The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-28
The LIE Nard Letters.
Excitement over the Ohio Election Re
turns---The Bright Leaves Of Au-
tumn---Roses in November.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 1875.

My DEAR ARGUs:-After all these
weeks Of silence you will naturally be
slightly astonished to receive a screed
from your old correspondence am aston
ished myself, know. to find myself really
and truly in writing trim once more,
However, TO business" as the eel said,
when the cook began to strip him of his
skin. In the first place, then, l be-
lieve l may mention that, if ever city
was in state of general commotion it was
Washington during the election in Ohio.
The telegraph operators especially came
out strong. They fairly swelled with i'm
portance at sight Of the crowds who be-
sieged their Offices; and even the bulletin
boards, in front of the ETenisg Star build
ing, sported an extra air Of official digni-
ty, with crowds of old and young, white,
black and copper.colored packed closely
around them, and orators, Of all degrees
and shades Of political opinion, holding
forth upon the chalked-down majorities
before them. But the grandest doings
were at the headquarters Of the Jackson
Democratic Club. They, confident of sue
cess, had grand supper, with all the ct
ceterdS in shape of music, speeches, NC.
Imagine then the effect when the wires
licked out majority of from 10000 to 49,
600 for Hayes. Wasn't there some ex-
ceedingly plain English lying around
loose though, about that time! And it did
not improve in quality, I'm afraid, when
during all that night, the returns kept,
coming in in a sort of irresponsible way,
giving now Allen and then Hayes all sorts
Of majorities, However, time decided
that, as all other things; and now the bets
have been paid, the whisky and stove
pipes" have been swallowed, and every
thing is serene once more, leaving US to
the full enjoyment of our beautiful warm
days and rambles after autumn leaves.
Yes, verybody-feminine mean-has
gone wild on the subject of leaves. And
small wonder, for | never saw foliage in
this vicinity so richly, brilliantly tinted as
this year. No parlor, therefore, is ''tur-
nished" without its due allowance of
maple, oak and sumach leaves: and the
number of pull backs" which have been
demoralized in pursuit of them is simply
appalling. l met crowd of them the other
day in a car, They were loaded with
immense punches of the beautiful things,
and the way they laughed and tossed their
empty lunch baskets was proof positive to
any we'll regulated mind that the day had
been one OK enjoyment to them. The blue
eyed plunderer next me, though, heaved a
big sigh every now and then; and when |
had given her my method of preserving
leaves, had admired every individual shade
and curve in her selection, and made my
self useful generally. she con6ded the
cause of her depression in this style:
You see, l thought could climb; and |
tried it; and look here!" Showing oh |
such dead level where once a lovely
bunch Of folds had been.) And then, on
our way to the car, who should come by in
his carriage but Harry d-and-I'll
never speak to him again, he looked So
$3.50 shocked" Now Harry" happens
to part his hair exactly in the middle,
wears an eyeglass, and is 'smasher'
altogether, so you can imagine what an
affection it must be to a nice girl, with a
propensity for climbing and leaves, to be
caught by him without properly arranged
pull back" Well, played good Samar-
itan in the pin line, and before we parted
she smiled again.
And that reminds me that a paragraph
in the last WEEKLY ARGUS set me t
smiling also. The way somebody is de
lighted at seeing red rose" at this time
of the year intimates lack of specimen.
of that kind. Now here l need only stel
into the yard and cut any number of tn
rare things" and l do wish that l were
enchantress enough to be able to lay on
on the hand of every reader of this letter
In years gone by l remember wearin;
natural roses, off my own bushes, as lat
as the middle of November; and Ger
Spinner told me that he had gathered
SOME from bushes in a garden during tn
Christmas holidays. So, be sure to Civ
Washington credit for the possession G
these favors when you hear Of the afflict
ions it endures, and come this way whe
roses are the object of your search.
l have lately had my attention directe
to the doings of the U. S. Marine Corps
and have collected some rather interestin
facts regarding it. In my next next week
l shall give you the resnlts of my research
LIE NARD