The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19
DECEMBER 10, 1881
I!isce.iaiicoms.
The National Bear Garden.

H. 4
Of Washington seems
70 emasculate many men, not
only Of manly independence, but
also of moral principle, sobriety,
religion, and honest ways. OF
curse, this is not true of the ma
;oritv, but we suspect it is of a
l,r-e minority. The Editor Of
tls Philadelphia Times says:
4 letter from Washington to
the Erening Post of New York
describes the House OF Represen-
IS a very impressive
body. 1t was not necessary for
the writer to say that it was his
first visit to the Capitol. |
mould like to read a letter of his
written with the same frankness
and honesty, after the close of
this short session. | should
want him to be present In the
.~a.lsry during a row and 10 at
Jaud all the night sessions and
the closing ceremonies. | should
want him also to keep his eye on
certain members | should name.
Ii he is attentive he will see
members roaring drunk once in
a while; lie VII see dozens Of
members squirting tobacco juice
over carpets that cost six dol
las a yarde; he Will see scores of
members smoking in the cham
bst during the sitting; he will see
members stretched out on the
sofas asleep, and lie will hear
them srore; he VIII see members
with both feet on their desk, sit
ing on their backbone he Will
SEE members munchIng apples
while attending to the public
business he will SEE occasionally
member with his boot off,
easing his corns. and he viii see
much else that will detract some
what from lis description of an
IMPRESSIVE body. y few years
AGO = member from one OF the
southern States, now happily
out Of public life, was in the
habit during the si,tings Of che
House Of taking out his false
teeth and whipping hem on his
coat sleeves and picking them
with lis finger nail Another
member was in the habit OF
combiug his hair with a fine
tooth comb while listening tc
speeches. He was very tidy
about it, and always spread a
newspaper on his desk to pre-
vent soiiing it with the result OF
his labors. A member of tn,
House from Kentucky at the
close o. last session went into til,
committee room Of apprOpria
tons. AID taking off his boot
and stockings, per,hed himsel
upon tie back of a chair an'
proceeded to wash his feet In tn
marble wash basin. One thin!
may be said Of him, however, h
was a member of the committee
Several other members We're pre-
sent whose stomachs were turned
and one member. Mr.. Hewitt
looked at the k~entuckian for
moment and between his teet
uttered the word damnation
and bo1tld from the room. TIL
member was beaten for re-ele'
ton, and ii is said that his hab
of occasionally washing his fe,
was what defeated him. IL
constituents did not want the
member to wash his f,et and h
face in the same basin. The.
are many strange people
Washington. One of them Is
brother OF a distinguished &c
eral in the army, He is not We
old, but his hair Is white al
his flowing whiskers n Ii.
snow. He has rooms In Il
Colcoran building, and is said
be very rich. He drivesa han
some par ofhorses and his ROOF
are furnished in the quaint(
fashion. lie las been a gre
traveller and has picked up We
queer ODDS and ends for |
rooms. lie has the Oldest fur