The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09


TO one Of these as 10 the responsibility Of
the would-be storekeeper. whom We will
call Tom Jones. The reply which was re-
ceived was about as follows:
I think Tom Jones is good. / know
he Is rich. His assets. I should say,
amount TO at least sos GO. He has. In
the first place. wife, beautiful lark
haired brunette, who is worth TO him or
TO any man 500. 90 i am sure he would
not sell her fer that. I know I should
not IL she belonged TO me. He has also
two children. boy and a girl. The boy
il perfectly sound. He 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. l think that SIS. $50 would be
a low estimate for the girl, as she has
the making of a good woman in her. In
addition to these items, Jones has table
in his office worth 81. two chairs worth
30 cents each. an inkstand worth Is cents
and a donble-bladed Barlow knife, which
/ put at a dime. and besides. there Is In
his Office a great big rat hole, which is
worth looking into. And So, concluded
the president, although I don't know
much about your claim. / think there
may be a great big rat hole there which
may be worth looking into, and will
look into it, The man laughed and
went away we'll pleased"
4 Poem by John Quincy Adams.
You knew John Quincy Adams quite
well. did you not. Mr.. Thompson"
YES. I sat beside him In the house of
representatives for several years. He
WIS a pleasant man but a very dignifed
one. Life was a serious matter with him,
and he 81 mt little time in frivolity. STILL
he was kind and gentle. 2Sd fond Of chill
dren''
YES" said Miss Thompson. who was
In the library at the time had this con-
versa,ion with Col. Thompson. Mr..
Adams was very kind. / was with my
father during his stay in Washington.
and when / was four years old he took
me 10 the house one day with him. had
an album with me. and father sent rue
with this to John Quincy Adams. asking
him 10 write a sentiment for ME IN rny
book. Mr.. Adams took me on his lap.
and holding me with one hand, he wrote
a poem for ME with the other. Ii was a
cry pretty poem. too
Have you a copy of it, Miss Thomp-
sono" 7 asked.
Yes" was the reply. Il have the or
iginal. and Secretary Thompsons daugh-
ter thereupon fetched a faded yellow
book from among her treasures and
showed me a page covered with verses
In a era bbed. trembling, but legible hand.
Il was the handwriting of John Quincy
Adams. Later on Miss Thompson kind
iy allowed me 20 have the poem photo
graphed. The words are follows:
To Miss Mary Gardiner Thompson.
On. had I. lovely maiden, hu; the power
Heron this page. thy destiny TO write!
With lavish hand. what blessings would
l shower
To nil thy future days with keen delight.
Spring. summer, autumn. winter, each in
To thee the tribute of his joys should
bring:
For thee stern winters social fires should
burn:
Fer thee resound the mnstrelsy of spring
For thee should Flora shed her soft per-
For thee her luscious fruits should sum-
nler yield;
For thee should autumn's waving harvest
For. thee Pomona's vintage crown the
field.
And FL the rolling SEASONS should be
,And thine they shall be, for thy soul is
And virtue shields. with energy divine,
From all the ills. that mortals must en-
dure.
Thus, as through life thy tickle fortunes
Should winters fros;s with pain thy
bosom wiring
Turn thou 10 virtues sunshine in the sky.
And bloom afresh in neverfading
spring.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,
Washington. "a August. ls43,
Jackson'> Advice to Politician.
The conversation here turned to Jackson
and Col Thompson described for me his
inauguration in 1923, speaking Of the So
lcmnity with which he kissed the Bible
ri " fXfJ MI Of b.
Said he:
7 was 10 years old al that time and
came TO see the Inauguration with my
father Father was a strong jackson
man. and he had a personal acquaintance
with the president ! did ne. agree with
father as 20 his political sentiments. and
I told him that / should never vote for
man Ike Jackson. a day or so after the
inauguration father took me with him and
went 70 cali upon the president. He and
Jackson cha;ted together for some time
and then. just as he was about tn leave
father Mortified me by saying: Mr.. Presi-
dent. want IN ask YOU 10 give SONS. adj
vice 20 my He does not hold the
same views concerning YOU as I do. and L
wish you could say something to keep him
in the traces OF the party
Il expected reproof from Jackson. for
ne had. you know. he reputation If b,.ir.;
rather severe and dicratOrial. on the con-
tTary. he looked at M with a smile, which
in a few seconds faded into seriousness
and then said; My boy. II could give
YOU any advice Il would be to think for
yourself on political matters and to al
WAYS act upon whe, you honestly believe
20 - right. President jackson was. in
deed, SO Kind that day that | have aeve-
allowed myself to say a word against him
lie was not ne man whom the world
. knows -oi9 Hickory He was very
eeotleDanl$ and was not rough IN manner
or be3ring. tie Was man Of ability and
the stories u his not having written his
cwn inaugural are untrue. | have letters
In my possession from President Jackson
. himself Andrew jackson Donelson and
o;heTs which saoy This - be the fact
jefferson. Madison and Morror
I asked Col. Thompson some questions
about Jefferson. lie then told me his
/ "reminiscences II Jefferson. Madison and
Monroe. He met jefferson AT Monticello.
JetTerS0o'S home was near the town ard
Il vas a. 4 country store that little Dick
/ Thompson frs; saw him. He had heard
- the great ex-p=es3deut. and learning
thai he Was iu IAe store. he entered and
went around behind the counter so that
s39 could look jefferson in the face watch
/ lax him as be bought goods for his farm
Monroe and Madison were friends If Mr.
/ Thom9son's father and hts memory Of
fasrn IS NerF good- Nj Thompson s. in
fart. now enEa gel in writing the las, vol
una Of his "Rsc0lleciions - the P-eSt-
/ dents" Tie showed me a great mass ~
manuscript and papers upon which he IS
working ard told RE that II he lived until
spring he would % able 20 complete the
work. He has already written two vol
un1ss. bringing his recoiieeiions down "a
| Lincoln. and ;hs third. From Lincoln "a
Mckinley" upon winch BE is now writing.
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