Evening journal., 1888-06-05

| ERTIflH hulA Dlnck. lie Is the most DO
= ~ lite OF the guides Of the Capitol,
and shows visitors about with great dignity.
He Is noted as having been one Of President
Madisons servants, and his grandfather and
great-grandfather belonged to that gentle
man. He was born ON the Madison estate Of
Montpelier in Virginia, and brought up In
the Madison house His mother was Dolly
Madison's maid, and doubt not he had as a
child his ears often boxed by Dolly herself
President Madison was fond Of children. nn3
during his latter years he did not SO rnuch
object to having picisaninny or so about
him. This mnn who now waits on the visi-
tors about the Capitol then waited on Madi-
son, and Madison made pet of him. 1
chatted with him about Madison today. and
he said
"Oh, remember him very well He liked
to sit in the garden, and l had to bring a
chair out for him. He was little, withered
and wrinkled, and he was always reading
and writing He had three rooms in his
library, and he kept his papers filed in pigeon
holes had toput them away for him many
times, but be was very kind to me, and was
very sorry when he died and was buried at
Montpelier
what kind of life did he lead during his
last yearsr'
Indeed, sah, I don't remember much
about It, was, you see, but boy then, but
l know that many noted men came to see
him. President Jackson came there. and
Van Buren was there while he was a candi-
date for the presidency OF the United States.
His mother lived TO an old age at Montpelier.
but while was a boy she was bediidden. and
| only remember that sho kept candy for the
servants, and we used TO go there to get it.n
"How about Dolly Madisonrn
II remember Mrs. Madison very well. and
l was with her for long time. was is
years Of age when / came to Washington TO
be with her here She was a fine looking
woman-more beautiful, think, than Mrs.
Cleveland, though she was older She was
great talker, and every one called upon her.
She had big house at the corner of ii street
and Lafayette square, near the Arlington
hotel, and the great men all came there. She
served wine and cake to each caller, and
spent fortune in entertaining / tell YOU.
sab, she was too generous, and it was this en-
tertaining that made her poor. And then
that son Of hers, Payne Todd, who was a
good enough fellow, but who ran through
with her money. She couldn't donv him anv-
thing ! remember Payne Todd built house
down in Virginia which cost thousands ON
was marble quarry, and it cost a great deal
of money He shipped the marble twelve
miles TO n railway, and by the time it cot To
the market it cost more for carrying it than
tho price the people would pay for it. Young
Payne Todd was certainly a nice looking
fellow He could talk French like the Emo
lish, and he was a handsome, big man and
well educated. When congress bought the
Madison papers and gave Dolly Madison
$4,000 for them, it prohibited her from Civ /
ing the money to Todd, and sho objected 10
this for long time, but finally consented
Then you did not know Mrs. Madison |
while she was in the White Houseri
No; that was before my time, but It was |
my mother that cut Martha Washington's |
picture out Of the frame with a carving |
knife, and she helped Mrs. Madison do this m /
order that they might not let the British have
It. Nou know the British were at Bladens-
burg, and Mrs. Madison and all the servants 4
were in the White House. President Mad
ison had gone out with tho WASHINGTON
troops to keep back the enemy, and the cooks
had the dinner on tho tables when the news
came chat the British were coming on TO at
tack Washington. Mrs. Madison bundled
up few papers, some Of the silver. and this
picture. Tho carriage came TO the door, and
they jumped in and gallopcd away through
Georgetown and over to Virginia. think
Mrs Madison got note from tho president
20 fly. President Madison did not know that
there was going TO be a battle until my unclo
told him that il was going on, and it was
then that he mounted his horse and went Off
to see. He escaped into Virginia also. and
he had hard time that night, which was a
wet one, sSinnishing around to get shelter
from the rain.
Every one came 20 see Mrs. Madison after
Madison died. Uncle Ben went on. 'Van
Buren, when he was president, often ran in
after dinner and spent the evening, and / re-
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