The sun., 1915-10-03

Humorous Trials of the
Early Statesmen Who
Found Themselves
Pioneers in a Ready
Made Capital

House and its occupants in the same
entertaining vein displayed in the rest
of the book. Two pictures given are
as follows.
"a social being jefferson certainly
was. He liked company and his for
mer residence in France had culti-
waited his taste for the good things
of the table. including light wines
and olives. He once said that he
considered olives the most precious
gift Of heaven to man, and he had
them on his table whenever he could
get them. He was also fond of fgs
and mulberres. and his household
records bristle with purchases Of
crabs. pineapples. oysters. venison.
partridges and oranges-a pretty fair
| list for "a man devoted to plain living.
Dolly Madisons fondness for So
clety counterbalanced the Indifference
| of her husband--a little, apple faced
| man with a large brain and pleasant
manners but no presence, OF whom
. every one spoke by his nickname,
| Jenny She is described as a fine,
| portly, buXom dame. with plenty OF
brisk small talk. She knew little Of
books, but made point Of having one
| in her hand when she received guests
who were given to literature. and she
would have peeped enough into Il to
| enable her to open conversation with a
| reference to something she had found
there"
Here Is a glimpse of Lincoln:
''Nisitors admitted to his ONCE
usually found him very kind in man
ncr, though now and then a satlricAl
| impulse would give an edge TO his
| humor. When an irate citizen with u
| grievance called and poured 1t out
upon him. accompanied by n varie-
gated assortment OF profanity. Lincoln
| waited patiently till the speaker halted
to take breath and then inquired:
You're an Episcopalian. aren't your
"'Why do you ask that?' demanded
the visitor. momcntarlly forgetting his
anger in his surprise.
| "'Because.' answered Lincoln.
Stewards an Eplscopallan, and you
swear just like him.
| The Rev. DIR. Bellows Of New York
as chairman of the Sanitary Commits
sion called once during the civil war
To tell Lincoln of a number OF things
he ought TO do. Lincoln listened with
the most flattering attention. slightly
inclining his head in recognition OF
| every separate reminder OF a duty left
unperformed. and at the close OF the
| catalogue remained minute or two in
silent meditation. Then, throwing one
| of his long legs over an arm Of his
chair. he looked up with n quizzical
| smile. Dominic said he, how much
| Will you take to swap jobs with me-
"IIe could not always keep his
| humor out Of his official communica-
tiunS. as IN this despatch to Gen.
| Hooker in Virginia: If the head OF
Ic-S army IL at Martinsburl and the
tail of ii on tn" plank road between
I fredericksburg ana thanc"llorsville,
tn" animal must be pretty slim some-
where. Cnuldn't YOU break him."
Mr.. Icupp'S walks about Washing
ton lead also to the region round
about tho capital, and he chats of
. Arlington and Lee, Of Alexandria and
Wa~hnGtou'S visits there, of Clegett's
Tavern and Mount Vernon. Of BaiIens-
hurI and It's duclS.
In conCluS on Mr.. Ieupp says:
"Tuuchrd hH th" spirit OF progress.
the face of Washington is rapidly be-
coming as destitute Of landmarks as
its origin is destitute of myths. and
the artist who visits i in quest OF the
#utluu" has a hunt before him. Never
lih"lcSs. II has not lost ! = picturesque
appeal for the pencil guided by i'm
l0gIuatiuu, or its culorful legends for
the memory seeking relief from more
IScriOIS things