Connecticut western news., 1886-09-01
COUNTRY HOMES.
Eondness of Our Presidents
 for Rural Residences.
The Places Owned by the Various Presi-
 dents Since Wsshington's Time,

The Places Owned by the Various Presi- dents Since Wsshington's Time. l Almost every President that this coun- try has had has passed part of his career in the delights of a country home. Washington, as everybody knows, owned large estate at Mount Vernon, where he retired after his two terms in'the Presidency. His death, it will be re- membered, was caused from exposure incident to his duties on the plantation, t-which-lse tlssls htes to esnanagc id.s;,s'r- son. John Adams, his successor, retired after his term in the Presidency had expired to a country seat, Quincy" near Boston, and engaged in agricul- tural pursuits. Jefferson, after his re- tirement from public life, established himself at his home, Monticello, Va., where he entertained his friends, man. aged his estate, and died regretted by large number of servants and domes- tics, which he had with hlm to the last. Madison, after his term of office expired, retired to Montpelier, Va., where he became rector of the University of J Virginia and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Monroe, after the close of his public life, took up his residence at Oak Hill, Va., where he entertained his friends royalty, so much 50, in fact, that he soon found the bottom of hls purse, and was finally obliged to give up his princely estate and take up his residence with relatives in New York, where he was still making his home at the time of his death.
 John Quincy Adams, after his term of office had expired, retired to the old family estate "Quincy," in Massachu- setts, but responded to his country's call again, and died at his post of duty in Washington, where he had been sent as a member of Congress. Jackson, as everybody knows, retired to the "Her- mitage," Nashville, where he died. Van Buren, after his term in office expired, retired to Kinderhook, N. Y., and there ended his days. Harrison, who died during his term in the presidency, was buried at his home in North Bend, Ohio, and there his remains still lie. Tyler was accustomed to country life, and de- lighted in it, as it brought him recollec- tions of early days when his father was one of the largest land owners in Vir- ginia. Polk, whose early days were spent in the country as the son of "a farmer, looked forward to comfortable life of retirement, just beside Nashville, after his term of service in the .prc>i- dency, but had been only three months away from here when death called him. Taylor, who had worked on plantation during his early life, had look d for ward with pleasure to quiet life on his estate at Baton Rouge, La., after retir- ing from his war service. He had scarcely begun this, however, when he was called to the Presidency, and before his term had fairly begun his life ended. Fillmore was the son of a farmer, and spent his early life among rural delights. Pierce ever remembered with affection the place where his boyhood days were spent, and where he taught country school when he arrived at the early years of manhood.
 Buchanan, after his Presidential labors were ended, retired to country place, ''Wheatland," in Pennsylvania, where he died. Lincoln, as everybody knows, was reared amid the most primi- tive of country life, and retained great affection for the homely things of life tc the day of his sad death. The same may be said of his successor, Johnson, who was in this respect not unlike his more illustrious predeces >ors. Grant, who was a farmer in his earlier days, ended his days in the country, heartily wishing, no doubt, that he had followed the cx. ample of his pro lece sso DTS, an l retired to the country rather than have entered the whirlpool of New York business life. MT. Hayes, as everybody knows, i! . in retirement upon farm in Ohio, de- voting his attention to the duties of { rural life, and ente 'taining the many : friends who seek him out in his com parative seclusion. President Garfield went from his country home at Mentor, Ohio, to the White H ,use, where he wa: stricken down by the assassin's bullet ) and his sorrowing wife and family, aft e
 a couple years in city life, have just de ! termined to sell theIr city home and re- l turn to their country residence Presiden Arthur, after year of city life, at th
 close of his term, now seeks the countr. as his only hope of regaining the healtl lost in his service in the White House And President Cleveland, following th example of this long lin 8 of presidential predecessors l preparing a country home for himself
 only varying the order by beginning hi
 country life during his actual term o
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