Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-09
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aud find the heirs and negotiate matters, hut in
case he failed, then the lawyers were to finish
the interesting game
So one day'a single horseman might have
been seen vending his way over the blue Nir-
ginia hills upon an GRAND the strangest that
ever heset the mind of mortals since the days
that Don Quixote undertook to relieve forIorn
damsels. Mr.. Upton Herbert is a bachelor, and
he found himself mounted on an amblin9
steed going in the direction of the James river.
God bless the honorable Virginia gentleman
His diplomacy won the battle Miss Washing
ton signed the papers on her wedding day.
Mark what followed. Instead of the regent
returning thanks for the scandal saved, in one
hour after Mr.. Herbert returned to the mansion.
he received the paper announcing that his SER
vices as superintendent of Mount Vernon were
no longer necessary. During his absence he
had been voted out by proxy at the council then
| 10 session, just as every other person mad been
| who was identified in securing the title OF own
ership. Mr.. Upton Herbert is lneal descend
| ant of Lord Fairfax, who settled that part OF
the country in the neighborhood OF Mount YER
non some time during the last century.
In the most forcibe way we assert that eX-
| ceednG incompetency reignS at Mount Vernon.
| Alas! it is stated upon the authority OF Miss
| Pamela Cunningham herself that no books like
| the Iedoers of business men have been kept dur
| mo the wears of the existence of the Mount Yer
| non ladies' association. The state heretofore
| known as the cradle of presidents has vested all
| mower in the hands of Miss Pamela Cunning
| ham for life and her little speculation on the
| shores of The Silyery Potomac is safer than
| Brigham Young's peculiar institution in the
| coming state of Deseret. Even the mighty pow
| err of congress has no authority whatever in the
premises: and unless Virginia stretches forth
| the hand of authority the remaining thirty-sX
states of the Union can pass resolutions in vain.
| If Miss Pamela Cunningham will not vacate
| the place that she can no longer hold as
| woman of honor, she win at once call parlia-
ment and appoint bona ide vice regents for
every state and territory in the country. Here
| after no important measure shall be decided I'M
| til every voice is heard.
AT once let the official secretary be restored
| to power, and let it be part of her duties to
correspond with the distant vice regents, and
when the council meets, if they have not been
heard from let the telegraph answer for them
yea or nay. The official secretary should owe
her position TO the council instead of Miss Cum
| bingham. As the regent declares that she has
no acquainanCeS in remote regions, let her con-
suit congressional delegations or the governors of
each respective state. Let us have no more
mschieyous tea parties at the home OF
the father of his country. The exact duties
performed by General Superintendent Sykes
must be specified, and the wretched and danger
Gus steamer Arrow must no longer remain
monopoly, but give the right of way to vessels
up TO the requirements Of the age. Republican
competition must fix the rate of passage, Last,
but not least, no more secret councils or trihu-
mails. The people are at the doors of Mount
Vernon, for the bolts and bars are broken with
an instrument mightier than the sword.
EMILY EDISON BRIGGS, (OLvIA)