The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-21

81 look to like, II looking liking more"
Washington has the honor OF holding the
fair Kate" s"h.
After luxuriatlng among the waves, l
wrote the sweet name on tho smoothest por-
ton Of the shore, and presently, seated un-
surrounded by birds and blackberries, thus
gave liberty to the honey laden bees OF my
rapturous thought;
Ihsye written on the sand
Thy pretty, gentle name,
But smother vicwless hand
GA my heart hath writ the same.
For aye, Kate, aye.
The arst, = little while
win 1t lingct to be read
by some rover, with smile,
Who esrefully will tread,
10 love, Kate, love.
But that within my heart
My heart alone shall know,
Nor dead the wave depart
From the oceans mighty now,
'rls deep, Kste, deep.
To other subjects, II possible. To descend
gradually through poetry quote single
line:
Every day brings sthins new"
the application being here and now. Many
letters have been received lately requesting
admission to our pleasant circle; several
house letters" At present nearly all the
rooms are ,cupied, and the rest will be In u
few hours more. We're tho old mansion
twice as large the rejected would have filled
1t. Baltimore aud Philadelphia are repre-
scnted-thc latter city, among other person g,
by Its belle. Now, verandah, parlor and
dining.room arc talkative, musical and
merry. The forest birds are astonished, the
fishes dart away, surprised, from our inva-
ainn nf thnir claimant aY,A ha htliAtra a IN
prOuder than ever, bounding with their bur-
den Of "iair women and brave men," Net
tie Is always laughing, talking, rudnlng
about, happy herself and making everybody
happy. How she can be everywhere at the
same moment, do her full share Of talking
and rather more than her full share Of work,
puzzles me. Bat our brisk little hostess en-
bodies In herself more than all the energy Of
Maryland. She is now celebrating pretty
idea, to wit! the dining-room being too
small at present and rather warm at dinner
and supper time, from Its then exposure to
the sun, she Is having built new banquet
hall In an angle Of the old, which will be
rooted and walled with cedar boughs. This
will be large, lofty, fragrant and cool. We
look with great interest on her fairy bower,
and with one accord invoke prosperity for
Cedar Hall.
Occasionally, visit Annapolis. Somebody
from our farm goes there every day, on horse,
in coach, or on foot. Tho walk thither is a
pleasant one, along the generally shaded
country road, with here and there farm
house near, or view OF the water, and 60
up gentle hills and down nowery, blackberry
dales. Travellers now and thon meet OF
overtake us, always with good morning.
and a polite touch Of the hat, In addition,
from the colored passcrs.
But the ancient city itself, Annapolis
| whit shall nf II . That u Ia haauti
fully situated, curiously planned and com.
monty fast asleep; draw two or three circles
place st. AIMS church in one of them, the
| State House In another, &c., and, for tn,
rest, draw acute trlanglcs, with queer littl,
alleys intersectlng them, and you have the
squares Of the city; dot III few houses, yerl
old fashioned and clumsy; pave one or two
streets and plant few trees by them; intro
luce one solitary horse and cart, with on,
solitary ebony driver, both tho driven ant
the driver In half somnolency, and, perhaps
TO complete the picture, represent n lonely
lady gliding by like u ghost. Nobody IL
Annapolis, neither man, woman, child no
horse, Is ever seen more animated than In
slow, dignihcd walk, as II supporting tn
weight Of years. Scarcely door or window
blind Is permitted to be opened dogs slcel
In the shade, aud are never known to bark
, store. keepers sleep behind their counters
purchase. In this latter case, / must
however, record wonderful exception. A
, passed along Main street, out rushed tn
proprietor of variety eatabIishfueHt, IAN
| ming himself fnrIousfy as he advanced to
",ald mei no was perfectly alive, ] thought
him mad ut first, such energy being hero
without pryCcdent; but no, his soul had {
reasonable purpose.
"Terriblc warm day, sir!'' he cricdi ''tcr
riblc warm"
every" answered, with soothing sym
.es, SIR" he continued. "Buy fan
siri buy FAM" Offering me the breeze pro
ducing Instrument. "Nop' On my dcclinlnt
! the profIer, "Then let me sell you valise
put your bundles I'M more convenient l.
carry, SIR"
had only some small packages Of cand
for the small folks at the farm, and there
fore declined that invitation also. Tn,
shopman thereupon retrcutcd, but evidoutI
| not discouraged, well resolved to issue fort
again should other footsteps chHncc to SCUM
over the silent pavement.
, For the sake of the reputation OF this qu
|. cscent part OF the world, must inform you
as was Afterwards Informed, that this eI
terprisiug merchant Ia not Il native of ANN
; polls-ls not II Marylander-buti is YANKEE
, Another sketch of Annapolis should |
!, given, and II the present cause not my el
Q pulsiom from the State, will be in my ncI
a letter. Ny perilous adventure on the top {
c the State-house dome, with some ladies (tt
T ladies were not pcrilous) will then be n
i corded, to "harrow up your soul, as ii ha
4 rowed up mine, despite all my phllosophci
d efforts at "taking 1t coolly."
l. Now, for II brief season, adleu, and III
}, sutry days and un-mosquitory nights attcn
!. you. d.