Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-03-20
CEOM BALrIMORE.
lALTlMoRE,
NI.kCu 10, 1851.

Friend ZiItle-l have just retained
from flying visit TO Sodom and 20,
,rnrrab condensed, sometimes called
Hyasb;nston. ID. c., doomed city.)
Washington needsa washing, aclean
ing. purifying, a moral thunder storm
,o clear the atmosphere; or tempest,
q tornado, a whirlwind, SIMEON that
with IFS hot breath shall burn up the
moral ro,tenuess of this modern Baby
lon. We fear that unless one OF the
above remctiics IS applied a Sodom and
G,morrah dry rain will fall upon the
,iry of magnificent distances and dis
gushing nearneSs.
It's the paradise OF parasites-'hes
heaven of bummers-the dead carcass oi
nations glory where the vuliures ,eeI
and fa,ten. ats marble walls IN ueeo
and truth, but whiled sePuIch!res ~''n ,
er, dead mems bones. Standing 0" '"e
'front.' Of the Capi:ol aud looking mp
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue, we see grand
1,r,a, - bot,Is, boarding houses, bar
rnn,,s Gambling bells aud deus; away
In the distance, l"c vans VI -,
House. the gloomles', most barn IKE
.tI,. of marble in the world, Here
Jv,Ils The man who doubts, the nerve
!..s man. the man without q vertebrate
colinn, the returning board President,
,,b, viii return and board 10 more at
rho White House. For which we are
.Ia,k,ul This avenue is thronGed with
l,ry haired men and short haired wo-
.,.u-mascu!ine women and feminine
mcn-colored brethren, black, yellow
and mixed. Big Iujuus sporting plug
hats and chewing toothpickS; pale, big
eyed. hungry looking office seekers, lat,
Llnared. slick lobbyists who pull the
s,rinr that manages the nurpeiS on the
hill, How does the lobbyist live! Thus
il: some poor devil OF Il mar or some
oycrwurked poverty haunted woman be-
comes seized with a hidden desire TO
,,rve their country, TO be a patriot at SO
much a month; 80 armed with letters 10
,hr;r Cougrcssnen they come to Wash
iurlun. Calling on their Congressman
in.y are Informed that really would
Ike 10 do something for You but JnSt
Low everything Is fall, bat YOU shall
hive my Influence. That ends 1t and
aha. ofics-Secker after waiting Eany
,,.,y. !. advised to visit MIR. So aud SO,
,yno has influence. Calling, he Is III
formed that place can be had, but 1t is
customary to pay the lobbyist say about
ully collars in advance, and certain
percentage on the salary monthly, say
about twtnt, per cent. So the hungry
oricr-sccker gets the place, does the
woik, aud hands over the monthly per
centa.e TO the gentleman who stands
j,nirG the scenes. Where and how
docs he yet ms power? Tha, is the prize
,,pundrum. Itisl4 Is Is. Giveit up.
spent few moments IN the gallery
e. The House. Judging from the heat
5lan,, noise and fiery faces, should THINK
Shat several of the Sulons sip the rye.
Glad 20 see great many grey halred
,.cp on the floor Of the House. Grey
i..irs are honorable, therefore, they are
g. rood ding 10 have in Congress at
,',.,pt We looked in vain, tor The
',lnI, hAuost lac, Of llon. Is. +. Martin,
,yln.. character shincs Ike diamond
n, q coal pit, amongst this collection OF
fb.. monies servants. He vas aHSrht.
Eut wherever he was it was a conSoa-
ton to know tina, lie VAS about :he PEG
,,,s work. For he is not Only an hoh-
81 nan, but also an industrious AID
conscientious reprcscn'atN.
Washington has It's bright side CT
coursc, lis flashes of sunshine that hghtI
~, the dark picture. lis good men ana
.o,I women, Int they are very few AMI
Very tar between, and they are living in
"A &. wrong loHu, they ate decidedly cut
If place. !,
Coming home to Baltimore. we lind
,g,i sprjnr the beautiful, the halmy, the
Gowcr girl of time has arrived, bringing
with her the beautiful snow white GRO
cas- that peep up through the young
mas, 20 aeet the warming Sunshine,
and lind instead about two inches OF
.,,sr beautiful Stow" and six inches OF
Lush. Ii was an English girl who SAID
rat she knew those jiarsied Yankees
would yet the weather all mixed up.
Probably she was right; the probablIl-
,i,> are in her favor.
We meet Jefferson County man "r-
.a,ionally. and they all tell us that eur
nome comfy is havinga boom, that
ne PEOPLE already feel the relief tina;
lie new railroad brings. Loug may she
aoom, tor no better, truer hearted, no
.lrr people draw the breath of life the
aarIi over Long lite and success to
1nnrs V. HICKLE.