The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-14
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 Whea Pfesident Arthur paid . visit b .Ae eycat National Park several of the ,rosinenk men of Wvoming, inclndinR r,.yself. vent ID to Green river, where the rresidensi&l party would leave sAe special .-s:. aad. nAdsx m escort, cross over land re the park, There were halt dozen nf us who fSitf Is thOuRh the nor1hease eorper of tItS 'naslonaa fabric rested ca our shouldeFs and we felt that % long as lie psesideat was e visit for . number of veeks within the bosaefS of Wyoming we ouehf, ss masteg of common politeness, = so and give him the freedom of the park and the Shoshone reservation.
 In the party we had . member of the supreme court of she tezYitoty, the United SsaAee marsha1, the present surveyor general q sNp DasEitory, and mypeifss s 5
 When Ak4 h<esidenkss srain q slsed, bearing, hesides he president General Sheridan. Senatw Vet sSecretary of War Lincoln, E0lcrel ShelsdaA and oshers, ve waited units awhile for the president to come out and see us, but he remained in his car.s Thinking at last that perhaps the president had not heard that we were there, we walked around the train a tew times 90 th4k he could see us and call us in and couxesse with us. But he made no everturss whaasves, end we finally had to % into his or and insrodnce oursslves. He may havs hsen overjoyed to ses as, and doubeleas vas, bat he has TemarkA- ble control over himself thas way.
 When the prssiAent took my shapsly hand in his and Coloael Sheridan told him who was, he looked mo square in the face with ., sort of rising infection as though he naigha be trying to rememher who was, but could not. At that mo- ment l would have given $2 if could have thought of the proper thing to say. The more he looked as me with those dark, sorrowful eyes cf 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 of, had left my thinker at home on the piano. At last l got des- perate and said: "Mr. President, dol | you think we are having rather back ward springr' v.e5
 That Vas nearly two years ago, and he has never, officially or otherwise, gratified my mogbid curiosity. He still looked at me in dumb wonder and surprise. Per haps he felt oppressed with the pomp and glitter of my good clothes
 Marshal Schmitger and Surveyor Gen. eral Meldrum dropped into an easy con- versation with General Sheridan and fought their battles over again. Just then Judge Blair was presented to the president and fell into the hands of Secretary Lincoln.
 Probably the secretary still wakes up nights and thinks with pleasure of that little chat VI had together at Green river. He looked at me in an attentive and in- teres*s1 way that AAttefed me as the time very much, but when l saw him . half hour afterwards looking ae young cin- namon bear h the same way, l was no longer proud. tss
 Casually looked up at Judge Blair and tho president to see how they were coming on. The pr sident had nailed the iudge with that same earnest, ex- pectant 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 frm, dig ni6ed step, walked away, and l have never seen him since. Neither has he seen me since.
 "it is years since last we met,
 And we may never meet again;
 have struggled to forget,
 But the struggle was in vain."
 Soon attervard we all hastily withdrew. We thought it would be better sor as to withdraw before the rest of the party did. It would bemore etiquette and bonhomie.
 Take it all around, we had very pleasant call on the party and everything passed of smoothly. Still, l made one resolution on that occasion which have dgidly adhered to. When l call on another president of the United States 1t will be when he sends double barrel business with him of an important na- ture. shah never call on the president of the United States again just to kill time. The desire to rub up against Areatness has been fully glutted in me. The wild yearning to shed a happy smile on the president who is . total stranger to me, has been thoroughly satiated Should one of my own family be chosen to that great ofEice and insist on nay com ing to Washingtea to run the administra- ton through the holidays, might do %, otherwise waxn the future presidents of this republic that 1 will never, never darken their doors.
 
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