Evening star., 1935-04-07
CHAPTER XIX.
BY FRANK G.. CARPENTER.

CHAPTER XIX.
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER
~LEVELAND. the hardest work
ed man of the administration,
is apparently the healthiest.
~ He sleeps like top when he
does sleep. and grows fat on
work and worry. / heard a day or so
ago how surprised his secretary, Col.
Lamont was at Cleveland's power Of
getting along without sleep. When
Lamont first called upon him at Buffalo
and spent day or so with him there
the two sat talking until after mid
night. Dan supposed that they would
sleep until about noon the next day.
He was aroused at o'clock the next
morning by hearing some one black
ing his boots and whistling like bird
in the next room. 1t was the festive
President, dressed, looking fresh as
spring water, and ready for breakfast.
Lamont went through some dumb
bell exercises with his shoes to get his
system up to its usual tone. called out
Good morning" as though he was not
accustomed to more than five hours
sleep during the night and told Cleve-
land that he dotted upon early rising.
Lamont had, think, intended to have
spent week with Cleveland. but on
the next night, after sitting up again
until 2 o'clock and being again walked
at 7, he feared that his constitution
would not hold out with his profess
sions; so pressing business called him
opportunely back to Albany. Cleve-
land is good deal like Napoleon in
the matter of sleep. A few hours Of
rest puts new life into him. and he
looks better now than he did when
he came into the White House.
Presidential Walkers.
President Cleveland is the only
President in our history who seems to
need no amusements whatever George
Washington was noted for his mus
cular development He was fond of
jumping and to the last day of his
life kept a pack of hounds for hunt
ing. He could dance upon occasion,
but he was careful enough of his
health to go to bed every night at 10
o'clock. Jefferson was a great horse
back rider; he rode throughout the
country about Washington daily dur
ing his presidency. He usually spent
two hours each day in the saddle and
he was fond of mixing with his fel-
lows. At his home at Monticello. he
paid great attention to farming, and
he often walked about the streets of
Washington while in the White House
When Cleveland was inaugurated
the press was full of wonder at his
getting up for breakfast at 8 O'Clock
in the morning, and the whole Ma
ton patted him on the back for it.
as it were. Still Washington got
up at daybreak and jefferson crawled
out as soon as the light struck his
chamber. John Adams. who was as
fat proportionately as Cleveland. used
to take a walk from the White House
around the Capitol before his b-eak-
fast. which, by the way. he took as
early as Cleveland, and John Quincy
Adams was wont to go down to the
Potomac and take swim before he
ate his morning meal.
Both OF the Adamses we're great
walkers, and while John Quincy was
President he used to walk out to the
race course, two miles from here and
back again whenever any great sport
was on hand. Andrew Jackson was
a hard worker, but he liked horse
racing. cock-fighting and good So
cial smoke. He often attended the
cock-fights on Washington Heights,
above Sixteenth street, and at one
of the great races during the days
of his presidency he had a horse of
his own admitted in the name of his
private secretary, Maj. Donelson.
President Harrison was great
walker. He did much of his own
marketing during his short stay in
the White House He would get up
and 60 to the market before breakfast,
and though he was an old man he
often went about without an overcoat.
Frank Pierce, another great horseback
rider. was accustomed to gallop
through the streets of Washington at
midnight on a fine blooded steed.
Buchanan was a beau socially, and
his chief exercise was walking. Lin
coin drove about the city often. He
liked the theater where a box was
always reserved for him. Grant
walked up and down the broad pave
ment in front of the White House
for an hour or two every morning,
and his love Tor horses and driving
amounted to a passion. He was not
averse to having his friends call upon
him in the evening and he partook
of much social enjoyment. Hayes
reign was a great one socially. while
Arthur kept his house filled with
guests and took a long drive into the
country daily.
Thoughts of Marriage.
The report is that President
Cleveland is to marry Miss Van
Vechten. There is no doubt of the
fact that the young lady has been
spending a great deal of time at the
| White House, and it would be strange.
indeed. if the President had not paid
her some attention.
The gossip about the President
marrying springs up with every new
girl to whom he pays compliment.
| doubt not there are a score of Wash
ington beauties who have set their
upon which history depends, the first