Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-22

country. It is now covered with the
finest residences in Washington, and
Connecticut avenue. the fashionab BILE
street of the northwest, runs through
the old farm. There is Dupont circle,
the British embassy, the Stewart cas-
tie, Blaine's mansion, the home of Sem
ator Sawyer, and the palaces of Letter
and others who have come here with
their millions. The old farmhouse is
gone; but I remember it very well.
There was q splendid well near the
house, with an old-fashioned pun p.
Gen. jackson used to ride out there
on horseback. take a drink from the
pump, and then sit on the veranda by
the hour talking about every thing that
was going on.
president Van Buren, was a peculiar
man. He was always very solemn. and
seemed to have too much on his mind,
or else that his mind wasn't big enough
to carry all the things that were in it.
PRESIDENT Polk was speaker of the
house of representatives, and he was a
jolly man with his white friends. He
seldom noticed any OF the servants.
Gen. jackson knew all of the colored
people, and called me Lizzie whenever
he saw me. He knew the other serv-
ants by their names, too. We all liked
him. President Pierce was handsome
man and very popular; but he some
times got too much liquor into him, and
then he was not so handsome. He was
always gentlemanly and polite to every
body, and often heard people who ad-
mired him say: What pity he drinks
too much,' or words like that. They
said that he was great orator and a
good president.
II never felt so bad in my life as did
when the news came that President
Lincoln had been killed cried, and
all the colored people cried. We didn't
know just why we cried, but all of us
felt that Mr.. Lincoln was our friend,
and we were looking for good times as
soon as the war was all over. Gen.
Grant was n great man, and we all felt
that he would take care of us; but the
colored people believed that Mr.. Lin
coin was our best friend.
mo, i never saw Gen. Grant when he
was in Virginia; but L saw him in
after the war; and 1 saw
him often when he was president He
used to drive about the city with his
fast horses, and he was very fond of
having pretty girls with him. i think
he was the last president>vho has gone
driving about the city with perfect free
OOIu. ne OtAcIS Gil keep themselves
away from the people, so that nobody
knows them even by sight.
Yes, am growing very old. feel
that have done my work. and that the
good Lord will take care of me when I
am called away. / have been a Chris
tan for many year, and whether free
cr slave. 1 feel that am under the
shadow of His wing. and that He will
gather me up when all nations will be
known as His children. Somehow, in
His own way, on the other shore. ss,le ma
tions will be changed and be equal as
His children; but they are not all equal
here. and they ought not to think so.''
Aunt Lizzie evidently descended from
one of the best tribes in Africa, for she
is of superior mental fiber. There is no
white blood in her veins She is black
but her head is finely formed, and her
eyes are as brilliant and expressive as
the eyes of any of her elderly white
friends. She belongs TO the baptist |
and is regular attendant. |
Eut, aside from her church associa tions,
she seeks the society of the white peo- |
pie. and she is welcome in man, ZONES |
IF the old families of Washington.
SMITH d. FRY.