, 1886-09-02
PRESIDENTS OF The UNION.


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Country Homes.
President Cleveland has attracted a
good deal of attention and in
the last few weeks by his sudden de
velopment of bucolic tastes, but in this
he is only following in the footsteps OF
nearly every occupant Of the presidential
chair. Almost every president that TINS
country has had has passed n part OF MS
career in the delights Of a country nome.
Washington, as everybody knows.
owned a 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,
which he delighted to manage in person.
John Adams. his successor, retired after
his term in the presidency had expired,
to a 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 q 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, SC much 30,
in fact, that he soon found the bottom
of his purse. and was finally obliged to
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his residence with relatives in New
York, where he vas 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 dItuStOliltu W COullIJ nlts III We
lighted in it, as it brought him recollec-
tons of early days when his father wal
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 a 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 a 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 a farmer, and
spent his early life among rural delights.
Pierce even 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
bors were ended, retired to a country
place, "Wheatland." in Pennsylvania,
where he died. Lincoln, as everybody
knows. was reared amid the most print
tive of country life, and retained a great
affection for the homely things of life to
the day of his sad death. The same may
he said of his successor, Johnson, who
was in this respect not unlike his more
illustrious predecessor, who was a farmer
in his earlier days, ended his days in the
country, heartily wishing, no doubt,
that he had followed the example of his
predecessors and retired to the country
rather than nave entered the whirlpool
of New York business life. Mr.. Hayes,
as everybody knows, is in retirement,
upon a farm in Ohio, devoting his atten.
ton to the duties of a rural life. aud en-
tertaining the many friends who seek
him tut in his comparative 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 %sorrowine
wife and family, after n couple of year.
in city life. have just determined to sell
their city home and return to their coun.
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
regaining the health lost in his service
in the White House. And President
Cleveland, following the example of his
long line of presidential predecessors, is
preparing n country home for himself,
only varying the order by beginning his
country life during his actual term OF
service. Louisville Post.