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Show BLUNT ANDREW JACKSON. "Old Hickory's" Caustic Advice to James Buchanan. I Stories of Andrew Jackson nre likely to be pointed and to havo a practical ( application, as do the stories told of ) Franklin. In 'Mr. J. W. Forney's "An J ecdotes of Public Men" there Is given , J a story as It was told by James J Rucliauan at his own table. Although it contained a reproof from the presl J dent to one who was to succeed Ulm. J It Is said to hnve been a fnvorlle slur) J at that board. J Shortly lifter Mr. Ruclinuan's relurn J from Russia lu 183 1, to the court of J which country he had been fcont b) J Jackson lu 1S.TJ, nnd immediately fol ', lowing Ills election to the senate he J called upon "Old Hickory" will! a fair ; English lady whom be deslied to pre- j sent to the bead of the American mi- '. tlon. ; leaving her lu the reception room J downstairs, he ascended to the presl- J dent's private quarters, where ho J found General Jackson uiishavcil, tin- J kempt, In his dressing gown, with bis J slippered feet on the fender, before a J blazing wood tire, smoking n corncob J pipe of the old southern pattern. , ', lie stated his object, ami (Icnernl J Jackson said that he would be verj' ! glad to meet the lady whom Mr.' ! Riicbanan desired to present. ! Mr. Riichaiiau was always careful of J his personal appearance nnd in some J I respects wns u sort of masculine Miss , i Frlbbe. addicted to hpotless cravats ! I and huge collars, rather proud of a ' foot small for a man of Ills large stat- i I lire and to the last of his life whal the ' I ladles would call "a very good llgure." ! Ilnvlng Just returned from n visit to ! I the fashionable circles of the contl- ! i nent after years of thorough Inter- ! I course with the etiquette of one of the ! , stntellest courts III Kurope', ho was : ! somowhat shocked at the Idea of tho ' i president meeting the eminent KiigUhh lady tu such a guNe and ventured to ! j ask if riclirral Jackson did not Intend ' to change bis attire. Thereupon tho j old warrior rose, with his long pipe In j I bis hand, and, deliberately knocking ; the nslies out of the bowl, said to bis 1 f'Hid: ; "Iluclinnmi. I want to give you a lit- , tie piece of advice, which I hope you will remember. I know a mnn once ' j who made a fortune by ultemlltig to ' his own business. Tell the lady I will , gee her piesently." I The man who became president In lSrn wns fond of saying that thlsre- j mark of Andrew Jackson humiliated him more than any other rebuke ho had ever received Ho walked downstairs to meet tho lady in bis charge, and In n very short time President Jackson entered tho room, drospeil lu a full suit of black, clenulv slmvcil. with his stubborn white' Imlr forced luu-k from bis forehead fore-head mid ml mi In i. to the lu-nutlfill visitor ho greeted her ut'h almost kingly ivrnce , As -he left tho bite House she hi Id to her escort, ' Your republican presl . dent Is tho roynl mode! of a cmole |