Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-06-01
The Annoyances ant Compon
sations of0fici..l Life

The following lstsr By proulasa,
oFccr Of the House Of nsrrs s8anya 10
frian3 in Tsrr. asrl,a ngbls de-
criP,i1u Of the bnnvncu's. unI 1a ,hs
other band tho compcunra taeot, Or
official life iu Washington!
D G. Dec l.1, 1875.
Dear---.l have been r,.4g ever
since my election to vrlo son ba,
have been bcseged fram gh 10 us
morning until on OF two At o ight I he'd
about one hundred and ibis spp9.ni.
meuts 20 maze and have bal ! reckon
without eHaggcnliou three liJuunl np.
plica,ion, bauies men, wlm. aal cob.
drcn, pulling and Jirklng me fery o. ns I
would PIT my head ont VI Zoe door gf
my office: ! have bad O. keep two
ushcrs and tvj or three clerk egrr sine.
the hour of my election 3 o., oal.e. anl
it is now i've o'clock IN The m lra,ng lhlt
have gotten up TO write 20 YJu. t. re-.
gard to - tried 10 save 0 =. ace fr hin
but the member, are 50 clauoroug fgr
their constituents that 50 Tar ! has been
impossible TO do so. Ny Tlwcr after
Christmas will bo immense and then I
will be ablo to do somolhifs & will
stick him in Fay arrived 90 Saturday
morning all safe | set him { work on
Monday at a S2lOOOO place & bo is
tho most delighted fellow you ever saw.
| wish you could be here with me, do
try and come On, the Government furQ
ishe' me with fine turnout arl a spank.
ing pair )i horses and before 40 after the
house session and rccos, hay: exclusive
use Of them. My coachman comes down
every morning FOR rs, that i. Fay and
myself and after driving around to ms
breakfast, take, me up to my Office. Con.
gress is invited over to the Centennial vn
Friday. We will have a time, Come back
On Slnhy, | may draw On ynu Gr one
hundred aul twenty fyc d,llas ,0.mor.
row, which you can draw back ir on the
lst Jan. I got your telegram cllinr me
to draw for two hundred II ne drd. but
tiled to do wi'hoa. any, ana may NJ.
have to draw Tomorrow, but I'll o'0ur
members are Ike myself tigh,uI on fr,t
month and hive 10 ask thcrl. Come
on Christmas for few day, : We viii
hayo glorious time. hsyo more
invitation to rtolic With the members
and Senators than any man IN Wash.
ington AN bigger man with Tho
members than old Grant. cant
put my foot on the G,uf Of the
Hall, but what they make break i5r
me aud some times, dozen ny ns 90 'as
me at once for places for pla 'uoal
| scarcely ever yet out Of tho gca 90 zH
on the a5or OF the House. hive uaIrr
mo the Folding rooms, D'cum at r1ou..
File rooms, all committee room, aII ON.
p,oyees in south wing Of building aui
entire soath wing Of Capitol. hayra
superintendent & assistant ln ca O. depart.
ment AMI about a dozen boob .scper 5-.
'.de my office clerk & We DO Il ne, up 90
snIe. have boy O. take III. bat AoI
coat or can't turn around wi out ~us
onc at my be ck 4 eall, and wh,q get OIL
my new appointments broken ., | sha.i
have a nice time
! am making upa party ready 20
come on to Toxa' on the alj irumlnt.
s. $. Cox to head il, he j, ID varmest
friend Of mine you ever saw, Also the
new speaker, Mr.. Kerr.
Quite contrast hero and lustin. |
eau turn for friends here. have nov
Gfy letter, from my southern -rienls an
parts Of the south congratulatln ne, thus
wags the world, let man bo r1sperjus
and every man is bis friend Must close.
tell will look out for hju apl If !
cannot make place myself | C, l get him
in some Of the Daplrtme uls aft Christ
mas. Write soon 20
Your Devoted f. nd.
l. II L