The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-13
The President Begins to Realize the Sol
emn Position in Which He Stands.
He Is Very Quiet and Subdued. and Deeply
Feels His Increased Responsibility-Mrs.
c., However, Is Clipper and Cheerful.
The Hard and Wearing Work that Falls
to the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Indian Lobbyists Who Are Paid by and Work
in the Interests of White Men-H0t-
Weather Dullness at the Capital.
: WONDERFUL CHANGE.

WONDERFUL CHANGE.
Astonishing Effect of Matrimony Upon Our
Once Gay and Giddy President.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. June 12-'T had half hours
talk with Presidents Cleveland, this morning"
said New York Congressman, yesterday, land
I never saw such change in a man as has been
wrought in him during the past fortnight He
is as quiet, and subdued, and serious, ss If he
were seventy years old"
do you think the Presidents marriage has
made him less amiabler inquired.
"Oh, no" replied the Congressman; ut does not
affect him in that way. / mean ithas made him
serious and more businesslike than he used to
be. Although Mr. Cleveland has been decided
business man. and has INDUCED in few of the jokes
and frivclities OF public men, there has been
withal streak of youth in him, and he used TO
tell stories, and appear considerably younger
than he does to-day. When / saw him yester-
day morning he began to talk business from the
very moment met him, and never said q word
about any Of his private affairs. or any Of the
current light talk. During our conversation
remarked that he seemed to look very well, but
that believed matrimony had weighed pretty
heavily on him, to which Mr.. Cleveland replied,
smilingly 1T brings man down to serio1s
affairs No more reference was made to his
marriage, and we transacted more business in
thirty minutes than we used to do in double thas
time You see have known Mr. Cleveland for
great many years, and we have been in the
habit of talking more or less about social mat
ters, and about old times in the State"
This is not the only man who has observed
the serious character of the President The
crowd of newspaper correspondents who lin
gered around the White Houseon Tuesday even
ing, when Mr.. Cleveland and his bride returned
from Deer Park, exclaimed with one voice that
the chief magistrate looked very sober, and
looked as though he was in doubt whether it
was a good thing to be married. Mrs Cleve-
land, however, looked as clipper and happy as
schoolgirl She ls:a real sensible looking lady,
and impresses one with good deal of lowell
ness. The writers all agreed that she was amia-
BILE. and would do her best to make the old
gentleman happy. but that she knew, as
well as he. when to put her foot down and re-
fuse to take another step. She looks young,
but IS not the girlish woman which the newspa-
pers have described in number of instances.
She is tall and slender Her form is not az
plump one would think from a view of her
face through the pictures, and she would prob
ably not weigh over 130 pounds Her age may
be definitely settled at between twenty-one and
the latter figures than the
former She has broad forehead, and her
large eyes are set far enough apart to indicate a
considerable sweep of intellect and reason
venture that there is nothing of peevshness
about her, and, if Mr. Cleveland be-
comes surly or glum and wants
to complain, that she will laugh
him ont of it. Her complexion is fair and
smooth, her teeth little large, mouth clearly
cut and medium size, with prominent Grecian
nose, long ears. and wealth of dark brown
hair. Mrs. Cleveland is evidently endowed with
great energy and not little pride and ambi-
ton.
It was noticed that when the President and
Mrs. Cleveland arrived at the White House, the
latter did not wait to have the door of the car
riage opened, but pushed it out herself and
jumped upon the steps leading to the entrance,
looking back over her shoulder to see if her hus-
band had alighted. She then cast smiling glances
at the surrounding crowd and rushed into her
future home. Her movements indicated that
she was able to take care of herself
Mr.. Cleveland rather crawled out, drop
ping one leg first and pulling the
other after him. and without looking to either
side walked slowly into the house He looked
bored, and the surrounding crowd was unable to
tell whether it was on account of having fe-
male attendant, or whether he was sorry for some
act he had committed. It is hardly presumable,
however, that the President regrets his marriage.
When President Cleveland goes away on an
other trip the country will be apt TO know all
about it before his departure. The severe criti-
cisms of the press on his having sneaked out at
the back door to go to Deer Park, has caused him
TO VOW that his movements shall be well knownin
the future. He denies that he intended to keep
his movements secret, but his actions seem to
speak louder than his words. When
Congress gets away. and the desks are
clear at the White House. the chief executive
and his wife intend to HE away to the Adiron-
lacks in New York and spend few weeks in
the woods, or 60 to Michigan. Then they will
20 down into New England and be entertained
BY some friends, and in Massachusetts will
inger around the old homestead of Mr.. Cleve.
and's ancestors.
The cruel report was started the other day
that the Presidenth had already had little worry
over his mother-in-law. 1t was said that Mrs.
Folsom was very unwilling to leave her daughter,
saying that they had always lived together and
hat she did not know how it would be possible
Tor them to separate The hint was that she
would not refuse invitation to make her home
" the White House. The President did not
seem to relish that kind of thing, and said that
ne had purchased o pretty homs out
n the country, few miles away
rom the executive mansion, whithey
ne intended to drive of summer evenings, and
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