The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-26

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b niicrs Of this character, Willie its
drives, winding through the wooded
bills which sufroun the homo Ike a
huge ark. make IL the most niilnci We
pot in the / i.trCt Of Columbia al his
sea4an Of the year The ground sur
round ng the home contain many hun.
bred acres o wild woO led hills, ETC.,
raylncs and well kept roads which
wind IN most pi1t rescue and bewllder-
ing fashion through them, arc always
busy IN spring and hummer. There, In
the cool OF the afternoon and evening,
you may see N any AMI oil occasions
dignilipd statesmen. aud arm and
navy OIL GERS in unit I'm. and wealthy
and retired citi ems Of the n ted tates
who have com to ma,c Washington
their home. accompani d by the fami-
lies, luXuriating IN the cool sltd and
the comfortable drives Of this fash ona-
bic noon resort. u is fashionable at
Ill times wh 10 the leaves are upon the
tree, but especially so after tie 9! resi-
dents cottage is occupied. 1t has
been popular with President aud peo-
pie for n quarter OF a century. Frank
eo iercc, il is sa d, WAS the first to
make this his summer home. His ex-
ample was followed by Buchanan and
Lincoln, and so on down. President
Grant was the only one who did not
take kindly to this sylvan retreat. He
mp ears TO have always had a liking Tor
the so nd Of the sea, and turned his at
t%eniion 10 ong Branch rather than to
the aiy quiet of the o'diers' Home.
The Presidents cottage is only q
eco tace in name. 1t ism fact, a
sold. substantial, stone structure. two
and a bali stores high, lar G as an or
binary gentleman's residence, and BY
no means entitled to the term Of cot
tage. 1t was built some ilite n or
twenty years ago, 10 be used for the
residence of the Governor or some
other officer OF the Home. After It's
completion he elegance OF the building
and its surroundings suggested HE
prophet OF inviting the then President
to spend the summer in IL the propricty
Of the President. spending the summer
away from Washington having not yet
dawned upon the minds of the states
men Of that day. The example thus
SET has been followed almost every
summer since, unit now the cottage is
set apart as sacred to the p esidcnt.
whatever his ma e. 1t stands tenant
less between the close Of the season in
autumn and the return OF the hot
weather IN spring or summer. The
drive from the White House to the cot
tage is n charm NJ one. From the
front Of the Whit House, SiXt enth
street. one OF the broadest and most
beautiful in the city, stretches directly
northto Boundary. whence a finely mae
aIami ed road runs over hill and dale
through thethick shades Of the vel kept
iorests. and fifteen minutes drive takes
you TO the door Of the cottage. From an
open space n few steps from the cottage
you look down upon Washington. lying
in the valley below-a charming picture
with the Potomac as n ba kgrOund and
fr med by the Iirginia hills, where sleep
the dea ut Arlington. ~ ashtag on
Tor. SdCaRndh Aeps.