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(SYNOPSIS.
This story la told by Madeline Itcnnlclt,
on Kngllsh Rovcrness In tlio family of Dr.
Ohunce. at St. Petersburg, ltussla, Chnnco
Is un Englishman by birth, but for many
years a natuiallzcd Itusslnu. He has Ion?
flnco given up tho prnctlco of ttiedlclw
to bury himself In sclcntltlc research In
his laboratories. Ono of thes wurksheops
Is known as tho llluc Laboratory. A pe
culiarity of tho loom !s a low class donio
rising from a corner of tho floor. Dr.
Chnnce'a daughters tell tho governess that
onco they sneaked Into tho Uluo Lnboia.
tory and heard cries for help coming Horn
tho glass dome. Miss rienulck determined
to Investigate, fcho Is the only ono of tho
household who hus un opportunity of so
doing, as, through her knowledge and lovo
of science, sho has becomo of great ns
filstanco to tho doctor in his research, and
freuenty Is occupied In tho laboratories.
Sho discovers that thcro is a man chained
ond lmr-rltoucd In a dungeon beneath tho
Klass dome. Ono day tho doctor tells her
that 'he Is to leave St. Petersburg that
night, to bo cor.o several days. This Is
her chanco. Sho writes tho Kngllsh con
sul, stating tho facts cf tho case, and ask
ing him to bn at tho gaidcn gato at ll
o'clock, when ho will bo admitted. Ucforo
the hour tho governess takes revolver and
enters tho laboratory. She llnds a trap
door in tho floor, and, raising it, sho de
scends a flight of fteps. At tho bottom,
chained and bound, lies tho emaciated
form of a man, too weak to stand or talk.
Jost then tho girl feels n hand on her
shoulder. Locking around sho sees Dr.
Ohanco standing bcsldo her.
PAHT V.
"Miss Kcnnlck," ho said, "when I he
Ban my Journey tho thought camo over
mo that It wus cruel to disappoint you.
I had faithfully promised to Impart
ono of my gravest, my very gravest
secrets to you tonight. After all, a
gentleman's word to a lady ought lo
come before every other consideration;
I have therefore postponed my Journey.
3Uy servant told me that I should find
you in tho Uluo Laboratory. I came
straight here. The moment I entered
tho room I saw that the trap-door was
raised, tho faint light beneath guided
my footsUps. I have found you, I nm
now prepoied to tell you my secret."
I dl'd not reply, but my heart beat
loud and hard in great heavy thumps
which must surely have been heard;
the man was a monster, his very civil
ity was laden with omen.
"You are doubtless overpowered by
my pollto consideration for you," he
continued; he never once glanced at
his victim. I tried to moisten my lips
I tried to say something', but not a
word would escape me.
"You are anxious to know how I
Photograph Thought," he continued, "I
am prepared to enlighten you. Stand
here, will you?"
He camo forward and pushed me Into
a different position. From where I now
stood I could see both the victim, and
the devil In human shape who had tor
tured him.
"By means of that man who lies on
the floor at your feet," continued Dr.
Chance, "I have photographed Thought.
Ho was once my secretary; I quickly
perceived that his character was feeble.
I used mesmerism to get him Into my
power. By slow degrees he became my
servant. I his master. By still slower,
but also sure degrees he became mv
slave, and I hj tyrant. He Is now ab
solutely subjective to my will, and con
sequently of Immense use to me. By
means of that bodily frame of bis, I
have been able to peer deeper into
nature than any other man of my day.
Yes, Miss Itennlek, I am the ereatest
scientist at present in existence. "What
are the tortures of one man in com
parison with so stupendous a result?
Now listen. I always knew that you
were Inspired with the vein of curiosi
ty to a marked degree you are a clever
nlrl and might have done well, but as
you sow, you must reap. When I left
you for a short time yesterday In tho
Blue Laboratory, I did so without sus
picion, but the moment I returned I
guessed that you had discovered some
thing, your-face was full of wonder,
despair,. Incredulity, horror. I then
carefully laid a trap for you. It would
never do for you. to know my secrets,
and then tfi go abroad and possibly di
vulge Uiom. I took you into the Blue
Laboratory again In the evening. I de
sired my servant to announce Dr. Scho
penhauer, ho never really came at all.
1 left the room and from the Massage
watched you. 1 heard you cry out to
that map, I saw you take an imures
elon of the key. I determined that you
Should have your way. All during to
day' kept you by my side on purpose,
for I did not really require your ser
vices. ,1 went away to more complete
ly blind you, I came back when I
thought I had given you suiuclent time
to enter tho laboratory. All has hap
pened I expected, never for a single
moment did you teally decelvo me.
