Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-10
The lie Nard Letters.
The Underpinning falling out of
Grants House -The feeling in a
washington-The Festivities of
Washington evening.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.

IL ever letter caused rafting among
DRY bones, Mr. Summers did, aud such a
rafting Why, to hear our GrAniists over
haul the writer Of that offensive epistle, one
could reasonably believe that there wasn't
particle Of, At, or in that erudite Senator
worth preserving from instant auuihilAuon.
Well, IL IL hard on tho poor fellows to re-
oeivs blow after blow, vithou, so much - n
chance 10 breathe between them. First Mr..
sumner knocks the foundation from under
their Mars without regard TO damages then
comes Gen. Banks and neatly plant his
blow and finally North Carolina behaves 40
outrAgeously contrary TO orders, that one
might believe no officer higher than a census
tAkor had ever houored her with his presence.
No Wonder that the truly loil' papers
cling 70 the pleasant fiction Of the result not
being Known yet and hold out the speedy
coming Of full particulars as forlosn hope
Known or not known though, the result is
tsI and those occupying dsleesAble posi-
tons on the traditional fence, hitcn little
more 10 the Greeley side and watch for the
proper time TO Jump.
Ins way the campaign is conducted on
the other side is enough 70 disgust any one
With mind less narrow than the path up
DANDY = back hair. When . party relies for
success on appeals 10 the worst passions Of
humanity then 10 ought, in mere Justice to
fail. Think Of their dragging that old story
Of what the rebels rdHted ~ d. TO light (;
vhy, is absurd, and none Of our brave men
who faced rebel guns can be influenced By
w. Invariably IL 10 the siay-at-boms who
either filled bis pockets, or was too cOWardly
70 shoulder muskei, who now breAthes
hatred OF everything south of Masons and
DiKous line. Those who met them man to
mAu are, With few exceptions, animated By
thetrue soldisrly spirit which bears no malice
against conqured foe most all meeting
inquiries 10 that effect With ITS over now,
We whipped them and many a time the
Johniss divided their water and bread with
Us When We lay wounded on the battlefield. a."
Let me give you an instance Of how man
ia udgsd here "A soldier VINO had left one
Of his legs az Coal HArbor, and who was
slowly but surely dying Of consumption,
brought on by the terrible suffering be had
undergone, was called "oopperhead," and
set down for dismiSsai from the civil service.
merely because he, IN conversation with
some spy who had never smelt powder on
other than Fourth Of July occasions, had
expressed hia opinion that the old hatred
had best b. buried on both sides. Forum.
atsly he had friends who stood bv him and
he retained his place until summoned 10
that Grand Army where no distinction is
made between the blue and the gray.
But that subject is too sad 10 end with
aud must tell you that during the last
week the Washington Schuetzeu Verein"
had their annual festival, and kept our city
10 healthy state ofoommotion everybody
not too pious vent and "hAve you been TO
the Sohustzeufsst ?" in all varieties of pro-
nua station, took the place OF hoW-do-you-do.
or course ] had TO 20 also and such
"go!' Ugh that com biuaIiou Of stsaming
humanity and duIG will be remem bered for
ever and day. The grounds we're ilu-
mined with numberless Chinese lanterns,
and would have been more than ENJOYABLE
had thsre been more trees and less dust.
But, ah me there fsmishej youth called
for "Lvsi La and suddenly stopped
with q gasp no had to "bite the dust YES,
and swallow it, before ne could finish his
thirsty call. How many decIarsG lions of.
love came 10 an untimey end in that way,
only the trses and duIt can tell
Well, we made the rounds neverthsIess
saw the shooting dancing, huggiug, rafting,
riding in what Jack calls "ihe Flying Dutch
man with a two-boy motive power" and
then turned to the nectar booths; aud
thsre-"Oh let II not in Gath be known ~
saw nice young men, and to tell the truth,
old ones too, who preach taste not, touch
not, handle not to hearts content, engage
their old enemy 10 novel but effective
manner they made flank movements to the
stands, charged upon any number Of "stove- |
pipes, aud carried out their tactics 40 Ad-
mIrAbly that those a. least would never
work harm TO any poor sinner. Their |
''in ards being IN n bombproof state of
sAno1ihoation, this fighting tho enemy with /
his own weapons could. OF course. not have
he effect usually expected on less favored
morsAls and what imp Of darkness upse.
their pious equilibrium 10 such an extent a. to
make them act like common sinners "under
the influence have not been able to as
certain Being BY that time fully con
WINGED Of the All-poWerful strength Of cold .
water, We could not resist II when il came to /
ui In waves Of The Beautiful blue Danube
isom the band stationed near. The leader,
and some Of the members, being AcquAint-
Anees' tried TO inveigle them into an en-
core and would have succeeded had not
MESSENGER come 10 call them to Q private
ipo' ol Soon' 1880 yards, where they
rsre 20 pay TOT the special benefit Of the
Dig Hun'' AS matter Of eoarse. | had
70 see What became Of them, aud followed.
NOV, have always believed in German, as
harmless sort Of people; an inclination 10
LlmeGsgsr and SIGH being the worst thai
oould DO SAID OF them bat ] realized nv
mistAke that night. Why, il thsy didni,
have about fifteen Of our hcapi,,J ~, G.
Gov. Cooke down, penned IN II IT,
ArboT, with the evident design Of m.S;n,
them commit hAri kari, than H.,
ghost Mind, most Of these pillars of The
city wore the seal Of apoplsxy in unm;,,sL.
able characters near their vest regions and |
Jsi there we're those innocent looking.
Gssen'sTappsd Germans putting glass after
EAaa OF champagne before them none of
Ioor SinS glasses either; bat vicious look.
'ns' P'nsAOldinE ones and even snOOurHs.