Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-28

| Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gaz ,tte
LEEsBURG, Va, Aug. 81, 1875. The trip
up the Washington and Ohio road is pleasant
one, it you have interesting company, and
can keep the ciuders out Of your eyes. The
scenery along some portions oil the route is not
to brag on; it is slightly monotoucus but it
has the effect of producing sleep, and people
arc always happy when they are asleep. 90
the cars were Gen. Hutton, and Douglas,
(Beaury,) Of the Sunday Capital, who although
young man Of only some twenty three OR four
years, he has already made name for himself,
and ln Don Piatts absence, carries on bis paper
SO we'll that his absence is not missed. Taking
eonhdenually, the question of women arose, as
1t always will IN conversation of that sort, and
asked Beauiy the secret OF bis success with
celebrated Texas belle 10 WASHINGTON. In reply
he wrote down the rules, which be said can win
auy wowan's heart. As some of your readers
may be counting, | will give you preccpts from
wiser head THAI niue:
|. BE very firm and determined.
.. BE fast.
5. Garry her TO the theatre often
f. heep her always stuffed with oysters, fish
and crabs. N'
Beaury's heroine is evidently a being of
blood, and certainly of fesb not ETHEREAL, but
soi chunk of a girl Well, we can court her
on all points but the last, and We weaken 90 the
crabs. Powers Of love Imagine Rrmeo and
juliet eating crabs together, or Cludc Meluotte
and Pauline taking dozen on the half shell.
Hamlet aud Opheia, it is true, did 90 to the
theatre together, but Shakespeare dou't tell us
n N,y,l., E.,l>
perhaps unfortunate he did not; the melancholy
Dame would have felt better, and would not
have been frightened at shud oh, or SO clam
orous aud Of hsh-ous in meddlipg 10 his uucle's
business.
At Vienna good many got vf of the cars,
oounu Tor the camp meeting. SiasUns stage
carries them there. Many of the preachers left
on the cars this moruiug.
La Leesburg found keen interest 10 poli-
Tics, aud the coming Convention 10 Alexandria
to decide upon the State Senators Is awaited
with anxious feeling by the partizaos of the
various Candidates. FROM what | could learn
| ID conversation with the newspaper meu, who,
by the way, are supposed to know everything,
hnd there are three Richards 10 the field, :"
Douglas Tyler, Thomas Taylor, the present in.
cumoent and VIM. Matthew. All of these gem
tIemen are from LoudOun, and it is dead GER
ta.nty that one OF them will be elected, and the
other Seuator 1t is presumed, will come from
either Prince William or Fairfax county. Alex
anorla Is not mentioned et all and the Loudoun
men say that by combining with either county
lhey can carry their choice OF candidates. Said
one OF the shrewdest politicians of this section,
to me, IN speaking on this sui ject, think that
the next Senators will be Matthew, of Loudoup,
aud Ger. Lee, Of Fairfax, possibly Sinclair. of
Prlnce William, but Loudouu is uualterably CD
posed to Alexandria having Senator, aod will
cetalnly defeat her anticipatiops 10 that re-
spect. Ii this gentleman's views are correct,
caunot help thinking what waste of eluduence
and good whlskcy our last primary election was.
va the S;h OF next September there will be
held wlthln shot distance Of i ,esburg, a large
PIC nlc, gotten up by the Good Templars, a
temperance organization, | believe Several of
these societies will come up from WASHINGTON
to participate in it, and it is said that twelve
pieces of the Marine Band, from WASHINGTON,
| VIII also come. Special excursion rates will be
Issued, and 1t will doubtless prove pleasant
| day to many
log the summer months in this vicinity are
no" leaving, and the cars are crowded with the
| homeward bound The stream Of travel is YEAR
Iy increasing on the Washington aud Ohio road,
| and 1t Is destined at no distant day to be a
source OF one OF the most important revenues
OF Alexandria, and much praise is due that
man, who, through good aud bad, has steadily
pushed on the road towards the rich mineral
fields OF West Virginia. His patience and efforts
will be rewarded at last CHAssEUR.