Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-08-01

eSt'"y Conversation Chromic1ed by Re
porter C"der tie Breakfast Table.
"Ruthy, dear" said Mrs Hayes this morn>
ing to her husband at breakfast, as she un.
folded the OhiO State Journal which next
to Tile World, is her isvorrte newspaper, 80
your letter of accert.nce has come out p
''''os it NY love 2 replied the Governor
II understood that it would hardly be ready
bet re Tuesday night"
Mrs Hayes read IN silence for a few mo.
ment>, then. with a wild surprise, as it ap.
Feared to yonr correspondent who had, with
true journalistic instinct, concealed himself
beneath the breakfast table, said
"Why, Rnthy, what do you mean by say
ing the resolutions are in accord with my
views j! You know as we'll as do that when
the platform was adopted you told me YOUR
self that the money plank wasn't n match
with v"ur interview in the Cnmmercjui"'
Hush my love hush = said the Cover
nor with uneasiness 'suppose some of the ser
wants should overhear you What | wrote
was most of the resolutions are in accord with
my views, and l suppose the printers made
a mistake"
There was silence, broken only by the
munching Of the toast. till the tea pot was
set down with a violence that made the table.
cr"ckery Jump Then Mrs. Hayes low flute
like tones, tuI! Of IN lody as the muImur of
hidden brook, were heard.
Rutherford, you say: If elected, | shall
conduct the administration of the Governs
mcn' upon these principles, and all constitu,
tI"ual powers vested in the executive will be
emt!"yed to establish this reform Can you
SIT in that chair aud look me in the face Gf
ter writing that! Didn't you promise me
about brother Peter and cousin Webb. and
your nephew Edward, and aunt .Jerusha's
three boys, and all the family What did |
hear yap tell Sci.urz about Madrid z Why
did MIR Blaine telegraph you that II he had
the Department of the Interior he would not
prove deadhend in the enterprise and 10
burn the letters there cOuldn't be any
more MuIIigining? What did you write TO
Nr Cameron? What did you promise Mr..
Chandler! And after all this to go and
write -"
"But. my angel" expostulated the com
promise candidate II didm't write it, |
>hnil make point of telling Simon that he
Fu; that too strong. But these letters are
only mstters of form; they don't mean any
thing"
80, thev don't don't they z" replied Mrs.
Hayes, with, As the reporter Inferred a sar,
.
due-n't mean anything either where Won
come out for n single Presidential term
suppose, Mr.. Hayes, you didn't mean any
thing when you told Mr. Crombie to try aud
fmd good tenant for the house for eight
years from next March suppose you didn't
mean anything when you rau three times for
Governor ani twice Tor Congress Z"
''But. Lrbbie, my darling" said Ohio's ia
v"ri'e son, lyon know as well as | do that it
was fixed a month ago that | was to retire
and cast the whole weight of the Administra.
ton influence for --"
Il know It, but didn't you tell me that
before 1880 you'd put up q job on him SO
that his name would meyer 90 before the con
vention and that go 900 Federal oficeholders
were big thing to buck against?"
'Desr, dear. how little woman knows
about politics ea,d the grest war Congress.
man; but. my dear. Sam Bard should not
have been so unanimous in Inserting his one.
term views. told them beforehand. write
Whist you please and siCn my name to it, but
! don I say any thing decided"'
/ There was silence for some time, until
! Mrs. Hayes remarked
'Rutheriord Orchard Hayes, didu't you
| say last year that this school queetun was
all poppy cock, aud that the Grueral Govern.
]
amendment about the school fund as it had
t" declare that you shouldn't eat beans On
| Monday. Aud look at what you say here"
"Madam, was the reply Of the Governor
IN tone Of suppressed passion, you will
r'St understand am just as RESPONSE.
b!e Tor that d id letter (thcre Mrs. iIayes
/ put her my, snowy, perfectly y moulded fin
! ger TO her shell like pink tipped ears, orna>
melted with simple but priceless solitaire
/ diamond ear rIngs) l am Tor the ten COM
mandmeuts | dIdUt write a lire OF il |
haven't reen II yet; don know what 81
mon Cameron wrote about civil service reform.
aud Sam Bard about one term, aud Judge
heliey about sound currency, and Grant
who hasn't much education, or religion. or
acquaiLtance with the Constitution or regard
tor II, about the school question or Spencer
and Packard about the South or Babcock
about the punishment Of all public officers
who hetrsy public trusts or l. gan about
trugalify in pnbic affairs; or Morton sbout
a fraternal spirit of harmony. But 1 want
You to understand, madam, that. as sure as
Nebuchadnezzar ate blue grass. if am pusil-
luminous 1 don't want to he told 20 in my
owu-th4t is in the State of Ohio's own house.
The Presidential Lightning does not strike a
man often, and it very rarely strikes man like
me. Ifyou want to receive company in the
White House you had better be prudent It
will only be because you are the wife Of Presi-
dent Hayes"
Mrs Hayes rose 70 her full queeDly height
and replied Wi;h's clear, metallic voice, like
the tipkliDg Of bell in frosty weather.