Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-05
1atlD SNrAns.
Letter from lie Nard.
Comparison Of two Public nGen.
WASHINGTON. Lnly Lat.

WAsHISGroS, July lat.
lheFe are some people old.fashioned
enough to believe that the same rule which
demands the presence Of clerks at their
desks, applies 10 the President also; bat
they forget that there's great difference
between $4,000 and 81 200 a year, and
that our illusrious chief finds gay Long
Branch vastly more to his taste than dull
Washington, where he is no day safe from
people who want TO know, you know" and
bother his presidential brains and eqaani-
nifty TIL he wishes himself anywhere out of
10, not the world, but out OF this. Well,
the man is not to blame for it prior to the
war ell the statesmanship in the world pro-
badly never cost him a nights rest, and 10
expect right down hard work in tina line
now is about as sensible as fishing for
sturgeon in q brook Ii these people will
persist in thrusting greatness upon him it is
but natural that ne should follow his inclin-
alton, aud, leaving dull care behind him,
have a nice time generally. Of course, ell
who can, follow his lead, and that is the
cause of 80 many vacant chairs" among
| the Big Injuns."
| One however is an exception the e. s.
| Treasurer, who during the last eight years
has been out of the district but three times;
| the funeral of his wife, a trip to Europe
in search of health, and the marriage
of his daughter, furnishing each separate
occasion. Day alter day finds HIM at his
desk turning out hundreds of his foIked-
lightning signatures, deciding points at is
sue, and giving audience TO any and every
one who chooses to come No go-Detween is
there to carry you1 card and ascertsin
| h,rh srb
permit you to scrspe dust before him but
you walk into his room, stale your business,
and are met in a manner which at once con-
vihces you that you have to do with prae-
tieAl man and gentleman CircumIocuiion
does not abide ID his vicinity and should It
ever begin to pervade the atmosphere q fe v
forcible lefT-hADded blessings from his
financial lips clear it like go many caps of
thunder.
But it mast not be supposed that, because
be works like a beaver, be is not fond OF re-
creation far from it. Every pleasant nook
and corner Ground Washington knows his
presence. aud above the Potomic Fails IS
a beautiful spot, called Spinuer's Rock, to
which he surely can read his title clear II
possession is nine points in law. When
The dogstar begins TO rAge. and uppeT-teb.
baklbgs on the beach, then he plants stakes
IN his tAvorlte retreat and, IN a tent lives bis
summer idyl; for be IL remembered. th-
General, besides being thorough scholar 4
very encyclopedia in fact has an artist
admiration for beauty, and loves tosurround
himself with ladies' who can lay claim either
to il or wit. There are pictures e1taut now
taken at camp "Halcyon" which represen OF
him in the midst of clusters of beautiful
aomep, with here and there a gentleman il
spo1tsman's gsrb to give effect 10 tbe scene
lie has not such $ taking ray as some
others We wot OF; but bang HIM rare
stone or plant, g beautiful flower or anythins
quaint no matter II its intrinsic value il
represented by 0, be IS as pleased with l.
and thanks you as fervently as ifit we're worth
fortune. OF course, he is power here, snC
! dessrvsdy so as many g heavy heart, b,
him relieved Of its distress. could testify.
There, meant TO tell yea what JILL
time our ebouy-tnted brethren have, sacrI
fcing their throsts aud torchl.gh,s in tax
cause OF Grant 4 Wilson, aud here I've spur
out Gen. Spinner till times up" and b
would, we're he to read this, send doubl
d which generally i, nat read Doctor Q
Divinity, after me md scribblers in general
LIZ NARD.