Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-08

| dGrk-hnirod brunette, who Is worth
| 10 him or to any man 100000. / am
sure be would not soil her for that
| know ] should not II she belonged to
me- He has also two children, n boy
and n girl. The boy is perfectly
sound. lie Is eleven years old. and is
| bright. energetic and smart. / don't
| think he could be bought at any price.
know Jones would not sell him for
$4,000. | think that Si9.950 would be
a low estimate for the girl, as she has
| the making of good woman in her
In addition TO these. items, Jones has
q table in his office worth ", two
| chairs worth 80 cents each, an ink
stand worth 10 cents and n double
| bladed Barlow knife, which | put Mt
Il dime. and. besides, there is in his
office great big rat mole, which is
| worth looking into. And So" con-
eluded the President, although don't
know much about your claim, ] think
there may be n great big rat hole there
which may be worth looking into. and
| will look into IT," The man laughed
and went away well pleased.
A POEM BY JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS.
You knew John Quincy Adams
quite well, did you not, Mr.. Thomp-
sem"
Yes. sat beside him in the House
l.
| lie was pleasant man, but very
| dignlfed one. Life was a serious mat
ter with him. and he spent little time
In frivolity. Still. he was kind and
| gentle and fond of children"
Yes" said Miss Thompson, who
| was In the library at the time I had
| tEis conversation with Col. Thompson.
MT Adams was very kind. was
with father during his stay in WASH
! lhgton, and when was four years old
he took me to the House one day with
MIN. l had an album. with me. and
| father sent me with this to John
Quincy Adams. asking him to write a
sentiment for me In my book. Mr..
| Adams took me upon his lap and.
holding me with one hand. he wrote a
poem for me with the other. 1t was
n very pretty poem, too
Have you copy of it, Miss Thomp-
SOM" ] asked
original. and Secretary Thompson's
daughter thereupon fetched a faded
| yellow book from among her treas
ures and showed me page covered
| with verses In n grabbed, trembling but
| ieglble hand. 1t was the handwriting
| OF John Quincy Adams. Later on Miss
Thompson kindly allowed me to have
the poem photographed. The words are
as follows
To Miss MARY GARDINER THOMSON.
Oh! had |. lovely maiden, but the power
| Hero. on this page. thy destiny to writel
with lavish hand what blessings would
! shower
| To fill thy future days with keen delight.
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, each in
turn
To thee the tribute OF his Joys should
bring;
For thee stern Winters social fires should
burn.
For thee resound the minstrelsy of Spring.
For thee should Flora shed her soft perfume,
For thee her luscious fruits should SUM
NOR yield,
For thee should Autumn's waving harvest
loom,
For thee Pomona's vintage crown the field.
And all the rolling seasons should be thine
And thine they shall be, for thy soul is
pure
And Virtue shields with energy divine,
From all the Ills, that mortals must endure,
Thus, as through life, thy tickle fortunes fly,
Should Winters frosts with pain thy bosom
wiring,
Turn thou to Virtue sunshine in the sky.
And bloom afresh as never-fading Spring.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
Washington, 2ith August, tsi2
JACKsoN's ADVICE TO A YOUNG
POLITICIAN.
The conversation here turned to jack
son, and Col. Thompson described for
me his inauguration in 1929, speaking
! or the solemnity with which he kissed
| the liiDle and giving vivid picture of
| the scene. Said he:
i was nineteen years old at that time
ana came to see the Inauguration with
my rather Father was strong Jack
son man, and he had n personal ac-
| quaintance with the President. I did
not agree with father as to his poli-
teal sentiments, and / told him should
never vote for man like Jackson. A
day or so after the Inauguration father
| TOOK me with him and went to call
| upon the President. He and Jackson
| chatted together for some time and
/ then, just as he was about to leave
| father Mortified me by saying: Mr..
President, | want to ask YOU to give
some advice to my son. He does not
| hold the same views concerning You as
| do. and l wish you could say some
| thing to keep him in the traces of the
| party
81 expected n reproof from jackson.
| for he had, You know, the reputation
| OF being rather severe and dictatoriaI.
1
| n smile. which in a few seconds faded
| into seriousness, and then said: NY
| hoy, II | could give you any advice.
| II would be TO think for yourself on
| political matters and to always act upon
| what You honestly believe to be right
| President Jackson was, indeed so kind
| that day that l have never allowed my
| self TO say word against him Tie
| was not the man whom the world
| knows as old Hickory He was very
gentlemanly and was not rough In
| manner or bearing. He wns Il man of
| ability and the stories of his not hav-
| ing written his inaugural are untrue. /
| have letters In my possession from Pres
ident jackson himself, Andrew Jrck-
| son popelsor and others which SHOW,
| this To be fact"
JEFFERSON. MADISON AND
MONROE.
| asked Col. Thompson some questions
| about Jefferson. He then told me his
"reminiscences Of Jefferson, Madison and
| Monroe He met Jefferson Mt Month
cello, JeNorson's home was near the
town. and q was In country store
that little bIckThompson first saw him.
| We had heard Of tho great x-Presidont
! md learning thnt he was In the store,
he entered and went around behind the
| counter so that he could look Jefferson
| IN the face. watching him as he bought
goods for his farm Monroe md Mndi-
son We're friends OF Mr. Thompson's
| father and his memory Of them rs very
| good Mr. Thompson Is in fact, now
| engaged IN writing the last volume OF
| his 'Recollections of the Presidents
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