Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-14

many very polite men. who would call out 70 me.
Have hack, sir" Have a carriage SIR" &c:
but concluded 20 walk | could occasionally
see ms nice d. tie Sergeant With his equally sicc
squad OF men. coming down the street. but A.
am vesy polite man. and never having had
formal Introduction % them, | always changed
my course. During my perambulaiions. Was
often asked by very polite little gentlemen. who
seemed 10 be OF foreign descent. If ! did not want
70 buy some "cloding;" but being in an unfor
tunate condition. made no purchases. also
visited the House of Representatives, ard walked
right IN. and sat down between two " estern mem
bers. had not remained there long before an
impertiuent little fellow. neatly dressed. came
along and told me that | INST leave SAYS I.
WHAT" lie ex plained that Strangers we're not
pe' m.tled on the floor during the session. Ny
friends. however drove the little fellow away, and
! stayed until was tired
There are a great many clever and polite peo-
pie here. and | AN glad of il. An instance or
tao more perhaps will not be amiss. At night,
a member of Congress not far from the Indiana
State llne. but on the Illinois side. came around
and invited and Illinois lawyer To take a
walk with him. We. Of course, consented. and
started mp town. After walking half mile or
so the Congressman stopped at door OF very
fine house, pulled door knob. and soon the lady
OF the house appeared-invited us in-we were
halt dozen OF her daughters-we sat down, and
conversation commenced. the young ladies doing
the most OF the talking soon concluded that We
were iavortes. and had not been so bashiul.
think / should have made love TO one of them
she was so pretty, and she almost made love to
me We soon left, with many very polite invi-
tations TO return-indeed, this a very clever
family, and should ] again return TO the city, |
will call and see them, if | can find the house
again
Dir. Member Of Congress, then took US down to
No. 406 Pennsylvan avenue where went up
stairs, and found a dozen gentlemen or So among
the number, we're several Senators. members OF
the House and other gentlemen. We were intro
duced. and asked to drink. which we did not re-
fuse, they we're so polite abOu. it, Soon after
supper announced. and we we're politely
asked To participate, which we did. and "A good
supper il was, too. Thereon WAS well furnished
several fine long tables were in the room, some of
which had curious kind of large buttons stack
ed up on them. Ind ed every thing was nice
! was told that it WAS bank with scrptural
name the scriptural part have forgotten. We
then took drink and went to our rooms.
Washington is great city. John Randolph
once described it in his own classic language,
with much truth. no doubt. at the time, but il is
very much changed since. 1t is now city OF
hacks. negroes, aud incompetent army officers.
and ] might, with much truth. include Off
GERS of State The people here run all
night and sleep nearly all day. They break
fast at twelve, dine at six and get supper some
time the next day
Should meet with any further adventures
while remain here, will write YOU again.
Yours. &c, WESTERN.