The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-03-09
ANNAPOLIS, ND, March 4th, 1873.
UNDINE E.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 4th, 1873.
ED. REPUBLIcAN:-In my former
letter l noticed some of the more
uncomely and discouraging features
of Annapolis. and now propose to
notice some of its redeeming features.
In the first place there are great
many kind and warm hearted citi.
zens, and in fact, they appear to be
SO generally. The absence of bust
ness enterprise is noticeable, how
ever, and 1 can imagine how dull it
must be here when the Legislature is
not in sessiol.
The Maryland Hotel is house of
some pretensions, built in the form
of a wedge, in the forks oftwo streets.
Here the 'unterrified" assemble BIZ
ennially to refresh the inner man,
and to draw legislative wisdom and
inspiration from the cellar. 1--we
been there and know how it is N.Y.
SELF Then there is the City Hotel,
more modest and retired, but sug-
gestive of solid comfort. There are
also several other hotels of lesser
note, and last but not least, so far as
good living and home comfort is con.
cerned, are the private boarding
houses.
There is one inadequate public
hall or opera house, where negro
MINISTRIES, temperance lecturers and
ballet performers alternate.
Annapolis has several fine churches,
the Episcopal being the most con-
spicuous. The Methodists have two
white and two colored churches.
There is a very fine Catholic church,
and a Presbyterian church, besides
one or two that belong to no denom-
ination in particular. / believe the
Annapolitans are better supplied
with churches than with anything
else, and if they don't all go to
heaven, it will certainly be their
own fault. ....
Last Sunday night curiosity
prompted me to 60 to hear genuine
colored brother preach to genuine
colored congregation. He said some
very good things. 1 think he must
have taken his text from Pilgrims
Progress. He was talking about the
lions when 1 went in, IAN hour after
the appointed time,) and be talked
an hour and half longer. He drew
an alarming picture of the dangers to
which his dusky sisters were expos.
ed, and adjured them to "look
sharp when you heah de young men
roah." He referred to the lion of
strong drink, and pathetically pic
tured his brothers when yielding to
this tempter, as in the gutter "feel-
ing upward for the ground" A few
quotations taken at random from his
remarks may not be undressing:
"Jesus don't sit in glory and leave
us to fight alone )" 81 don't fear men
nor devils if I jis please Jesus )"
"Mary Jones went straight to heaven
on red.hot WINGS" "Daniel who
knew all about lions and took supper
with God in the den :" "The old
prophets had but the stars and moon
light, while we have the blazing SUM-"
"While heaven holds her court above
and hell rots beneath" &c.
Annapolis has common school
house which is represented as being
very much out of repair, and quite
inadequate for its intended uses. st.
Johns College is pleasantly situated,
and has seen many days of useful
ness. Its exterior is picturesque and
at the same time, substantial look
ing, but inside it has an ancient,
rickety and delapidated appearance.
1t, like every other thing Of it's kind
in the State, is asking for State aid.
The Governors Mansion must not
be forgotten. II is solid brick, hand
somely and pleasantly situated, is
deliberately and elegantly furnished
inside, and cost the tax payers two
hundred thousand dollars.
And now let me advert to the one
place where every body goes to
promenade, to breathe the air, and to
enjoy themselves. 1 mean the Naval
Academy and grounds. Here every
thing is as bright and clean as a new
pin. Here is green grass. shade trees,
clean walks, and handsome, we'll
kept quarters and dwellings. Here
the United States is educating some
three hundred young men, and train
ing them for the naval service. Out
in the Severn lies monitor, and at
the wharf are three training ships.
On fine afternoons these cadets drill,
dress parade, &c. The band plays
and the elite of the city put on their
good cIothesaDd go down and enjoy
themselves. When the heat of sum-
mer comes on, the cadets take a
cruise of three or four months around
the coast in the training ships.
Yours, truly,