▁did ▁he ▁call ▁her ▁into ▁the ▁conference , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avail ▁himself ▁of ▁her ▁intuit ive ▁per ception ▁of ▁the ▁mer its ▁of ▁the ▁case . ▁Mrs . ▁Hend r icks ' ▁loved ▁of ▁nature . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁pen chant ▁for ▁p ets . ▁Her ▁fond ness ▁for ▁horses ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁close ▁observation ▁of ▁them ▁which ▁made ▁her ▁a ▁good ▁judge ▁of ▁their ▁qual ities , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁she , ▁not ▁her ▁husband , ▁who ▁always ▁selected ▁the ▁carriage ▁horses . ▁ ▁Upon ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁inaug uration ▁Mrs . ▁Hend r icks ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Second ▁Lady ▁( w ife ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Vice ▁President ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Her ▁husband , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁poor ▁health ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁eight ▁months ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁from ▁his ▁inaug uration ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁The ▁vice ▁presiden cy ▁remained ▁vac ant ▁after ▁Hend r icks ' s ▁death ▁until ▁Le vi ▁P . ▁Mort on ▁assumed ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁There ▁is ▁little ▁to ▁nothing ▁written ▁about ▁her ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Second ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁Hend r icks ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁home ▁life , ▁but , ▁wherever ▁his ▁official ▁duties ▁called ▁him , ▁he ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by