The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-11-13
BARNUM AND HAYES.
THE PRINCE OF SIFO WNTEN
IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
The President Tells tho Snowman oil
About His Private Life.

The President Tells tho Snowman oil
About His Private Life.
An interesting interview occurred
on Friday between the President
and tho great Snowman, p. II. Ba:-
mum. Tho latter, who, it will be
remembered, telegraphed Hayes
last spring and thanked heaven that
he had been elected and counted in,
called at the White House on Fri
day for two purposes, first, to ask
the Presidents family to his circus,
and second, to pay hio respects to
Mr.. Hayes. He said on entering:
"Ir. President, I will not disturb
you. I only came to pay my re-
spects and offer my sympathy"
"Why sympathize with me?" asked
tho President, Mt the same time
saying "Sit down, sit down" 81
sympathize," said Barnuln, "with
anybody who holds the Office Of
President. Of course it is high
office and all that, but I have known
every President from Jackson down
and they all got gray under it,
except, perhaps, Grant. How we'll
I remember poor Polk, his hair
turned gray, his eye lost its sparkle,
his face became pale and his body
thin. They worry themselves to
DEATH" ''.rhere IS no danger to mo
Mr.. Barnum," answered the Presi-
dent. "I do not intend to grow
gray in of.cc." "But you can't
help it," said the Snowman. "You
make n mistake, you see it when it.
is too lato and such things trouble
YOU" "Wcll," answered the Presi--
dent; "I have no doubt l have made
mistakes, and / fear some serious
ones, but try to do the best can
and follow my conscience; I have
no prido which can be Objectionable,
md I will change any course when
I am convinced it is wrong; my
strength is il doing the best I can
for the public good" The show-
man answered: 'H3nt you will be
worried in spite of yourself. You
havo troublesome question, for
instance, to-day-what do you do
with it Il stays in your mind and
follows you into your family and
into your recreation, if you take
any. Your mind is at work on it
at night, when you don't know it,
md before you dre aware you will
be grayhoaded." "You are mistaken
there, LIr. Barnum," quickly re-
piled the President. II do not
allow my Official annoyances to-
follow mo outside of this room. L
go to my family, play with my
children and forget that I am
President. Nearly every day when
L leave this Office, usually from
3 to 4, I 60 for drive, but some-
times prefer to walk. J. take with
me in my carriage some pleasant
gentleman, who is agreeable to me,
and who know will not talk to mo
of public business and politics. A
long drive settles my nerves
banishes tho sad cases TINT come to
mo which I cannot help, and gives
me an appetite for my dinner. In
tho evening I see many friends
socially, and this is q diversion
rather than task. I am rarely
troubled with politics in the even
ing. Those who come, both ladies'
and gentlemen, are generally known
to us. ard they come at our invita-,
ton. I retire reasonably early and
rise early, and 80 thore is little
| danger of gray hairs in my case
"Will you come to my show, MIR.
President, either to-day or to-mor>
row." asked .|Ir. Barnum, as he
was taking his leave. "No," said
the President, II cannot, but the
children will CO." "Thank ,you'
Mr.. President" replied the show
man, as he reached the door; Il
may say at parting that am very
glad to Geo you hero. I believe in
the Republicans and am Rerubli
can myself. Thore is less cor
ruption among the Republicans,
Mr.. President" "That is very
true, Mr.. Barnum," said tho Presi-
dent, as the great Snowman with
drew.
Major J. w. Avery, for many
years an esteemed citizen and pros.
perous merchant of Yorkville, but
now a resident of Canada, has been
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