The sun., 1884-12-25

peat here. It is enough to say that
Mrs. Jackson was cruelty slandered and
that this was one OF the causes OF hel
death. She was not anxious to come to
Washington and once said to friend,
II assure you l would rather be door
keeper In the house of my. God; than
dwell in that palace in Washington
Andrew Jackson dearly loved his wife.
and there is a tradition at the White
House that he never went to bed with.
out taking locket holding her picture
from his bosom, and propping it uI
against his Bible so that it would h
the, first object upon which lis eyes
would rest in the morning. Z.
Andrew Jackson was the, second
widower President, Jefferson came be
fore him, and after came Martin Var
Buren, John Tyler, and Chester A
Arthur.
The only bachelor President the coun.
try has had is James Buchanan, who
respected the woman who jilted him.
when he was a young man, too much t
ever marry another.
Martin Van Buren was a green law
yer when he married his wife Hannah.
She was of good family and was. only
a few months older than her husband:
The two had gone to school together as
children, and their engagement was
long one. They we're married as soon
as Van Buren's law practice would war
rant it. Their married life, like that OF
the Jeffersons, lasted only ten years.
When John Tyler married his first
wife he was twenty three years old, and
she was twenty-five. He had long been
in love with her, and had courted her
for five years. "Still," says his son
General Tyler, "he never ventured to
even kiss her hand until three weeks
before the marriage, when on his
last visit to her prior to the
wedding he consummated this act.
John Tyler was at this time
Young lawyer, and he had already
served term or two in the Leglsla-
ture. He was Governor Tylers son,
and his wife was one of the flowers of
the F. F. VS., She was an Episcopal
liam, and was a beautiful woman.
President Tyler's second wife was
Catholic. She lived with President
Tyler seventeen years, and had sons
and daughters.
President Fillmore was wool carder
and his wife was school teacher when
they fell in love. Both were poor, and
Fillmore, after studying law and NOV
ing to Buffalo. did not see his affianced
wife for three years, because he was too
poor to pay the fare of the $50 miles
which Law between them. Mrs. Fill
more was two years older than her hus-
band, and she was twenty eight years
old when their marriage took place.
She died in 1853 President Fillmore
survived her twenty-one years, and
married the woman who it is said became
insane he fore she died. Mrs. Fillmore
was preachers daughter, as were also
Abigail Adams and Mrs. Frank Pierce.
She was the same age as Mrs.
Fillmore at the time of her mar
riage, and her groom was mem
ber of Congress when he married her.
Mrs. Pierce was somewhat like Mrs.
Hayes in the rigid piety with which she
observed Sunday at the White house.
1t was her custom to ask the employers
to go TO church. She lid not like society,
and she made the Executive Mansion,
as far as possible, Christian home for
her family.
Mrs. Lincoln wore wedding ring
given her by the President, in which
was engraved, Love is eternal" She
was a Kentu :ky girl, who had gone to
live with sister at Springfield, III.
Here she met Lincoln, then young
md tba two u-oro roarrral an1
began life as boarders, paying for their
accommodations 81 week.
Eliza McCardle was seventeen years
old when she married young North
Carolina tailor who had settl9d in
Greenville. Tenn. His name was An
drew johnson, and Le was just of age.
She possessed more learning than her
husband, aid the two worked together,
though she did not. as reported, teach
him his letters. When, after many
wears, he became President, she was too
Ill to do the honors of the White House,
and her daughter took her place.
Mrs. Julia Dent, President Grants
wife, comes of an old family. and her
great grandfather was the Surveyor
General of MARYLAND. General Grant
met her at st. Louis, and was engaged
to her four years before he married her.
During this time the Mexican war in
tervened, and she was twenty-three
years old when her wedding took place.
Mrs. Hayes is Chillicothe girl.
President HAYES made love to her while
she was going to school at Cincinnati.
and married her after a two years
courtship.
General Garfield was also associated
with his wife during her school days
and there had been long acquaintance
before their engagement in 1856.
Such is brief history of the loves OF
the Presidents. As far as we know
they seem to have been singularly hap
py IN their love affairs. But I'll war
rant you every one of them had his lit
tie skeleton in his matrimonial closet.
They had the same ups and downs in
their courtship as you and | had.
Martha Custus doubtless held up the
virtues of her first husband TO George
Washington. and am greatly mistak-
en- if she did not sometimes tell him
that she brought the money into the
family More than one of these wom-
en- were jealous of their husbands at
tentions to other women, and Tom JEFF
ferson, 1 doubt not, pranced up and
down his Monticello home many cold
night in scantv attire with baby cry
ing IN his arms. After all men are
much alike when you strip them of
their every day regalia, and President
is nothing more to his wife than a coal
HEAVIER is to his.