New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-06
Johnny BOUQUETS WALKS

z cuxsr AT THE WHITE H0UsE-BRfpGEs IN GEM
xpAs. AND IN PARTIcuLAR--THE GREATEST
xorUnENT TO AMERICAN ENTERPRIss-THk LEE
soN or THE BROOKLYN BRsDdE-A CHAPTER on
coxpARATfvK BRIDGE STATISTICS
divided the week between Msmmon and the new
f,od. between New.York and Washington. The ex-
eursion fare Of FIVE dollars for the two hundred ana
1ifty miles between the Hudson and Potomac wil'
before long, be the regular fare and viii make moro
intercourse. The Government was brought INTO ex-
istence in New-York and Washington took the oath
% the man who was to bring in the steamboat and
now that steam fellow charges nearly 70
aye me TO Washington, notwithstanding the per-
fame that resides In my wares. He little knew,
reschance, that was wandering poiien' winged
ssed. such as Nature meant to go counting fres'
RzooLLEcTioN or MESSAGES
Thought as we bowled along IN Mr. Puilmans
walnut palaces looking at the pretty girlo In the
abundant rnirrors--which, like Dutch spigels, snow
everything without betraying the peeplne ION
how ouce. when little boy on the line OF the Same
railroad and about the year 1849. l was taken oy
INV achoolmstes to see ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on tue
Ith Of March-come mp the track from the ooutn
like fogpy bas and 60 past screaming ~
= cloud of flags, and vanish north Denofe
the fear of tho spparition had left u.s. Ahey
said she was "the Express, carrying the freSden's
message. II made deep impression on me- l
vonaerea what President" was, and what ines
saeeD was, and If he was on board win DIS Mes-
cage. or was ND in The one or two telegraph wires
that than did all the business 80 suoringiy; Tor
essares they said were up there too, scorehing Inc
feat of tne swallow birds; but 1t was too early IN
fine for such long things as Executive documents
"a nav their way on the telegraph. and one oarlhg
engineer ON one extra CREASED locomotive carried
tbe thing In bundles just once year.
some time after that, on the same railroad further
aovp-and was schoolbOy even tben-another
beautiful locomotive with flags and some cars Win
eraua passed the railway station They said 1t was
Henry Clay dead. thought to myself announcer
Presidents message" Soon after came
similar beautiful locomotive also gong
North. Daniel Webster was dead And still to my
instructive heart it seemed some kind OF o fresi-
Aenta Message. And so they were great, nolan
eholy souls carrying home to God and the minor
tals the persisted hopes and dread fears OF human
eneavor in the lists of lfe and recommendations OF
nsrcy and lights for us who still struggle here
All those Presidents were little boys, too, rowing
from school by the creeks on holidays, stonng the
birds on the wlre bashful before the girls. and won
dering what zach should be. Henry Clay went mo-
ine prcudly TO the mill between bis bags OF wheat
and Webster Hercely picked the stones from his
fathers fields, aud boyish Garfield taught the IN
grateful hive from school to school and chose little
black-eyed girl from her desk to be his mate; and
he only Of the three sends his messages ringing
down the world; for the lion has had to lie down
like the lamb and little child shall lead tnem'
wonderful triumph of humility! In what other
country can Ii be scent
There came at this unusual sobrety. for me-
cry from the car of Johnny, pipe up and give us
song
country boy one amber morn
Strolled up the stony turnpike road,
Where farmers wagons, load on LOAD
Drew past the greenest fields OF corn;
Above his head and hers beside him
The telegraphic wires went hummiDg,
And sparrow birds were chatting there
AS il most mischeivous to chide him,
Because q damsel passing TAR,
They saw 80 often with HIM coming.
Ali country damsel. still together
Beneath the wires we two jog on.
But all the birds Ger head are gone
That chartered most M sprinkling weather;
The sparrows are our baby dears;
For them We feed the wires with news,
And tell the world of what lie humming.
Sing on, o sparrowsl as We choose,
While down tho rosy morn OF years
We Two school children still are coming!
TIE OLD MoTHER IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
When Garfield came safely to Washington he gave
h;s arm 10 his mother who has lived with him all his
married life and she was taken by the Hayes family
IN the White House direct and given chamber there
and 40 preceded her son. who went to hotel with
His wife The great iron gate on its white pill
lara was swung wide for her, and up the beautiful
broad drive to the lofty portico and the prodglous
honse rolled the plain little old lady at eighty years
AZ ace. obseryant as one of the snowbirds that
hoped along the ledge Of the plate glass windows
an this first day of March. The biooded horses
scarcely felt the load they kicked the echoes mp
Ia the roof of the porte coche for she weighed al
hoIx xuhia
har Ian IN the forest cabin, nearly fifty years ago.
and swallowed his toe audaciously and squealed OF
tha bringing of water and wash-basin. He is to 0e
ber Chief Magistrate tomorrow and ours. and she
who saw him grow up hatless and shoeess In the
stump-strewn fields is the preferred guest OF the
arld on this first day of spring and eightieth Of
her winttss.
she IA helped to the portico. but requires no great
helu. having nothing of the very old woman about
her and lighter on her feet to-day than many II
French heels, and she looks around smartiy. but
with unconscious thanks, as the portcrs bow hel
into the high wide portal, and beneath her feet are
the thick, warm carpets Of tho palace. while neal
from brasen radiators on low glowing grates %
polished steel enters into her nostriis anu is wei
come to her dear old bones. ~.
A seuse of holy recollection comes on that breath
of heat of making the cabin fire those many years
aro when this baby awoke and the embers were Out
and the wood was gone. and she wrapped her WOODS
sroapd her and took the axe and opened her door al
dawn. There stretched the gray sky above the
plain Of snow and monotonous forest. and cold anC
peuury seemed blinking together at her as IL Il
saw Widow, how are your toesf What's IN th'
future for you This comes Of love and marrying
The top of the cold March morning TO you, WidoV
faay6e)d r, But the brave young heart was already
grappl,ue with the knot Of oak, and the wood-say
80 the ave trenchantly handled aroused her blood
ALI tho blets of rewood Uttered the snow and th
baby. stormiug for his mamma, stood In the cabi'
doorway and upbraided her. Then, amid his roaring
and clamberng about her knees. her blue-col'
hands work long 70 start the stubborn wood into
fame which viii not take the rafting sparks from