New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-14
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WASHINGTON IN SUMMER
NATIONAL "wORKs or ART "-CURloSiiihS AND
ANTIQUITIES.

! WASHINGTON IN SUMMER.
! NATIONAL works OF ART '-cURIoSiriho AND
ANTIQUITIES.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Washingtoh IL hot IN
agreeable place in Summer. That IL ono VI INC iacS
,l arc such stulborn things that there Is no use in
a.tempting TO deny ignore them Ihe CoaSre 'smen
dcorii ,bc rov Winter visitors cd all the large hos
houses closed and darlenod. dust gather
ing upon their neglected doors and deserted balconies
the city sinks into sort OF cthargy' from when IL ~
only reused in the Fan by the return OF the "nOblo
army of newsplpcr correspondents herallng the
the "goody fellowship" of Senator's and Represen
| tatives Tho parks. which month ago freshly
green. look parched and brown, and ono turns from
them from the ghost OF the dead summer The Capt.
toll usually pleasant and refuge from dust and
heat longer for the Goddess CT Liberty is house.
cleaning and succeeds in getting everything turned out
Of the windows and creating general confusion as
the rest Of us who not goddeyscs The rotunia is
dirty, tie pictures look faded tho frescoes dim. The
works of art mean the white things pedestals,
called-ook melancholy than usual missing doubt
less, the Altering comments that wont to fan upon
their during "the season." Mr.. Lincoln
not Mr.. Lincoln, but Winnie Ream's-looks
as helpless and hopeless ever, apparently
suffering the most intense anguish in his
| arm, which hangs IA il tho bone had been broken,
and not properly set. And looking at this marble
misery | am reminded of two "little stories"
concerning the giving of the commission for that statue
As two Congressman passed through the hail after the
vote by which the commission given to Miss Winnie
Rcam overheard TO ask OF the Other GLOW did
YOU voter" "Oh for little w. of course" "But do you
really think it good dca2" "Why no; of course don't
hut she to see mo, and asked for my vote, ana
what can dot Pretty little creature! I'll vote to
give her five thousand dollars to put spa Of mud on the
barn-Oor and call A. Lincoln" Who wonder that
our National capital has become the repository OF such
gems" of art, such inspirations Of Gcnusl And the
other story is like unto it. dsn gushed Senator who
voted to give the commission to Miss Ram was asked
If he really approved OF it, "No" he said "nohng was
further from my intention. But she came 10 see me- ana
asked for my vote refused positively, for thought
that If the commission were given to woman AT all IL
should be to Harriet Hosmer one like her. upon
| whose knowledge and experience we could rely. But
when said no. the little girl burst into tears never
could stand nat Whom woman begins to CRY ut me,
give her anything in the world she vans, to stop her.
The old, old story:
As She s's vii S gGlia' l S4 eT oS 81 say
Ihavc employed the cool mornings we have had lately
in exploring for of the curositcs and antiquities
which lie hidden away in all sorts of outofthe-way cor
ners about Washington. Among the former L dlscoV-
cred little German Lutheran church. where the service.
in German is precisely the same that Luther arranged
and used and where the children ara Instructed In Luz
there catechism, each question beginning my dear
child" ana each ending with "Ths ia certainly
true" The days OF the Reformation seem not so far
away as one nslens 10 the simple words ana feNecht
tones of those who so ondy chung to the faith OF the
great Rciormer In my search for antiquities visited
also the Rock Creek Church. about two miles northeast
| OF the city limits This is the oldest church
| In the District, probably one OF tho Oldest
| now stanuhS III 'ne country i"o oIlsI"'' u
| shiil Hdine puiiui"s' ""' 0I'o'0u =" i'i'. 40
! 100 V.'i' was rom '''i anu 'P ~ w P n.y.,
! STRUCTURE 'io pIivA7 o0'hs iinio''u W 7 80
same year 'hat Tue present cnurch was ni'"'u' ','
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Nv wanderings led me day to old grass grow
buryin- ground just beyond the bOundlry-line OF tn
city, near its northwest corner; and here found tn
grave of whose sayings used to be household word
among those of like faith with himself but Of whose
buIiap scarce "any man kn0weti unto this day
the grave of Lorenzo Dow Here in this retired, neg
lected spot that stormy unquiet spirit found its rest
never been in print related to by gentle
,n iu,r IN wes@rn Neyor lived noted nGIl Col