Wichita eagle., 1888-09-19

place, and therefore PLACE
could not be defeated in his race for the
Presidency. Here in this house A Jackson
first saw the light, and here his Excellency
sent up his first Democratic whoop. Here,
on the back stoop, was where he was first
sent sorrowing at night TO wash his chapped
feet with soft soap before his mother would
allow him to go to bed. Here Andrew
turned the grindstOne in the shed, while a
large, heavy nelghbor got on and rode for
an hour or two. Here the future President
sprouted potatoes in the dark and noisome
cellar, while other boys, who cared nothing
Sor the Presidency, drowned out wood
cEucks and sucked eggs in open defiance Of
the pulpit and press of the country.
And yet, what quiet, peaceful, unosten-
tatious home, with its little windows open
ing out upon the snow in winter and to
bare ground in summer. How peaceful il
looks Who would believe that Up in the
dark corners of the gable-end it harbors a
large iron-gray hornets nest with brocaded
hornets Ia til And still it is so quiet that,
on hot summer afternoons, while the bees
are buzzing around the petunias and the re-
gular breathing of the sandy-colored shoat
in The back lot shows that all nature is
hushed and druggcd into a deep and OPP
pressive repose, the old hen, lulled into a
sense of false security, walks into the
" setting ROOM eats the seeds out of sever
al everlasting flowers, samples few
vanished acOrnS on an ornamental photo
graph frame in the corner, and then goes
out to tho kitchen. where she bites into the
dough that is set behind the stove to raise.
Here, in this quiet home, far from the en-
ervating poUsse cafe and carte blanche
where he had pork rind tied on the ors
side Of his neck for sore throat, and pep
per, New Orleans molasses and vinegar,
together with other groceries calculated to
discourage Illness, were put inside, he laid
the foundations Of his future greatness.
Later on the fever of ambition came upon
him, and he taught school where the big
girls snickered at him and the big BOYS
went so far away ar moan that thav ~n,''I~'.
fear the BEL, and were glad Of II, and came
back an hour late, with water in both ears
and crawfish in their pockets.
After that he learned to be a saddlsr.
fought in the Revolutionary War, AFTER
ward writing it up for the papers in a
graphic way. and showing how it happened
that most every body else was killed but
himself
Here the reader Is given an excellent view
of the birthplace Of President Lincoln from
this side. The artist has wisely left out of
the picture several people who sought to
hand themselves down to posterity by being
photographed in various careless attitudes
in the foreground.
Here Mr.. Lincoln determined to establish
for himself a birthplace and to remain for
eight years afterwards. In fancy the read
er can see little Abraham running about
the humble cot preceded by the pale,
straw-colored Kentucky dog with a split
stick on his tail, or standing perhaps IN Tho
branch with the soothing mud squirting
gently up between his dimpled toes.
Here great heart first learned TO beat
IN unison with all humanity. Late one
night after the lanitor had retired, he
pulled the latch-string of the humble place
and asked il the proprietor objected to
children. Learning that he did not. the
little emancipation deposited on the desk
small parcel consisting of several rect
angular cotton garments done up in
shawlStrap and asked for room with
bath.
Our next illustration shows the birth
place of President Rutherford b Hayes.