Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-18

sents, that could represent that district
with the same efficiency that he can.
He is now fully familiarized with all
the great leading national questions
that are to be heard and adjudicated
before the national councils assembled
in the Senate and Congress of the
United States, and as l stated in for
mer communication, he has, by his
upright, straightforward, h o n Q t
course, so established himself i'm the
estimation of his cOmpeers i'm Con-
gress, as to give him such advantages,
as could not be attained in two years
by any new member. But if the dis
trict prefers to throw aside tried gen
tleman and a distinguished statesman,
and introduce upon the stage one who
is not known outside of his neighbOr-
hood, and in all probability not very
favOrably known in his neighborho God,
let them do so. For my part l have
nothing to lose, neither have any
thing to win at this game. / expect,
and intend to be, my own representa-
tive i'm Congress in the future / have
been going to school here for two
years, and / have learned some les
sons quite perfectly, and one of them
is this, that it will take man at least
two years to become SO familiar with
the workings of Congress as to insure
to his constituency safe guarantee to
their interest.
The weather is exceeding warm,
yea. I might say hot, here. 1t is SO
hot that you cannot cool your coffee,
in any reasonable length of time, un-
less you resort to the use of ice. Our
kind landlady, Mrs. Cudlip, does not
spare pains nor money to provide ev-
cry comfort and luxury necessary for
the comfort of her guests, and she is
cOnscienciously crupul gu s about
charging her boarders what she con-
siders too much. The consequence is
she keeps her rooms all the time full
and her festive board at all times sur
rounded and filed to their utmost ca
pacity with distinguished guests, of
which your writer is specimen.
There are more strangers visiting
Washington this summer than was
ever know here since the foundation
of the Government or the establish
lishment of the city. a few days
since / came up with a group of ladies,
seven in number, who were alone, and
travelling SO. AS my custom is. nov
er allow any one to be a stranger to
me, and if they are sensible / can get
acquainted with them at once. So at
it l went, with my questions. Says l,
Ladies, you seem to be alone no gen.
tleman with you No, sir, no gentle
man with us. When We left Cold
water, Michigan, our party numbered
II, but ten of them have struck off in
other directions, and we are left to bat
Tie our way through as best we can
We are going to the Capitol, and
we would be pleased to have some gen.
tleman who Is acquainted to show us
around the Capitol. had my young
friend, Capt Parker, of the L. L. Va.
d Ga. n. r., in tow, taking him TO the
Navy Yard that morning, says /,
Capt. Parker, here is chance for you
to distinguish yourself for gallantry
Says he, l am green as grass. You
take the lead and 1 am in. So at it
we went. / took them TO the House
of Representatives, into the Speakers
room, through the entire building, in
Guiding the old House of Representa-
tives, Rotunda, and Senate Chamber,
to the Presidents room, from thence
to the Marble room, from thence to the
Basement, where they took view of
the grand, machinery used and Occu-
pied in the publication of the atmOs-
phere about the building. From
thence we assembled to the top of the
Dome, and took q birds-eye view of
creation all around. After the ladies
had completed their notes we descen-
did to the rotunda again. FlOm
thence to the Navy Yard from the
Navy Yard to the Presidential Man
sion. We advanced Immediately into
east room, where any and all persons
have a right to go. We all passed
rapidly around this room and returned
to the entrance door. where stood the
sentinel of the day on guard. said
to him, here are some ladies from the
far off west, who desire to see their
President. He politely told us to as
cend the stairs in front of US, and that
we could see his honor. / took the
| lead, the rest followed. In one min
ute we stood in the presence OF the
| President of tho II. =. j had to intro
| duce the ladies and did not know the
name of q single one of them. Says
! Ladies' here is the President. Presi-
| dent, here are some ladies, from ths
State OF Michigan, If you want theiI
names, they will have to give them
for do not know the name of sim
| gle lady in the party. / shook hands
with the President first, they followed
suit, as also did Capt. Parker. of the
E. II. g. Ga. r.. r.. but no names were
communicated After the party haC
all passed they fingered for gaze a
his honor. He, the President, all
vanced towards them and said La
dies, ] presume you are on your way
to the Centennial. They replied, yes
sir. Said lie. have been called upOI
by an average of 800 strangers pc
day for length of time. This endeC
our interview at the White House, 81
we all went to the Treasury, an'
from thence to our lodgings to regal,
ourselves. The ladies names will
give you Mrs. f.. G. Jetiord, Cold
water, Mich, Mrs. Darrow, ditto
Miss Il. G.. Orr, ditto, Miss u. Fink
ham, ditto. Miss A. Chandler, ditto
Miss IL. Andrews, Paw Paw, Mich.
Miss NJ. Il. Many. Three Rivers
They, after visiting all the other place
of Interest in and around Washing
7 ton, in company with their distin
gulshed representative In Congress
the Hon. Omar Cougar, have gone L
the Centennial Exhibition, and m,
young and distinguished Capt. Parke
went with them. The Hon. JOSEPH
Jacques may get Capt. Parker back 10
a short time, but | would not be at al
surprised that this trip would result ii
, Capt. Parker turning up or dOlOn II
Michigan, before the thing is ended
The ladies seemed to possess health
wealth, and energy of body and mind
| am here, but for how long an
| unahIa IN saw When Won undertake