The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-19

the snake put into them ever since
the days of the garden of Eaden. And
I don't propose to eat Buckshot and
butchers knives for the sake Of $40
year. Pleas let me know at once or [
will tell the mail rider to go to the
next Office. Yours truly,
Nearly every President has been
more or less troubled by ''early
friends who only remem Der their
youthful intimacy with the man who
had gotten at the head of the process
sion and who failed to realize the fact
that they had been so far outgrown as
to become almost forgotten. Prob
ably Andrew Johnson was more an
noyed in this way than any other
Chief Magistrate the country ever
had. He never could get rid of the
common clay that surrounded him
when he began the struggle for pro-
motion. A number Of letters from
these original friends are still extant.
Two of them are now in possession of
an official In the War Department,
who enjoyed the friendship of Mr..
johnson. One Of them, with the
name ommitted, is appended:
A LETTER TO ANDY JOHNSON.
MONTEREY, Tenn, February 2, 1866.
DEAR ANDY: Possible you have
furgotten your old friend who knowed
you SO well thirty years ago in Green
vile, but | guess not. recolect the
first speech you ever made Andy.
Well you see | am living here in Nc
Marry county where the hill land is
so poor it won't sprout COW peas, but
the hammock lands is good for 40
bushels of corn to the acker. Andy
Ime brakin land Low and will soon be
plantin. [ hearn that guvurnment is
going to give farmers oil kinds of
seads. Ny wife seq to. me write to
Andy about it. Now Andy kin [ git
seads for garden truck white head
cabbage, shellot onions, parsley, tur-
nips (sweet klnd), lettis, redishes,
sweet corn, Irish pertaters (about 1
bushelD, carrots, limy beans, green
peas, blackide peas, string beans,
squashes, mush millions, and water
millions also if you kin git the right
SOI L Ou uCCuCu SCuu HO
sead, but Sarah Ann sez she would
like few improov termatter seads if
it don't trubble you too much. Sarah
Ann also seq if you have emmy nice
runnin vines sich as sumthing like a
jony gourd vine with purity red and
white blossom she would like to have
it. Also hev you got ennv grass seads
that beats Burmudy or timothy. Gra-
Yin is preshous bad in McNairy coun-
ty cept in the bottoms where the bull
mats eat up the stock in summer.
Andy we thought wede rase a rite
smart truck patch to sell in Corinth,
which it amt but 10 miles to. Andy
/ don't like to impose on good natnr
but don't fale to send the seads direct
to Corinth post Office. Andy Sarah
Ann also seq she would like bout 10
pattern office reports. We've got 4
we had before the war as well as
orthers and Sarah Ann sez the pattern
reports look so nice on the shelves an
you being such friend shpze shure
you'll send them. Andy don't fale me
and remember your old friend and
nabor. No more at present.
STILL ANOTHER.
The other letter to Mr.. johnson,
also written in 1866, is from jan an
cient friend, living on farm near
Greenvile, introducing his son, who
came to Washington in the confident
expectation Of securing employment
from the President ON the credentials
furnished by his father. "Josephus
is right smart lad" wrote the father.
He has just turned 81 and industrious
He amt much on book larnin, but he
KIN ketch it quick, and he is. as [ said
before, very industrious. Why you
probly remember Josephus we'll since
he was ten year old. He is at home
on horse and | can say that you will
find him faithful on any trust you
may give him. He was in the war
and fought hard for the Union, though |
his brothers was on the oth,r side
Now ole friend help Josephus and in
time he may help you"
1t may be interesting to know that |
Josephus was appointed to the posi-
lion of watchman at the Government |
Printing Office at a salary of $50 a
month, and that he is still there en-
Dying the same honor and the same
.evenue. Furthermore, he began as a
in the basement, but was
afterwards changed to the second
loor, wher he is now, thus fulfilling
he prediction of his hopeful father
hat if he had a chance he would
work his way up"
AN APPEAL TO GRANT.
President Grant received the follow
ng appeal in 1878:
FLoRIssANT, St. Louis Co., Oct. 6.
DEAR GENERAL-Do you remem-
'er when | used to load wood for you
N the old Dent farm, and when we
fought tobacco and whi-key by turns?
think you must be the same good
earted man you was then. You are
Pup in the world and | am do,Cn,
hough we were once on the same
ound Of the same ladder. Would you
AXE it as an unwarrantable liberty if
should ask you to loan me $50?
Wells can tell you that
4 spite of ill luck my record has at
last, been honorable.
Yours with great respect,
This note touched tender chord in {
residents Grants memory. 1t was
rom a hoon cOmnaniOn durino the |