The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-21
GOSSIP.
TIE Weatl.cr-Thc Cbty-SVrin9. winter
And Investiga ting Corn gnittecs.
In the Spring n livelier Iris


Lightly turns to thoughts OF love.
m ffN 7eruavson
In the spring, we notice since yester-
dny that the inhabitants OF a certain vii
lace which Is renowned for forming a
beautiful crescent upon the banks Of the
Mississippi river, are liable to be en-
countered by the shrillest blasts and
most dismal frowns OF winter. But yes
ter,lay (meaning day before yesterday,
the air was balmy, and breezes from the
south brought with them perfumes
Of the orange blossoms and the delicate
but penetrating scent Of roses and vio-
lets yerDal and germinal fancics held
dominion over the brain and senses, the
trees, whose barren boughs had strug-
gled and shivered through wintry
blasts, began to dress In the green liv-
cry Of hope; in fact, weatherwise plan
tors and people in general who pretend
to understand all the intricacies of the
Office of the clerk OF the weather. rubbed
their hands with glee and predicted
mo mare cold ,redthe,,' and 10! when
all tho overcoats had been packed
IN camphor wood chests. when the
community Mt large had started pur-
chasing handkerchiefs with view to
approaching perspiation, Winter,
dark. cold, cruel and gloomy, who was
lurking In some boreal corner, lying. as
il were, in ambush. rushed upon our de-
fenseless population and demolished all
its brightness with wind, thunder. light
ming and rain. From morning to night
ION Sunday. a day, as the name indicates,
specifically SGT aside for an exhibition OF
solar rays, our city was dcsolate. and its
streets as full Of fnire and filth rs II
found out OF an average Republican adj
ministration after the report Of Demo
cratic Investigating Committee. oH
And now that we have spoken about
investigating committees. we must say
that as a person OF delicate feelings. Of
feelings that do not like to be disturbed
by uncouth revelations, las person whose
nose Is sensitive and IL averse to the
stirring up Of unclean things within the
sphere OF its olfactory appropriations
we have horror Of investigating com
mittees. Before that peculiar nuisance
! was known, we lived in peace we hat
Kellogg and Clinton, and the Returning
Board. and Belknap and Babcock ant
Grant, whomi we, so to speak
and not to put too fine point upon 1t
in some manner revered, we mean in {
poetical sense, that is as being thu
great chiefs, and as representing by
rights all the honor, virtue and dignit.
In the land at least, who ought t
have done 50. Kellogg, it is true, die
not occupy the position by rights, and
IL We may be allowed a legal expression
ode jure, but he occupied it ode facto,
and this was enough for all the intent
and purposes OF our contemplative ad
miration. What have the investi
eating committees done? r
They have spoiled our faith. destroyed
our illusions, and ruined forever on
peace Of mind, together with the repu
! tations, we will not say of these goo'
men, but OF those men who ought t
have been so. Now, we have lost al
confidence in great men; we do no
trust them; our faith is gone, and !
they were to come to us and swear tn
most solemn things upon the mos
sacred and awful oaths, we would not
as a lady acquaintance of ours remarked
the other day, believe them worth
cent" and. to tell the truth, il we wer
a despot, and convenient whipping
posts were at band, we "uould pit
their hides" And this is what investi
eating committees have done. And 81
it is that day-is merged into night, faitl
changed into doubt, and rosy-face'
spring sometimes suddenly assumes TIL
hoary locks and wan features Of grim
visaged winter.