Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-05-18
Guthrie's Capital Gossip.
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It's very, very hard for one 70 get back in-
to certain grooves when they once get knocked
out Of them, aud the difficulty Of return Is
enhanced when some choice business routine
continually conironts the wauderer and seems
TO urge quite forciby that lie remain where he
is. In such pleasant fix have found my
self during the past four weeks an event Of
sweetest import to me aud mine succeeded in
iuterrupting the pleasant weekly task Of gos-
sipiug Tor the readers Of The FREE PREss and
since then effort upon effort has been made 10
rc-commeuce these humble pape!s-some-
thing, however, always managed 70 inter
fcre. Perhaps this attempt shall prove more
successful.
The political atmosphere hereabouis is 4
trhe heavy. Some say We are on the eve Of
conyulsion, the result Of which shall see Tilden
in the public mansion at tic end of the Ave
uue. Some others say that Democracy won't
beqrite so foolish agree with these some
others. Anyhow. things don't look quite so
lovely politically as they are under tic harmo-
nizing laws Of Nature.
Spring opened 10 our sight so gradually that
the change from bare brauched trees and bar
ron wastes Of earth unto tie ycrdure crowned
landscape was something but slightly noticed.
The Smithsonian, Agricultural and other pub
Tic grounds are now perfectly bcwildcriug 10
their beauty Of foliage. The extensive acres
known as the Soldiers Home, and also our
several silent cities Of the dead possess at
prescut certain charms for those who can enjoy
solitude in any cf these sylvan spots
"looking from Nature up to Naturee
God" Whether it is going to be piping
hC. in this city during the entering
summer aui really not able TO say. The
weatber-wise pretend to assert that the absent
cold Of last winter is to be fused into the back
bone Of our sun nor, rendering lts temperature
very pleasant. Charlestowuors who have suf-
fcient curiosity aueut the matter and some
spare vs. can come down in August aud see.
Quite an original entertainment was given
at Lincoln Hall last night, tie audience mum
beriug some four hundred persons and com
prisiug members Of different professions as
well as others The character Of the cuter-
tainment was q lecture given By Miss Anna +.
Jynchcome a colored lady Of some celebrity
as lecturess. Her subject was Womanhood,
and it is bat rendering credit where it IS fully
due 70 say that she handled Der subject grace
fully. easily and we'll Shc appeared from her
remarks to be an advocate Of womau's right,
though seemingly very conservative in this
direction. She said that while woman was
perhaps very ambitious to obtain privileges Of
political and social life which now obtain a.
rnoac men, alone, that there never was, or
would be recorded 40 instance wherein she did
not gladly surrender all these aims IN exchange
for pure and stcadmst love. This point,
wherein the lecturess arrayed herself in direct
opposition to the doctrine Of Free Love. was
long and loudly applauded. The entire lee
ture was very good, showing its author to have
devoted much Thought 70 her subject
Miss Lynchccome was for some years
schoolieacber in Martinsburg and Winchester.
She is quite prepossessiug in face and figure
and has a sweet voice She contemplates
tour through Virginia and other States at an
carly day, and viii deliver her lecture a. The
principal points along the route.
GUTHRIE.