Now listen. I will keep my word, I
Mil tell you my secret,
"It is a known scientific fact that
li physiology that In the dark tho ret
ha of some animals displays a pigment
tailed tho 'visual purple.' if, for in
itanec, a frog is killed In the dark, and
Iho eye after death Is exposed to an
ibject in the light, tho Image of the
HJect becomes stamped on the retina,
ind can be fixed there by a solution
f alum. Proceeding; upon this basis,
I have further discovered that by fix
ng my own gaze for a lengthened time
m an object, and then going Into a
lark room and eazls at an exposed
Jhotographio plate, tho object I havo
Veen looking at appears on the neg
Itlvo when developed. Do you fol
bw me so far?"
I nodded, my tongue was dry, cleav-H(-
to the roof of my mouth, not a
vorrt could I utter.
"I doubt If you will understand me
urther," continued Dr. Chance, ' 'but
I will try to make tho matter as plain
b you as I can. I liavo conceived on
t sound scientific basis that even
Thought itself may thus bo photo
rraphed. This is what really takes
place. Subjective impressions of
thought causa molecular changes In
the cells of tho bruin; why, then, may
Ihese not also bo capablo of decom
posing this 'visual purple,' and then
(Ivlng a distinct Impression on a neg
ttlve when exposed sufficiently. Ions to
ts Influence, I have made experiments
ind discovered that such Is the case.
In dreams, especially, this Impression
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becomes terribly vivid. No more fas
cinating problem has over absorbed a
scientist than this. Behold my vlc
tlml Ought he not to congratulate
himself on suffering In so grand a
cause? Night after night I fasten
back his eyelids with specula, and as
ho sleeps his eyes are wide open, star
ing straight at an exposed plate for
many hours In the dark. This plato
Is destined to receive the Impressions
made by I1I3 dreams. Night after
nlgh't I make different experiments;
theso can be easily done by giving my
victim certain drugs, such as cocaine,
Indian hemp, opium and others. If Is
well known that tho action of these
drugs causes vivid and extraordinary
dreams. This Is my secret. During
the day time I am merciful. I feed
"IN FIVI3 MINUTES
my patient well, he is not-likely to die,
although there Is a possibility that he
mav reach' madness owing to the suf
fetlngs which I cause his nervous sys
tem. Now, would you like to see some
of thf developed photographs?"
I shuddered and covered my face
with my hands. A short scream Ymrst
from my lips.
"Nothing more," I cried, "I pray and
beseech of you not to say another
word. You are a devil In human shape.
I will not listen to any more."
Dr. Chance came close to me.
"Women nre hyper-sensltlve," he
said, in a low tone. "Remember you
wished to know. Bemeber I warned
you that the secret was fraught with
terror, with horror to many. I had
hoped that you would rise above this
horror, but I see that you are distinct
ly human."
"I am and I rejoice in the fact," I re
plied. A small clock standing on a
bench by my side showed me that It
wanted seven minutes to nine. Would
the Kngllsh consul come to my rescue?
All now depended on him. Dr. Chance
noticed the direction in which my eyes
were traveling.
"You ure tired of this room," he said,
"little wonder. Remember you forced
you way In against my will. Now lis
ten to me. You know my secret. I
have taken a pleasure in enlightening
you. I could experiment on you. You
are strongly Imaginative, and would
make a good victim."
"No, kill me rather," I cried, falling
on my knees.
"That Is what I propose to do," said
Dr. Chance, in a slow, calm voice. "It
would Interfere vastly with my experi
ments were you to proclaim my secret
to anybody else. Women, even the best
women, are not to be trusted with such
an Important matter, I have no in
tention of having the grand dream of
my life destroyed by tho caprice of a
girl. I propose, therefore, having, im
parted to you my secret, to seal It for
ever on your lips by death. In five
minutes you will die."
"Five minutes?" I answered. Ills
very vtords braced me. In five minutes
it would bo 0 o'clock.
"In tho meantime," continued . tho
doctor, Ts there anything I can do for
you?"
I thought. Awful as my predica
ment was, I yet was able to think. If
only I could gain tlmo! I looked at
the victim on the floor. Ills eyes
POINTING IT UPWARD I PRESSED
THE TRIGGER.
were shining dimly, they were full of
tears. He tried to speak. Once I
saw him writhe and struggle- In his
bonds.
