The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-06-29

PenHsylvanian prosperity, and the nch !
landscape throbbed under the gathering
heat. The meadow-iark sang everywhere;
the redBird's voice was mellow in the dense
woods; the masses OF the dogsood bios |
SONS whitened through all the heavy To-
liage. 1t was a land Of blossoms and oil
waving grass, and drive over the country
roads in the afternoon, past thriving iaIms
and thrifty villages, showed II land o.
Sabbatb-keepinc, best clothes, clean faces
neat hair and domestic peace on innumera-
he front steps and Porches, where children |
sat with their elders, and young gIris |
feTgped 10 read book while they waited for |
The Young men who were TO come later.
Monday was hot, and abated our zeal for
the Philadelphian spring by giving US
foretaste Of what the Philadelphian sum
rner must he. The sun fried the asphalt
plvements Of the Centennial grounds, and
a burning heat reyerberated from them,
charged with the sickening odor OF the ce-
ment. That was the day for the stone inter-
ior Of the Art Hall, but to tell the truth we
found none Of the buildings so hot as We
feared they would be. IT was very toiera-
bic indeed bota in the Main Building and
the Machinery Hall, and in the United
States Building we should not have lost
patience with the heat if il had not been
l3r the luxurious Indifference OF that glass
case iull OF frozen fishes there, which, as
they reposed In their comfortable boxes oi
snow, with their thermometer at 1O dia
certainly appeal 10 some Of the most VIM
dictive passions Of our nature; and say
that during the hot months II Will pe cru
eItv to let them remain. There are per
Sons who would 20 down IRON Massachu-
setts to Join a mob in mashing that case on
the 4th OF July, and tearing those iish to
pieces. There are also people OF culture IN
ihis region who would sign a petition ask
ing the government to change the language
of the placard on the clothes OF the Father
nf his Country, which now reads, Goat,
Vest, and Pants OF George Washington,
whereas il il his honored waistcoat which
i. meant, and his buckskin breeches pan
falcons were then unknown, and pants
were nndreamt-of by a generation which
had time to lie decent and comely IN Its
speech. This placard is 4 real drawback
to ones enjoyment Of the clothes, which are
so Familiarity like, from pictures, that one
is startled not to find NashIngtons lace
looking out Of the cOat-collar. 1he gov
ernment had been well advised in putting
on view these and other personal relics, like
his camp-bed, his table furniture, his sword,
his pistols and so forth. There are also
similar relics Of other heroes, and IN the
satisfaction Of thus drawing nearer to the
past in the realization Of those historic
IIves, ones passion for heroic wardrobes
mounts so that it stays at nothing In one
oi the cases were an ordinary frOck-cOat of
black diagonal, and a silk hat, such as is
worn in our epoch, objects which II is dill
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in their character Of relics We severely
summoned what veneration we could, while
We searched our mind for association OF
them with some memorable statesman We
were mortified TO think OF no modern
worthy thus to hand down, a coat and hat
TO the admiration OF posterity, and IN
another moment We should have
asked whose they were, if We had
not caught sight Of 4 busy at
tendant in his shirt-sleeves and bare head,
Just in time TO save us from this shame.
We passed on TO the interesting exhibI-
tion of Indian costumes and architecture,
and 10 those curiously instructive photo
graphs and plaster models OF the ancient
and modern towns of the Moquis. These
rehabilitate 10 the fancy the material as
pect of the old Aztec civilization in won
dsrful manner, and throw a vivid light
upon whatever one has read Of the race
whose empire the Spaniards overthrew, but
which still fingers, feeble remnant, in the
Pueblos OF New Mexico. If the extermi-
nation Of the red savages Of the plains, soon
enough TO save this peaceful and indus
trions people whom they have harTasSed
for hundreds OF years, one could hardly re-
gret the loss OF any number OF Apaches
and Cornanches. The red man as he
appears in effigy and in photograph in
this collection, is hideous demon, whose
maiign traits can hardly inspire any emo
tion softer than adherence. In blaming
orr Indian agents fo. malfeasance in Of
ice, perhaps We DO not sufficiently account
for the demoralizing influence oi merely
beholding those false and pitiless savage
faces: moldy -four and corrupt beef must
seem altogether too good Tor them.
/ have to leave in despair all details OF
the government show Of arm and navy
equipments OF the varied ingenuity and
beautiful murderousness Of the weapons Of
ali kinds, the torpedoes with which alone
one could pass hours OF satisfaction, tanci-
folly attaching them 20 the ships oi enc
mics and defending our coasts in the most
efectual manner; the exquisite models Of
marine architecture: the figures OF sol
diers of all arms-uot nearly so good as
the Danish, but dearer, beign our own.
Every branch OF the administrative service
was illustrated, 50 far a. it could he, and
the brides almost sprang from ones pocket
at sight of the neat perfection with which
the revenue department was represented.
There was manufacture of Centennial
stamped envelope which constantly drew
large crowd, and there were a thousand
and one other things which everyone must
view with advantage 10 himself, and with
applause Of the government Tor making
this impressive display in the eyes OF 9TH
cr nations.
After paving our duty TO these objects,
We took our first ride Oh the arrow-guage
railroad, OF which the locomotive, with Its
train OF gay opeL cars coughs and wrIthes
about the grounds in every direction, with
station AT each OF the great buildings. j
believe this railroad has awakened loath-
ing in some breasts, and that there has been
talk OF having il abolished. But ! venture
10 say this will never be done, and in fact,
/ do not see how the public could get on
without il. The fare IL five cents Tor the
whole tour, or from one point TO another;
the ride is luXuriously refreshing, and COM
mands hundred charming prospects. To
I've sure, the cars go too fast, but that saves
time: and | am not certain that the iiag-
men at the crossings are sufficiently vigil
ant TO to avert the accidents, whose posi-
bility forms a greater objection 10 the road
than mere taste can urge against II. As
We whirled along, a gentleman next us on
the transverse seat entered into an agreea-
hle monologue, from which We learned
that they had among other things IN the
Agricultural Building the famous war
eagle. Old Abe, whom 4 Wisconsin regi-
ment carried through the war; and the
next day We made haste To see HIM We
found him in charge of one OF the ser
geants who had borne him through thirty
battles. and who had once been shot down
with the eagle on his perch, and left for
dead on the field. The sergeant was n
slim Young fellow, with gray eyes enough
like the eagles TO make them brothers, and
he softly turned his tobacco from one cheek
10 another while he discoursed upon the
bird-his honors from the State govern
ment of Wisconsin, which keeps him and
amsu to care fcr him at the public charge,
his preference for diet OF live chicken;
his objection TO new acquaintance, which
he had shown few days before by plung-
ing his beak into the cheek of n gentleman
who had offered him some endearments: We
could not see that Old Abe looked differ
ent from other bald eagles (which we had
seen in pictures); he had a striking repose
OF manner, and his pale, fierce eye, had the
uninterested, remote regard said TO charac-
te.ize all sovereign personages. The ser
geant tossed HIM up and down on his stand
81. l.