The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-01

! inauguration, received as a present ;.
| Newfoundland dog, which had come
! into the world the day the nomination
had been made, and was called Zack.
/ Ihe DOG became a great pet about the
! house, but 1t never was a great favor
lite with the general. The old horse
and the dog, after the death of the gem
| eral passed into the possession OF
! Capt Boyce, residing above West
| Washington.
| There were no children at the White
mouse during the Taylor, Pierce and
buchanan administrations, but Lin
coins family was botsterous and per
meated the entire atmosphere Of
Washington. BY the way" he said in a
reflective manner, "let me tell you
story about Gen. Taylor. He was a.
| good man, and prided himself upon
| being a good judge OF human nature.
1t happened that a steward was want
ed at the White house, and he asked the
| Oldest attendant to get him a good
man. one OF the force of Wizards
hotel, German, was suggested by
the attendant, and he was sent up The
ola general, on looking him over, did
not form favorable opinion of him.
but concluded to give him a trial.
The attendant was called up and
asked sharply; Is that the smart man
you sent fOr?
. He .deceives me if he is said the
president; but he is entitled to a trial,
and I'll give him one
In less than a week Ignatius Rup-
pert had proved to the president that
he was the right man and in the right
place. Subsequently the president had
him appointed to place in the treas
ury.
There was a 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. He died rather
suddenly, and the general had a post
norton held, that suspicious of foul
play might be set at rest, for the coll
Ored man was not very popular with
the other attaches of the mansion.
While the executive mansion was
occupied by President Pierce (they call
ed him Frank Purse there was con-
slant round of cOurtly pleasure Presi-
dent Pierce had no prlncely predecessor
as bon ViVant, and only one success
or, and that was Mr. Arthur. 1t seems
that Pierce and Arthur, both of them
good presidents, were the only men in
the White house who thoroughly adj
opted the motto dunn vivimus viva
mus and believed in the philosophy
expressed by Col. Joyce:
Laugh ana the world laughs with you,
Weep and you weep alone,
This grand old earth must borrow its mirth
1t has troubles enough of it's own
'Wein, webb und gesang were always
in the mansion and Pierce entertained
most royalty. The day receptions were
on Tuesdays. the dinners on Thursdays
and the levees Friday 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 as stint 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 endeavored during the ses-
sion to have each member of congress
at his table once, in addition to dis
| tlngUished officers of the government,
the tastes were varied. The president
was extremely careful that none
should be sighted, and when he met
any old-time neighbors from his New
Hampshire home he cordially invited
them to come to the house and make
their stay with him. Mr. Snow re-
manned until President Buchanan
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
suffered But of all the girls who have
been so narrow-minded and shallow
>pated as to take foreigners for hus-
bands, Nellie Grant cares least and
least deserves sympathy The self
willed girl who rejected the loving
counsel Of her father-a man whose
Judgment was respected by all other
intelligent creatures on earth-iS now
a mature, shrewd, calculating woman
of the world. She is still beautiful to
look upon, and undoubtedly has too
much sense to enter upon another
matrimonial venture. She Is popular
In society and deservedIy 50. for she
is exceedingly clever and entertain
ing. Her experience in life has taught
her that our sojourn here is a daily
tragedy or a roaring farce comedy,
according to our ability to give it the
proper stage settings and to bring
about us a company suited to our own
talents. Nellie Grant wants NJ" more
of the tragic but is seeking constantly
the sunny side of terrestrial existence
and finding it, too
Little Mollie Garfield married Stanley
Brown, the private secretary Of her
distinguished 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 bereft her of
her father. She was a very lovely little
girl in the White house, and must have
been a much-Sought belle II her rather
had lived But upon rea ching maturity
she married and settled down into a
quiet matronly home life.
Baby Mckee, that boisterous little
kid of the Harrison administration Is
now a boy about twelve years of age,
and will soon be a man. If his grand
father or any Of his mature relatives
kept or caused to be kept a scrap-book
of clippings from newspapers about his
child-life in the White house, 1t will I'M
dCubtedly 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
Cleveland family are going away; and
none Of them, not even the eldest, can
at present appreciate the honor of their
environments. To the fortunate man
thrice nominated and twice elected
president of the United States-who in
his later years married a Winsome
young woman, and became the father
of these lovely children, we can only
say: Here's to your good health-and
your family they all live long
and prosper"
Cheegan Rock.