"Never mind," I said, bending over
him. "Remember whllo there la Ufo
thero Is hope. If I can rescue you "
"That is Impossible," Interrupted Dr.
Chance. "It Is unkind to raise sensa-
tlons which can never by any possibil
ity be reallrcd. Ildw shall wo cm
ploy ourselves during tho remaining
minutes? You havo now but four
minutes to live. I Miould recommend
you during tho very short tlmo which
Btill remains to prepare your soul to
meet your Maker. "What I You will
not?"
"My Maker will take caro of my
soul," 1 replied. "I am giving up my
life In the cause of tho oppressed. I
have no fear of death. You can do
your worst."
"You really are a most -Interesting
character. It Is a dad pity that you
cannot devote your life to tho science
you would so vastly help. Give me
your hand. I should like to walk
round this dungeon with you." He
stretched out his hand and took mine.
I did not refuse to walk with him. Ho
took mo from end to end of tho dis
mal place. The llttlo clock sounded
nine strokes In a silvery voice.
"Ydur tlmo is up," said Dr. Chance,
"come." Ho turned away a second,
then walked quickly, still holding my
hand, ncross the room. What was ho
(going to do?, Oh, why was not the
consul punctual? I strained my ears
to listen for a sound, but none came.
I was standing exactly under the dome
In the glass roof. I had Just put out
my" foot to ascend the stairs when a
sudden noise startled me. Before I
could move, a huge bell-shaped glass
with groat swiftness had descended
completely around me, and sank into
a circular groove on the stone flags at
my feet. What could this mean? Dr.
Chanco was looking at mo from out
side the wall of glass. Ho was grin
ning with a fiendish expression of tri
umph. I shouted to him, he took not
the slightest notice, he turned round
and pressed a lever be3ldo tho wall.
There was a sudden loud thumping as
of a piston working to and fro, and
.YOU WliLi f DIE,
a valve at my feet opened and shut
rapidly with a hlbsiint: .sound.' Tho
truth flashed across me in a moment.
I was under the receiver pf an enormous-
exhaust, pu.mn which had fitted'
Into thetdcime above myiibadjl Dr.)
Chance had told mc that tho dome was,
used for causing a vacuum. In a
vacuum I knew no ono could live. I1
gasped for breath ad screamed to him
for mercy, but the piston thumped on
and on quicker and quicker. .Frantic
with terror I dashed madly against the
glab3 and tried with all my puny
strength to buist it. It was very thick
and defied all my -efforts. My .eyes
seemed to start from my head; my
whole body seemed to be swelling; dur
ing my struggles I could catch sight
of the fiendish face of mymaster peer
ing at me. What providential Inspir
ation camo to my aid at last I know
not, but I drew my revolver from my
pocket, and pointing It upward pressed
the trigger. There was a terrific
crash of falling glass, a sudden in
rush of air, and I remembered no more.
When I came to, r strange face was
bending over me and a kind hand was
wiping something from my face, which
doubtless was bleeding from the glass
which had fallen upon It. I promptly
guessed that the consul' had arrived,
after all. and that I was saved. ,1
opened my eyes and caught sight "of the
face and figure of Dr. Chance.' Hand
cuffs encircled, his wrists; a man in
tho'dress of 'the-police "officers 'oi" St.
Petersburg was standing close to .him.
A tall, shadowy "figure, doub'tless'tlmt
of the victim whom I had coirie to-irps-cue.
was supported by two' other men.
"Don't speak, Rest quiet, all your
sufferings are over," said the kind
voice -which I afterwards knew to be
that of the British consul. ' Then I
passed Into deep oblivion and It was
many days before I remembered any
thing more.' It may have been a fort
night later when I came to myself in
a pleasant bedroom In tho consul's
house. His wife was bending over me.
Sho told me in a few words what had
occurred. The victim of Dr. Chance's
cruelty had been sent to the hospital
and was. rapidly getting better. Dr.
Chanco himself was imprisoned and
would doubtless be sent to Siberia for
his crimes. The whole place was talk
ing of what I had done, of the horror
which had been discovered in the Blue
Laboratory.
"Your letter came Just In lime," said
Mrs. Seymour, the consul's wife. "My
husband acted on It Immediately. lie
went to see the ambassador, who gave
him a note to the prefect of police. But
how did It come Into your head to act
so promptly, so bravely?"
Tears filled my eyes, I was too weak
to reply.
