The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-13
Mrs. M0hl's letter.
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am expected to say something something
too, that no one else has said. What else am
correspondent for! Others have left me
nothing but what my eyes SAW, and as no
two pairs of eyes see alike, perhaps my Wis.
len will differ enough from others to make
my letter Interesting / saw, then, carriage
with two men In 1t, ons about 10 lay down
another about TO take up four years of honor
and profit and care. The outgoing man is
calm and st0lid, not pallid with anxiety and,
perhaps, fear, as when four years ago be
went on III errand similar to the ore his
companion goes, carrying in his heart the
knowledge that he had no right TO be where
he was. Well General q fairfield has no
such fear, no su h consciousness.
AT least be is lawfully, properly, SO
far as state sovereignty goes, elected Yet
his face is pale too, aud his eye sparkling
with excitement as he VOWS graciousy to
left and right, with uplifted hist, in response
to the cheers which greet him. One division
of the mighty procession is with the csrris-
ges, on their way TO Capitol Hill A com.
psny of cavalry, the sCleveland Troop,"
with gay uniforms of blue and gold gold.
yellow plumes in their helmets of silver, and
mounted on whita horses. escor. the new and
old presidents, and several companies of
infantry and battery or two Of artillery
follow. AT tho csptol the usual ceremonies
are gone trough with--you have read all that
and also that the nog president, AS soon rs he
had taken tho oath, turned round and kissed
MS mother, wdo stood bv him; also that he
kissed his wife. Very likely, toe. YOU have
read that Mrs. Garfield the elder is the first y9-
man who ever saw her son ihsugurated uresi-
dent Of the Uaited States. Very likely sope
found fault with Gariiald's lilal kiss o.
STACEY, gushing and what not. For my rsr.
l hope ne will do nothing less creditabls 10
his hesd or his heart than to kiss his dear
OLD mother. | can only wish he had con-
suited her shout every action of his life, that
might believe, rs well as hope, that he will
iulnll the bes. snd highest wishes she bus for
him saw on its way to the white house
mighty host pass by-sixty thousand man in
mo, sixty-two bands of music filling the air
to Bursting with harmonious Glamour, and
on every side, from the ground to the highest
house top, what Paul called $50 great
cloud Of witnesses" EVERYTHING that
pomp, and color, and sound could do was
done to make this grand ovation And it
was certainly a magnificent parade, eclipsing
by lar all preceding inaugurations in show
and splendor. And yet the night before hsd
witnessed a far subimer spectacle The
man WHO, while gotting large maiority of
mo peoples votes, was defested by the SOW
erelgn VIII of sovereign states. arrived 10 the
city, comes to witness the peaceful inaugura-
ton OF his opponent, comes ia no pomp, but
clothed in grandeur as gsrmest, 10 offer has
congratuauonsa priceless gf. His train
is delayed several hours BY The
crowds along tho route who want to
shake hands with him. A Washington com.
pany Of volunteers and II committee Of
citizens 60 to relieve him All this is 10th
ing. The sublime thing is tho hearts that 70
to NEE! the departed candidate. Long hours
thousands and Thousands Of people wait
patiently in the bleak night air for the man
they love to honor. He comes at last. The
air is rent and torn with frantic yels md
shouts OF welcome. 10 app ,ars, takes seat
IN the carriage awaiting him, amid such
shouts as never welcomed any bu. one bs
loved, free, spontaneous, filled with an
extact OF love and honor. The crowd rush
to take the horses from the carriage but tho
old hero stands up and anlrea.s them not 10 DO
chat. mo, my friends, cannot permit That's
it would not be right" so they fell back.
But you could easily trace tha route he took
to his hotel by the boots, the cheers, the
wild hurrahs, that followed his carriage.
What arc pomp and ceremonial splendor
compared to this? Surely it is better 10 be
loved than to be president.
Shall return to the inauguration, or are
my readers like negro heard talking ON
the afternoon of Fridsy' He said, "Well,
don't want no more 'noggerstion; | done
had enough to las ma my lifetime" The
procession started from the white house a!
II O'Clock p. M; 1t returned at 4:30 p. m. and
then came tbs b,ll. To the gsrlands and
tho lights, and the beauty af"sroh and
balustrade and vsuted halls" which I tried
to describe in ny last now added gorgeous
uniforms, beautiful forms in brilliant dra.
perles, costumes ofevery nation, and more
variety In color than one usually meets with
in respectable ball rooms. Bat the scene
was far beyond my power to paint, and |
only ask my readers, if | gave them or they
had before any idea of the magnificent
building in which tho ball was held, lust
to shut their eyo' and try 20 all it with IA
ever moving mass of color and beauty and
Harmonious sound.
Presideng Garfield lost no time
in organizing his cabinet. By O'Clock
Saturday afternoon the officers thereof vera
NV OhAJ uBpvliNtu bWs tpHuTultus ~ is "
grest triumph for Bhine over Conkling, no!
only docs the former got the first place in
the cabinet, but gets moderate republican.
in tho Others, and completes his triumph by
giving Conklng jus. enough to shut his
mouth in Mr.. james of N. Y, as postmaster
general Mr.. James is friend of Conkling's
but not blind follower. Some say Conk,
ling had promised Kelly good place, and
Kelly was notwithstanding -whie the slate
was peiug filled, but went back epmty, 80
far MS anybody can tell.
Things are viewed differently from the
reporters gallery, TO tho way they look from
She Hobbies. So there you find universal
regret Mt Blaines departure from the senate,
while all agree that no richly deserved his
present position. But we will miss his
fiery eloquence greatly. We do not know
about kirkwood; il we are 70 got Howe
back again, we are uafeignedly sorry to lose
HARDWOOD and tho iesris wo may. The
general opinion In the gallery is, that Kirk.
wood will mako M excellent secretary. Nor
Ia the gallery inconsolabe shout Windham.
1t THINKS he has a very difficult role 10 I'LL.
succeeding, rs ho does, the most famous soc.
rotary of tho treasury that we have had, and
Il wanders whether he has financial
genius. Everybody comedies that he Is a
man of integrity, however, and that Is great
thing in his position.