The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-19
Tie White House Early Bird.

ALBANY, March 1.-THE Suns Wash
| ington correspondence about the new
family in the White Hnuse is eagerly
sought here every morning Albany il
very much wrapped up in the President
and regards him az les own product
while Nr. Cleveland admitted before he
left here that he had grown to love
Albany
when first came here as Governor u
said he "my friends ured to inquire how
| | liked my new home. To which
replied: This is no home Of mine. |
| belong to Buffalo But long ago
ceased to feel that way, and for more
than year have enjoyed every day oi
my life iu Albany"
The news that "the Governor" as he
will ever be called here. has ordered
breakfa fast at O'Clock atthe White House
suggests To his friends aud tnOse of Col.
Lamont Il good story about Cleveland .
first days in Albany. He gave Col.
Lamont list of his appointments To he
published in the Argus, and the first
name on the list Was that OF Daniel s.
Lamont. The astule Colonel was then
a newspaper man, accustomed TO turning
night into day.
"What time will you be a. the Cspto
tomorrow ?" he inquired of the Cover.
nor.
"Oh, about half.past 8 O'clock" Mr.
Cleveland replied.
The Colonel's eyes were distended.
Never, perhaps, had Governor begun
nis work at such an early hour. He
thing. was 10 be-, and managed TO reach
-, ~ 4 Ga,u M.
before 8 o'clock. He had just taken his
seat, after having hung his hat aud coat
up. when the Governor came in, half AN
hour earlier than the time he had ap-
p united. After that the Colonel felt
himself taking part In a race to be the
earliest at work, and seldom or never Was
hr distanced by the Governor.
Unlike must men oi his build Dir.
Cleveland require, very little sleep. Ihe
,t,ries are very plenty here Of visitors tn
the Executive Mansion who have stayed
up until / O'clock or 2 o'clock in the
morning with the Governor. and then at
6 o'clock in the morning have been
awakened from half completed rest by
sounds Of heavy fuotsteps and of whist
ling, 10 peep out of their ruums aud see
he Governur before his l0uking glass
snaving himself aud whistling ae cheerily
as schooiboy. Ouce shaved and fu ly
dressed, the Governor would then let
himself quietly out OF the front door and
stride away beyond the csty's outskirtn
fnr his daily constitutional, in the com
pany of the rattlng milk carto aud
belated truck farmers on their way to
the city market. In small circie of
intimate. he WAS known as "the break o..
lay Cove nor"
Four or i've hours sleep and three
light and entirely plain meals day fill
nut the programme requisite with him
ior goud health and bunyant spirita. and
IN pursuing the cnurse he has begun in
Wnshngt he will be following bis
natural bent. He will miss the walk to
aud from the Capitol six time, ia, to
which he has been accustomed, and he
may miss it so greatly as to make q new
departure in Washington. In former
times, before l. In WAS President, the
Chief Magistrat, lad the entire White
House TO himaeli and his household, and
nis work aud that Of his secretary were
performed in rooms net apart for the pur-
pose in the Capitol. President CIevo-
land may return To that practice, n I
only because it will afford him exercise,
and more important still, ebable him e.
lse the White House ns sresting pl see
and u retreat, but also because under the
pr.aent arrangement there is not suffi
cient room for an ordinary household
there. When President Arthur desired
10 entertain friends, he was obliged IL
send them to hotel at night, and it is
understood, and is probably, true, that
not all the servants cou.I be accommo.
dated under the While House roof In
MIR. Lincoln's time the great apartment
INTO which callers were ushered and the
smaller one now used by the private Sec.
retary uere taken from the household
either to free the President from dhi y
and frequent expoaure 10 hos,ile persons
in the streets or for some reason that ia
probably no nol.exiO,en. now.-New NorA
Sun.