I am now back again In England. I
havo not seen Olga and Maroussa
again; I wonder what will becomo of
them, whnt their future history will
be. For myself I can never return to
St. Petersburg. To my dying day I
shall remember that awful time with
terror.
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PRESIDENTS AFTER
THEIR RETIREMENT
How They Spend Tliclr Lives After
doing Out of Office.
THE OX-HEADS OP TUP. NATION
Homo l'lnynt. Politics, nil Active Bus
iness Life for Several, Wcll-IInmcd
.Host for Others, nnd Poverty for a
rev-Tho Kxruiiplcs of ('otiornl
Ilnrrlson nnd Mr. Cleveland Ilnvo
Had .Many Imitators.
From tho'Now York .Times.
As Mr. Cleveland was about to leave
tho white house In 1889, he was asked
by a friend rcgardlng'hls plans for tho
future. Ho replied "that ho was going
to practice law, Just as he would havo
done If ho had not been president. "I
think," he said, "the most appropriate
thing a man can do after ho has re
tired from public office Is to take up his
private business again, unless, of
course, he Is too old."
It Is well remembered how Industri
ously Orover Cleveland, tho lawyer,
held to his purpose, and with what
unostentatious dignity he pursued his
vocation in New York, as he had done
years before in Buffalo, In the practice
of his profession. His mental activ
ities and his natural energy Impelled
him to work as a plain citizen.
But now, after the turmoil of a sec
ond eventful administration, Mr. Cleve
land appears to have less Incentive to
engage In active professional toll than
he had eight years ago. Doubtless ho
does not consider himself too old to
take up his private business again.
But tho necessity for it is surely ab
sent. Mr. Cleveland has passed through
a long and laborious career of respon
sibility. Therefore, in retiring to
Princeton, he is but satisfying that
worthy ambition which every man
feels, to enjoy a well-earned rest.
Ample wealth mnkes it possible for him
to indulge in the recreations and light
employments of dignified leisure, and,
like Washington at Mount Vernon.
Cleveland seems to have sought out
ideal retirement in which to pass tho
remaining years of his life.
GENERAL HARRISON.
Benjamin Harrison followed Mr.
Cleveland's example four years ago, by
returning to his home in Indianapolis
and entering onco more upon the duties
of his profession. He left the White
House under the shadow of domestic
misfortune, but neither that nor tho
fact that-he was a retiring president
made any difference with his resolute
determination to engage In useful pur
suits. Since leaving Washington ho
has been particularly active as a lec
tin er, as an advocate and as a political
orator.
An opinion has prevailed at times
that it was not consistent with the dig
nity of the nation that an ex-presl-dent
should engage in professional
'work or should bo active as a poli
tician. Consequently, It has been sug
gested that these hlch officials should
either be pensioned by tho government
so as to permit them to retire without
financial embarrassment or that they
should bo made honorary members of
the senate, lif oMuV that their experi
ence nnd wlsdotnnirielit bd made per
manently available- to the public Inter
ests. This feeling may have been In
spired by the? opinions expressed by
Washington, a,nd by his example when
jiie retired from tho presidency. He re
fused to become a candidate for a third
term, as he had declined to wear tho
crown, and he told his countrymen that
It would be wise to limit the presi
dential term by custom, if not by con
stitutional provision.
But the "Father of his Country" had
grown weary of carrying the burdens
republic, and to take such a part in the
political movements around him as oc
casion offered. "
JOHN ADAMS.
John Adams was CG years old when,
as the representative of the Federalist
party, he was defeated by Thomas Jef
ferson in the electoral college. Ho re
tired from the presidency under a
cloud, and lived for a quarter of a
century afterward to see his political
opponents discredited by the people,
when his son was elevated to the presi
dential office. On the same day that
his successor was Inaugurated, Mr. Ad
ams left Washington for His home in
Qulncy, Mass. Ho entered his library
and practically lived in it to tho day of
his death. -Surrounded by-, his books
and papers, ho toolCtho keenest Interest
In public affalis, 'ahd through a volum
inous correspondence with statesmen
In Washington and elsewhere the elder
Adaln$, as he was?'cailed, continued for
many years to have a largo Influence
upon the political destinies of the coun
try. He died in the peaceful retreat to
which ho retired July 4, 1820, and, by
a singular coincidence, Thomas Jeffer
son passed away on the same day in
hl3 home at Monticello.
