New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-07
PRESIDENT YESS BOHHOOD.
THE STORY OF 4 BAsHFUL YoUNGsrER.

THE STORY OF BAsHFUL YoUNGsrER
niece Of the late ex-PresIdent n. b. Hayes SENDS
us these recollectlODs:
General Hayes always the friend OF the bows
He had no warmer lovers and admirers tan his own
and nephews. his little cousins and grandchildren.
who knew his infinite resources and were always
assured Of his sympathy
When he was a boy not in thousand could
spell him down. lie and his great chum, Henry used
to 20 sides against everybody. There not n word
In the little wcbsters dictionary I'm websters
spelling book which they could not SPELL Their glory
In spelling Only equnIled by their glory In play
ing "wickes,' game Of ball Of which the present
generation has perhaps never heard. IL was much
like cricket, only played with heavier clubs and big
ger balls. Returning TO their home one spring vaca-
ton from Kenyon College, he and Henry found 70
their Intense delight that all the about Delaware
courthouse had taken to playing wlcketsr-lawyers
ptted against carpenters Democrats against Wigs,
and sons against fathers In the popular struggle.
In game, a certain afternoon, the lawyers were
getting terribly beaten seeing which, young Ruher-
ford slipped up to OF them and told him choose
Henry and himself The did 70, and the indie
fatgabe pariisans played until their opponents
utterly exhausted and begged TO stop. THAT ex.
claimed tie smiling white barred General, he told
the story, "was great glory
He was Il sturdy boy as he was vigorous man.
ami he used to declare that he bad often from
persons have no Imagination than Joe willets
in .Barnaby Rudge,', he used TO adj wien Ia
ciedulous look arose In the listeners face; We did
not make racetrack Of the eight miles, but kept
a jog tro mos of the way
To IA bashful little fellow spending the day In the
household tn, General addressed another bit OF auto
biography.
When | was at school in Connecticut, the boys
brought word Of famous dinner to be given on The
next holiday In "a neighborng town. ana the rest Of
the week saved money and talked Of the Joys
that set before
Tue evcItiLl morning found early on way
-racin., iOiter.na, washing, acknowledgements nine
III TANK ~ lest. After swim and careful toilet
We went the Town han, where the great dinner
was in progress, ana t-ere WIS no doubt about cur
appetile>. oar plates were neapcl down with good
things chicken pie mashed potatOes gravy. sauces.
pies, but al my place neither KNIFE, fork nor
.poUn | TOO bashful TO ask for ITEM or 10 let
any one know Ol my situation. felt that could
not endure the apologies and laughter that would
follow. so ! finally left my loaded plate and With
a Heavy heart and empty stomach walked back the
nine mile, To my homc.'
The boy to whom he telling the story looked
at him witt fixed The Others at the table felt
that he would have done the same. The General,
who WAS too busy to help boy, smiled at him
and went on:
Il called myself names. believe. said to nv:
self .YOu will make pretty lawyer won't youT
or "a success. resolved then that would be more
Of n man. -. .,,
With that he pushed his chair back from the table
and offered the boys his horses for the AFTERNOON.