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| Washington Letter in Pittsburg Leader.
president Cleveland will never be q
married m&n-mark that" said Bufia-
onian to your correspondent to-day.
"Why? Well. l will tell you. He is a
social philosopher, or, in other werd.
he philosophers on social matters
l had long talk with him about house
hold affairs the other evening and tell
you he has bushel of sense about them
-all practicable, too. But he won't mar.
ry. He believes certain persons were
born to fill certain positions. He believes
in foreordination-at least so far as
being at the head of family is concern
ed
"Does Mr.. Cleveland believe he was
born to be bachelor ?'
''preciseiy. He said it was all very
well'for other people to get married and
raise fumilies and NIL that, but az for
Groyer Cleveland the idea was so foreign
to his taste that he long ago concluded
to remain single man. The more he
saw and heard and the more he thought
Of il the more he was convinced Of the
truth of the adage that our first
thoughts are our best thoughts He
has snapped out in his mind an ideal
bachelor. maiden, wife, husband, and
has his distinct ideas about how they
should,}live. My what pious old
husband " would make if he would
live up to his creed"
''phen he thinks there is reform in be-
;nga husband ?'
Yes; he believes that the domcsticity
IT =. home is a part Of mans religion
that there is something even more sacred
in the world than the church VOW. be-
cause in the former you link the life Of
one with your, own, while in the latter
Fy6E1s -.
sister both believ. tRey must sessain
single, but in this n,attss4I think. the,
latter may be q little ssilsshs 4 lT'hereis.
nothing selfish about him. He is very
companionable and he is generous. He
has system for everything, even to his
generosity, and guess he must be sys-
tematic in his way Of concluding that it
was decreed that he should be bache-
lor."
'Isn;t he getting tired Of life at the
White House ?'' inquired.
Mr.. Cleveland wouldn't get tired any
where. He has the happiest way Of ad-
justing himself to the circumstances and
making himself comfortable and salts
fed Of any man ever saw. have gene
fishing with him up North. Now, peo-
pie may talk as much US they please, but
the man who can trudgc along river
bank all day without catching fish and
never swear nor get drunk is good one.
I remember once to have walked fully
ten miles with him fishing, and along
in the afternoon. when we began to get
tired and had caught nothing, Mr.. Cleve-
land dro!ied out in way that made me
roar with laughter: oh, let's sit down
in the shade and have little game and
give the Ash rest. It's evident the
suckers are all away from home to.
day."
"The President bears up under his
burdens, does he not ?"
"He tells me he has gained several
pounds on account of sitting 80 quietly
at his desk. suppose the thing he
misses most is tho exercise he was used
to even after he became Governor. He
was fond Of putting his arm in that of
friend, after his six o'clock dinner, and
wandering away out on the unfrequent-
ed streets, and talking and staying out
till late. As I sat with him in the White
House the other evening, where it was
so quiet you could hear pin drop. he
exclaimed: at would seem like Sun
day here every day if 'twere not for the
offic seekers I remarked that sup
posed the men who came to sec about
offices were therefore Godsend, when
he said: ! think prefer it to be Sun
day"
In Newherry week hefore Last .Judoe