The morning call., 1893-01-15

have two ices in the picture instead OF one.
Many of the Presidents photographs
represent Mrs. Hayes, and the President
spoke most afeetionately OF her as ne
looked over them. The one he likes best is
that made by Sareny of New York some
years before her death, and among his
fayorite pictures is one which he calls the
Madonna picture. 1t Is the photograph Oh
4 daguerre0type or painting OF Mrs. hayes
at about the time of her marriage, ana II is
wonderfully beautiful. The m0therly face
in the picture is indescribable, aud IL IS
more beautiful than most of the Madonnas
known TO art. Another represents Mr.. and
Mrs. Hayes as they looked shortly after
their marriage, and among the striking
snapshots of the collection is the last pic
ture that was taken of the wife of the
President. President hayes calls It Inc
Wounded Pigeon" and it represents Mrs.
Hayes sitting with the Presidents hat on
her head with wounded pigeon 10 her
hands, which she was trying TO soosne ana
cure One of the guests OF the house
snapped the camera on her without her
knowing it, and the kind, sympa thetic face
of Mrs. Hayes is shown here In all Its
beauty.
AS we looked over these pictures I spoke
of Mrs. Hayes, and the President gave her
the most beautiful tribute that husband
could make to bis departed vile. He spoke
OF her kindness and said: she was, L BE-
lieve, one of the most wonderful women the
world has ever known. She could do more
things than any woman / have aver met,
and she did them all well. She had beau
tifal soul and she was the personihcatlon OF
love. She was thoroughly in sympathy
with the world, and she was always doing
some kindness for those about her. Her
sympathy extended to the poorest and the
lowest as we'll as to the rich and to the
famous, and as an instance OF this remem-
Der a little thing that happened at Column
h,,, dorv t,ryo II alo tnA
dent Mrs. Hayes was driving through the
city in her carriage, when she saw on the
sidewalk a drunken woman. A crowd or
boys and men were jeering at her. and
she had fallen on the street too in t0xlcated to
stand. Mrs. Hayes saw her and stopped
her carriage and directed that she be put
into it. She took her with her to place
where she could recover her womanhood.
1t was the same with every one with whom
she came in contact. During the war she
was the angel OF many camp, and she was
loved by the soldiers and by every one. She
had more power over others than any per-
son | have ever known. l remember an IN
stance that occurred when she was girl.
A boy had crushed his hand and he was In
such terrible pain that he went into spasms
when the doctor attempted to dress it. They
could DO nothing with him, until at last
some one suggested sending for Mrs. Hayes.
She came and she at once quieted the in
jured boy, inspired him with confidence in
the doctor, and be allowed his hand to be
dressed. The next day the same scene oc-
Cured, and it was feared the results would
be serious until at last the boy said, i think
IL you would send for Auntie Hayes /
could let the doctor touch my hand This
WAS done and the hand was dressed with
out trouble. Her tact was shown again and
again while she was in the White House.
| remember all instance which occurred at
just about the time the picture of Martha
Voc nofon <ryac htrnn fhnrn Wa had n
private dinner at the White House one
night. and as usual we had the Marine band
to play for US. Mrs. Hayes was very fond
Of the Marine band. and we considered
them our friends. The party had left the
table and had gone into the east room.
They had here gathered around the picture
of Martha Washington. 1t hangs, you
know. just next to that of Washington on
the east wall of the room. Many people
now suppose IL has always hung there, it
fits 80 naturally In with that Of Washing
ton, but Mrs: Hayes was the one who placed
it there. Well, as the party stood around
the picture. talking about it. the men,
bers of the Marine band. supposing that
we were in the other parlors, came rush
ing into the room in very rowdy
manner and boisterously took posses
sion Of one end of it. They were talking
noticed the guests of the President at the
other end Of the room. The guests at the
same time saw them and looked surprised.
A scene was imminent, when Mrs. Hayes
came in. She saw the situation at glance
and removed the embarrassment of all by
going quickly to the mantels, which were
banked full Of flowers. and pulling out a
handful. She then began to give these TO
the different guests as souvenirs and thus
distracted their attention. The Marine
band quietly withdrew and no one thought
anything of their intrusion. could give
many instances of her tact She was a
woman of wonderful physical endurance
and shortly before we left Columbus for
Washington she shook hands with 10000
people in fourteen hours, and the last of
these were as cordially received as the first
Among these were 5000 school children. She
had wonderful executive ability and she
was altogether the ablest and the noblest
woman have ever known"
We were in President Hayes bedroom
when he was chatting about Mrs. Hayes.
This is large room on the ground floor,
just og the hall, between the reception room
and the dining-room. 1t is the room which
the President and his wife occupied during
her life, and the furniture is the same to-day
as 1t was when Mrs. Hayes died. A great
mahogany four-poster stands in one end of
the room. There are pictures and photo
graphs on every resting place about the
walls and upon the mantel, and there are
books scattered here and there. "This,"
said President Hayes. sis the only room
which one can enter without knocking,
and [ come in here when want to be alone.
Ii my callers push me too hard and | want
to absolutely insure my privacy for my
work l have this other room in reserve"
and he pointed to his private bathroom,