Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-26

Ihs Former Visits the whlss Hsuss snd the
Latter OfFeS Congratulations

Ths Former Visits the wAiss Ae,ss and the
Latter ofsrs Congratulations
HMR CESAR AUGUSTUS JOHNSON.
WI am moet happy to see YOU AZ ne
Whit House Your employer tells me that
you have served faithfully In his businsu,
establishment for Atty years Such men %
yourself are more rare than could be wished. I
hope that yen viii enjoy your visit 70 wsshing-
ton and carry away with you good impression
OF the manner In which the govsrnment Of Tie
country 10 conducted"
The President Of the United States In saying
these words grasped cordially the hand Of the
old eolorsd man, whose face actually beamsd
With JOY at being accorded such reception.
His employer had pensionsd OF Mr.. johnson
and had brought him 70 Washington for Q
vsu-dessrvsd treat 10 see the sights Of the cap
ftaL Incidentally he took him 70 the Executive
Mansion and introduced him TO the former
acquaintance, who vas nov the tenant thereof.
IL was In the morning, 81 an hour when the
cabinet was about to meet and the chief mag
"trase OF the nation took the trouble 10 pre-
sent the aged negro TO three or four OF the
| secretarieA Every one of them said something
pleasant and complimentary. Ii was . great
occasion, aud one never to be forgotten by the
humble citizen whose father and mother had
pssn ssvet on plantation
GLORY Mars Jones, but dis am wonderful T.
said he, as they walked away from the White
House Just TO think Of an old Niger like me
bein spoke to dat way by de President, not 70
mention those other gen'rmen what rule dis
great country: When git back 10 Pittsburg
in Washington dey say I'm lyin' or else dat l
must been dreamin. what'n de bishop oh
| de Zion con frence say bout il, I wonderln
! The establishment expressed in exclusive
colored society circles Of Pittsburg was indeed
profound when Mr.. johnson had returned and
given an account Of his adventures There wa
/ only one person who seemed otherwise thar
| impressed by the honors which had been be.
slowed upon the aged and worthy man Hi,
young wife, being spoken to on the street one
day by Col Jones, replied to = query Is to how
her husband was by saying:
Mars Jones' dat fool niger am completely
spilled He never will be no good no mo-
| Since he come back from Washinto ton he kir
talk OF nothin but the President, an Secreta
ries Of the Navy. an Secretaries OF War an
such like Hes done spilled altogether. Mars
Jones'"
Two or three days later the old man came 4
Col Jones with very mysterious and import
ant air. Said he:
| Mars Jones, you've done so much fer m,
dat I'm kinder hestatin' bout askin' yol
sumpin. But il would be q 'ditional obliga
ton If you would do me the honor to accep
an Invite to my house. Next Sunday evenin
de pres dent OF our ciety am comm TO din,
| an wanter AK II you will come too. III,
| pres dent AN a mighty fine educated nan ans
should be awful proud to have him meet 20,
at my table"
The colonel replied that an important en-
gagement rendered it impossible for him to b,
present at the repast but that he would b,
very happy to drop in during the evening ant
meet the official, whose intellectual qualities b,
doubted not were of the highest.
1 tn anti A,st,v
guished man, you must do il in proper style,
he added. Here are two bottles Of champaign,
and bottle Of brandy to help out the festiv
| tiles"
Mr.. johnson accepted the brandy and cham
payne with many thanks ana that was the las
the colonel saw Of him until the evening ap
pointed. The latter reached the house of hi
| old servltor at $50 p. m He was admitted b,
young Mrs johnson, who wore a clean whit,
| apron, q starched and rufied cap and an ex
preston OF extreme disgust However, she re
ceived the colonel politely, taking him into th,
little parlor while he removed his overcoat an.
gloves.
MARS Jones. Use powerful glad to see you.
she said, but dat Niger am clean sp lied sine,
you took him to Washinton. He would hsy,
ae ciety president here to dinner, an al
through it he was talkin' bout what the Presi
dent said, an the secretaries, an the rest o
IT, Ebery now an then the guest would say
Mister johnson, did de President RELY tell yoI
thar he was happy to see your Let's hal
another glass on dat" Then they'd hal
another glass, and SO it went on. There wa
another glass fer the Secretary Of the Navy
another fer de Secretary Of War, an SO on til
1 couldn't stand it no longer. They're in tn,
dinin' room still hard at it"
Col. Jones walked back through the littl,
hallway TO the door indicated as that of tn,
dining ROOM turned the knob and entered Ii
the middle OF the small apartment was a tabl,
| Uttered with the debris OF q feast Seyera
tumbiers and two or three bottles were scat
tered on the board. The presiden. and Mr.
johnson were Oh the floor together, fast asleeJ
| in each others arms