The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-25
MEETING PRESIDENTS.
BILL NYE ACOUAlNTS THE WORLD
WITH A NEW RESOLUTION.
A Little Chat With President Arthur
and Secretary Lincoln - Brilliant
Talk About the Weather.
Curiosity Satisfied.



When President Arthur paid visit to the
great National Park several of the prominent
men of Wyoming, including myself, went up
to Green River, where the Presidential party
would leave the special train and. under an
escort cross over land to the park There
were half dozen of US who felt as though
the northeast corner of the national fabric
rested on our shoulders, and we felt that so
long as the President was to visit for a num-
Der of weeks within the borders of Wyoming
we ought, as a matter of common politenesS,
to go and Civ, him the freedom of the park
and the Shoshone Reservation.
In the party we had a member of the
Supreme Court of the Territory, the United
States Marshal, the present Surveyor General
Of the Territory, and Enyself
When the Presidents train arrived, bear
ing, besides the President, Gen Sheridan, Sen
stor Vest, Secretary of War Lincoln, Col
Sheridan and others, we waited quite awhile
for the President to come out and see US, but
he remained in his car. Thinking at last
that perhaps the President had not heard that
we we're there, We walked around the train
few times, so that he could see us and call
us In and converse with US But he made no
overtures whatever, and we finally had to go
into his car and introduce ourselves. He may
have been overjoyed to see US, and doubtless
was, but he has remarkable control over him
self that way.
When the President took my shapely hand
in his and Col. Sheridan told him who I was,
he looked me square in the face with a sort Of
rising infection as though he might be try
ing to remember who I was, but could not.
A Al,.E - 8
could have thought of the proper thing to
say, The more he looked at me with thoss
dark, sorrowful eyes Of his and patiently
waited for me to say something, the less !
seemed to have my mind with me, and wanted
TO tell him that in the hurry of starting off,
had left my thinker at home on the piano.
At last / got desperate and said: ''Mr.
President, don't you think we are having
rather backward springf'
That was nearly two years ago, and he has
never, officially or otherwise, gratifisd my
morbid curiosity. He still looked at me ia
dumb wonder and surprise. Perhaps he felt
oppressed with the pomp and glitter Of my
good clothes.
Marshal Schnitger and Surveyor General
heldrum dropped into an easy conversation
with General Sheridan and fought their bat
ties over again. Just then Judge Blair was
presented to the President and fell into the
hands Of Secretary Lincoln.
Probably the Secretary still wakes un
nights and thinks with pleasure of that little
chat we had together at Green River. He
looked at me in an attentive and interested
way that hattered me at the time very much,
but when I saw him a half hour afterwards
looking at a young cinnamon bear in the same
way, was no longer proud
Casually looked up at Judge Blair and the
President to see how they were coming on.
The President had nailed the Judge with that
same earnest, expeCtant look, and the judge
was feeling of his head to see if it were there.
and at the same time was trying to think Of
hard word.
Just then the President seemed to think Of
something that he had left in the other car.
He rose and with a firm, dignifed step,
walked away, and I have never seen him
since. Neither has he seen me since
% It IS years since last we met,
AND we may never meet again:
1 have struggled to forget,
But the struggle was in vain. %
Soon afterward we all hastily withdrew.
We thought it would be better for us to with
draw before the rest OF the party did. It
would be more etiquette and bonhomie
Take it all around, we had q very pleasant
call on the party and everything passed Of
smoothly. Still, I made one resolution on that
occasion which have rigidly adhered to-
When 1 call on another President Of the
United States it viii be when he sends a
double barrel quo JrarTanto after me or
when have business with him Of an import
ant nature. I shall never call on the Presi-
dent Of the United States again just to kill
time. The desire to rub up against greatness
has been fully glutted in me The Wild
yearning to shed happy smile on the Presi-
dent, who Is total stranger to me, has been
thoroughly satiated. Should one of my own
family be chosen to that great Office and in
sist on my coming to Washington to run the
administration through the holidays, Knight
do so, otherwise warn the future Presidents
of this Republic that I viii uerer, NEVER
darken their doors PITT NyT