St. Landry democrat., 1885-10-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, D. c., Oct. 5th, 1885

ing days DetOken the approach or Ghe
congressional session, fresh demands
upon his time and patience appear, and
his work perceptibly increases. The
number of callers at his informal re-
captions grows larger every day, and
few men could endure the strain that
Mr.. Cleveland and his private secretary
are obliged to daily undergo. But the
former has robust constitution, and as
for Col. Lamont, I know of no other
slightly built, nervous man who can ac-
complish so much work, with no appa-
rent fatigue.
The President has greatly lightened
his work by systematizing all his dr.
ties. He is cool, calm, self contained,
and naturally industrious, and with
happy faculty of concentrating his
whole attention on each task in turn,
he makes appointments and dismissals,
answers correspondence, transacts bust
ness and receives visitors with equal
facility. He is usually up by Z o'clock,
and breakfasts at 8. After his morn
ing meal, he goes at once to the libra
nv, where he spends most of his time.
1T is a large elliptical room, on the top
floor of the mansion. Adjoining it are
his private suite Of apartments, ana
the room where she Cabinet meetings
are held. Col. Lamont's room opens
into the latter apartment.
When the President enters the libra
ny, he finds his private secretary wait
ing for him, and such letters and papers
as require his special attention are rea-
DIV on his beg oaken desk on the bay
window. Here he passes several hours
in disposing of the morning business,
when it is time for the reception. The
ante-rooms on the north side of the
Mansion are full of visitors, who, when
the doors are opened, swarm toward
the library. They hand their cards to
the door keepers (who have quaint col
lections of cards, some of which are
queer and even absurd). The callers
pass into the library or into the room of
the private secretary, for Col. Lamont
has almost as many visitors as his chief.
For couple of hours there is an I'M
RENTING rush for admission into the
tWoro0ms.
The President stands up throughout.
He moves from man to man, and from
group to group, having pleasant word
and a courteous reply for all who adj
dress him. Even to positive bores he
is kindly, and it is pleasant to watch
him when he finds one of those 1Ura
sgviatas Whe does not want an Office. He
has humor and keen sense of Wit, and
he laughs easily and unsteady. He has
a power of repartee, which may be bet
ter known before he leaves the White
House. 1t has served him in many
trying and annoying conversations dur
ing the seven months that he has been
in,afice.
The interviews with many callers
concluded, he returns tO,his desk, where
he works steadily, only interrupted by
an occasional caller who has made an
engagement for some hour in the after
noon, until after 5 o'clock. Then, if the
weather is pleasant, he usually goes out
for walk or drive. He prefers walk
ing, and his faVOrite stroll is around by
-hhe Washington Monument, a distance
..Of nearly mile. Even when driving,
he frequently descends from the car
1iage and walks. He has two.carriages,
"a pretty little victoria and q landau.
HE owns only two horses, a 81, 900 team,
and he has been talking about getting a
i hird horse to fill a place in case one of
4 he pair being indisposed. He il not
rs pecially fond of the equine race,
in which respect he differs from his pre-
dec essor, in whose time the stable was
full of thorough breds, and who used
TO d, rive four-in-hand. The President
never rides in the saddle, probably be-
cause of some consideration of arerdu-
nois. IN former days, when he weighed
less tina n 200 pounds, horseback riding
was q ia yorite amusement with him.
Al Yves tern Senator, who was here
during I'll 70 week, says he has heard
very little about the Republican Sena-
tors fight, ng the Presidents nomina-
tians. He thinks that the President
NAV nossibl Y have sharp contest over
the effensiv e partisan issue, but he be-
iiayes That the Republican Senators
a alT not affc nd to make any idle OPP
n n to Ii. i'm, and play the part Of
tbe dog-in-th e-manger. A southern
T 20 oressman who was present during
o 1i ! interyiew, says that it is his OPT
,,;on that the President will have d
l nlun sharn fight with the Senate. He