Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-02

the presluent mouse and walt upOf
him with the compliments of the sea
son. We We're received with polite
ness, entertained with cake and wine
The mammoth cheese having been pre-
sented this morning. the president in
vited us to 20, as he expressed 1t, tC
the mammoth room to see the nam
moth cheese. There we viewed this
monument OF human weakness and fol
ly as long as we pleased, and then re
turned
1t is explained In fcotnote that
when Jefferson was chosen president
Elder John Leland. a Massachusetts,
clergyman of strong democratic proc.
livities, proposed that his flock cele-
brate the victory by making for the
new magistrate the biggest cheese the
world had ever seen Every man and
woman who owned a COW was to give
for this cheese all the milk yielded
on certain day--only no federal COW
must contribute a drop. A huge cider
| press was fitted up to make it In. ald
on the appointed day the whole coun-
/ try turned out with pals and tubs
of curd, the girls and women in their
best gowns and ribbons and the men
| in their Sunday coats and clean shirt
collars. The cheese was put to press
with prayer. hymn singing and great
soemnity. When it was well dried
it weighed lG00 pounds. and Rev.
John Leland drove with ii all the
way to Washington. 1t was journey
OF three weeks. All the country had
heard of it as the elder drove along"
A few days later MIR. Cutler writes
again: Last Sunday Leland. the
cheesemonger, a poor ignorant, litter
ate. clownish preacher. who was the
conductor of this monument OF human
weakness and folly to its place of
destination, was introduced as preach
er to both houses of congress. The
president contrary to all former prac.
tice, made one OF the audience. and a
great number OF ladies' and gentlemen
from ! know not where Such per
Torrance ! never heard before and
hope never shall again The text was
And behold. a greater than Solomon
is here The design of the preacher
was principally to apply the allusion.
not to the person intended in the
text but to him (Jeffersonl, who was
then present. Such farrago, bawled
with stunning voice, horrid tone.
frightful grimaces and extravagant ges.
lures | believe was never heard at any
decent auditory before. Shame or
laugher appeared in every counte-
nance. Such an Outrage upon religion,
the Sabbath and common dencency
was extremely painful to every sober
thinking person present"
John Leland. the mammoth cheese
man, was born at Grafton. Mass. May
Il, 1854. and died at North Adams,
Mass. January IA, 1871 From 1892
until his death, forty-nine years. he
was pastor of the Baptist church at
Cheshire, Mass. He is described as
IA man of great eccentricity and
shrewdDess. but without culture, and
a jealous Democrat
Mr.. Cutters description of the city of
Washington, which had been selected
as the site Of the capitol a year or
two before, is quite interesting, and
he says that In point of situation
l. is much more delightful than | ex-
pected to find it. The ground in gen.
e1al is elevated and mostly cleared
ard commands n pleasing prospect Of
the Patomac river. The buildings are
Trick and are erected in what are
called blocks; that is. from two to
five or six house Joined together. and
appear like one long building The
block in which / live contains six
houses, four stories high and very
handsomely furnished. II is situated
east of the capitol on the highest
ground in the city. Mr., Read and
myself have, | think, the pleasantest
room in the house or In the whole
city. 1t is in the third story. com.
manding delightful prospect of the
capitol, Of the presidents house,
Georgetown. all the houses in the city
a long extent OF river and the city of
Alexandria
Il am not much pleased with the
capitol. 1t is huge pile. built, indeed.
with handsome store, very heaw in
its appearance without and not very
pleasant within. The presidents house
is superb, well proportioned and pleas
antly situated.
The gentlemen. generally. spend a
part of two or three evenings in
week in Mr.. Kings room. where Miss
Anna entertains us with delightful
music. After we have been fatlgued
with the harangues OF the hall in the
day and conversing on politics In diff
ferent circles 0or we all talk nothing
else) in the evening an hour OF this
music is truly delightful. On Sunday
evenings she constantly plays psalm
tunes. in which her mother, who is a
woman of real piety. always joins.
Miss Anna plays Denmark" remark
ably well. and. when Joined with the
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