Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-22

iien' Home. Mn. Hayes generally dresses
in black, quite plainly for this city ofelate-
rate costumes. and she often carries large |
fan in her hand. Her carriage il
quite handsome, but the horses are decidedly |
shabby. Nothing is quite 10 distinctive .
mark 0fs0cial position NJ the turnout one
goes about in, and President Hayes horses
are criticised more than they otherwise
would have been had not President Grant
been 10 fabulous in the choice Of his equip
ages.
No person ever had in Washington
handsomer turnout than General Grant
used to drive. He had pair Of horses
which wen. before his carriage that could
not be surpassed in this or any other country
They cost $1,000 and were selected by their
owner himself, who has - good an eye for
the fine points Of an animal as any Jockey
that ever handled a whip. When he left
the White House President Grant sen. them
as present to George w. Childs, of Phila
telphia, and they are now pointed out az
the finest team in the state.
But President Hayes has introduced into
their stalls pair Of horses that look ~ il
they came from ct uhtry livery stable, as
they did. Mr.. Rogers, the presidents pri-
vate secretary, paid $500 for them in Alex
andria. Nov Mr.. Rogers is an excellent
man he has studied theology, and he has
studied law; he knows about all that need
be known Of philosophy and art he can
see the fine points in legal argument or
doctrinal sermon, and can wIite letter as
politely as letter can be written, but he
has one important weakness, and that is his
ignorance of horsefesh. He ought never
10 have been trusted to buy team for the
president of the United States. The horses
are ill-matched and clumsey. They trot
each on his own hook without regard to the
other. They have both been accustomed 10
be hitched on the nigh side, and every hors-
man knows that to hitch two nigh horses
together will spoil team.
One of them is q dark mottled chestnut,
with white foot, the other is bright bay.
with white nose. Any one can see in a
moment that those two horses ought never
to be harnessed together any more than q
blue bonnet ought TO be Worn with green
dress. Besides, they are lazy, and don't lift
their feet the way the horses that draw a
president ought to. President Grants old
coachman aud footman, whose faces are as
well known in Washington az President
Grants own, are still retained at the White
House, but neither Of them take real
active interest in their business anv more,
Mrs. Hayes thinks footman meretricious
extravaganza, and Jerry has been retired
from his box. Albert, the coachman, drive.
alone, but he looks like widower, and act:
as if he was thinking of killing himself
And it would not be . surprise to persons
who know the facts if Jerry and Albert were
found some morning with their throats Gu,
and razors in their hands.
Before the 4th Of March, as they rode on
the box Of President Grants carriage, with
their long blue coats sLd silver buttons as
large as your hand, their stove pipe hats
and white gloves. they looked the proudes,
men the sun shone on. But since this civil
service reform 10 the carriage line was in.
troduced they have found out that this
world is hollow mockery and filled with
sswdus' Nowadays you see Albert dri
wing, and you notice melancholy expires
sion on his countenance, to which, in de-
gree of blackness, coal isn't circum
stance. He holds the lines carelessly II
one hand. and he doesn't sit up 80 erect and
dignified as he used to, but sprawls all Over
the seat like hack-driver His coat i,
half unbuttoned. his boots are unpublished
and he doesn't seem TO rare whether b,
| wears his gloves or not. And it's all on ac
count Of those horses Rogers bought. 1
Albert hadn't large family of ricaninnie.
dependent on him for support, he wouldn'
drive that team for love nor money, but nc
cessity knows no choice, and he is holdins
on in hopes the team may die and be place
with better one Albert is seriously sus
pected of conspiracy 10 lame those horse
SO that they will have TO be gotten rid Of
JERRY WHO WAS MRS GRANTS FooTMAx
is about the handsomest darkey that eve
rolled his eyes. A magnificent figure, owe
Fix feet tall, and broad in proportion, bu
1.-the and active; finely ehaped head, vel
poised; . mustache and imperial that
prince would be proud OF, and finely Gu
features face as black as midnight But it i
not Jerry's manly beauty alone that make
him eminent as footman. but his genera
accomplishments and perfect manner.
When there is business in hand, people q
importance to usher in or escort out, Jerr,
blooms in all the grandeur of his maenifi
cence. When there is delegation of citi
zens and citizenesses from the conntry, VIII
are suspected Of having loose chang
concealed about their persons
inspecting the White House Jerry
rises with the occasion, and Lord Chester
field would blush at his own boorishne .,
Last year during the centennial, when th
sovereigns Of this republic came TO tn
White House thousands per day, Jerry va
In his element, and the country cousins wen
back home and told the folks that ",he col
ored gentlemen At the White House was tn
pOliteat man thew ever SAW