The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-04-27
TWO RETIRED PRESIDENTS.
noru ARE STRONG AND BOTH ARE
PACKING THECRADLE.
..... in History. A Superstition That
\, President of the United States
can Live Long. Ambi-
tions of Both.

can Live Long. Ambi-
tons of Both.
Tile superstition that no expression
Of.ss United States car live long in the
1on5 over which the people appointed
him has proved an idle one; for there
oro now living two ex-presidents, who
.,o in excellent health and who threaten
h remain so for many day.
Fr.president Grover Cleveland is &C
roors old and ex-President Harrison is
sl wears old. Both men are robust, ex-
#cepnonally happy and particularly well
fvc5 m the affairs of this world. Both
lid fair TO live we'll into the three score
md ten wears allotted to man; and even
5oto the "by reason of strength" period
Of So
4 These two ex-presidents, Grover Cleve-
land and Benjamin Harrison, possess
Sotber remarkable parallel characteristics
besides that of being alive after having
fUed the arduous position of president
the United States. Both have married
Foun. women when themselves well
bIopg in life, and both are now, when in
4beir golden age, cheered by the pres
ence Of young children in the house,
hold
Il The carto ms of Benjamin Harrison
bending over a bundle of white dimity
Ind Deedlework and the sketches of Gro
ser Cleveland with four babies on his
knees were no caricatures. and the coun-
trv has the unprecedented spectacle 0
tw) Of its former presidents busily and
happily engaged in rocking the cradle.
Benjamin Harrison was married the
First time to Miss Carrie Scott in the
year lS54 Two children blessed their
bnior, Russell Harrison, now well known
~ literary and legal matters, and Mrs
Mckee, the mother of Baby Mckee.
Dunn Mr.. Harrison's term in the
Fbie house, from 1888 to 1892, Baby
Mckee was national feature. "A re-
porter, gong there upon friendly mis-
siOn fora republican newspaper, came
pack complaining: "He wouldn't talk
aboul anything except Baby Mckee"
When Mrs. Harrison died in the white
house in 1892 none was so careful in at.
tendance upon her as Mrs. Mary Dim
Pnch, her young niece, a widow, anna
pie and prepossessiny. And after Mrs.
iaTson's death the lonely president
waHe4 only long enough to lay aside the
9uuues Of Office before wedding this
piece Il is said that the children by
Pc first marriage have never forgiven
PIE act, but that has in no way affected
Rlv 4apPjuess OF Mr.. Harrison.
After marrying Mrs. Dimmick Mr..
Fia'son took his bride back to Indian
Spo'S' The city of his lifelong efforts
an" there last spring was born little
sIr' who was christeued Mary Elizabeth
Harrison.
Grover Cleveland's domestic life is the
InoS, romantic of any to which the pub
.Ic was eyer treated. If the Clevelands
nad been less retiring it would have been
spectacular.
"i'hln a few months after entering
me white house Mr.. Cleveland, then aged
10 TOOK to himself a young wife, Frances
rOSom' aged u. During the next two
years a child was born to die, but as 1t
was strictly family affair the Cleve-
i"Do" Kept it quiet, and we have only the
'aolnet ladies of that administration to
tell oft
When Mr.. Cleveland's term expired he
III yea to New York, and then began
'u"' winch his soul has always crayed.
'D' raising of little family to grace his
DV"' 'nStone. Four children were born
~ D'n-Ruth, in Madison avenue. New
V'N' and afterwards Esther, in the
" !, mouse. Marion arrived at Gray
u'O'eS, and a few months ago Richard
r > Cleveland was welcomed at
,,"0oo'on, where the ex-president now
pom OF these singularly fortunate ex-
residents are following the law and both
,on v" lt big sums by it. Both, while
,s god OF .? public lifo," are actively utter
ns g0 ~ ia politics, and neither acts like a
"a" ~ on the shelf"
y ~ rance. Uruguay, Mexico and 9th
lem 'PuoI'cS it looks strange that a presi-
, 1t after a term of Office can 90 hack
AMI PIltsate life contentedly, but in Eng
yoIJ. n, a me most natural thing in the
r sJ,.a, and Queen Victoria voiced it
mr. I' [i. she said: Your president is like
Wink EElnler-willing to bear the burden
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