Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1880 — Mrs. Hayes’ Vigor. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Hayes’ Vigor.

The Hayes family have so many resources of their own that they have no terror in leaving the white house. While not affecting to dispise the honors and position they have enjoyed during the past three years, yet they have not lost their taste for the quiet home life to which they have to return in less than a year. The lad v who succeeds Mrs. Hayes as mistress of the white house will suffer by comparison. I don’t know any other woman who has Mm. Hayes’ health and vigor. She never looks tired or uninterested. As a sample of what she can undergo, I will state that last Monday she chaperoned a party of strangers to Mt Vernon. The boat was crowded with tourists, all of whom wished to be introduced. Mrs. Hayes returned late in the afternoon, gave a dinner to her friends, and at eight o’clock received an excursion party from Massachusetts. With beaming cordiality she shook hands with several hundred persons, then the president gave his arm TT 1.1. -

to a lady, and Mm. Hayes, with a gentleman, led the way through the suite of parlors and down the corridor to the conservatory. After the excursionists had seen everything, the president and his wife retired up stairs. As soon as all had departed they returned to the red parlor and received as they usually do do tn the evening, when at home. This day and evening are like every other day ana evening, tor there is a succession of strangers and tourists, who call to see the inmates of the executive mansion. A week or more ago there was one excursion party from New England and another from the south. Both called the same evenlag to see the president and his wife. The two got mixed up, and the president says he was surprised to find that he did not know a southerner from a New England man. He says that he always thought that he could distinguish the difference until then. I am glad that they all looked like one family, and I think that the same affection would exist between them if it were not that politicians trade upon hatreds and sectional animosities.

A meeting of citizens under the auspices of the Philadelphia Citizens’ committee on the Irish famine relief, was held a few days ago in the common council chamber for the purpose of devising means towards alleviating the sufferings of the increasing distress in Ireland. Alter issuing another appeal for further help the meeting adjourned - It has been ascertained that the India budget published by the Beaconsfield administration represented the Afghan war expenses to the extent of about $20,000,000. There is much excitement in England to consequence,