At the close of his second presidential
term, Thomas Jefferson, like Wash
ington, declined election for the third
time, and withdrew from public life to
his estate In Virginia. Though he had
been associated with the government
from its beginning, and had been twico
president, Jefferson was a poor man,
and was burdened by financial difficul
ties, from which he seemed unable to
extricate himself. Of course, his em
barrassing position was aggravated, if
not caused, by spendthrift habits, for
he kept open house at Monticello, the
hospitalities of tho mansion being at
times strained to accommodate as many
as fifty guests. Ho supervised the plan
tation and made it ns profitable as pos
sible, 'but his embarrassments Anally
became known, and he was compelled
to go through the humiliating experi
ence of making an appeal to congress
to buy his library. The response was
a gtnerous one, JefBerson receiving
$28,000 for his library treasures. But
this sum sufficed barely to pay his
debts, and In a brief tlmo he was again
In the tolls df poverty.
MADISON AND MONROE.
But during tho years of his retire
ment, Mr. Jefferson founded tho Uni
versity of Virginia at Charlottesville,
and thus gave Impetus and direction to
higher education In his native state. Ho
also wroto an autobiography and edit
ed his speeches and papers, at tho samo
time, following tho examplo of his pre
decessor by keeping up an extonslvo
correspondence with public men In all
parts of the Union.
James Madison also went to h'ls Vir
ginia estate after retiring Tram tho
presiden-y, and was almost never
hoard ot afterward, living In complete
seclusion.
Mr. Monroe, fifth president of tho
United States, like Jefferson, saved no
money whllo In tho servlco nf his coun
try. His administration Is known In
history as tho "era of eood feeling,"
and up to that tlmo the Infant repub
lic had never been so prosperous. But,
as his term of office camo to a close,
James Monroe discovered Hint ho would
be forced to exert himself tn kctp the
wolf from the door. According', ho
repaired to Now Yo-k, nnd there en
gaged In the practice of law, being the
first ot the presidents "to triko up his
private business again" as a means of
earning a livelihood. He did not meet
with great success, however, and his
family keenly felt the plnehlngs of
poverty. By another strange coin
cidence, tho nttthor of tho Monroe doc
trine breathed his last on Independ
ence Day, In 1831.
But the post-prcldentlal career of
John Qulncy Adams Is the most re
mnrkablc and unique of all. When ho
left tho White House, after tho expira
tion ot his term of ofllce, It was his
Intention to follow the example of his
father, and retire to his ancestral home,
to devote tho rcmalndei f his life to
study nnd. literary pursuits. But tho
people of Massachusetts would not
consent to tho arrangement. They
needed a man of wisdom, experience
nnd integrity to represent them In cop
gress, nnd so Mr. Adams was sent back
to Washington, to begin a now official
experience In the house of represent
atives. He became at once the leader
of his party, nnd really added to his
fame by untiring devotion to duty. Ills
fight for the right of position was ono
of the greatest parliamentary battles
ever waged In Washington, and the
reputation of John Qulncy Adam3
would have been surpassingly great
had ho never berved In a higher posi
tion than representative from Massa
chusetts. After a legislative experience of
twenty, years in congress, he was ob
served ono day In his scat, overcome by
Illness. He had been smitten by apo
plexy and expired In halt an hour, hav
ing rounded out an Intensely active and
useful public career.
ANDREW JACKSON.
After two terms of unexampled ex
citement and party strife Andrew
Jackson retired from the presidency,
broken In health and weary with the
conflict. He had been Industrious In
ofllce, and had Impressed a strong per
sonality upon his country's history, as
few of Us chief executives have done.
The first official act of his successor
was to direct the surgeon-general of
tho army to nttend Mr. Jackson to his
home In Nashville. After a tiresome
Journey by way of Pittsburg, the Ten
nessee statesman was conducted to tho
Hermitage, where ho partially recov
ered health and strength. From thero
he exerted considerable Influence upon
tho political destinies of his country.
Ho entertained with lavish hand, and
his Tennessee home became a shrine
for the pilgrimages of Jacksonlan Dem
ocrats from every part of tho country.
Until his death. In 1S43, this pictur
esque and unique specimen of American
political life continued to be the prophet
and law-elver of his party.
