The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-11
Insane Visitors at the white House.

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Not half the calls OF people of this class
at the Executive Mansion are recorded.
The visits are almost the daily rule rath-
er than the exception.
Among these is an old gentleman
who lives short distance out in the
country, near Bladensburg. He wears
a large soft hat, salt and pepper pants,
and short black coat. His eyes are
blue and mild, with nothing wild about
them, and his hair is gray. He calls
regularly once in every two months
Being asked what he wants he re-
| plies:
have come to take my seat"
He then tells how he was regularly
elected President, and would have come
to enter upon his duties sooner, but
work on his farm prevented him leav-
ing home. The ushers talk to him Sc
riously about the matter, and as gen.
eral thing he soon leaves perfectly sat
isfied.
A man comes down here from Penn
sylvania about five times year. He is
about thirty-five years old and dresses
neatly and comfortably. He demands
to see the President. The Treasury and
White House have been decided to him.
The last time he called he wore pair of
badly used up shoes, and got slightly
noisy. When put outside the door he
said:
will submit this time, as do not
wish to make Hayes houseless but the
next time come want no foolishness.
/ want him to move out promptly. l
hate to be so harsh, but my shoes are
wearing out, and l must have my
rights. Just tell him how the case
stands.'
A woman from Maine walked in one
day, in a dress like that of a Quaker
She stalked into the East room, and
spreading large Bible-which she car
ried under her arm--on one of the win
dow seats announced her text and be-
gan in loud voice to hold forth on
the necessity of being born again.
A man from Ohio called few days
ago. He had theory that the world
was coming to an end in few days, if
he was not made superintendent of the
Naval Observatory, in view that he
might, by his knowledge of astronomy,
avert the impending collision of the
earth with all the other planets. He
was promised the position and left sat
isfed.
A raw-boned fellow from Maine is
seen no more at the White House. He
used to be a regular visitor. He
would walk in every morning, walk up
| to one of the ushers and hand him a
| letter. The letters were addressed to
"R. b. Hayes, from Ohio, President of
| the United States, u. S. of America,
Western Continent, White House, Dis
trict of Columbia" These letters We're
always opened, but such scrawls that no
one could read them. This probably
suited the man exactly, as all he seemed
to want was to deliver the letters
promptly at nine every morning.
The " goddess of liberty just stepped
down from the dome of the Capitol"
has already been introduced to the
readers of the " Star" She came back
the other week and being refused admit
tance to the Presidents room, threaten
ed to bring down her " reserves" These
consisted, she said, of all the statues in
the old Hall of Representatives and that
of Columbus in the east front of the
Capitol and of the group of the back
woodsman and Indian fighting.
A hard looking male customer - he
was about forty years old-came in one
morning.
&C am the man." he said in roar,
"who closed the Rebellion. 1t is a
matter of necessity that should see the
President"
He was told the President did not re-
ceive visitors at the White House. He
saw every one who called at Ala Tenth
street. This is the number of the po-
lice station on that street. The man
went promptly to No. Ala Tenth street
and took seat.
After sitting there while the keeper
asked him what he wanted.
"Ohl" he said, have just called ia
see the President"
The keeper took in the situation at q
glance, and, saying, "step this way
conducted the visitor into one of the
cells. AS he turned the key in the lock
the man inside said
If the President comes Just show
him right in, will you 2"
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