Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-07
A PRErrY w.IrREss.
The President Served ny 4
Bluegrass Beauty At
Ashland.
Ls1iaE.oa. Kg., Special.

Yesterday was a day Of incident il
Lsxingtoa, and would have afforded 1
vast deal 81 amusement to : student Of
hazRn nEturs sal0oking. The visil
Il Prsldeaf Arthur and some Of Ii.
cHkiast q thSr EAy 70 Louisville to
cpsn tie kKpoSnOu. brought 3 large
eroS3 70 the depot when the train
esEein.
Au=E short stay at the Phoenix
ths-parues vent IN carriages 70 Ash
lRa1. gbsrs Colonel Mcdowell gave
then a. elegant lunch. The family
bsiag. as Il we're, caught by surprise.
there Vas nstarslly some haste, and
the yoaDg ladies OF the house, with
some visitors. Ehiskei on their dainty
aEToas and waited on the distinguished
guests thens1Tes President Arthur
vas ehsrued With this. Tor be has an
eye 70 these incarnLte rosebuds We
call mEiiens. "Whieb doth dwell upau
the fair m9st lovingly and he
expressed bis admiration OF one OF
the lovely walters, telling her
that New York never sllsEed such
lovely women to fill such 10 Ely sta
tions. The young lady told hin,
modestly enough, that Kentucky
farmers could not hope to entertain
like Eastern mlllionairss, and their
guests sometimes had 70 be c01tent
with poor service and warm welcome
THIS was q neat Roland for his Diver.
and be could but taste bis champagne
to her very good health and happiness.
and gisb that he oitener met with
such poor service and warn vel
come "
While the party we're at Ashland,
the Mayor of Louisville, With lot OF
his city dtg0itaries, including Wafer
son, came up on a train with Governor
Blackburn and staff, SlOddard John
sou and other prominent men Of
Frankfort. No notice had been given
as to when this parry would arrive,
and consequently there vas no
committee u receive them; and the
old Governor, learning that the
Presidential party had already gone
TO Ashland, flew into q uemen.
dous rage. Stoddlrd johnson and
Henry WatteTson smelt champa. ne IL
the alr, and with some other fellows
of Infinite stomach got carriage and
went OUT TO Ashland; but the Coy,
Crnor couldn't bulge without COM
mlttee, a carriage with four white
horses, and brass band. 20 when
they learned he was in toWg End tsle
graphed him TO come, he said let them
know that be would see them in a
cholera hospital 6Fst, and wouldn't
bulge. The lunch With trimmings
went on without him, though. and
everybody had just as much ian as il
he had been there.
When the President came back to
tow the Governor met him with a
epsecE Of welcome in the reception
room OF the hotel. His remarks war,
printed anu read from the proof sheets
His eyes were not strong, his specta-
cles dimmcd with the dew of unshed
tears OF vexstiOn, aud the light poor
Persons crowded behind him aud
shut on the light, and at intervals he
would stop reading TO order them of,
like policeman frightening away
small boys when they get too near the
drum major IN the procession. The
President listened in amazement. Il
had never occurred to him thar any
kentueklan, much less its Governor
and the member of a family famous ia
sacred history for having beaten Sam
son with his tavorite PhiIistine killer
should haVelsto write an address O
welcome and read it of. But the Gov
etaOr read it on slowly, and paused /,
s'sdoO OIL the small boys" aud blow hil
bugle ~ accession demanded. A gen,
tleman from RrSpkIort familiar witt
such matters, said tbe speech wa
an exec lent one-ip tact that it wa
zone of Tom Harris best Efforts
President AribuF's response was
quiet, gentIemanly, aud think, char
acteristic reply. lhe President ha
the social grace, and by his name
can invest the cOmmO lpl aces With tn
cSlOrs OF originality, aud therefore
think he does we'll to "a K when peopl
bore hun With plstitudes, There is
Searty yet dlgnitied geniality abou
hin which shows him az ease aad put
everybody else az ease srouHd him
Yu, / t4aulnt yesterday he Eoull
Ave y ele f'j to
T4ses. 'idlna "A. - ~ Maben'S Home
&, ~. tar d, the tormalities of th
GysyJi-s Az : " L-A'.