Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-10
WDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

re may all ebicg completely the benefits co.,
ferred upon US. A. the Secretary Of the Int
rior said there we're places !C this raIt o. the
country which s5unded familiar to big. and
brought back recoec.!ons of the co-.let.-
| Whec | ;said Judge 1eveUs} list crossed th3
| Rappshaupock though it! v:rG broad stream.
| Laughter. 1t looks much narrower pow
| from the railroad Ger. Althoue Z some Ta*.iseS
| CT the var remain. the wheat hos oee1 |aVlog
| 10 the SUMNER air fresh snd sweet 10 hetds
once ploTed By rude artillery. EarthWorks
are sioking away, scarp a55 cou1terScsrp are
meeting in the ditch that DIVIDED them, As
they pass away 50 may a! uokindness' and may
We gather as one people, Njrth sld South,
under the great p lis Of the Constitution, obs!.
ing all its mandates, SO that cur insttu.ioas
NAV 10 the future as 10 ID: pas. shed ,helr
,!sings upon free and u1!isd people.
After the cone.usou OF tie speeches some o.
the ladies and gentleman "uipped tie light
fantastic toe" in the GTeat paIlorS. Others
Yended their way CUT to tie Cemetery a1d
maBy occupied themselves by srolIiug through
the grounds
Ihe grave of James Madison is marked bys
plain marble shaft fifteen or twenty t.et hl2n,
be.riDp the simple ioscriptio1 "Maiisor-
born March It, ISL; died June IS, 1885"
Mrs Madison, whose maiden name was
Paype, and her Two SOUS, together With other
members ct the family, are buried Dear by
Dir. Madison ltf: DC children. Tie g'ouad is
enclosed With oR brick feGc.. and the seDe,
raj appearance Of the site shows 40 absaeca II
attention to The prcnis:s Dir. Madison was
Of Welsh descent; vas educated a: PrccetoD;
was democrat 10 politics. and Vas oIec.ed
; president ia 1879 s9r7los olgh. years
The party after spe0dlog abon! three hours
n +
w1tr, they dined o. Turkey, oysters chicken
, and bees :esk at the Fi:25ia Hct2l. Coleman,
the proprietor cf the hotel, Ess the 1r,u1-s:
, MAJ il the universe, with perhaps one exc:l-
, ton, and tina. cue exception Wss q ea7a1lc,
magnetic, double sp:icg o0ted ueg7o waiter
i in the dining room, who became so excited
that be wanted to wait on every person at the
, table, aud like the great he Ping man 10 the
circus, be ran around for three Q1a.ter5 OF at
hour, With half q chicken leg on a plate, and
didn't give it to anybody and dido't help any
body.
With Mrs. Hayes everyone Was delighted
That most excellent woman is al that the idea
wife of President could be. She possesses
all those distinguishing attributes tina: Should
belong to the lady whoss lot it is to preside
over the destiDies Of the White House. Sur
passing as she docs in the attraction OF those
feminine accomplishments which in w,meu :
character seem to gid ra6o=d gold s1e is
truly the first lsd0 Of the land. WIKI her that
noble element # social lite with l0 former
days regned supreme a! the naio5al capital
IS restored With purely Grecisa Gust AID
classic head and az eye as dark as the ab52Dca
of all light besming wiki usiTe that ecp:=5
all aud hair like raveo Wing OF s0o0;
Such hair it is the dal IS! hair
That ever ripped Ger neck so fair.
Her figure varies Itself into cv=ry grace that
can belong to either rest or notlon, and 77bl
she may have beer younger oacc than she IS
bless, al full of life aud loscncss.' Mrs.
Hayes bss beautiful face
'Bat what's beautous face
Unless deportmen. gives it grace -
like hers. and ali the requisites to charm the
eye and hold captive the heart ucite 10 such
Striking elegance? Her gTaocfu! ease aod
sweetoess, void Ct stfecta!ion, made her the y
and pride CT the occasion. She knows every
Greeley, who wrote book on that subj jet
Like Mr.. Greeley she has the We=tsrl fever.
and advises all young nen 70 go Wes!. -
When certain gentleman Joined the presl
Dental party q! late hour Mrs. Hayes excu5.
ed bis long delayed appearance, sag!rg, Like
those 10 the scripture, he wac arrives al the
eleventh hour will be treated with equal favor.
A gentleman 10 the patty replied, and unlike
those 10 The scripture, We Will not complain.
Mrs. Hayes, With mischievous twirke or the
eye, laughingly said, why you have read the
scriptures.
From Lieut.. Gov. Thomas | learned the fact
that De Dad shaken hands with all the Presl.
den:s from Monroe dowo. He did not shake
hands With Mr.. Lincoln at his second inaugu-
ration because he (hlr. Thomas) vas "sorter
shut W.
Mir. Hayes, MR. DavaDs aud Mr.. L. C. Mar
shall are all graduates OF Harvard.
The reporter for the Gsz:t'e having SINE
TIE charn OF fictitious narrative thought he
woud cntcrtaio the Presiden. With 'fsoIe or
ITO, and drawing bis big char and inag!as-
ton close up 10 Mr.. Hayes said
Mr.. President, did you ever hear Of that
rooster of George Appicb':.
Mr. Hayes-I have Cot
Reptrter-He is the greatest rooster 90 rec.
ord He.stands erect Ike mar; he has got
three legs; be drinks like a topper, aud .7heu &c
gets tight be falls il three directions At olca.
MIR. Hayes-That is quite natural phc-
nolaenon, but l know place out West, called
the great divide, where the water rises ard
flows off to the sea 10 every direciioc. Some
times il hesitstes which wsy TO go.
Reporte!-Did you ever hear OF that big
poplar tree ia Ashbys Gap. Why. sir, that
tree is the corner stone OF seven counties.
PfesideIt-Oh that's Gothirg. know
man who lives 10 three Sta:e5-NeW York,
Massachusetts and Vernon. His d!niuC room
is in one State, bis parior 10 another and kitchen
10 third. They found an iDdictmeG. ageirst
hin 10 ono State, but be had oD!v 20 skip the
passage to evade the Sheriff. Finally they
touud indictments against him iu all three Of
the States and three Sheriffs came to arrest
| him. Two Of them seeing that the Sheriff who
arrived first claimed the prisoner left him in
bis charge. After they left the prisoner had
dinner aud placed the turkey 10 onc Of the
other States. The Sheriff Thoughts sly allowed
the prisoner to pass around the table to carve
| the turkey and thereby lost his map. After
that these lyric performances ceased.
The trip was az entire success, the weather,