Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-12
NO. 1872.

pursuits. Jefferson after his retirement
from public life, established himself at his
home, Monticello, Va, where he entertained
his friends, managed his estate and died re-
GREETED 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 University of Virginia
and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Mon
roe, after the close of his public life, took up
his residence at Oak Hill, Va, where he en-
tertained 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, whsre he was
still making his home at the time of his
death.
John Quincy Adams, after his term of Of
flee had expired, retired to the old family es-
tate, Quincy" in Massachusetts, but re-
sponded to his countrys 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
'Hermitage,' Nashville, where he died Van
Buren, after his term in Office expired, re-
tired toKinderhook, 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 re-
mains still lie. Tyler accustomed to
country life and delighted in it, as it brought
him recollections of early days when his
father was one of the largest land owners in
Virginia. Polk, whose early days were spent
in the country ss the son of a farmer, looked
forward to a comfortable life of retirement
just beside Nashville after his term of ser
vice in the presidency, but had been only
three months away from here when death
called him. Taylor, who had worked on
plantation during his early life, had looked
forward with pleasure to quiet life on his
estate at Baton Rouge, La, after retiring
from his war service. He had scarcely be-
gun 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 country
school when he arrived at the early years of
manhood.
Buchanan, after his presidential labors
were ended, retired to a country place,
'Wheatland," in Pennsylvania, where he
died. Lincoln, everybody knows, was
reared amid the most primitive of country
life and retained a great affection for the
homely things of life to the day of his sad
death. The same may be said of his success
sor, johnson, who was in this respect not
unlike his more illnstrious predecessor.
Grant, who was farmer in his earlier days,
ended his days in the country, heartily wish
ing no doubt that he had followed the exam
pie of his predecessors and retired to the
country rather than have entered the whirl-
pool of New York business life. Mr.. Hayes,
as everybody knows, is in retirement upon
farm in Ohio, devoting his attention to the
duties of rural life, and entertaining the
many friends who seek him out in his com
paraEive seclusion. President Garfield went
from his country home at Mentor, Ohio, to
the White House, where he was stricken
down by the assassin's bullet, and his ser-
rowing wife and family, after a couple of
years in city life, have just determined to
sell their city home and return to their eoun-
try residence. President Arthur, after a
year of city life at the close of his term, now
seeks the country as his only hope of regain
ng the health lost in his service in the White
House. And President Cleveland, following
5he example of this long line of presidential
:or himself, only varying the order by begin
1ing his country life during his actual term
IF service.