St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-23
cLEvELAsDs NURSE.
Hrs TaIderhOof. Who Lives ga Sesrark,
Gives Soma "Reminiscences Of Ctsrs-
fGHd,s Childhood.

Hrs TaHderhOof. Who Lires fs Setrark,
Gives Soma "reminiscences Of Ctsrs-
lands Childhood.
Mrs Ann Vsndernoof, who was nurse for
Governor Clev.and in bis boyhood at at Cald-
well, lives in the frame house No. Sixth
avenue, near Stone street. in this city. She
is the mother OF George H. Vanderhoof, the
well-knOwn stair builder, whose shop Is at
No. Summer avenue, and she has charge
OF his house and children Yesterday NOR
ming a Cal reporter found Mrs Vanderhoof
in her dining-room with several Of her grand
children. she IS an active woman, Of me-
dunn height aud build, has blue eyes, dark
hair sprinkied with gray, and is about sixty
six years old she has pleasant and iutell-
igent face, and she chatted without reserve
about the Cleveland family, aud their life in
CALDWELL, where, sue said, the parents and
children were loved Dy tue people for miles
about
as ittrue,' the reporter asked, 'sthat YOU
were nurse for Grover Cleveland when he
was a little ehildf''
'.Ycs, I went to the Cleveland family when
was nine teen years DID," was tue reply,
aud took care of Governor Cleveland, whose
lul name is Stephen Grover Cleveland.
T0err were six children, and their names
were Annie, William, Mary, Richard Cecil,
stephen Grover and Maggie, who was n baby
only niue months old when saw the Cleve-
lands Tor the last time. Gov. Cleveland was
named after the Rev. Stephen Grover Cieve-
land, who butt the Caldwell Presbyterian
church, and when last saw the boy he was
chubby, healthy, bright little fellow about
two years Old. He was quite plump, aud
had dark hair aud eyes, with rosy cheeks, and
liked T. see him toddle about in his quiet
way. Yes, he was very nice child, and
Mr.. Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland used to
say he vas the brightest Of their children at
his a e.
And be was so goOd-natured and easT, al
though he was stubborn at times when he
was determined to have something he fad
cied. His father afterward said that the boy
resemhled him in features and temper, and
tue mother used 70 laugh and say that ste phen
Grover would be great man If his father
could make him one"
"Wih you tell me something of the ap-
pearance and acts of the Rev. Mr. Cleveland
aud Mrs. Cleveland while they were in CaId-
wrHt''
''Well. will tell you first how 1t was the
Clevelands came 10 Caldwell. The Rev Ste
phen Grover was our first pastor, and be went
into the woods and helped the men to cut
down trees, ehop the logs and then draw
them 10 the saw mill. He did more work
than auy Of the men, and folks said there
wasn't a pruuder man in the world than Pas
tor Grover when the church was finished. 1t
was durable building, and the pu. Lit was a
queer-loOking thing. When was girl we
used 10 call it a hornets nest. It was very
high and il really looked like a big goblet
We had gallery and a choir-loft. That was
in my time, but after the church was burned
larger one was built. People drove in on
SUNDAYS from Horseneck, Cedar Grove, Pine
Brook and other villages for miles round,
aud the horses were hitehed to trees and
fences during church services. We had SER
vice at hali-past 10 o'clock. after which there
was an intermission of fifteen minutes for
lunch, and then sermon was preached
During iutermisSiOD the people bought cakes
and root beer or cider from a woman who
kept little store near the church. We had
another sermon in the afternoon. Well, when
Pastor Grover grew too old Rev. Mr.. Johnson
was called as assistant. He WAS high-minded
and said lac didn't like 10 do half work, for
he had to sit in silence and hear Pastor Grov-
CT in the morning, and so he left. Then
the Rev. Richard Cleveland was called as as
sistant."
''And now about the appearance Of the
Rev. Mr.. Cleveland and his wife"
''Richard Cleveland was OF medium height
not very stout, and had dark hair and eyes,
with broad and high forehead. Some OF
the pictures of Governor Cleveland look
something like his father, especially about
the eyes and forehead. Mr. Cleveland was
a plain, easy-gOing, goOd-natured and kind
nan. Everybody in the church liked him,
ana old pastor Grover thought everything Of
him. We ali know that Mr.. Cleveland was
very kind aud attentive TO pastor Grover,
who he always called Father Grover, and
when his last boy was born he named him
after the old pastor, who said the boy would
have great luck. Richard Cleveland was a
Yankee, at least they called him so in Cald-
well, for he came from down East, and we
were all Jersey folks on the mountains.
Mrs. Cleveland was slenderly built wo-
man, with dark hair and eyes, and high
forehead, as recollect her. and she was an
extremely pious and good woman. am
sure she tried to bring up her children in
the right way IL any mother ever did, and IL
anyOf them did wrong in after-life II was
not her fault She worshipped them, and IL
was said by the neghbors that shs was one of
the best of hOusekeepers. Her delight was
and she was so gentle and kind-spoken that
the children learned quickly"
al suppose that Governor Cleveland, like
all children Of his age when you took care
of him, got licking occasionallyin
well, that of course is understood, but
must say that he was an unusually quiet,
good uatured and nice child. could coax
him TO do anything, aud his mother never
had any trouble with him. / would like TO
see him once now, for it is something that
one has been nurse 10 President of the
United Stat es, for 1 suppose he is elected. IL
is about fOrty-siX years since / saw the
Cleveland family, and don't expect that
any of the older children would remember
me. When ] was in the family my name
was Ann Welchman, Ididn't know that
Mrs. Cleveland was dead until my son read
it in the paper during the election times.n
AROMANCE oFoJENNY LIND.
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