The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-20
MRS. HAYES 1NsULTED.
A Little Narrative Evolved by Reporter Who
Needed Copy of Some Kind.

Needed "COpy' OF some AIhus
Washington Herald.
Anecdotes there are in plenty regarding the
HAYES regime at the White House when the
much contested question was agitating the public
mind as to whether or not the well-aired tenn
perance views of the then incumbents would eX
tend so far as to entirely omit the wine list on
the occasion of State and diplomatic dinners In
this connection was recently related to us
spicy little incident wherein Mrs. Hayes, in
dulging in a bit of untimely zeal, received IN
place of her looked-for laurels rather unlocked
for checkmate. A party of gay New Workers,
rollicking, easy going fellows, CHANGED to be
spending a portion of the summer in a quiet
spot up in the Adirondacks. rather off the beaten
track of regular travel. The hotel accommo-
dations of the place-good in other respects
being of a primitive order, aforGing
ample scope for the gluttonous man.
seemed entirely to have left out of the question
any reference howsoever remote as to the wine
bibber. The party, being well supplied with
private basket of light wines, could readily over
look this trhirg defect in the light of such num-
erous other cardinal virtues, and graced the din
ner table each day with the longnecked bottles
from their own stores. One afternoon. just
before the usual dinner hour, was heard timid
knock upon the door of one of the gentlemen,
who upon opening the same beheld the landlady
outside in a considerable tluttsr OF excitement.
Inquiry as to the cause of the visit ELECTED the
reply that Mrs. Hayes and her party had just
arrived Seeing a look of establishment upon
the gentlemans face that he should have been
reused to hear this, the landlady hurried on to
say that she had come not singly to make this
announcement, hut to ask him as head of the
party if they would not for that day omit from
the table their usual supply of wine, in defer
enee to the well-known principles of
their distinguished guest For a moment
he was about to accede to this readily
enough; then, as sudden thought
flashed through his brain, he invited her in,
carefully closed the door, and asked rs this
vour own DESIRE emanatng from yourself, or
have you been instigated to it by any of Mrs.
Hayes's partyq Though loath enough to answer,
the good woman finally admitted having been
sent on her mission by the newly arrived party,
which information had The effect Of changing
the whole aspect of affairs, the gentlemen boldly
declaring that whereas they would have done
this to please the simple woman of the house,
they were in nowise inclined to submit to the
dictates OF the self-elected autocrat, herself an
absolute stranger to their entire body Dinner
hour arrived, each gentleman with unusual
promptness appearing at their accustomed end
of the table, by which Mrs Hayes and party
must necessarily pass to gain that assigned them
further down the board. Imagine the grand tab
leau vivant which followed the stately entrance,
for there before each gentleman, in utter lavish,
reckless profusion appeared, in place of the
usual modest supply, perfect wilderness of bot
ties long necked short-necked, thick set bottles,
green, brown black bottles, bottles of every
hue, color and shape, raked up from heaven
knows where, and ostentatiously bearing on
their empty or water filed sides well known
brands OF whisky and "0ld Tom"