Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-01
Correspondence of the Beacon
Washington. !
January, 1877. {

Indifferent, in our National Capital. l
cart. for my life. write as spicy as some
other Of your correspoaients, therefore
don't expect it Of me- 7 am afraid nv
letter will be dull. for am weak. very
weak You can imagine hoc weak when
vou hear have. since New Years Day.
been living on beef tea. not because the
Prince Of Wales has been dieting on the
exhilcra.inc beverage. have I taken to i.
oh. no. I am too patriotic to follow in
his footsteps. but Dom Piat.. that pinus
fraud. who imposes his spurious capital
on these poor mortals Of Washington. in
sisted that. from New Years Day. moth
ing but bcef-tea should be offered at re-
ceptions. called on Dom who. ike MI
good men, breaches for others. not for him
self The whole truth is. you editors like
your glass yourselves. but would prevent
others from indulging. Well, no doubt you
know how i. is yourself and would serve
your friends-if you could. But the cause
"oh my soul the cause." Of my weak
ness, as | remarked before. was bcef.tca.
Dom gave me egg-nog. apple-toddy and
other things which, like the school-boys
. home items. are too numerous to men
ton. From Piatts'. went on New Years
Day TO call at the house Of Total Abs.i-
nence man. lie may be total abstinence.
but when got to his house. even the
lamp-post in front was reeling; and. in
side. all was dire confusion. chairs lap
ping. tables rocking. men staggering, and
the host and hostess vicing with each 9th
er in bows. ! bowed, too. or tried. but
my heels came in violent contact with the
head Of some one else. and the hostess.
noticing what dazed look the conclusion
had given me-. asked me to take something
bowel again. and asked. what should
take - Oh we only offer tea. coffee
and bccf-,ea Take little ofthc becf-tca
it will refresh you" New, these identi-
cal words had once been said to me du-
ring the war by pretty hospital nurse.
Immediately my life ran backward ]
was once more in the hospital and my hos
tess was nv nurse" | sank down be-
fore her and family said, Eyes, I will take
i; from Won. hut raise my head with your
arm and give me a little at time" ]
wos given a little. lifted. and | suddenly
found myself sitting on pile of stones.
gazing down the deep graves which yawn
at the ra>scr-ly in every street Of this
cemetery town.
TIL, Tor my silence, excuse" I will
give it. never again. hu. gossip in its place.
What gossip s!.aIl give: IIow the Pres
ilcnt rules the White House or how the
world wacs? Congress is in session.
,von The people Of s.. Nary's know that.
but few. very few of these wise village
politicians (not your village, but more be-
nightcd places, likc-weil. whoever the
cap fits can have i,) knows how affairs are
managed in Congress. Will they just 60
with me? We will start up the Avenue
aud get view Of the fashionable world,
vending capitol-wards. There il Cress-
wells handsome carriage. drawn by the
finest horses in Washington. The Post
master boasts of having the finest horses.
handsomcst wife and lovelicst visitors in
Washington. They are all from Mary
land. Madame CatecaIy has departed,
but Admiral Porter's daughter drives as
pretty pony phr.on as the fair descen-
dant of Marie Stewart. Next on the Az
enue comes the fair handsome Secretary
of War. Belknap. with his sistcr-in-law.
Mrs. Bowers (not Joe) whom report saws
will ere long be Mrs. Secretary. Next
comes host of beauty, male and female,
and Its" (uew gender, applicable to
Woodruff. Chatting 4 Coz whose non
descrip: attire leaves one in doubt what il
is one sees. The fa;rest Of Americas
daughters are out in force, and among
them are some familiar faces. Always the
lovclicst are from Maryland Indeed.
saw one face met in your village some
time ago. and it shonc out clear and beau
tiful among so much beauty. From the
look Of possession her escort hal. | gave
up my original intention Of joining her.
and well did, lie was her husband
just married, woe is me /. Can't some
thing be done TO these parsons who marry
the rrettiest girls. Never mind. we'll
&c, 10 the end of our destination soon
Now. we are in the Hall OF Congress.
Stop-nc-it can't be. lis a mess-room.
bar-room. why. etc What's that fellow
doing with his feet. or is lie standing on
his head: What's that member irving to
do-make speech Never. Why don't
they listen? Listen at what! To that
member whis,line or TO those two who are
shaking their fists in each Others faces ?
Who is tha, asleep over there? What are
those boys p'aying lCap-frnC for here in
the Hall Of Congress? But il is recess.
Maybe. No. it is not. Just ss YOU see
/ i, NOW, il is every day. ONLY little more