The Washington critic., 1888-04-07

when Secretary stanton came over
from the War Department with the
news of great victory, and the Pres
ident was so pleased that he jumped
around the room with his bare feet
like boy. never had much
to do with johnson, and never
treated him but once that
] remember of, when he came
TO the Office. Grant had very good
! feet. They were quite small for q
man Of his build, and he had little
trouble with them. | do not remem-
Der having treated him more than
! three or four times while he was
President, although after he went out
Of office he came down here on sew
eral occasions. lie was visiting Gen
eral Beale | believe il was after his
trip around the world. Hayes sent
| for me only once, but Garfield was n
regular customer all the while he was
| in Congress, and after he became
| President ] suppose have his name
| twenty or thirty times on my books
! He was always troubled with corns
! The day before he was assassinated, O
! colored man, in footman's livery
came into my office and asked IL /
could treat General Garfield at ~once,
as he was to leave town the next day
] had q patient in the chair, but he
! kindly consented to give way for the
| President, who then came up, and
was here for half au hour Arthur
never had any trouble with his feet
he always was very careful about his
| shoes-but | was sent for several
| times while he was President to treat
members of his family or guests"
n".
In the "Life of Rev Manasseh
Cutler" recently published, the fel
lowing extract lIom-i,iis i'ldi.iiaTY diary appears;
"Jonla'iHt /, 1902. Friday. Although
/ the President has no levees, number
of Federalists agreed to 20 from the
Capitol in coaches 90 the Presidents
house and wait upon him, with the
compliments OF the season. We were
received with politercss, entertained
with cake and wine. The mammoth
cheese having been presented this
I morning, the President invited US TO
/ go, rs he expressed it, to the Mann
moth room and see the Mammoth
| cheese. There We viewed this
monument of! human weakness
as long as we pleased then return-
| cd" In foot note is the
following explanations "When Jeffer,
son was chosen President, Elder
John Leland Gu Baptist clergyman
from Cheshire, Massachusetts) pro-
| posed that his flock should celebrate
the victory by making for the new
Chief Magistrate the biggest cheese
| the world had ever seen. Every man
| and woman who owned COW was to
give for this cheese all the milk
yielded on certain ddy--only' no
Federal codc must contribute drop.
A huge cider press was fitted up to
make it in, and on the appointed day
the whole country turned out with
| pals and tubs of ourd, the girls
4 and women in their best gowns
and ribbons and the men in
/ their Sunday coats and clean
shirt collars. The cheese was put to
press with prayer, and hymn-singing
and great solemnity When it was
well dried it weighed l,G00 pounds.
II was placed on u sleigh, and Elder
John Leland drove with it all the
way to Washington. 1t was q journey
Of three weeks. All the country had
heard of the big cheese, and came out
TO look at it as the elder drove along"
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Says a Washington letter in the
Chicago Tribune! The pink tea has
now 4 dangerous rival in the yellow
breakfast" Atarecent yellow break
fast, served by the way at 8 o'clock in
the afternoon, the table linen was of
yellow and white dalnask; beautiful
scarfs Of yellow Chine silk. were
draped effectively over the backs of
the dining chairs. The floral deco
rations consisted Of duffod;ls and mar
cissus, and the ehostess herself wore q
gown of butter-cup yellow plush,
which almost lost its identity in bill
lows of lilmy lace The pale yellow
lights of the lamps blended in perfect
harmony with the golden sunlight of
the afternoon, and illumiRed an effect
as striking rs ii was novel aud pie
tureAue,
a #*1
II is one Of the. .misfortunes Of the
rich Senators, says the Washington
correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, to be constantly besieged by
applicants for small loans Among
the most wealthy men of the Senate
is Brown OF Georgia, whose patriarchal
beard and air of solemnity make him
q particular target for the impecu-
NOUS. The way in which he repealed
one of the applicants on his generosity
is something like this: Across the
hotel table from the Senator sat a
sad-eyed woman boarderwhohad once
been in good circumstances but upon
whom adversely had frowned of late.
Senator" said this sRd-eyed lady,
'you Southerners are so chivalrous,
so ready to assist those in Distress
"Yes," replied the Senator, hest
tating; he had heard that before
from sad-eyed people, and he thought
he OWNED whatwas coming. would
you, Senator, with your true South
ern chivalry, do me favor and q
n great kindness?" eyes, madam,
what is--that is--it depends some
what" "Think we'll, Senator, be-
fore you promise, for it is great
kindness. The tones of the same
old song the Senator had heard many
times before from parties who wanted
n $40 loan. "Im afraid, madam,
that / will have to--but what is ityou
wish, anyway" THAT you pass the
catsup-you have everything on youl
side.'
Has Mr.. Gould Retired
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