The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-11-26
How tho Average Cousroeeman
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NOW SO0S ~ 49, oSSoSo - wv
ard The electioa decided. Ne shall
500 begin to - arrivals Of ne0ber,
Of Congrso add their families IN
nounoed. The constituents Of many Of
thess ssnusmea would b surprised u
know hov they live in Washinssoo.
The number who keep house or livs
in q fashiooabls hotel y comparatively
snall. Many Of them. through mo
tivss Of economy (Which I AN ~
from meaning 70 mention with
eonteops). have oos o. more rooms il
Q boarding bouse. for which they pay
twice what The furniture would brinl
IL sold st Q iiir valuation. A. To-
meals. they are served as . miserable
table d'hoes in the basement, or q
dark beck room, where Government
clerks rush in hungry. 1t 4 p. n. u
dinner. and give the n. g. M quarses
in the matter Of choice bits. unleau
said NJ. c. should. perhaps. Be chair
man Of q committee that looks closely
into department estimates, and thu
number Of clerks in sach bureau. or i
pooderinx Q sensatioosl investigation.
In some instances the N. q. and
family have lodging only. and either
walk from two 70 four or more squares
to take their meals Ut . hotel o. have
the necessities Of life furnished in
their shabbily furnished parlor. On
the n. c. dingy morocco-coversi
o@ee tahl.. f.ee which . pile Of news
papers and letters from constituent,
are carelesly swept aside to make
room for The unsavory looking tray Of
''victuals" brought in twice . day.
Suppose it i besakiase. There b q
smutty-looking tin coffee or tea pot,
from which . muddy liquid. full Of
grounds and luke-warm, Is poured into
thick china cups. waoee handles have
long ago besn cast aside. The mill
and sugar are in cups OF cracked
tumhera The plates are thick and
bear unmistakable marks Of having
been set on hot stoves: The butter
looks - If it had undergone the ame
experience. The steak = charred and
10 tough enough to try the strength 81
the NJ. C.s teeth the potatoes have
soaked grease in frying. the beck
wheat cakes are clammy and heavy.
and the biscuits have yellow spots
which arc soda. To aid in digesiue
this attempting repass. the n. CO
feet are cold and his head hot, in ON.
sequence Of the stove-stOves are IN
article Of faith in Washington bo9d-
ing houses-refasing to drsv while be
was dressing. and then suddedy
bursting forth With IN oppressive. dry
heat, mixed With . strong ordor OF
coal gas or smoke Of the damp kiniling
wood. With such . preparation.
what wonder the law maker reads his
morning mail in . savage mood and
accepts friendly suggestions from con
stituepts in no heavenly fnme Of
mind. and that be goes to his COM
mittes-Foom or sat in the legislative
hall . very different man from him
who. fresh from the comj6rt Of . we'll
homo in town Or country,
smiled on the multitude from election
platforms when surrounded BY hale,
well.fed committeeman, with q pros
pect Of . goodly least before another
great effort at elcquepce WAS to be
made.
But there ore boarding. houses here
where the member" or Senator Is o
sort If demigod. AID u sure to r:--;se
from the hands ef.-- APPrec'ative
landladv the sencerloin Of the steak at
brsaL NAst, the crispest celery at dinner
and other choice bits - opportunity
nay offer. Ones, while myself .
clerk in the Government Office, i
boarded with my mother in such .
pension. and no - . person than the
ate Oakes Ans. Of Massachusetts,,
sas the vorshiyed member. There
ssrs Of the oshsr hoarders coosidsred
wen guod euoRh 70 it at tho table |
Nth hin. Tie pleasantese seat in the |
habby dinniV-room va his. while On |
'ur table onl' the green ends Of the
elery were flaced. before him stood
glass full d white. crisp. succuleot
talks. Whenever be passed through
be halls tn lasdladys little daughter
'ouA rusl 70 the parlor, where we
oor, Insignificant nortab were
rouchine over cold stove, With sas
elf lighiDg Tie room. exclaining
Oh. there Be- soes, just 80 hin, hss
membsri
Nov The mode Of life which their
epresentativ0 Lad and the food they
It i Q matter Of more importance to
,eir Constituents than one would
link from . mere cursory glance.
he GermaEs we're right in naming
'eir national Legislature . Diet. Ne
en to hare On inkling Of the real
ate Of tie case when " call bound
,lumes d the laws Q digest" Dr..
'olmes go disposed to label certain
'lumes in his library ''pie crust"
ID win more reason might the 6les
the Congressional Record Be-
beled terrapin suppers and bad
OF cold, sour buckvheat
kes and damaged stovea
"A Isdiass pspsr says: "Thess = -
tssditios thse vhes he husk o. he
J. = heavy he winter will - cold.
. present corn crop has husks thicker
y usual. end IL lie ohsssvstios hold
ID ~ viii have 0sseDland weather dur.
NE coming Vissss!"
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