Van Buren was still in the vigor of
manhood when his administration,
came to an end in 1841. With the ex
ception of Washington, he was up to
that tlmo the wealthiest of the retiring
presidents, and the leisure which was
forced upon him gave ample time for
cultivating the art of politics. He was,
perhaps, both before and after his pres
idency, the most subtle and crafty po
litical leader the Democratic party
ever had. Therefore, immediately af
ter withdrawing from public life he set
resolutely to Work to secure- a rcnoni
inatlon in 1841, '-He almost- succeeded,
and would have done so but for the
.perfidy of party friends Whom he lm
'pllcltly trusted. Thoughthe organiza
tion which had supported him was split
in twain, he did not then give up tho
game of politics. He accepted the nom
ination of tho Free Soil party in 1S48,
and had the satisfaction of seeing the
Democrats hopelessly snowed under
In the defeat of Lewis Cass.
His failure to then become president
dampened his ambition, for he realized
that he was getting too old to wait
for another chance to be elected, or
to endure Its trying duties If chosen.
The failure of tho Free Soil movement
ended Van Buren's political career,
and he spent the remaining years of
his life at Klnderhook on the Hudson
In an apparently happy and serene old
age, living until the country had been
plunged into the throes of civil war.
TYLER AND FILMORE.
Ex-President Tyler went to Richmond
after his term of ofllce, and was known
as a progrosslvo and public-spirited
qltlzen, taking great interest in local
as well as national affalis. In the
stormy days of the secession move
ment Mr. Tyler sided with tho people
of Virginia, apd accepted olllce under
the Confederate government.
Millard Fillmore returned to hl3
home In Buffalo and "engaged In polit
ical activity for some years afterward.
He received the honor of a nomination
to the presidency by tho American par
ty in 183G, but was unsuccessful at the
polls. Political sentiment was fast
crystallizing for tho final struggle on
tho slavery question, and there Heemed
to bo no longer room for theorists or
figureheads In national affairs.
Franklin Pierce was much embittered
by tho patty strifes of his tumultuous
administration. Humiliated by ids fail
ure to obtain the renomlnation of his
party, he went to Europe and sought
forgetfulness in recreation and travel.
He finally returned to his home In Con
cord, N. II., and took up the thankless
role of a southern sympathizer during
the war. He lived to see his party dis
integrated, slavery abolished and near
ly all tho principles repudiated for
which ho had struggled. He died a
wiser, If a sadder, man, In April, 1SC9.
James Buchanan left the stormy
scenes in Washington In 1861, almost
with a broken heart. No other presi
dent has retired from office so utterly
repudiated and detested by a great part
of tho people. Withdrawing to his
home In Pennsylvania, he lived In seclu
sion, watching with keenest Interest
the terrible drama enacted between the
warring sections of his country. A few
Most torturing and disfiguring of Itching,
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FALLING HAIR "T-SU'SrdSlS.'r."!!
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years boforo his death, In 1868, Buchan
nn wroto a defense of his administra
tion, which seemed toemove In a man
ner the stigma which partisan hate had
heaped upon him.
Andrew Johnson also retired from tho
presidential office under a cloud. By
nature, however, ho was not n morbid
ly sensitive mnn, nnd his life In Knox
vlllo nmong his friends was simple,
unaffected and dignified. A few years
later he was elected United States sena
tor, being tho second of tho cx-presl-dents
to undertake tho duties of that
position.
GENERAL GRANT.
After eight years In the white honso,
General Grant took up a life of leisure.
Ills Journey around the world was
probably the greatest ovation ever paid
to any man In ancient or modern times.
Grant was essentially indolent. Not
that he did not labor when occasion re
quired, and often with an energy un
known to other men, but he preferred
leisure, nnd as ex-presldent, he grati
fied that bent of his nature to the full
est extent. It has always been a grief
to his countrymen that tho last years
of his life were overshadowed by pov
erty brought on by tho treachery ot
trusted friends, for otherwise his re
tirement" from public nffalrs would
have been Ideal In every respect.
Half an hour after listening to Gar
field's Inaugural address, ex-President
Hayes left Washington nnd repaired to
his home In Fremont, Ohio. There he
lived the quiet life of a country gen
tleman, being content to engage In
agricultural pursuits and In tho study
of charitable problems. HV; courted
seclusion and passed his days In that
most unostentatious retirement which
perfectly befitted his tastes.
General Arthur had ambitious dreams
of business combinations and the ac
cumulation of wealth before leaving his
public duties, but Incurable disease
had already fastened Its hand upon
him, and he died a few months later,
compartlvely a young man.
This brief review of the after careers
of American presidents suggests that
their retirement to private life Is tho
most natural and withal the most ra
tional urrangement. Tho majority have
had ample means for lives ot comfort
and repose. A pension for some would
have been superfluous, and the reten
tion of others In tho senate or in any
public capacity would have been em
barrassing and dangerous to subse
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