The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-20
GENERAL JAcKsoN's MANNER.
A Reminiscence Mrs. Harriet Lane
 Johnston Was Fond of Relating.

| intimate friend of the former mistress | of the White House. having lived so
 long with her statesman uncle, James Buchanan, had many interesting rem iniscences of him and his times. One of them which she was fond of relating was an incident told to her by MT. Bu- | ehanan of the social career of General Jackson while he was president. MT.
 Buchanan was in theUnited States sen
 ate at the time. l As Mrs. Johnston related the incident, a famous Baltimore lady, one of the
 leaders of society of that day and res lated to an English family of title and distinction, had spent g. long time in
 England during Jackson's administra- l ton, her family connections admitting her to the inner circles of aristocratic
 and royal society. George ". was then king, and short time before this
 lady left England to return to the Un- | ited States she. was presented to him.
 He confided to her message to Pres lident Jackson, which he requested her
 to deliver in person. -....5.. i The reputation his political enemies had made for Jackson was such that 1 the lady was very unfavorably iim- lpressed, never having met the rugged
 old soldier. In fact. the idea of Jack
 sonian vulgarity was quite the popu- l lar one, and there were many stories of
 the generals offensive application of it lin his social as well as business con |tact with visitors.
 1 Consequently. this high-bred mes
 sage bearer from the king of England Twas very much disinclined to person.
 al interview with this president of boor I ish reputation, but, having undertaken 1 to carry out the wishes of the king. she
 determined to undergo the trial, pre- ipared to be greatly shocked at what
 she might see and hear. Being well Acquainted with James Buchanan, she
 begged him to accompany her on her mission and Introduce her to the presi- ] dent.
 l My uncle escorted the. lady to the I White House Mrs. Johnston related lmerrily and leaving her in the recep- 1 tion room he went to the presidents broom to arrange for the interview. I He found the president alone. His Iface was covered with a bristling beard lof several days growth, He was wear ling a dressing gown which was very much soiled and greatly the worse for Ipast service. He was smoking an old clay pipe. I It was disheartening moment for Mr. Buchanan, for to present the
 refined and elegant lady to the presi- dent of the United States in such attire
 and personal uncouthness seemed to l him but little better than national I disgrace. He told the president about the distinguished woman who had come l to seek an introduction to him on an errand from the king of England, and made bold to say:
 But general, you ought to see her . without making an appropriate toilet. I The grim old soldier took his pipe l out of his mouth, stretched himself to l his full height, shot a fiery look at his. laudacious social prompter from beneath l his shaggy eyebrows and exclaimed, l with some forceful adjuncts of language 1 that may as well not be repeated:
 " Buchanan. I knew man once
 who succeeded admirably in getting
 along simply by ninding his own bus liness!'
 I He told my uncle to go back and Iwait with the lady and he would see her I presently. MT. Buchanan returned to I the reception room and awaited the presidents coming in a torture of sus- lpense. @
 Tn a remarkably short time General
 Jackson entered the room. He was neatly shaven and in plain but correct
 attire. A more courtly and dignffed I presence, my uncle said, could not we'll 1 be imagined, and he was so astounded
 at the change in Jackson's appearance and manner that he almost forgot what
 he was there for.
 x" He introduced the lady, however, and retired to await the termination of the interview, which, from what she Ihad said to him, he felt that she was eager to make as short as possible. He
 was, therefore, surprised when more than an hour had passed and she was
 still talking with the man she had
 dreaded to meet as one but little bet ter than wild cat.
 She appeared at last, escorted to
 the door by the president. MT. Btu
 chanan said she was positively radiant. He handed her into her carriage and
 asked her what she thought of the the
 grim and much abused Jackson.
 X" T am captfvated!' she replied. T never so enjoyed an hour I have been at all the courts of Europe, and II can truly say that at none of them 5l have I ever seen a man who in elegance iof manners could excel General Jack lson. While intensely dignified, they lwere so kind that my dread disappeared l in an instant, and before knew it I was captivated. It will never do for lany one to charge General Jackson with lvulgarity in my presence again. Il ' As long as my uncle lived Mrs.
 Johnston was wont to say, he delight led to relate, which he did always with great relish and particularly if it gave sl him an opportunity to rebuke any ill., natured reference to Jacksonian vul- .l garity. what befel him and his appre- thensive companion from that interview ! with Andrew Jackson.--New York Sun. I %w DON'T BE SEASICK- , I If people will persist in being seasick :l it is not for lack of remedies. Here are l a few commonly quoted: l, ...s