Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-07-28
Americas nCst Exhibit.

THE HOUSES OF THE VARIOUS STATES
Tho most interesting thing by far in tho
Exposition is, after all, the American
people themselves, who have come in
crowds from every section of the Union.
Every variety of the genus Anlcricdnum is
here; and to facilitate examination and
study, each Stale, with one or two excep-
tons, has its separate House, where are al
ways 10 be found fair gathering of its cit
liens, male aud female, ready for inspcc-
ton. 1 took refuge this afternoon from the
broiling sun in one of the reception-rooms
Of the House erected by the State of Indi-
ana, aud, looking around, l could almost
feel that was in the valley of the Wabash.
Soon a very plainly but neatly dressed la
boring man took a seat Ivy me, and with
clear but quiet voice, which at once pro-
POSSESSED me, asked if was from Indiana.
claimed some little knowledge of the
State, which at once drew him into CONVEX
sation. lie displayed such good sense in
everything he said that was interested to
sound him as n representative man. lie
proved to be a farmer from near Lake
Michigan who had come down TO study the
Exposition, and lie showed broad COM
prehensiou of the relation OF tho different
industries of the county to each other and
to other nations which delighted me. lie
was born in Indiana, educated in one of
the common schools of the State, was
reading man, had read Froude, had bor-
rowed of a neighbor some of the English
reviews, and had compared the criticisms
of different reviewers. AT last approach
ed the inevitable subject, and asked how
he was going TO vote. 1t did me good to
see his eye brighten, as lie said: 81 have
been Republican from the start, had
four sons in the army, aud 1 amt a.soing
10 desert the colors now !" Then his voice
trembled little as he added: "I lost two
brave follows in the war. Jim was killed
down at Cornth, and Tom, the youngest,
went unhurt Till the last year, when he had
a Minieball through his hama. They want
ed to put him into the hospital and cut of
his hand, but he was plucky fellow, aud
vowed he wasn't going TO be Lett behind /;
and then at last the hand grew worse, and
they wanted to cut off the arm, but he
would n't let them, and declared if he went
back TO the old State he would 90 back
| with two arms but it was worse than he
thought, and the poor fellow died. No! l
vote for Hayes and Wheeler" and with
| his eyes sweeping around over the grounds,
he added, "What sort of an Exposition
should we have had to-day If Tilden and
Hendricks and those other fellows had had
it their way fifteen or sixteen years ago!'
l noxt went into the Arkansas House
and l must confess it was with good deal
of curiosity. had an idea that the people
of shat State were hardly civilized, and
hat was TO meet set of border rullians
But the receptlon-room was filed with a
party of the most highly cultured people
had seen during the day and TO dispel all
the doubts which were rising to my mind
as to whether they were the real indigenous
inhabitants, as passed through the room
young lady, dressed in most irrcproach-
able toilet, with her eye flashing with salts
faction, was eloquontly declaiming
Hasn't Arkansas done herself credit?
never felt so proud Of the dear old State as
l do TO dayr
Next came the Virginia House. took
my scat on the piazza, and in a moment
of the l.. +. VS.. The Virginia politician
was among them; the face, the forehead
the single lock of hair on the top of his
head, the tone of voice, the method in whcl
the chair was tipped back, the gesture-al
were perfect. He proceeded to discuss d
question which can hardly bo said TO be o.
national importance, but one which was
treated in a very characteristic way, anG
one apparently Of the greatest interest tt
the Virginians present. He had "knowr
Mrs. Gen. - from "A child. She was tho
most splendid woman in America. Gen
- had seen her first at the Springs; was
wonderfully smitien with her." and 50 on
till "the most splendid" aud "tho mos
III agpilicent woman in America" had be-
come Mrs. Gen. -.
| next heard in the Mississippi House
three young "bloods' discussing the adj
ventures Of their journey from their South
ern home 10 Philadelphia, in which one o
them, though he admitted he was "hal
drunk" at the time, did really chivalrou'
thing in knocking down noisy bully who
was making himself disagreeable to hi
fellow passengers, and here ! soon foil init
conversation with whole-souled, brawny
good-naturcd Kentuckian who was tout
with Morgan in his raid" He was per
fecily reconstructed, accepted the situation
and ''glad We had got rid of our nigSers.'
GLOW are you going 10 vote in your State
at last said. The question apparently die
not suit him. However, he said: "TildeI
is certain to lie elected. know he'll SWEEP
the country" 1 suggested it was safe t
prophecy aher election, which seemed, Nf
Ter few moments, TO make such an i'm
preston that he said swell, don't know
why il is, but every man I've chatted will
since came North, as l did with you jus
now, seems TO be going TO vote for Hayes
And now as passed tho English House
portly John Bullish kind of man camC
out, and with a thoroughly English tone
called out TO some one whom I could moi
see: "Mr Eylingel Tell Mr.. tombstone oil
young Wysox that there's no one in the
'ouseW There was no mistaking his ma
tionaityl
And last came to the Connecticut House
whose interior had been so tastefully de-
signed by TX Marvel; and here 1 was
seized upon at once by thin-visaged, in.
quisitive Pennsylvania woman, who was
thoroughly bont on gaining Information in
the shortest possible time, and proceeded
to PROFOUND a series of questions to mi
about everything which caught her eye
So intense was her interest in all that camC
within hpr vision that 7 pnu11 nnt racnca 4,