The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-25
The ASSEMBLY.


are taken from the Nevada State
Journals correspondence mt Carson:
The Chaplain OF the Assembly,
Rev. J. ID. Hammond, Is n model.
He sets a good example to the talka-
tive members, by biting his prayers
off short. But they are generally to
the point, and are full of striking
passages. For instance, after the
House had spent nearly two days in
discussing the invitation of the Sis
ters of Charity of Virginia to visit
their school, he "got in on the boys
with the following: "O Lord Thou
knowest how easy il is for these men
to work ruin to the Statei' But on
Wednesday morning he made re-
quest of the Lord which bordered
on the ridiculous. Here it j.: 20
Lord be with rs during this day; be
with US in its duties; be within in its
pleasures. Now. the reverend gen
tleman NAV not know what kind Of
pleasures legislators are addicted to,
in which case of course he is excus-
able: but the idea Of the Lord fol-
lowing the devious footsteps Of leg
islators when the shades Of evening
have effaced them from the scrutiny
of their constituents, is something
novel. Besides, there are many lit
tie "vagaries Of genius INDUCED in
by our sagebrush statesmen. and ar-
counted pleasures, which are classi-
fed in the Good Book as "abominl-
tions in the sight Of the Lord"
One Of the members of a commit
tee appointed to visit the Orphan
Asylum, is takenof in the following:
The wickedest man in the Legisla-
turc among the Sisters Of Charity,
The old salt. with patent steel point
ed oaths oozing from every pore Of
his weather-beaten skin, marching
through the rooms and halls of a
convent with a devout Sister at
either elbow, The old tar. who
could cuss cargo overheard in a
jiffy, and who has waded, cuilass in
hand, knee-deep in the blood and
brains Of the pirates of the Duck-
water and the buccaneers of Bull
Springs. examining the clothing and
trundle-beds and other things per-
tanning to the sanitary condition of
little orphaned innocents who are
being reared in the fear AMI admoni-
tion of the Lord by hands as gentle
and hearts as pure rs their own,
Think of it! And then. ali then. in
that thrilling moment which marked
an epoch in the history OF the Ne
vada Orphan Asylum. when the Sis
ters had gathered in the great room
of the convent land right here the
picture should be taken aud hung
breathless around the great legisla-
tor to hear some word of approval
from his lips. what think you he
said? As the truth of history must
be regarded, / give PatcLen's speech
verbatim: We'll. to tell YOU the
truth, he said, Il don't care mucl
about these pious matters: / ain't
lost no religion nor gospel shops
and I'm not hunting such; / haven't
lost any Professionalism nor Catho
licism, nor i don't care cent fol
either; but I'm for charity old
Charity himself, and I'm on it big
germ wolf on charity. j kind o
like the appearance of thingsin youi
shebang; they suit me, and. by -
hokey turning to one of the younger
Sisters and slapping her familiarly
on the shoulder old gal, you suit
me. | like your style, and you car
always count me i'm on charity" II
is supposed that Patehen's report tC
the Assembly will prove satisfactory
and settle the whole matter-but i
will take corkscrew to get that re
port out Of him.