Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-26
White House LunsSics.

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| The "daf," people who find their Way into
The Prasideat' 'sroon generally look sane enough
but some let ;noir mental weakness be know
By tho;r quecr questions a1d strange actlons.-
They are mauouvrtd cut IS soon as possible
! bu: often cause considerable trouble. When
vcrs,u calls ct Ike Executive Mansion Who is
50 ;nsarc IS to Be helpless or dangerous 20 is
tuTacd ovc7 TO tie police and sent 10 the lnsane
asylum e. hi: ho.c. Trom c!uss furnished p5
:hapsc:Fcs yl9 place IRON which they hail IL
o.tca discovered, Gla they are gwen tralspcG-
ta,io1 .heretc Sc government cZperse. Zero
arc si!ch luiaiycr tilas have to De sent 20 tao
iI:auc aayuEa tha! it has been suggested that
sDcc;aI appropriation be E.ado ior taking
them home, aS !: costs Incre TO Inaiatala :hsn
al tue go751amc0t eEpc1sc 10 the asylum.
Soma ha:usleEs l;lnat!c5 have a motaod 70
:he;r i4a31csS A5 stated periods they pay
TIC - bite House g visit. Their faces have 60
cone familiar. Amo2s these is an o!d gentle
is,au wiio !!9cs short distance CUT IL tue eoue
t:y, rcGg EiadeHsbu!g. lie wears large SOFT
! bat, salt sud pepper palta, ana SNORT 0iacN
|! coal Ills accs ere 5:ue &ld mid, With 3othlas
vli ahous Lien, and lis i,air is gray. Lie
! c.!iy recutzriy cace 10 every iva months. Ha
! comes ID tic door sclc!Duiy. Dsl5g asked What
nc ;7a!;a. he replies: II hg7e ccEne to take
i rav seat" lie thee tciiE how he has been
| geru,a.iy cicc:1d i,Gcsdaut, aad WoGid haya
| c;,i:I, to enter ca his duties so9n@T. but Work
] IN ,.il :sIu, ;;reycnse4 bis Leaving home
T,i3 u.hcss ia!lz 70 fiEl seriously about the mat
fer, and IS /. general toing he 5000 leaves per
! ;cc!9 s.>isia3. The last sine ho called ho "cs
go:seaha. nar.rstcnt il dcnanding the rEcsl
dcntisI r chai-," ia ordcr 10 take lis lawful
seat" neipc oxpcs:u:atcd with, he explained
| 70 t;,c ushers rhat they Feed have 10 fear; he
! aid not iate1n to make many c:a7gss aad would
| kccp la:rl Ill IL of;ce. L: diaa't know, come
80 tE.i1I: cf il, .h:t be would make any removals
at ali. lie m;2ht. hogsTer, pat Secretary
2chuIz out OF t!sa Cabinet. Ha YES asked II
| 10 had q wife 10 replied. Ne. He Was
; tl;ea told that En nan unmarried o5uid be
President. He !eIt Immediately, Ti'h the ex.
pressed determination to rarfy az soon ss ne
| got .,omo ona thon oorno back and take his
scat
A aaa comes doTa hero from Pennsylvania
! abou: five times Is rasr. Hc il about thirty
| Eve ycars cid, and dresses neatly and comfort
abJg. Lie demands tc see the President. The
| Treasury a5d the White l1ou;c have been deed.
ed to bin. and he wants the possession OF bo:h.
| Tic last lina he called he wore pair Of badly
used " s;oe5. AID got slightly noisy. Wnen
mt ontsi9e tho 6aor be said 81 Will submit
! his :in,c. % / do E1t wish 10 make Hayes
| ivusecs5; but the next time como want no
! fooi;shres5. | want him 10 move cut promptly.
| | hate 10 bo So harsh, but my shoes are wear;
iog cut, and 1aust haTa i.ly rights. just tell
:iI. how the case stsros."
4 woman freln hIaioe walked in one day in
3 t:?sss like that Of QaakaIcSs. She stalked
| i1to tbe east raoin, ald spreading largo DiDle
-g9l.ieh sue c..iioG uad3r her arul--on one o.
! t;la widow s.a.s, announced her text and Gc-
ean ia . loud woes 10 hold forth on Inc ncc1s-
sity ct beiDg bern ccaln.. Sergeant DinsmcTe
! told I;a: Etc mls! net make Dolse. Sho calmly
| tni him 'hat htT mission was to convert
President Hayes. and she had come to iuhs 1t.
! IN effort being made to csc;rt Ter to the door,
she aeaiu became loud ard qaoted verso alter
| ycrsa trnu. tbs Bible. After nuch noise, tus
10 act:vc resistance. size was gotten ous Oh the
uerch cod The daor Was closed. Size lelt az
rouncios Der determination to ccaVert Mr..
Ha2cs, aad repeating se!ip;utal texts all the
| Hsy aowo the concrete walk 10 the gate.
A usn iron OHIO called e feT days ago. lie
| had > theory that the world vas ccuIrg 10 an
| erG 10 G few days II be was not made Superll-
teode1t Ct the Naval Observatory, 10 view That
| 1o u,;ght, by hi5 knowledge CT astronomy, avert
| the i.upeudDv collision 81 the earth with all
the r!snc's lie Was PROMISED the p3sl:lon'
ani ic!a satisfied.
Uoo, hy ;ho by, furnishes qlitc q number OF
Su1j2c,s. i "9Gt' ..ym w.. ab. ,s, ,rooIIsn
tort5 years o!1, W;t5 EEs3 rat, i'snl TootIsn M
cloak, ha1isoIue brown cycs aad regular tea
| lures, c2ne qhiet!g l1 !a:t %ecS' Gne s"ld tnai
there '7aa 5 Qyo up inat sae ha9 oaen eltcseI
| GovGscoT Of Pc12sy!7@r!a 0a inc sfeenOach
t;ck:t: Sbo had o.! , The "tek 5ciolo gono TO 70
that State 10 $50 @aeHs IL -r1' ags se!5tuk
much sat'5iactia;' lac c:lno 70 , ms r5tsaeu' Gha
to have the gn:siG0 loaI? ssIsea. o"o ~ .
hl5ted what 5he cs:lGc Ess sf:tstti'S. it.s s.'
!@poEtalt coeHE:Hs YES 'Ho '!2A:t lasuia ps
iha Er?eOtackers II Ihc TSo5at e!tcdoos 10 FeIa, Ga
s7!g3nia, atd h>1 on 'HcG'' 81 cou'se' Sho s,io
lsmts q a.! 'In u.:E!ucCs q INA, Parry. ouo