The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-17
[Eor the 8ichmond Dispatch
Manassas Junction Hot.g--A Wait 10 u au-
ysaarJ.

This famous institution is now among " The
things that were" lts corYul nj landlord,
50 accommodating and polite, and so modern 2
III his charges; its admirable cleanliness: its
table loaded so bounufuuy with choice edi-
bleS; the ease and rapidity with which It's
guests were served; the warm welcome its
inmates gave you, especially a. night; the
comfort and luzuri0usness of its slee ping
apartments, where no bug found q resting
place, will long ne held i'll vivid rTcollee-
tion by the weary traveller VINO toCk M
his quarters at this delightful hosiery,
which has been graphically sc cribed bY 4
visitor, who intensely appreciates She ludi-
Crous. he writes OF Ii visit 10 the j uuc ,i0n
thus:
The scene that presented itself on arriya IL
was very striking The lines OF the encamp-
ment commence short distance beyond the
junction proper Paasing at the place few
IN omen Is, we steamed up towards - stattna
further On, and slOn touGI ourselves IN the
midst OF he eacam pnlent-in The midst OF The
hustle ana population OF cliy without Il
city's rows and files of houses, and city's os-
tentauon OF commercial Insignia All vas
military; all wore the aspect of WarIike viii
lance and preparation. Even thu whistle Of
the locomotive sounded more like the war
snort Of q terocIOus beast th1n p peaceful sig
nal for the sleepy looking negro brakema
And the little tW0 story hotel, which form
ed q sort CT trontispiece to toe scene, was eyi-
IDENTIFY on its military behavior. 1t accostei
the stranger with the stiff ana brIstIipg air
Of l. sentinel, when night attack is appre.
hendad, demanding the cour tersign. The
buriy landlord was IN keeping With the rest
Military breyity and precision had unQues-
tionably been his study. He required his
guests 10 observe military pune tuality in re-
gard 10 their meals. !, tor my part, delivered
myself neekly into s keeping, with nothing
about me remarkably military out 3 military
pass over the railroad and u military appetite
lie, fer his part, had little OF nothing about
him or his house pertaining to civil Lfe-no1
even a civil answer.
at was by no means passport 10 the favor
. n rsS ta~t.s. .rzF1e
military appetite. Military puEctuahty was
the thing or al! things that / lost by detention
Of the train. So, though coming breakfast
less, was compelled 10 go diunerless, en ter
ing me Tnemordcdum IL my note BOOK that
the highest use Of military hotel is 10 dis
gust rational people with 1T least one cir
cumstaace OF glcIious war ! must confess
that we derived some compensation when
supper came. But then was presented the
perplexipg quest OF where 10 sleep. All
the rooms yer full Of officers and soldiers
sick or OF duty, and the whole house swell
tered in rank chaos OF camp blankets, haver
sacks, satcheis, caEteens, Woolien shirts, di =
lapidated boots aE shoes.
My fetlOW-lr r weller, wi III almost superhu-
man enterprise. obtained the perm ission Of tb q
landlord 10 occupy the triangular taird Sec
tion CT bed; bur on going 10 take ,ssession
he touGd the enemy swauning 90 the spot,
and after q brief but desperate contest was
glad to retire with the loss of considerable
blood The last saw Of him after the con-
}
TO ,hort bench on the galley, after endeavor
ing in vain 10 balance himself longi tudinally
on the railing mean lime having sought
the comfort OF a soft plank on the floor,
oyerspread with II travelling shawl.
''l should OF emit TO mention kind OF hy
or9phooic eccentricity in cur landlord
Compliant in nothing, lie was most Of
all unconpiiant ii the matter OF water
He served il at stated times in military al
loWances; and having out one we'll on his
premises, and that dry three four tbs OF the
day, you may imagine the supply was mol
copious. When We asked FOR water 10 wash
our hands, the landlord looked At us as though
he thought we m.ght be Il h who had uH-
dergone IL human transformation, and then
daily refused, saying that if people In a cam p
could wash once day il was quite enough.
R9conciliag ourselves TO this decree, in The
idea that there might be some necessary con
nection between war and dirt, We re-
Trained from breGking the delicate sub
iact oI water 10 the landlord until we
wanted 10 drink the second time after our
allowance was gone. lie was Mortified
a. our presumption. oliver Twist, asking for
more broth. did not receive from BAN Ole III re
annihllating looks OF anna cement and indig
nation. No! not a drop more until the lime
cogne for dealing out the allowance,
H'There was no ahiag tor 1t but 10 go thirsting
and gasping like d fisn on u sandbtnk, or seek
relief III another quarter. This We did, and
finding humane 0flcer Of the guard, he cs.