The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-03

where Mr.. Adams was 10 take the oath.
AS soon as possible ne was at his be-
loved Mount Vernon once more, TO pick
up such threads as he might OF the old
life again.
DIsLIKEs LETTER WRITING.
"I begin my diurnal course with the
SUM-" he wrote, IN grave playfulness. TO
q friend. III my hirellngs are not In
their places by that time. ! send them
messages OF sorrow for their indisposi-
tion: having put these wheels In motion,
! examine the state Of things further: the
more they are probed the deeper find
the wounds which my buildings have
sustained by an absence and neglect OF
eight years; by the time / have accSrn-
pllshed these matters breakfast Ga little
after o'clock, about the time, pre-
sumo, that you are taking leave of Mrs.
McHenry) Is ready; this being over,
mount nay horse and ride round my
farms. which employs me until II is time
TO dress for dinner. The usual time of
sitting at the table. a walk and tea bring
me within tho dawn OF candlelight.
previous TO which, IL not prevented by
company I resolve that as soon as tho
glimmering taper supplies the place of
the great luminary / will retire 10 my
writing table and acknowledge the let
ters ! have received; when the lights are
engage In this work, conceiving that the
next night will do as well, The next
night comes, and with II the same causes
for postponement. and so on. Having
serve for a year. and 7 am persuaded
that you Will not require second edition
OF it,
He had kept his overseers under his
hand all the time he was president; had
not forgotten TO write to DR.. Young upon
methods of cultivation; had shown the
same passion as ever for speeding and
regulating at its best every detail of his
private business; but matters had gone
III for lack of his personal supervision.
lie was obliged to sell no less than
OF four or FIVE years To defray the great
expenses he was put TO In the presidency
and the cost OF bringing his estate into
solvent shape again. He did not try to
begin anew; he only set things in order,
and Kept his days serene.
STILL "OLD HOSS'
A spark OF war was kindled by the new
administrations dealings with France
and Washington was called once more to
prepare for, command, should the fight
formal war did not come, The furry
only kept him little nearer the move
ments of politics than he cared to be,
He was the more uneasy TO see how
the Democrats bore themselves in the
presence OF the moments peril; doubted
the eXpedlency of assigning men Of that
party to places OF command in the army:
approved the laws passed against aliens
and against those who should utter sed-
ttous libel against the government
showed again, and without reserve. how
deeply his affections were engaged on the
side OF the institutions he had SO labored
to set up and protect; was intolerant
toward any who sought TO touch or Ques-
tion at any point their new authority
imperious as OF old in question OF action.
But II was his home that chiefly held
his thought now. He had not changed
toward his friends through all the long
years of public care and engrossing busi-
ness. An old comrade, who had come in
his rough frontier dress all the way from
far Kentucky to Philadelphia to see the
president. had been told that Washing
ton had become puffed up with the i'm
portance of his station and was too much
OF an aristocrat to welcome him in that
garb," But the old soldier was not
daunted, pressed on to make his call, and
came back TO tell his friends how the
president and his lady had both seen him
and recognized him from the window.
and had hurried to the door to draw him
cordially in. IL never was better treat
a gainst him; and I found that he was
Old Hoss still"
GENTLE WITH CHILDREN.
Twas the same with his nelghbors, and
with strangers too, He was the simple
gentleman OF the old days. A strolling
actor. riding Mount Vernon way on
day In July, stopped to help a man and
woman who had been thrown from their
chalse. and did not recognize the Stalwart
horseman who galIoped up to his assist
ance till the overturned vehicle had been
set up again. they had busted each the
others coat, and the stately stranger
him play in Philadelphia had bidden him
come TO the house yonder and be re-