Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-04-12
THE PRESIDENTS SON.
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Whit Distinsy,.hes Him from other
A correspondent of The Trenton
IN. J.) Times says: | saw the presi-
dents son in the Jersey City depot on
Sunday night. 1t was few minutes
before midnight, and passengers were
hurrying out to the "owl" train.
Young Arthur was asleep in the wait
ing-room when | first saw him. 1t
took considerable shaking to wake him
up, and when the gateman asked him
where he wanted TO go he muttered in
& half-bewidered way, princeton
Junction" and grabbing his two hand
bags Of alligator skin, he rushed out to
the train which was on the eve of
starting.
He is tall, dignifed youth, over six
feet, and quite thin, with complexion
as fair as lily. | should Judge he is
probably 20 years old, although he has
the face of a boy of 10. No amount of
coaxing has resulted in any sign Of a
mustache, but on the sides of his face
tiny little "sideboards" reaching down
to the lover part Of his ears are to be
seen. He was dressed in full evening
dress, black dress coat with faded
rose in tho upper button-hO,e Of the
left lapel, q pure white vest with white
buttons, and jet-black pantaloons, with
q half-inch silken stripe running down
the outside Of either leg. A jaunty
little choker collar and n tiny white lic
hid his thin long neck. Only small,
plain gold stud adorned his shirt
bosom, and pair of gold monogram
cuff-buttons showed themselves below
his coat sleeves. He wore no finger
rings, and no watch-chain was visible.
He also wore the very latest, most
correct style of tile, black silk, low
crown, and deep roll brim, and dark,
bottle-green, full English" overcoat,
reaching to his heels.
He got in a "si'-up" coach, but found
it too warm for him, and Conductor
Williams took him into a cooler car,
where the MISUNDERSTANDING young
traveller made 4 pillow out of his "full
English coat and his two hand sachels,
and in less than two minutes he fell
into heavy sleep.
He slept very heavily, and it took
deal Of shaking by the brakeman to
wake him up at Princeton junction
When the presidents son 2lighteh from
the train at half-past two Monday
morning, cOlored coachman with a
blanket on his arm and q whip in his
hand took the young mans hand bags,
and the tall young student of Prince
ton stepped into Il carriage, and with
the sinking moon shining in on his face
started for three-mile drive in the
bleak morning air.
Young Arthur has pleasing, musical
voice, and every werd comes from his
mouth, clearly cut. He would attract
attention anywhere, and his gentle,
high-brcd manner would win him
friends in palace or mining camp.
He has the good taste not to assert in
his carriage that he is the presidents
son. II he develops into a robust man
like his father, and builds up robust
brain, he can aspire to anything, for
what youth in all the universe has
greater chance in the race for fame,
honor, and a noble name than the son
of president?
| see young Arthur occasionally on
the Washington express; he travels gen
orally on trip pass, and, for one so
young and inexperienced in the ways
OF the world, he is good traveller, and
young man who has evidently received
and proiited by fathers love and
mothers care.
A friend of mine said to me to-day:
"Who's young Arthur? He's no better
than anybody else" But he is, in more
senses than one. He, the son of the
president, would be welcome visitor
in any royal court in the world. Prin-
cesses in palaces would dance with him
and entertain him, and princes would
shoot and ride with him because in the
eyes of foreigners, he occupies a SINH
lar position here in the United States,
as the son of the president, to that of q
kings son in his fathers kingdom,