Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-02-08

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d.,. o. 6.h ADD sackelOsh o'sFiaks Is,
,hs riady world o. srisioeraey viil hold
.uay. Il seems to b the on'f ambition
Of these light-headed. novel reading Ar''-
,ocrai. to array themselves in dashy 'P-
parcl, and with a simple grim. crowd them
..l,e, into the fashionable world for the
jenkins" Of some paper to eEPos'ulaie
over. n Sister winslow lDOt necessarily
a relative Of Mrs. winslow Of Soothing
Syrup nOiOrieiy) can End il stated IN the
morning paper that she was clad IN a
bunch Of moruing-g lOries, with court trA'n'
high-heeled boots and checks adorned with
brck dust, while her a,teDdaui IN very
becoming manner digni6cd swallow
tailed coat, white kids, a mammoth blue
neck.tie, and each are acknowledged the
most exquisite Of the entire gathering
then, and not til then. is Sister WinslOw
a happy woman. Think OF man twisting
himself into corsets, bandagiug a No. :
foot in No. 5 boot, hair creased and part
ed in the middle, and you have the true
ideal Of Washington snOb! But enough
of this.
All cities must entertain all kinds and
classes Of humanity. "De colored pop-u.
latiou" assume a prominent position here
The streets are constantly being ratroled
by these remnants of the Fifteenth Amend.
ment, who cry out at the top Of their
voice as they near each house, "ller's yC
holsters, fresh, frat and frine"-while 9th.
ers have secured, il may be from some
not distant battlefield, the horn that may
have called brave men to arms, and they
go about making day and night hideou'
by their incessant ''clear tones" which re.
mind me of those death like means | SC
often have heard brot forth by certain
members in a newly organized brass band
not a thousand miles from "Spunky La-
moille."
One Of the principal attractions Of the
city, at the present time, is the modest
and skillful artist
WINNIE REAM,
Who is receiving concentrations from all
classes her statue of Lincoln is conceded
by all to be a grand success. Psosident
Grant, Vice President Colfax, and many
other distinguished personagcs, including
your obcdient servant, were present at
the unveiling; and pleasant speeches were
INDUCED in by Gen. Banks, Matt. Carpen.
ter and others. The Rotuuda of the Cap.
itol was densely packed and poor human.
ty, without reference to color or gender,
got thoroughly squeezed.
But little is being accomplished by ei.
Their branch of the National Legislature.
Now and then in the evening Member
of Congress goes to the Capitol and reads
his piece on San Domingo, while nearly
all his colleagues and associates remain at
home. This is done that he may have il
printed and sent to his constituents that
they may know what mighty influence
their Representative had on this all alb.
sorbing question, when in fact, not over
thirty members ever heard it, and not one
of them listened to it. A third-rate Mem.
Der of Congress may be huge while al
home, but here he is of but little conse.
quence. f8f FfFf
The Senate is composed of far different
men from that of the House such men a.
Sumner, Morton, Edmunds, or Trumbull
would give national reputation to any
gathering and here would say that
SENATOR EDMUNDs
Of your State has few peers in that body
Although a failure as a schoolmaster in
Spunky Lamoille he is success as Sen
ator. Always plainly dressed, not hand
some, possessing no aristocratic airs
doubt if there is one in Washington more
in the confidence of the Administration
than he
Last week Gen. Longstreet was here
called on the President; was on the floor
of the House, and seemed qnite lon.--
He now holds an important office under
this Government, but since he has proved
rebel once would it not be far more hon.
orable to bestow good appointments upon
those who fought to defend that flag he
fought to destroy? He may now say
"father | have sinned" yet that never can
atone for one of the graves at Arlington,