The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-01-04

of cards. he went to the theatre a good
deal, especially enjoying the plays OF
Shakespeare. His favosite character was
Fslstaff and he had a cordial personal
liking for James e. Hackett, who WAS
the greatest Falstaf this country has ever
produced. Their intimacy was broken
up by Hackett's ambition 10 represent
the United States abroad as minister
plenipotentiary. Mr.. Lincoln did not
think it proper to confer this honor upon
the actor and break In their friendship
was the result.
Mr.. Lincoln when young man was
most fond of wrestling and cock. fighting.
From tbe backwoods scenes of his youth
he brought those numberless odd stories
with which he was accustomed to illus.
rate his Discourse. This storytelling
habit so grew upon him that in his later
yeass be spoke almost entirely in para.
bles. If he was asked question he
would reply with STORY, and bis method
of getting rid of bores and oAise-seekers
was 10 talk them to death with series of
absurd yarns, never giving them chance
10 get in a word edgewise.
Linooln's most intimate friend was
Secretary Seward, and next to him Stan-
ton. In like manner Harrison has found
in Secretaries Miller and Tracy bis near
est chums, and Cleveland was most
closely associated with Whitney and
Fsi,child. Obviously the members of a
Presidents Cabinet are least likelP to
have anything to seek from him, though
even they mag want Supreme Court Jus.
tceships.
So far as is known Andrew johnson
found more enjoyment In the brandy bot
tie than in anything else. Hs was
solitary topper. 1t was not likely thatthe
would take much interest in literary or
other amusements of 8 more elevated
kind, considering the fact that his wife
taught him to read when he was village
tailor. She knew how to support their
dignity, if he did not. On one occasion,
when certain naughty society women of
Washington attempted to patronise her,
she remarked: "We are only plain peo.
pie, brought here by great national
calamity, but We know our position and
will maintain it."
President Pierce was enormously pop
ular. Every day he took regular aon-
stitutional from the White House to the
Capitol along Pennsylvauia avenue and
back, bowing to everybody right and left.
Hs and bis wife paid social visits regu-
larly, quite contrary to usage, to the
families of their New Hampshire friends
who had clerkships in the departments,
and he entertained them as guests.
President Harrison th, first used to go to
market early in the morning two or three
times week and on one such occasion
he was caught in the rain, the result
being a esld, which caused his death.
Mrs. Polk would not allow dancing at the
White House when her husband was
President.
President Tyler was very social man
and enjoyed q game of poker for small
stakes. He lived very simply at the
White House, as if on his own plauta-
tion, attended by the old family slaves.
He always asked visitors to take some
thing from the sideboard in the dining
room, which was garnished with decan-
sers as we'll as with bowl of jnleps in
summer and bowl of egguog in winter.
In this sort of hospitality he expended
nearly an his salary, ghish was only
$4,000. he had one remarkable expe'
rieuce with a notorious woman named
Ann Royal. She edited a paper called
the Paul hry, and made herself so often
sive in various ways that she was indicted
as common scold under the old common
law, and only by very narrow squeak
escaped immersion by the "ducking
STOOL" One day she caught Mr.. Tyler
bathing in the Potomac and succeeded in
interviewing him by sitting on hs clothes
until he told her what she wanted. This
exploit has certainly not been exoelled
by the doings of any Of the modern un-
terrified female reporters who contribute
go much that is interesting to contem.
porary journals.
The favorite solace of Andrew Jack
sons leisure was smoking corn-cob
pipe. He declared that no other vehicle
for the absorption of tobacco fumes was
80 sweet aud delightful. 1t is said that
his wife also during her lifetime was
addicted to the corn-cob. As yill be
remembered, he introduced new order
OF things at the White House, disdaining
aristocratic refnements and doing away
with the elaborate etiquette previously in
vogue. His fsvorite sport was cock.
fighting, and at home he owned breed
of birds which were regarded as invinci-
BILE. Some OF them be brought to Wash
ington to fight, but, much to his disgust,
they were defeated.
Little Is known about the diversions in
which James Monroe found recreation.
In his time the newspapers did not hold
up the mirrog of publicity to reflect for
the public information the details of q
Presidents private life. The "ghoulish
glee" of the reporter Of Today was as yet
undeveloped. The most distinct point of
record respecting him after bis accession
to the functions of Chief Executive seems
to be the fact that he wore white top
boots. He rode horseback good deal,
as did all gentlemen in those days, until
he was ipjarsd by fall from his horse.
Jefferson aought to escape from the ankle.
tioa of oouarnment hv nlavinp the fiddle.