Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-08
MISS BROWN- HEARD FROM.
Some Miscellaneous Remarks.

NJ Dear SGr:-I have heard before now OF
people becoming so accustomed 10 their
aifiictions as 10 seriously miss them when
relieved of them; and this phase OF the human
mind accounts, no doubt, for the frequency
with which some of your readers have Won
dered what has become of Miss Brown"
In truth, have myself tried TO solve this
conundrum; and since it has been PROFOUND
eel in such Dolores manner I'll cen try
10 give a sort of deScrptivelist of the dear
remains" of that mUch-abuSed being. aud
leave IT 10 you to judge what really has be-
come of her.
You remember, of course that am one of
The retfceniHg features OF our department
Wei, some time last summer, during an
unusual pressure Of work, our beloved chief
discovered that the good of our souls re-
qulred extra hours of labor, and kindly par-
united us 10 work at our redemption
after all less favored, and more earthly
minded, creatures had gone in search Of
nome and - dipuer. This course of special
indulgence agreed so Well with our moral
constitutions, made us so meek. gentle and
altogether lovely that Shakspeare'S sucking
dove was simply nowhere, when compared
with us. and we in a fair way of sprouting
angelic wings on short notice.
tfact. know two or three sets almost
visible. Some lll-natured people pretend
they're shoulderbladeS; but know better:
they re clear cases of wingSD
Wei, that heavenly frame of mind would
naturally interfere with all such innocent
amusementS as sticking a vicious pen into
any ones pet bubble, even if | were NO, On
posed, on principle, to repeating the sticking
process after partial collapse of the bubble
has taken place, and innocent people have
been exposed to blows dealt in that direction
For, IN the first place, the grand salary
gentlemen of
THE TREASURY LIBRARY
have been transferred to pastures new" and
two t0ttcs attend instead, who, | conscien-
tiously believe, do all in their power To oblige
me many applicants for the few readable
books on hand.
If they deserve death FOR not giving what
they do not have To give, why. let US take
tnem out and stone them deceutly, instead
OF sticking vicious little arrows into Them
like t0ndC1l@io} in a Spanish bull-fight
And then as to the rule requiring books 10
hc kept over night before they're reiSSuei.
the former librarian, who, in The language
OF poor Joe, was VERY good To me- de-
ciared that II was done to give the faithful
guardians OF our moral welfare an OppOrtu-
nlty 10 ere e commentaries, in the shane of
extracts from the Beecher trial and Sucn
like healthy sentiments, which people not
having the fear of the Lord and the rules of
The library before them. were wont 10 Scrib-
Die on Tie margins. Now my private opin-
ION is that we are such exhaustive readers
mat the books must undergo a course of
- Beet, Iron ana Wine" before they can stand
the pressure of another reading. And when
I'm spite of the iron ch-not-handle-not
abominatiOn, they persist in disappearing
why IL only Proves my theory correct, by
shay" they yield 10 the mandate of general
eXhaustion,-fall into little heaps of dust,
most likely.
Moreover to cap the climax. found that
The library is in reality an unlawful CON
Germ, a. e., is not provided for by law and
therefore merely compliment OF the powers
That be to the clerks and employees of the de-
partment. /" \ word to the wise is siItfi-
clent,' and those who believe in the doctrine
OF hal1 loaf being better than no bread, viii
understand my meaning, no doubt.
But there: poor unfortunate Old maid that
am while trying to show that the two inn
penltent dispensers OF literary pabulum are
HOt quite deserving of death after all had
altogether forgotten those formidable s.J'an
Male Clerks who Will take my unluckv
scalp at once, I'm afraid. Twas ever
mus, though; and all that's left TO me is
Bitter weeping,
Ny one watch Keeping
t0r the rings which Will never. Oh, aerer. be
Offered to poor me, ah. Curtain falls on
CediGg into the dim diStanceD
OTHER MATTERS.
And row, my dear STAR. while talking az
mental food, il strikes me that our CITY
sadly negiects 10 provide physical susie
nance where 1t is in honor bound 10 furnish
II. neighbOT of mine was passing bv The
cells of one of our station houses Ou a sun
DAY afternoon. when from one of them cane
The plteOus cry: For Gods sake. give me a
piece OF bread; IN 50 hungry" He looked
and found that il one OF those terrible stone
cages cOlOTed man who. for driving cart
without a number had been arrested The
day before, was confined. Now, this man
had committed no crime whatever. vet sim
ply because his employer had neglected TO
obey certain business ordnance. ne was
locked up in a cell only hi for beasts of prey
Dotn blped and quadTuped-and kept there
over Sunday without food.
Al another time refined gentleman a ma
uent at Providence Hospital, mad during a |
walk been seized with Il fit, which. inter
preted by ignorant people, meant drunken
ness. ana ensured him lodging in one of |
me cells. The nj not passing off quickly, he |
Could send Tor no one, and was consequently !
Obliged TO remain in the city'S tender care.
which, IN his eniecbed condition, might
nave cost him his life, had not a good So |
miniStercd TO his wants.
These are only a few instances of man Y.
yet in the face OF these, does il not seem |
cruelty OF no mean degree to make people
utterly helpless, and then neglect to provide |
lof their wants? Now. / hold the opinion
that, while prisoners are confined in these !
cells, they nave not even been tried, and can
rot therefore he punished; and ii they had
been convicted tie loss of liberty and all its
blessings would surely be punishment |
enough for trivial offences. without the /
added pangs of hunger.
Upon inquiry | find that the officers in /
charge frequently furnish food for prisoners /
out OF their own means; but as their salaries |
are mol large enough 10 permit continued /
indulgence IN the pleasure OF giving our All |
thofIIieS should be reminded of their dutv
anu nope th&t you. my brightly beamiiiz
= Ar VIII give Them the required light upon
ING schltct, and by so doing earn the grail
iuue OF eTring, SHINING, or simply uniOrtu-
Hd'e' humanity. MISS BROWN.
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