The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-23
HaYEs's HOUSEHOLD.
A Clumsy Team Of Horses Gre sident Grants
Old Servants Disgusted.

From ne Intr.Ooenr.
WASHINGTON Aug 15.-Tho Presidents
household now consists OF Mrs. Hayes. Miss
Plat Ia niece who has for long time made her
home with them) Mcssrs. Webb. Orchard and
rutherford Hayes tyoung men from 10 to 81 in
agcl. and two little children-Fannie. agcd TO-
and Scott aged 7. Almost any morning you can
SEQ carriage load OF the Presidents family
driving about town. Sometimes the ladies are
shopping; sometimes they are making calls
sometimes they go to the Congressional Libra
ry to get books to read during the long summer
days at the Soldiers Homo. Mrs. Hayes gen
orally dresses in black. quito plainly for this
city Of elaborate costumes. and she often car
rcs a largo palm-leaf fan in her hand. Her
cnrrinl,e Ia quito handsome. but the horses are
decidedly shabby. Nothing is quito 50 dstnc-
tive n mark Of social position as the turnout
one goes about in. and President lIayes's
horses are criticised more than they otherwise
would hnvc been had not President Grant been
go fastdious in the choice OF his cquipagrs.
No person ever had in Washington hand
sOmer turnout than Gen. Grant used to drive.
lie had pair Of horses which went before his
any other country. They cost $4,000. and were
selected 10y their owner himself who has ~
good an eve for the fine points OF an animal MS
any Jockey that ever handled whip. When
hc lett the White lIous" President Grant sent
them as q present 70 George W Childs; A; VI,
a. the finest team in Pcnnsylvanlh.
But President Hayes has introduced into their
stalls pair Of horses that look ~ If they came
from a country Ivory stab MS they did. Mr.;
Rogers. the Presidents private SECRETARY. paid
$500 for them in AlrNpndrla. Now Mti hlg'rs
and he has studied law he knows about oil
that need he known OF philosophy and art; he
dotrina sermon. and can write "A letter as
politely u. "A letter can be written. but he has
| one important weakness. and that il his itno-
rance oi horse flesh. lie ought never to have
been trusted to buy al eum. Tho horses are i'll
| matched and clumsy. They trot each ON his
! own hook without regard To- the other They
| have both been accustomed to bee hit'hed on the
/ nigh side. and every horsrman knows that to
! hit h two nigh horses together Will spoil team.
one Of them is "a dark -mOttlrd chestnut. with
! white foot; the other ~ a bright bay, win "a
hose two horses ought never 70 ID" hhi h'rsrnl p-
/ ~ thcr any moro than blue bonnet ought To be
worn with green dress. Besides. they are lazy.
! lrrSid mt Grant old Coachinan AMI lpulmhu.
/ whose faces are ~ well known IN Was ington
! NJ Preside mt Grants own. are retained at the
/ White House but neither of Thorn take real
active interest ia their business any more.
Albert. ia" coachman. drives alone. but h" looks
! like "A widowcr and acts as If he WAS thinking Of
| killing himself. And II would not he suriri- 81,
% persons who know the facts II both JcrrJ ana
| Albert were found some morning with Their
thr'ats cut and razors in heir hands
Beior. the lth OF March rs they role on the
box of President Grants carriage. with th"ir
'hE Ilu' ,'N.lN anu SUN ""'t ~ a. i"'-, q.
your hAnd. their stovrpipe, mats ana Whle
gloves. they looked the proud - men the sun
-huur ON. But since this civil service rDiprn il
the carriage lin" WIS inrodu'rd thry nave
found out that this world Is Il hollow mo h"rS
and nNtl with saw lust NOWADAYS You see
Albert driving. and you notice u melancholy cN-
preston on his cuunic nance. 10 which. in de-
gree of hlaekno-S. a coal isn't "A circumsian'"
H. holds the lines carclcssly in one hnnd AM
hn doesn't sit up so erect and dignliled ~ ht
used 70. hut sltawls all over the scat lk. 9
hack driver. His coat H. half unhutt"ned. hi'
boots are unpublished. and he don't seem t. ear
whether he wears his gloves or not. And it, Al
on account ~ those horses Rogers bought. j
Albert hadu a large family ut picaninni"s de-
pendent On hun for support he Wouldn't driv'
mat team for love or money; but n"c.-sii,
knows 40 choice, and ne Is holding on IN hor'
-, ~. M. st-.s~ ser -cus y s.Spertri oi con
-p.raHy 90 lame those horses 80 that they VII
jrsry wi-o wa- Mr.. Grants 'ootman, is abou
ia" hani-. ma Il !1rA'D that ever ryDci M ry. ?
\ nt..nlh mt hsur'. over slN ir't TAI. an.
hnr5 shaped head. well poised; a niou-ta h
and iuprtlal thuta prince would he .lr"ui Of
night iut 70 l- not Jerry manly beauty uil n
that makes iilm eminent a- i"Htnan tout hi
general ace. up.I ~huinut- aud urrir0 manurr-
portaf.a t., usher ia pr - -ort out. Jerry b..,m
IN a.l the ~. udrur Of hi. masnlii, ,'h.' VII"
iruul tie country who are suspected ~ luNI n
lo"s rhnnse n9n ia about mon potsgnS' H.
-prflns iNr MutD iluu-e. Jerry rises wan lh
0'.gl-iUi4. and Lord Chesterfield aid blush q
his lwu ho'ri~hnos-.
. ON receipt n days at the Whit House for %
lu-t tigff years. iu -WtIllw-tuu and white ki
q. ,vr- Irr.y assisted Nr-. Grant nud WIS Oh
most ds'ugur feature Of tle entertainment
lir kurw tAe face aud name 81 every p"r-
worth hu wing. ln ht4 penetration EN- Hsh |
. -'rfhut o li'n-rd th' as ruE" iu"mh"r 90 Con
8 gross o. hDar his name spoken - 500 "I.qu"i
an usher rs hn entered the White House door.
ALL % roor'd M mb'r 81 Congress. sir nl
crs would -ly H~ tl4ry noticed hl- elaborate ~
+ trutiuI- to ii-tiugu. p"opi", % tAc-iI Nt
lns man. IN hef anu Ae seems To Know every
. body. too"
: 10 see J'rry usher party Of ladies from N
| White House NrStiAule To- thc.i arrlAsc IT, wort
. a long tourney. amt n was better than lulN ia
t alta king 10 see him on Nh, box Of lr~idcl
Grants rurriaEr VITA his arm- folded 10. eye
, mptlnuirsS.
+ But tlU- IL "A pleasure oi the pn-t jerry
dying of "a broken heart. H. d. still retained
o. tie White House. hut Is compelled h. Ir,rlor.
O. mental Mhur. and goes around with Ion
checked apron tied about him, rubbing M III
d door knobs and unutrl ornaments with "a ple'
cot ohunnl- skin. lluniliair 1, depressed. hrjhe
L.. IrA- u ~ h.