The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-09-24
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a Readable letter Prom FRANKFORT
Correspondence Interior Journal
I Eight months ago a stranger dropped
into hill-bound Frankfort, and from that
time to this, has failed to get up any saiis-
factory answer to the query so often put
"How do you like the Capitolg' Other
folks may locate more easily; may make
up their minds more readily; may form
their opinion more quickly, for time and
again you may ask this question Of new.
corners, and, without hesitation, they will
answer, with shrug 81 don't like It all %
or else with enthusiasm II am delight.
edw The town is one Of pecuiariti -har-
raising and embarrassing peeuliarities,
too-not that you shall get an explanation
Of this now; oh, no but remember to give
credit to proper sources, when you some
day come here and find experience con.
iirming what is now but hearsay.
First Of all, Frankfort il a town Of pref
ty women. singularly enough though, as
you will be surprised no doubt, to hear,
at those biennial sessions, when one hun
dred and Ihirty-eighi gentlemen from vari-
Gus sections Of the State gather IN. il Is the
exception, rather than rule, that these
pretty girls are lransplanted to penny
royal or "red-iop" or "mOuntain districts.
Why? All, dear questioner, iusi one qucs-
tion more than this chronicler can answer.
But, perhaps by way Of pointing moral,
and may be Of adjoining this tale, listen to
this true story Through the streets Of a
certain little city, not a thousand miles
from here, may be seen daily driving or
promenading a wealthy and, to some ewes.
at least, beautiful woman. II her inielli-
gence match her beauty, those who know
her bert may say of personal knowledge
il can not be here affirmed; but n'impat,
she Is wealthy and very handsome. II
beauty draw ~ with single hair, nv what
potent magic may he hope to escape who
is drawn by thousands such as fall above
the fair face Of this Venus Al all events,
without stopping 10 go into an ethical die
cussion Of that Infinite question, let's on
to the moral: One and another Of the stern
sex had fallen prey to her charms; one and
another at last pursued their war, sadder
and wiser from the lesson taught by the
sweet-toned siren. At last there came
forth from the despised regions Of Ken
lucky handsome. intelligent, sensible
young man, who fell in with the train Of
those who waited the smile and beck Of
this modern Venus. During the odd hours
when the Legislature was not in session be
drew new life from her presence. Rumor
was rife, as rumor usually is, in the little
Capitol, and il was boldly affirmed that a
match was, in due time, TO be made be-
tween this aristocratie heiress and the
distinguished gentleman" from never
mind where. How many years ago was
that? All! Let's not try to determine.
Married, were they? Dear girls, do take a
practical lesson. Once in a while the truth
will come out that, when a man looks for
a wife, II he ia half man ought to he, he
really wants wife, and not milliners
block. The lady aforesaid had heard Of
the semi-barbarous land from which this
member had come, and in wide.eyed
amazement she saw that he seemed not I'M
familiar with tailors; that in physique he
admirably with others round
and about even this heaven-fayored Sec
tion; that his English was pure and his
store Of knowledge above mediocrity. But,
unfortunately, she betrayed her inadapta.
bility to the new surroundings to which he
would transplant her II won. His lot was
cast; his interest identified with his own
section; he declined to WOO, and wisely
chose a woman from his own neighbor-
hood. Men are not usually credited with
passion to iudgment-here was a
case. II the fair lady knew why her blue
eyed sutton sued so long but never wooed,
no doubt she would be surprised. Gases
Of the same kind could be cited from
around and about, and il would be well
enough il girls could know that the very
excess Of their charms and their efforts 10
be charming are the methods which drive
from them those they would win.
Sensationalism il the order in the Capt.
toll, and in order we'll fulfilled but moth
ing seems TO be more than a nine days
wcnder, and at the expiration Of that time,
like the hungry Oliver, the cry Of the pub.
lie is for more. Wide ranges Of matter,
people and subjects contribute to these
,ens ations, as you will know from scanning
he columns Of the Cincinnati aud Louis !
willie papers Partisanship is positive, and
runs high when there is no political issue,
IN which IL is none the less positive for
having to be siihed
As focus for the rumors Of the State,
IL position Of course leaves Frankfort
sithout a rival, and il is little laughable
% observe how, with upwards Of million
'itizens within her borders, the they says"
rom every section, about everybody, reach
iere.
One Delighted feature about the Capitol
: the coming together Of the most distin-
pushed legal talent which seeks for judg-
nent from thu Court OF Appeas. Since
he opening Of Court, the 9Th II seplem-
'er, the iniensi excited by The Lottery