Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-21
YANKEE DOODLE.
The Origin Of a WelI-Kn0son CGrtc0ture.

GFrom Andrews American Queen.l
It is probable, say the curious in such
matters, that we owe the wel-known
caricatre of "Yankee Doodle"-which
looks like nothing that we Americans
have ever seen, but which passes for our
national prototype all over Europe, and
sometimes does duty on our own stage,
and on the cover of All illustrated paper
and in caricature as the typical Yankee
TO the singular appearance of Gen.
Jackson. He was tall, thin and angular,
and at the Hermitage" and when off
duty delighted to wear the great white
hat, the short-tail dress coat and striped
jean trousers, all held down by two long
straps-all of which costume was prob
ably made by Mrs. Jackson, and which
passed from him into history.
Undoubtedly these sketches came from
some clever Frenchman, made at New
Orleans, when in 1916 the conquering
hero was entertained in the city which
lie had saved. "The upper part of the
Exchange was arranged for dancing, -
says an eyewitness, "and the under
part for the supper, with flowers, colored
lamps and transparencies forinscnptions.
Before supper Jackson desired to look at
the arrangements, unaccompanied. One
of the transparencies between the arches
bore the inscription, jackson and vic
tory-they are but one.' The General
looked at it and turned about tome, why
did you not write, Hickory and victory
they are but one?' After supper
we were treated to a most delicious
pas de deux by the conqueror
and his Spouse - To see these
two fgures-the General, long, lean,
haggard man, with arms like skeleton,
and Nine. lie Generate, short, fat dunn
pling-bobbing opposite each other Like
half drunken Indians, to the wild melo-
dy of "Possum up Gum Tree" and
endeavoring to make spring in the air,
was very remarkable, and far more edi-
flying spectacle than any European as
sembly could have furnished. Mrs.
Jackson's arrival In New Orleans, then
the most elegant city in the onion, was
curious episode for the French and
Creole ladies to observe. She had never
visited city larger than Nashville be-
fore, and confessed to Mrs. Livingston
that she knew nothing about fine COM
pany or fine clothes, and she had no re-
source but to throw herself upon the
guidance Of her friends. Mrs Living
ston undertook to provide her with
clothes and dresses suited to her appear
ance in public. The anti-Jackson party
published o caricature at the time, in
which the short and stout Mrs. Jackson
was represented as standing ON table,
while Mrs. Livingston was employed in
lacing her in, to make waist where a
waist had been, or should be, but was
not. It was remarkable that Gen. Jack
son, though himself an adept (when he
chose) In drawing-room arts, and at
home in elegant society, was blind to
the homely bearing and country man
ners of his wife. He put great honor
upon her at New Orleans, in all compa-
MES, on all occasions, giving proof to the
world that this brown wife of his was to
him the dearest and most revered of
human beings. Had she lived the scan
DIAL connected with the notorious Mrs.
Eaton would not have occurred to forever
cast an evil reputation on his admins
tration.
Gen. jackson was never handsome,
but he had two bright eyes, and what
Parton calls that mysterious omnipo-
tent something which we call 'pres-
ence ," that he could look well in uni
form, ride a horse admirably, preside
well as Judge, fight well as a General,
and that he had 8 certain chivalrous def
erence for woman. We have read that
he also preferred whisky, corn-cob
pipe, and that he waded through many
vices to the Presidency; that we also
know "his instincts were better than
his principles. His conventionality was
semi-occasional.
Yet he had stamped his Individuality
upon the American name, and when in
1850 the elegant Prescott visited En-
gland he found lady at one of the
grand houses which he visited who asked
him if Boston ladies smoked pipe after
dinner, and if they lived as General and
Mrs. jackson did; and also at Alnwick
Castle, the ancient palace of the Pereeys,
he found picture of the General. It is
strange circumstance, not speaking
much for the reading or intelligence of
certain English ladies. that they have as
blank an ignorance now, almost, of what
America really is; and that, so late as
1869, an English lady asked her Ameri-
can guest if New York did not burn down