Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-24
The lie Nard Letters.
Fresh, Cosby Letter About Distinguished
People, etc.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.
It's enough TO turn one green and yellow
with envy to near how people enjoy shaWls
and overcOats in one place, and psrlor fires
in another; while We, poor mortsls, are re-
turning to mother earth in streams of per-
spirstion We did think for few DAYS that
comfort was to be cur lot hencsforth, and
enjoyed the fun which forward Itsm-jotters
poaed al ths heated Term, as only suffer
ers Who thiak themselves safe can. But
alas aud alas that same term has doubled
90 us most unmistskabiy and while we
are groaning in anguish OF spirit, and shed
/ tears at every pore, our more fortunate
friends, with malice prepense, send Us
descrption of the delightful temperature
they enjoy, and increase our discomfort, by
contrast, TO the best of their ability. We
had heavy rains too during last week rains
which, according TO established usage,
ought TO have cooled the atmosphere bat
which, in pure conuariety, set up a rule of
/ their own, and added several degrees of sui
/ trinegs TO the arr, aud unlimited mud to the
sim pruyements.' Under such circum-
stances everybody who can naturally re-
mains indoors, aud devotes what life and
energy there is left TO the task of keeping
cool, which gives the streets decidedly
! forssken appearance and leads one to be.
ieve that The city is almost depopulated.
/ Wednesdays and Saturdays, however, rectIfy
thai mistake, If one takes the trouble to go
( near the grounds where the Marine band
give their open-sir concerts. There old
and young congregate 10 listen to the
music, chat with acquaintance and stroll
( through the grounds. And what Il place 1t
is for loye-msking Seats everywhere for
Charles Augustus and bis Laura Jane to sink
INTO, when oveIpowered By feeling, heat or
any other cause and then the whispering
of the trees overhead, the delicious music,
now sobbing in sweet minor strains, and
anon bursting into exultaut, inspiriting
peans the beautiful women, well-dressed
men, and lovely children playing, mingling
as in the figures of phentAsuc German :;
it all combined throws e haze Of tairy-li
beauty over the scene which makes one for
get everyday-cares and troubles for the
noDce, and opens the doors of dreamland
to whomsoever will enter. For an hour and
half or two hours the spell continues !;
then the relocated magicians end with
something or other patriotic, and every bod Y
comes out OF the clouds and enters q street
car i. G, if walking home does not suit
them.
And those street cars are, By the wav, the
most effective promoters OF meeting all man
DER Of celebrated people. One day, on nay
wBy TO the West end, / noticed Olivia in
one corner Of the car, while Beiva Lock
wood, WHO is at present stamping North
Carolina fer Greeley and Brown, sat beside
and the Hon. Henry Wilson opposite, me.
On my return, ha 2peaiug 10 drop a book,
rF h. +po -
recover i. was Hon Charles Sumner, while
the grey-haired but vigorous gentleman with
rurned-down collar, who stepped off the
platform and, with bow, offered his assis,
tame across one of our breakers" in the
street, was Walk Whitman, the beloved OF
SwlnbuFn aud Eis school. AT another time
Winnie Ream look seat opposite, with a
party of Solons, and il little while | IN
dersteod to my entire satisfaction how she
manages 10 get all those thousands out OF
Uncle Sans pocket. Winnie ia a very pretty
} girl, with beautiful large brown eyes, heavy
. brown cqrls arranged in the most becoming
, style, fresh co,or, and features which are
perfect with the exception OF the mouth ; tC
crown all she possesses Inc facility Of mani
Eu,ating not OQly inaLi nate clay but that
worked into living, grave and revere nd
! selgBlora, to an extent which Is simply v on.
I der!ul. Yes, her beauty and taleut-fol
drawing the thouszuds-are beyond qQes
lion; but there is that parody Ct cur lamen.
] red Lincoln Tor which she is responsible
T even if The son Of Clark Mills who, dams
A., rumor says, Is he&d-over-ears IN love with
her, did Go TIE greater share Of it stsll, she
was the cause of rs being exposed TO public
scorn in the rotunda Of the capitol, aud tha
& is The one sin which every lover Of art anc
: friend of Abraham Lincoln can Eot forgive
Z and which causes innumersble prayers
l. against any kind CT repetition from tina
t quarter, to ascend or deceud. as they ma7
happen to be addressed. Whether they wi
accomplish their object, next winters sp-
0 Proprlatiors will tell unit. then let Us hops
! for the hest LIZ NARD.