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employs his mind. 1n civil llfo with its released

MIN with loss hapn1ncAR tnAn ne hRa; tnero ID
Tho nrlny is not In Lilo best mood at present.
army teolI1,g, ie tired Of living 10 Washington
snss yoas apos;'' !; g 'aH{s st TO naas2tcn tho sy
and ita hnrsaux, which llayo become almost
civil establishments. The otIlcera OF the line.
out on the posts. svmpathizo with shermnp. Tic
staff officers, ooagulated here, profor tho cary
will consequently leave Washington AZ soon an
he oan mako dispostion of llS property, and
establish headquarters at st. Louis. Ho aayA,
besdos,, that llls large family and the oxponaos
Tho trouble with Washington expenses is in tic
habits of official sooisty, whioh are careloss Al to
teh1a and running accounts with trndostnou, OK
trayagant n much carraee.hire, dreas, and hospl-
ono's own servant, thereby strting on tho profits
OF middlomon. Con. SherlmRns second daughter
is about to be married there arc yet three 9TH
elH up to Wouanhood.
atAnnrAaE AT TIE CASTLE.
Iattondod The grand wedding, 80 called, though
1t mas 0 very nomo-lil.e. tasteful affair. except
for the great house whore It waB givan, OF Misa
Basaie Stewart md Ltout.- -Commander HooLer,
Of the navy. Miss Stewart Is tho daughter OF
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada, aud the grand
daughter, on Tho sido Of her mother, Of ax-
| Henator and GOV. Foote OF Missiasippi-
celebrated old man Of combativenoss, who wanted
| to fight D duel tho othor day with Jofrorson
|
| ale twenty-Royon yoarH ago.
sllo IL really fine girI blonde With laree
biuieh Dyes, clear Bkln, a tall figure, and sensi-
biilty aud nlcrri.nent In her expression,
She is Of two intrepid races, which acoopt wBr or
| mntrtmony without much irToBolution; and,
I with q father alleged TO bo wealthy, superior
social position. a very complete European oduca-
loved, and at tho age of 10, surfonderod He
had, however, bis own fight to make, and when
| 1t waa over, io fet like great Leutonaat-Co1n-
mander Indeed. Hooker was his name,-a
aud, though smaller, much the sanle kind Of
man in profile and pride OF couutonanco, but
dark, mottlod, and Of nervous, quick, yohoment
| apeeoh.. He was probably 30 OF iesa In years,
aa as1 wtous lHa 9Th ts pay o
in tho cruise around tho daughter. Her huH-
band, who ia always three-pnstB boy, saw no
good roaHon Why swo young people who we're
togethor pretty much a.! tho timo should
from each other at Ill. 30 they wore
married, ~ It seemed to lib outsiders, without
q particle Of that roughnoss which attends tho
oolrse Of true loge:-yet who knows7 Perhaps
she fought against this long captivity Of slrren-
dor. Perhaps he noarly broke hla heart, antl
went HON. to His mothor and put his head in her
| lap, like little hoy. Perhaps ho deserted over
70 her mothet, aud begged tor der fntorcossion
aud got it.; for how can YOU compliment nlothor
like wanting to die for her daughters tace and
love? Perhaps ho went up to senator William
Stewart and said, while they took glass Of
grof;; =, - l., -. r,r ,,~ , ,..h.u T., 49,, .,.
;, anyway, the young naval onloors said
"Hooksr's stuok-up fellow, He's just worried
that grl till he got her. That's his wny Of do.
ing thhtnes-juSt ths1e putting on 0a'sk aud dsm'nd-
Everybody has said that since the world began.
When the moruing-stars Sang together the star
that Lad the best voice wis nquinted at by all the
otAor stars. There il no mention OF it iu the
Bcrpturcs but there nro rensons for Mal.
Tho young ladies' Who had boen married said |;
What foolish thing for Bessie Stewart to do! !!
| Hor father fa rich. She ia Woood and admired
Bne koeps horses, and cor go to Europe or Sara
toga. Hor parents worship her; and now sho
goes or just as we did, and ,narrles q young fol-
low who will presently be ordered of to japan,
| Or be shot in Tho next warl"
| Those Young ladies, however whose PROS
poets Of marriage seemed remote, mado no ro-
ply to these matrimonial quiddits. They aatd, II
anything that q fine young man like Hookor
waB good exchange for acoumulations, aud
that no family could bo comfortable without
Doholu the Stewart mansion. on the Wedding
night brilliantly lighted. and tho ralu was splasL-
lag In = hundred mirrors Of pnddlea, tint tho
lights hascd up into tho faces OF tho hundreds
OF horses, drawing every variety Of oquipago,
zach with It's own lights to sauos back at tint
great casteslntea mansion flaming there,
ind In it two young people, fitting on
their .weddlng- garments. Low old the
world Ia! Tho New Testament rotcrs to
T. SOLITARY man who sarnyed into one
le got reprinaud for it. This proves the high
antiquity OF the Bwalow-tail coat.
Tho Stewart house. o1terlorly, 10 4 beautiful
conundrum, Ike one Of thoae block-gamea
figure, and malso8 one wonder what it will be
like, taken apart. It is lght-yellow house,
with round tower. splre.Hhaped, aud gvos q
great idea Of mysterious rooiaineas a petty,
door-carriago-po1oh, accommodates callers in
front. The,e all teams waro bcsieged, US tue
Indies, IN their Illusion. satin, flowers, etc. cars-
fully throw out white-ahod foot and car
nlight. and remembered the remark OF that
wicked Joseph or AloBos, Tint he would rather
ho doorkeepor in tho houso OF 9 Lord than to
dwell in the tents Of Egypt. Thoro .eemoa to
that request, unleas our friend had got weary
OF = c,roua and become . doorkoeper for the
Legitimate drama
Entering the Stewart mansion, what do no
see? We SEQ splendid ovaI-forned hall, With
hall there are, for evsry floor, duplicate
Btaircases with q lordly sweep, light
cd to tho lantern which is In the
oupola above the middle OF the house. Down
from the upper ,olrclls Of this open ,way>a light
freshly, perfectly white, while tho floors ars
goneially waxed and shining. Out OF this areu
Or hall, several doors open to saloons Of various
aorts. Under tho door OH which We enter are
all ths culinary und domestic arrangements, and
Senator Stewaxs,s ollco and Abrary,-not opou
this night.
We are received by young naval officers in full
uniform, swordad epaulotIed. ehapeaued, cord
cd. and with wAxed mustaches. They faoi thai
this ia o naval triumph. break their rods, dro4
their envy, and do their duty.
Eyory bullet hath It's billet.
Mau tho He-boat. xool hcave, yeot
Hero 1t OCCURS to me that the rest of this
art!ess communication will do better at another
time, whom will toll you how to be officially
| married. GATH.
BUTTER.
| 10 thu Editor Of Ths ch,cauo 1ttDuns: