St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

men of the celebrated island breed is
indeed pretty ornament for the back
ground of the green grasses at the coun-
try home ON the Georgetown Heights.
Mrs. Cleveland also has most mu-
steal hooking bird that she prizes be-
You'd calculation. 1t is charming
Southern singer, and when it opens its
royal repertOry at Oak View in the mel
low summer air, even the president will
forget the tariff and declare that domes-
tic life as arranged by good wife and
sung by this gOlden-thrOated bird is
SYeeter than the realization of all politi-
cal ambition. The bird takes the presi-
dents eye, and has a soft place III his
heart. He never took much fancy to
Hector, and still less to the white rat
that sometimes diSturbS his reading by
running over his siippered foot.
Miss Cieyeland'S pet while at the
White house was beautiful rose which
she found in the conservatory and which
now bears her ZANE. She wore one OF
these beauties continually, and had a
fac-simile of it stamped in gold color
upon the back of her book.
.sMartha Washington'S chief pet was
beautiful green parrot, whose prOgeni-
tor had been brought from the Southern
seas by Lawrence Washington, the
Washington was also very fond of fall
low deer that was brought in from the
Blue Ridge mountains for her only
daughter, Martha CurtisS.
Mrs. Adams had great goldfish and
one of blush tint, sent her by a New
England sea captain, which she kept in
q magnificent glass globe.
''DOlly" MadiSOn's particular pet was
fine saddle nag that served her well
in her flight from the mansion when the
British were burning the capitol. AT
Montpelier she had pet sheep that fol-
lowed her in her horseback excursions
over the state.
Mrs. Monroe brought the first white
rabbits to the national premises, but
they soon got so thick that they injured
the grounds and had to be ''thlnned
out"
Mrs. Jackson never presided at the
White house, but large black and
white coon, that had been caught when
young and trained by one of her faith
full slaves, had the run of the Hermitage
household.
Mrs. Bliss, President TaylOr'S daugh-
ter, who presided over the White house
until her fathers death, had splendid
white owl that had been presented to
her husband, Col. Bliss. on the Western
plains.
An eagle occupied a cage at the man.
sion for part of President Fillmore
term. gift from political admlrer.
and the noble bird was often fed by
Mrs. Fillmore.
Mrs. Pierce was very fond OF the black
nag that her husband rode out PennSyl-
vania avenue nearly every afternoon.
She often had this beautiful black mare
that became historic brought up to the
White house yard to nibble the Fresh
green blades.
Harriet Lane. who was the social star
of the administration OF her Dacheior
uncle, President Buchanan, had large
stag hound that was presented her in En-
gland.
President Tyler lost his wife soon
after he assumed the role of chief mag
istrate, and his daughter, now Mrs.
Semple, living at the Louise Home III
this city, was for the remainder of his
term the First lady of the land" Mrs.
Semple said:
'.Ihe pet of the household during our
stay in the mansion was glorious
knocking bird that had been taught to
say ''vetO" by the old man who brought
it to my father. 1t repeated the presi-
dental fiat often, to the amusement Of
friends and visitors. My father had it
taken to his country seat, ''Sherburne
Forest after he retired from the pres
idency. We had our own COWS in Wash
ington, of which was fond. They fur
nished us with all our milk and but
ter"
Mrs. Grant had a strawberry roam
COW that was a superb mixer and sup
piled her table with milk and cream.
The strawberry roam" had a roomy
stall in the stable in which President
Cleveland's seal browns are now halt
cred, and Mrs. Grant saw that she was
well and properly fed and bedded with
straw. Nellie Grant had fine bay
saddle horse, and it gave her father
great delight to see her gallOping Off to
the Columbia heights.
Mrs. Hayes had an Insignificant inn
ported japanese cat THAT was presented
to'her by naval officer. She was very
fond of this pet, and often drew the at
tention of visitors to it. Except upon
state occasions it was always by her
side. 1t was seal colored, and by far
the finest and most beautiful specimen
of the feline tribe | ever saw. 1t would
slip in occasionally and take part in the
Blue room receptions.
Nellie Arthur had spotted Indian
pony for the apple of her eye, and you
could see them both in the White house
grounds any bright day. The pony was
presented to her father while on his
Western tour,