, 1874-04-28
Her Impressions OF tho sonntc, tho
House, and tho Supreme Court.

Tho houso is not "a full Of residents aa 1t was,
tho repeal Of tho ea1ary-grab having forced a
certain amount of economy upon Bono Of our
law-makery, aud consequently oaused them to
Withdraw from tho great carava asary.
It is, however, crowded with birds Of
pnssago, liko your correspondents. People
who havo boon South for tho winter, returning,
many Of them with tho samo coughs they took
thcre,-tho mild climate having prolonged life,
not curod diaeasc. Bridal parties abound, and
eaeh train brings ono or moro pairs who havein-
vested in this lottery. You know whnt Tommy
son says about d young mans fancy In
tho Bpring Of tho year, and young
womat's ecoms equally compliant. A group
Of ladies on tho sofa arc discussing affairs and
regulations. The formor scom to appreciate in
value. tho latter to deprooato. 4 Sistor-soribs
ia taking notes after the ''oliols' fashion, In d
ycry familiar manner, hurrying up her corro-
spondence for tho evening mail wh1o your cor
respondent looks 1azily on, until hor oyes meet
those OF an acquaintance. Then she, too, gots
q chance for a gossip; and what Womau'H
tongue would not wag as soon as tho fettors. Of
enforced ailonco were removed :? Tint at lehse
has been our reputation so long, ITO lnyo right
to satisfy 1t. ......
Tho next day fonna mo on my way to
Photographs Of all public buildings nree too
numerous to make any description OF that edi6co
ANYTHING but work Of auperorogation. Tho
black drapinga for, Sumner - woro tlo
" with tho glittoriug marble: Externally
ono gives but q casual glance ae them hnt, na
you ascend tho Stairs md admire tho polished
wainacot OF Tonnosseo marble, tho drapery Of
WOO once moro forcos itself upon YOU !; and, r, it
nose. md say, stCheap!'' Dlack papor-canlA
brio, no matfor how elaboratoly, feqtoon,oa, ,,,
@ aes abo nSB oeo with some asnae e
elegance and grandeur. Is It tho stato,mourn-
inE kopt Tor such occasions? Was It bright by
contraBt? II 80, what did it cost? TheRo are
questions of financial Importance which a woman
las right to aek knowing The valuo Of dry
goods and the eternal htncss of things. Aa for
d man, ho wouldn't care 60 long as it wasn't my
Of his funeral.
pared to admire all We see, and are about to fix
our eycs on that nautical foat OF perry's, my
feminine sonsibllities receive a second shock
from D vision of opicene millinery Mrs. Dr.
with an appendix much uglior than tho original
volume. blocked our why, md frowncl upon mo
as q symbol Of IN efreto. civilization,
in long skirts and bonnet. Like tho
found @ tnrkoy-buzsard was not good, 80 nave
uo'proitadicos Ia regard to costume, but epicoue
millinery Is not becoming.
Having passed the woman OF the future, II Eno
stroug enough to become tho representative
Of natural election lin which case may tho Graces
pity our descendants md make them blind, like
TIC fsh in tho Mammoth Cavo), re at last
reached
THE SENATE onAMnEn.
Entering tho gallery and looking down, q
rather good sized Hchoolroom presented itsol,
with great many truants, or olso tho students
mus ha be9 eongnoa to the oqss 70
room, with oach desk separated from tho neigh-
boring one But tho boys! Custom may not
havc stalled their infinite variety, but age Ind
''dsy naes ee'n of ynG he t' "SSs 4Sey a no
look NO happy as when their doaks, were
made Of pine, and they whitfield their ntlals On
them, and sometimes, in o ahamo-facod 'say,
wards or upside down, those OF the little girl in
sun-bonnet with whom they exchanged apples
and cakca. Poor boys How many Of thom
would like to ro thor doeados and get baek to- to-
"nly yoico is still for war, Godal" in all
ascending scale, without taking breath until The
screech ended oil "God, aud murdered ouphouy.
some Of whom arc known to proportion Of
your renders personally. while your columns
hive made them NIL familiar chnracters to tho
general public. Thoy appeared rather disorder
"; there Was much moving about, and worry few
Of them seemed much iutoroatcd IN the Mcnnon.
ties who were being discussed. Ono ct-dovant
bor who Ind attracted us from the first BY his
bright, alort look and Intelligent face. kept
quick glance upward. but mover stopping. in his
work. kuew him, for ho has been TOO proml-
nentiy before tho public not to haVo biz faco
caricatured BY his opponents. md need hardly
Say it was Carl Schrrz. Neither of tho Senators
from Illinois Was present, and did not, there
tore, SEQ tho gentleman whose na1ne always calls
to mind TINT fable Of Rama r.tpla ct Bos only.
instead Of Mr.. Logan'a meeting tic Just tate Of
that unhappy specimen of tho frog family, it iB
tho national credit ho B desirous Of Initiating to
tho bursting point With his brother rama,
however, he will probably suffer from tho full
ness Of his SUGGEST; md Of each OF them 1T may
yet bo written, Rupto jacait cofT7ore."
Mr.. Carpenter moved in tho Louisiana mattor.
hTr. Sherman inserted his little wedge; and then
understood sonlo one to say t1ut, "As 1t (tho
might @ wal wait nl naothor I halrhoar." MIR. Carpenter
WIS evidently reused by the opposition; anu
, his, "Gonlemen, this n1oauB business" waa
given with tue emphasis that showed lao mcnnt
repiy, md AIr. Carpenter. moved around noar
his only, attentive listener. Ali tho rcat
Of tho olass who wore not interested
that It must be inborn for o man to liko the
sound of his own vo!co, or none could bo found
willing to talk to 10 few lIstners. 30 many empty
lcnchea. It Ia Hnil 6chnrz however, is about
tho only nun who can clnin' tho attention Of 9
full senato. Tins gentleman still continued
writing. 1Ir. Frolinghuyson's periods wore DO
livered with dgnitea eomposuro; put s,i # hiI
speech was We1ghty, Il certa1nlv "aH aot ofl,ahul
enough to onchain tho attention OF ono whoat
time for sight-sooing WAS limited.
Leaving the High School, VIC went ovor to
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL,
with it's larger but jol!ier crowd. Thoao lower
form boys had their doHks in groups Of three fol
tic most part; mud. as they probably found
othcr amusement than swapping jaot -knves,
and Ind forgotten the precise ponotratiyo power
Of = bent pin 1t could not mattor. lcan't Say that
I think this branch OF tho 6tata School was mllol
better kopt than tile otlern. It certainly did
not impress me az being tho place .wllero olr
o.oAon Representatives mako or break I'LL accord
Ing to their own sweet will. happened OIL {
stupid timo. Hearing 300 nhmoH called ia not
inspiring. Nobody called names, except thu
proper po son to do so,, In tho propor time ailt
nobody knocked anybody down, either with Wort
OF decd. An hour passed in listening to rope
tition OF oYen sucL inspiring names as Mont
moroacy or plantaganot would DO probabl,
0uite as much as any uuntereBted human coult
st1nd, and so the roll-can Which followed I'll,