Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-09-09
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNION.
Nearly All Of Than Have Enjoyed rhe,
Country Homes.

Country Homes.
President Cleveland has attracted 4
good deal of attention and commelt in
the last few weeks by his sudden dc
velopment Of bucolic tastes, hut in this
he is only following in the footsteps Of
nearly every occupant of the presidential
chair. Almost every president that this
country has had has passed a 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 70
membered, was caused from exposure
incident to his duties on the plantation,
which he delighted to manage in person.
John Adams, his successor, retired after
his term in the presidency had expired,
to country seat, Quincy" near Boston,
and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Jefferson, after his retirement from pub
lie life, established himself at his home,
Monticello, Va, where he entertained
his friends, managed his estate, and died
regretted by large number of servants
and domestics, which he had with him
to the last. Madison, after his term Of
Office had expired, retired to Montpelier,
Va, where he became rector of the uni.
versity of Virginia and engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits. Monroe, after the
close of his public life, took up his resi-
dence at Oak HILL Va, where he enter.
tanned his friends royalty, so much SO,
In fact, that he soon found the bottom
of his 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-
sets, 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 Undertook, 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-
tons 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 q
farmer, looked forward to comfortable
life Of retirement just beside Nashville,
after his term Of service in the presi-
dency, but had only been three months
away from here when death called him.
Taylor, who had worked on q plantation
during his early life, had looked for
ward with pleasure to a 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 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 a country
school when he arrived at the early
years of manhood.
Buchanan, after his presidential la
oors were ended, retired to a country
place, -Wheatland," in Pennsylvania,
where he died. Lincoln, as everybody
Knows, was reared amid the most primi-
i've of country life, and retained great
affection for the homely things of life to
he day of his sad death. The same may
,e said of his successor, johnson, who
vas in this respect not unlike his more
llustrious predecessor, who was farmer
n his earlier days, ended his days in the
heartily wishing, no doubt,
hat he had followed the example of his
predecessors and retired to the country
'ather than have entered the whirlpool
If New York business life. Mr.. Hayes,
IS everybody knows, is in retirement,
lpon farm in Ohio, devoting his atten.
ion to the duties of rural life, and en-
the many friends who seek
lin out in his comparative seclusion.
resident Garfield went from his country
ZONE, at Mentor, Ohio, to the White
House, where he was stricken down by
he assassin's bullet, and his sorrowing
wife and family, after couple of years
n city life, have Just determined to sell
heir city home and return to their coun-
~ residence. President Arthur. after a
rear Of city life, at the close of his term,
low seeks the country as his only hope of
the health lost in his service
n the White House. And President
Cleveland, following the example of his
ong line of presidential predecessors, is
a country home for himself,
'nly varying the order by beginning his
country life during his actual term of
ervice.-Louisville Post.
Andrew jackson in New York.
/ recall one day when, through ita