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NON ne Cincinnati 0assns.
Tho following letter from Mr.. Ftzhugh,
Doorkeeper of the House Of Representatives, 70
a rural friend In Texas, setting forth the daily
Washington life OF himself and his soD " Fay
Up. c., December Is, 1873.
"DEAR I'll have been trying ever since my
election to write to you, but have been besegeo
from iIrht In the morning until one and two at
might. 1 had about one hundred and thirty APP
lpointments to make, and have had, | reckon
without eIageeration, three thousand spplica-
'tioDs, besides men, women, and childrenlpullln9
o%s 81 5ft The dooG OF fs y once have had to
two usbers and two to three clerks ever since
che hour Of my election In my once Ia s"p hays
gotten up TO write to YOU. In regard 10
Tried to save place for him, but the m en-
FAR IL has been Impossible to do so. MY force
after Christmas will be increased, ana ,pem al !
will be able TO do something for him. and VIII
stick him in Fay arrived on Saturday morning,
ali safe. set him TO work on Monday; at a ~
ever saw, wish you could be here with me
do try aud come on: the Govefnment furnishes
borscs, md before and after the House sessions
and recess have exclusive use OF them, MY
Sat s rSS "sd myself H' and after driving
around to my breskfact, takes mo up to my
ONCE.
Friday. We will have n big time, come back on
Bunday. may draw on You for $l25 tomorrow,
which you can draw back for on the LIST of Jan
uary. got your telegram, telling me to draw
FOR 500, II needed, but tried to do without any,
and may not have to draw TO morrow, but all OF
Dur members are like myself, tight up on first OF
month, and hate to ask them. Como on Christ
mas for n few days and we Will have glorious
lime, / have more Invitations to frollc with
members and Senators than any man In WASH
Ington. am bigger man with the members
than old Grant. I can't put my foot on the noor
OF tho House but what they make a break for
me, and sometimes dozen trying at me ut
once for places for some friends. scarcely ever
get out Of the ONCE to go on the nOor OF the
House. have under me the folding rooms,
document rooms, file rooms, oil committee
rooms, all EMPLOYEES In the south wing OF the
building and entire southern wing OF the Capt
tol. l have "a superintendent and assistant IN
bach department, and about a dozen bookkeep.
ers, besides my Office clerk, and we do things up
or cant turn round without some one at my
beck aud III, and when [ get all OF my new APP
pointmcnts broken In / shall have nice time
of u.
=" am making up a party already to come on
60 Texas on the adjournment. s. =. Cox Is to
head II he Is the W.. rmcst friend of mine you
ever saw. Also tue new Speaker, MIR Kerr. Fay
and myself spent the evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Kerr last evening. am great favOrlte Of hers,
Mrs. Cox's. and Mrs. Senator Gordon's. Quite q
contrast here and Austin. can't turn fol
friends hers. l have now fifty letters from my
Southern friends-all pats OF the South con-
graduating me thus waes the world let mar
be prosperous and every man Is his friend. Must
close. lell - will look out for min, and II
] can't make a place myself, | can get him n
some OF the depart IN ents after Christmas. Write
soon to your devoted friend, l.. ii. FIIZnUGu."