Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-04

bricks or Mr.. English. And, | hav
learned another fact, from free con
versation with both Democrats AM
Republicans, all classes and al peopl
here, without regard to party, hOl,
Mr.. Mcdonald in the very highes
esteem, aud look upon him as %th'
coming man." OF course | called a
Mr.. McDonald's Office. He was en-
gagged at the time, aud Mr.. VIM. II
English, who was present, invited, m,
to take a seat, which | did. Yer!
soon the business was concluded anC
the clients and visitors all left. SteI
ping forward introduced
myself, and was cordially re.
ceiyed, and soon listening to animated
conversation land | preferred to lis
ten), aud feeling myself perfectly al
home. Mr.. Mcdonald is a first class
conversatonalist, and the more Ont
hears him talk, the more he wants tt
hear him. He is in splendid health
and spirits, and enjoys the society o.
his friends as much as any man | evel
saw. He talks very little about him
self, except when pointed question is
put to him, and then be responds
with marked frankness and an entirt
absence Of anything like sgotism, Of
self-laudation. he dresses plainly
but neatly, and carries a cane without
q particle Of gold or silver about it
he is in fact, in dress, manners, con
versation and style, emphatically one
of the people; and that be SO regard,
himself is evidenced by the familiar
and hearty manner in which be greet:
the honest, uncoated labOring
man, land is so greeted by
HIM wherever he meets him
After sitting an hour started out,
lie put on his overeoat and hat and
walked around with me for an hour
or more, pointing out the places Of
interest and Introducing me to his
friends, without regard to their poll
tics, and assisting me inlearning more
about Indianapolis and its people thar
could have learned in months With
out such assistance. In the afternoon
he tsok me in his carriage and drove
don't know how many miles, until
at dark We alighted at his hospitablC
home. Here | spent a most delight.
full evening. On Mrs. Mcdonald
entering the parlor and my being in
troduced to her, | addressed her joou
larry as Mrs. President, saying thai
! | had perhaps been the first to ad.
dress her husband as Mr.. President
But" she said laughingly, you
called him old saddlebags, too"
had to plead guilty, tat l really for.
got to promise not to do so any more
Besides Mr. Mcdonald, bis son Frank
his nephew Geo. bic Donald and mysell
there we're two other gentlemen pres
ent. Messrs. James NJ. Cropsey anc
james II. Rice, warm admirers ant
friends Of Mr.. Mcdonald, and equally
so Of bis charming wife (ior no oul
who knew her could be otherEis,
than an admiIer), aud by way Of sup
plement to what | have said above,
will add that the absence OF all cere.
moniOus stiffness and the perfect free.
dom and pleasantness Of the social
circle, 10 which the accomplished
hostess shone charmihgly, made the
evening one Of the most delightful Of
my life. AT the dinner table | re.
marked pleasantly to Mrs. Mcdonald
that ere long she would have 10 pre-.
side at the head OF the White House
table aud she might as we'll be makinp
up her mind to il I'm not giving
myself any anxiety about it,
she replied, In the same strain,
I've known too many to set theiI
hearts upon such thing.
only to be disappointed, that l don
intend to let It trouble me in the
least" But | told her il she could
only have the MANAGEMENT Of the
campaign, and would superintend it in
person aud let the people sec who wa.
70 be the housekeeper, no person on
earth could prevent her installation a.
mistress Of the White House | said
1t in humor, but believed it in earn,
est, for more pleasant and wihninr
lady or one more handsome and at,
tractiye both 10 person aud manner,
l never met, and I've met great
many ladies as you are aware. She
Is what should denominate beauti
full blonde. and you know when yor
do fud a beautiful blonde there car
beno two opinions. did not. b
course, ask her age. but | imagine sh,
is somewhere between thirty ant
forty, though she does not look dal
over thirty, nor even that old, and shi
is as pleasant and lively as any youn,
maiden lady or widow Senator Nc
Donald won aprize when be won her
and she is going to be an ornament
and useful one-to the White House
1t is q happy family at theil
eozy, unostentatious home, and 4
looks like a pity to break it up, but
yox populi, if not vo1 del, is at last too
imperative to be resisted, aud they car
only submit for Que four years term
This gossipy letter is already longer
than | intended writing, but | mus
mention the fact that | have learned
since coming here that the Democratic
press convention Of the State will
, assemble in this city on the Sd Of Jan,
uary, aud, as there are only Eve or Al,
OF the Democratic papers Of tae Stat,
that are not for Mcdonald, YOU ma,
ook out for the boom TO receive AZ
impetus about that time that viii
make it irresistible. So mote it be
j. WEED.