The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-05

t envelope crammed, to O correspond.
: ing corpulency with its owner, will
! papers, cards, recommendations and
references. She is dressed in her 60
to-meetin'- best, threadbare though il
is, and she puffs and tugs away to
lind her card, all the while complain
ing that she should be so kept wait
ing for a five minutes talk with the
President. " Take my card right in,'
says she, tell him Pm the mother
OF three boys killed in his war, N tits
no more'n right It I should see him
anyway" Her card goes in and at
the doorkeeper's return he finds wait
ing widow in deepest weeds who
wipes her eyes with her black -bor-
dered handkerchief and signing out
an 20 dear' asks 'sHow long before
l can see him ~ Now comes a one
legged, one-eyed soldier, brown and
battered, a veteran in very deed.
Without the least backwardness he
speaks out: Wud ye place inform
bis excellency that Corporal Miles
O'Nale is waitin' at the dure- Cor
poral O'Nale that sarved with Gin
eral Scott and that carries a Mexican
ball i'll his body at this minute-Cor-
poral O'Nale that marched with Gin
eral Zack Taylor troo swamp and
brier after the murtherin Cherokeees
in Florida an but the corporal is
cut short by the entrance of fussy
little lady with iron gray cork screw
curls, who must see the President
to-day" and she ,Uil, SO there" A
Senator arrives with a delegation
from his town which wants a post
mastership transferred. and is shown
into an adjoining room to wait, but
| have misgivings that there is side
door leading from this adjoining room
into the Presidents Office and that
the Senator and his delegation have
availed themselves of it, while we
poor innocents outside are consoling
ourselves with the thought that even
Congressmen have to wait their
turns.
Now Dutehman fights his way
through the crowd wanting to see
:" dot President of der Vite House,
and at the same time Uncle Jack ar
rlves hat in hand, bowing and scra-
ping to everyone. F." Mornin' bossn
says he, Gwine to let dis yer ole
nigger see mars Hayes dis mornin'
for mint 7" Then he goes on to ex-
plain that all he wants is to set eyes
on him." for he's seen every President
since the second Adams and "never
'spects for to see mother 'cept mars
Hayes" An exquisite tiptoes up the
steps, a marvel of nicety-he might
have stepped out of band box bat a
minute before, so perfect is his attire.
His low shoes are of patent leather
and disclose snow white socks of sill
ken fneDess. His sky blue necktie is
falling over an immaculate
shirt front; his straw-colored kids
are smooth and spotless and his hair
is glossy and almost dripping with
strongly scented oil. In one hand is
the shiniest!of beavers and the other
daintily holds slender cane. With
a low bow he presents his card ,
. Have the kindness, sab, to carry ,
my cawd to the President and say
that | have lettah of introduction
from Senator Gordon of Georjah." A
young girl timidly advances aud asks
# it will he possible for her to see the
President to-dayq But no, she is too c
ate. Cabinet members Begin to ar
i've for meeting at two o'clock, and 8
Jhe President will see no more visi-
.ors to-day. There he comes now,
md goes the round of the room sllak- !
ng hands with all but stopping to
listen to no complaints or requests. I
You must come another day, y
Sorry that can't hear you today q
Pardon, Madam, but I've no more
ime to-day" ETC., etc. The disap-
pointed turn away, some fearful,
ome wrathful, and all more or less
except Uncle Jack, who'll f
be on hand o-molrow."
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