, 1877-04-02

Keep n'! oti!ce.terktTh NAV from the President,
and th:t 4 ,nH sped n'ft l' T. x.s b sras
gethcr,n' said hc, chatting With mo during
sh"rt lull IN the pressure, Of callers, "and We
we're II" partners IN Cincinnati. lie wanted |
idea. et CIri!.aessiee Reform, nd / III thst i
ought to make sacrifice to do 70. / had no |
idea that ny duties would bo 80 atduouf. Tic
President hopcs that In tho course Of four years
he can edacate the cruntrv 20 shAs II sha!. no |
longer be nation IT ofT1ce.arekcrs. he is de- !
termined to make no retnovafs except for gouu
cause, aud to appo.n. the bett mcn he Gnu flnd,
whether the politicians like them or not.h
Occupying desk at Mr. KnCcrs' elbow Is
ueuslly 10 be seen Wchb Hayes. tho Presidents
oldest sou, smoo.a.iaeed 5oung man, wtth :
large nose, Who wears glasses and looks like
Ike all tie family. Between hlm and tho l'fcsi-
dent there appears 10 exist mutual confidence
fu3 9,h,r .lefson TOO III. ts'e'y f9und netween
used by hard;worklu0 clerk, who attends to
the correapondcuce under the Private Secre-
tary'a direction. On one side Of this room,
which, By lhc rn5, "a handsomely furnished nnl
mac, ha staallst apartment, where. other clerks
orc on duty. On thu other side three or four
stcps lead from an open door down To the Pres
tdent's rcceptton.Foon, large, square room,
nt Tho two Window. ! bright carpets two desks,
numerous bookcascs, and an abundance Of vel
vet.cusl!oned chairs. At a large desk IN the
middle of thc room tho President receives his
Cabinet 3Inisters como directly Ia from tho
hail alter Elring their nsmcs 10 "a messenger at
the door, and do not, therefore, haze to run tho
1anntlet OF the Fnvnto Secretary. Every morn.
sentatsTea come IN q stcsdy strcam. Dir. Haycs
has d chair placed facing hle, to which le mo-
tions each caller bJ turn, rising to shake hands
With him Us he advances, and then rcaumtng his
&h1Faf fhnA f1fSf IN
designed TO be especially private, hc gets up
and takes hfa visitor aside Into window ajeoSc,
and sometisnes, but very rasety, he Goes out
with him 1nto hts retiring .roon1t adjoining.
TuE cIvIkBENvtcE HkFonuER.
The President appears perfectly at home ID
his new position, and coulu not oct moro at
case II hc had been 70 tho manner horn. Thera
th ask Z 5 ss ssy tss yns sSattsT = 5,h r. h: eSs
reserve and elan1.likc tmmof,ytty. lie talks
with frccdotn and ease which remind ono Of
Abraham Lincoln, but don't tell iunnY stories.
= Lincoln did, aid l,as more dignity q bs.1-
ouEh l'oncsty and integrity OF character the re-
ecmblance between Hayes and Lincoln will,
believe, be remarked more md more as tho
country ,,e comes to know tie !asM Who, through
| Electoral ComtnlsstoH. has comic ~ uur Kcpub-
leai throne. It Is singular how people
| generally m!sundcrstood Hayes during Ills
eAn.'iiacy. nc was popaiatly supposed to be a
pcrsu1,, without thc stun In him to make i
tirst.class atnucr., Even Republicans outside Of
| Ohio pfcliuttl that he Hould bc run By Nor.
canio from thu quiet way he ilas and from lls
aversion to noisy te!f-sbscstIon. In reality, he
is one Of the most posltise, uuyicldinG men in
public lifc, md under rclret glove conee.ls 4, =
opponents, hccuaso he has himself un.fcr per.
feet control, and Is therefore never oG
hs guard: Ills public and private life
spessnt' ppees nepe ,s g. Fe5snea qo Sy .s1 eye e
snc7ves. 1its pct political hobby Is Ctyi!-8ervicc
reform. uc secnis to believe. TINT he has
ntlssi0n to inauguFatc aysten that slall make
icc, M audi aud is ii ohio friends. ike Ga1fs!d Foster,
and Cox, whv know him thoroughl:, tay hc
can't be snoscd an ln:tl from tho course he has
ldid out to accomplish this reform. 1t Is no
as lsC3, whcu he was II. tho House from, une 81
tho Cincinnati Districts, that he gaze warn,
support 10 Jepckcs' bill. .whcl, was the first
tangible embodiment of the c;vf.scrytee thro.
time, made up hls mlnd, and, Will. character
istic pefssteney. tas crcr sli!co stuyk TO the
i,leas ho thcn tmL,bcd. ..t@.<,
Tse s IT.. :. ns Tass 1as, nor.s as
for such Of the general public as appruru them
EelYrs in AIr RuScrs' eyes as no oiiics-seekers,
A. the cIoac thctc ts a!wsye 4 crowd Of iorty ~
tlftY persons tn tho hall aud Ante.Fo0m. md the
!
retreat for 4 few mluutea, aud shaking hani.
right and LETT In tho throng, listens to tho pett
taons Ut srcl a4 tan get h.A cur and posscas lfu
pudenrc enough TO urge their claims Of oilict
under such unfaTorablc circunlssauces. III
SHOWS no annoyance, but nlcasa!'lly refers thess
applicants to this or TINT department, according
u tho nakuro Of thcir requests.
1.-THE FIRST LADY IN THE LAND"
hirs. Hayes seems as much tt home In hci
difficult station a. the President does ii, his.
Sic has received cyery afternoon thus far. ant
two al valla. Evcfyeody praises her, ul1ess u
BE- tue yc{y fash,ooaso 1a,s. wH ta1nk &c
they feel little ashamed Of their gorgeous u:
tlrv when they acc tho ''lrst LADY in tie land
receiving them tu IN inexpensive black ailk,
without any jcwclry, and her hair innocent ol
pulls, bangs, or frizxes. II Mrs. Hayes wilt on5
succeed In getting tho wo1ncu ot the connsry e
Gtop their oxtrayagant overdress!pg,. tho will
accomplish u mucll good NJ viii her husband
with lis Clyll-scrylcc reform project.
FIRES.