The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-08-05


greet his selection OF driver. He is
tall, well developed colored man of As
or so. with black, honest face, and
has given satisfaction to every occu-
pant OF the White House from Grants
time down, for the man who could
please Grant in the management of
his horses was good enough for any.
body. General Grant was the best
horseman that ever occupied thu White
House. He kept better stock aud more
OF It than any President before or since
bis term. He had usually, during his
time there, a dozen or more horses in
the White House stables, all his own pri-
vatc property. Some of them were
very valuable. when he left the line
collection was broken M. rruxton,
the valuable irotter, was presented to
his son in-law, Mr.. Sartoris, and It was
shipped to England. Clay borne, an
other valuable animal, was given TO
- u"eu.en"',, OaniPpoi', u ie'aC've' WINE
General Beale,s farm. The two Hra.
bian stations went with il. Buck
Grant has Que of them now In New
York, the other Is still on the farm.
President who cared enough for hcrscs
TO enjoy handling them himself. lie
often drove out In light buggy alone,
or accompanied by some friend, hand
ling the ribbons with evident delight.
No President since him, and probably
none before, for many years, at least,
ever appeared in the streets or roads
managing his own horses. President
Lincoln's old driver is still in the city,
occur yiDg soft berth at the War De.
partment building. President john
sons driver Is often seen on the streets
as proprietor and manager and con.
ductor OF rather shabby hack for hir-
ing purposes. He is n rather staid-
looking person, with long, yellow beard
and an extensively ancient plug hat,
which seems to have come down from
the johnson period.
W.
SAYS Robert West in the Chicago
Ad,nyco dill ma, mao, oonoroI
g, Wv "o' ''V ''''''"'
uranC personally "h'll IN the year
1883, III the month OF May, in Chit
Palmer House, on his way TO Galeua,
Tor vitii to his old home. To me
he appeared very ordinary man, even
somewhat duh aud stupid but in Il
little while, especially when he became
engaged in conversation, the true man
showed itself in eye and voice. One of
the first questions [ asked him was con-
corning scene which had witnessed
at Vicksburg in the Spring Of 1868.
The war had just closed. | was there
In the Christian Commission, having
left college to see something Of affairs
at the front. While the bells were
ringing aud the Nation rejoicing
over the victory, and the sol
d'ers were going home, all at once down
the river came u fleet OF steamers, bear,
ing 5000 soldiers, under command of
9enerai rhil oherioan, lnelr destination
the Guli ' ~ MnH i ' w wv', ns Sur sh IT,
to learn the particulars Of that move
ment. only | knew General Grant is
sued the order. When asked about il
he smiled quite pleasantly. bitched
round in his chair, and said: YES,
had n very definite purpose i'm view
You see the French had no business in
Mexico. aud | believe that the presence
of Napoleon's men there meant danger
to that republic aud menace to on,
own. NV plan was to have Sheridan
go there. jojn forces with Juarez. and
make Joint attacks ON Macmillan. They
could have walked over Mexico and de.
liyered that republic. would have
EMPLOYED the Southern army, as MANY
as would have volunteered to helm ms il,
this matter, and Napoleon's empire
would have fallen five year, earlier thar
il did and France would have had nc
war with Prussia. President johnson
did not appreciate nv idea, and Mr.
Seward opposed nv plans in that di
rection. He may have been right. hui
| never believed in Napoleon y"
~.
A oont,eman wr;tino to ,bo Now
~. "e
1ork i'meS lells the following story o.
an astonishcd Englishman: well re-
member riding along the bluff at Long
| Branch one evening with an EugliShmar
who had recently arrived in America
ana VINO was not TOO supcfcllio,,s TO take
u livery interest I'LL MS surroundings. AS