word he used-but [ myself prefer
it in repose." PAUL PRY.
ONE Of the speakers at the Tilden
and Hendricks ratification meeting at
Aurora Illinois loct Gafurdav uas Jpo