Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-05-03
FROM WASHINGTON


SOMETHING THAT THE AVERAGE WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENT DOESN'T KNOW ABoUT-vER-
MoNTERs AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL-A VISIT
TO THE WHITE HoUsE-THE PRESIDENT
MRS AYEs-RECEPTIoNs-s NoTADILI-
TIES.
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1873.
"Our Boston letter" is not a Boston letter
at all this week, for the writer thereof is max
ing holiday very far away from the centre
of the universe" and is having a genuine
good time all the more, perhaps, because
the playtime is stolen, and stolen fruit you
know, is always sweet.
don't believe shall interfere in the slight
est with your regular correspondent if
do send my letter from his special province
it's only for once, and there are so many per-
sons and things of local interest to tell you
about that, of course, he knows nothing Of
Tint is, don't suppose he does. Is there
Washington correspondent Of them all who
has slid down Asylum hill of moonlight even
ings? stolen rides on wood sleds coming
down from Dummerston or Marlboro hills
climbed to the top of old Wantastquet on a
yearly pilgrimagey or crossed the Connecti-
cut river to attend circus i'll New Hamp-
shire OF course there isn't It's absurd to
suppose such thing.
But l found one person in our National
Capital who had done all these things. |
know that, for was the constant companion
in the frolics-notably the surreptitous cir
cus-going. l mean Mrs. Geo. W. Hooker,
who has been, rs you no doubt are aware,
spending the winter in Washington. The
Hookers are comfortably domiciled at Viii
lard's, and they were almost the first persons
1 saw on arriving in the city. Col Hooker is
quite active in political matters, although in
IL very quiet way. As much as they like
Washington, their eyes and thoughts are
turning homewards, and in AL probability
they will be in Boston ON or soon after the
first of May.
saw another of the Brattleboro people
for although Florence claims Larkin Mead
as her adopted child, yet Brattleboro knows
him for her very own. Mr.. Mead is in Wash
ington working to get the bill for the appro-
priation of funds to finish the Washington
monument, so long uncompleted, through the
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engaged to make the monument of Senator
Morton for indianapolis, and as soon Ms the
present question is decided he will return to
Italy to his work. His charming wife is with
him, and they are boarding on l street, being
very pleasantly situated. met Mr.. Mead in
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