The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-01
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.


All officials seem to grow rich in some
mysterious way, and instead of being poor
after living several years beyond their sal
aries, they increase in lands and houses
and wealth. They have elegant homes in
Washington that are occupied but half the
year, and fine houses at the sea shore for
the hot months. The clerks have no way
of increasing their stipulated salaries, and
there is no way that they can manage TO
live respectfully off of nine Or twelve hun
bred year. 1t is n constant and incessant
struggle 1t weighs upon the spirits while
at work, and ii is ever present sleeping OF
waking. And this reminds me of sad
story which ended few days ago, but Is
linked through long chain of years to
Louisville. The part that is connected
with Louisville head ten years ago, and
have forgotten some of the names /; but
there are those still living in your city who
will know the parties to whom refer.
| think it was twenty or more years ago
that some northern capitalists started the
Louisville and Nashville locomotive works.
The fortune of one gentleman was entirely
lost in the enterprise The calamity pro
duccd soitening of the brain. His wife
was delicate woman and accustomed to
great aflluencc. After her husbands in
sanity was an assured thing, his relatives
desired to place him in an asylum. This
his wife opposed and nursed him for three
years, when he died. Never, until his
DEATH did she fully comprehend her power
ty and utter desolation. Health, nature
and previous habits had not prepared her
for self-support or independence. She
| ,ol1 hnt liz ior
she could do. But Il bright idea suggested
itself. She still possessed her husbands
valuable library, and she started a circulat-
ing library in New York city. She had
only one child, daughter \ friend of
her husband offered to give this girl a com
| mercial education, and also to interest the
member from her district to obtain place
for her in one Of the departments at Wash
ington. This was done, and ten years ago
| found her living in the attic OF a cheap
boarding house Tor the purpose of saving
sufficient money from her salary TO clothc
her child while attending school. After
the girl completed her studies she lived
with her mother, both struggling to live on
S15 month until the girl could obtain en-
ployment. AT first she had few scholars
to whom she taught music, and after a few
| years she secured q situation rs teacher in n
|
and, of course. imprudently and unwisely,
so the poor mother had to suffer from a
new source. Since that time her health
has failed, and she has had some trying
seasons of sickness. She was absent on 4
sick-leave when the official az fell this
summer Some friends begged a short de
lay as the scythe Of death was about NOW
ing her down, and it would be cruel to
hasten her death by the knowledge of "A dis
mssal, but their efforts were VAN, and her
connection with the department was sew
cred the LIST of July. Those who were
nursing her kept the fact from her, and she
died few days ago. Let us hope she is at
rest, If not entirely enjoying the mansions
in the skies think of her very tenderly
and sadly for her sorrows and troubles
were borne with cheerful patience, and she
was always ready to sympathizc with and
comfort others.