Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-05
GIVE ME- YOUR HAND"
him appointed to place in the treas

him appointed to place in the treas
ury.
There was death in the white house
during Gen. Taylor's term. The only
colored person about the house was the
valet who had been with him in Mexico,
and whom he had brought from the
plantation The valet did not seem to
be at home. and had desire to return
to the plantation. He died rather sud
denly and the general had post NOR
tenn held, that suspicious of foul play
might he set at rest, for the colored
man was not very popular with the
other attaches of the mansion.
while the executive mansion was oc-
cupied by President Pierce (they
called him Frank Purse), there was
constant round of courtly pleasure.
President Pierce had no princely prede
cessor ms a bon vivant, and only one
successor, and that was Mr.. Arthur.
Vein. Webb und Gesang were al
ways in the mansion, and Pierce en-
tertained most royalty. The day recep-
tions were on Tuesdays, and dinners
on Thursdays, and the levees on FRI
day evenings. The presidents steward
was a Mr.. Snow, from New Hampshire,
and under the private secretary, Mr..
Sidney Webster, he prepared great
dinners. There was no such thing rs
stunt in the cost, nor was there useless
waste. Mr.. Snow seemed to have the
knack of knowing just what would
! please all, and as the president en-
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each member of congress at his table
once, in addition to distinguished Off
GERS of the government. the tastes were
varied. The president was extremely
careful that none should be sighted,
and when he met any old-time neigh
! bors from his New Hampshire home he
cordially invited them to come to the
house and make their stay with him.
| Mr.. Snow remained until President Bu-
chanan came in and some time after"
poor Nellie Grant" That is the
way people talk of the daughter of the
| great civil war soldier who married an
! Englishman, went abroad-and suf-
fered She is still beautiful to look
upon, and undoubtedly has too much
sense to enter upon another matrimon-
ial venture. She is popular in society
and deservedly so, for she is exceeding
ly clever and entertaining. Her expert
euce in life has taught her that o9n So
iourn here is "A daily tragedy or a roar
ing farce comedy, according to our abii-
ity to give it the proper stage settings
and to bring about us company suited
to our talents. Nellie Grant wants no
more of the tragic, but is seeking con
stantly the sunny side of terrestrial
eNistence--and finding il, too
Little Nollie Garfield married Stanley
Brown, the private secretary of her dis
tingushed father. She never cared
much for the butterfly side of life and
hence never shone much in society
Her young life was shrouded by the
dreadful tragedy which hereft her of
her father. She was very lovely little
girl In the white house, and must have
been much-sought belle il her father
had lived But upon reaching matur-
ity she married and settled down into
a quiet matronly home life
Baby Mckee, that boisterous little
kid of the Harrison administrations is
now a hoy about 10 years of age. and
will soon be man. If his grandfather
or any of his mature relatives kept or
, caused to be kept a scrap-book Of clip
pings from newspapers about his child
life in the white house. it will un-
p doubtedly prove to be very interesting
To him as he develops into manhood
} and, in fact, during his entire life.
The three little innocents of the
l Cleveland family have gone away; and
none of them, not even the eldest was
mature enough to appreciate the honor
l of her environments. To the fortunate
man--thfce nominated and twice
5 elected president of the United States
: who in his later years married win
some young woman, and became the fa-
{ ther of these lovely children, we can
; say; Here's to your good health
and your family's-and may they all
live long and prosper"
: SMITH D. FRY.