The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-07-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, July 9,


To the Editor Of the Comet
A few evenings since l went with a
certain United States Senator to call
on the wife of Cabinet officer. With
the customary charity of my sex i
had no sooner gotten beyond ear-shot,
before began to wonder at the inscrii-
table dispensation that almost inva-
riably bestowed upon man in high
position "a thoroughly and remorse-
lessly commonplace" woman for b
wife. 1t might have been one d
those random shots that strike where
they are never meant; any way, the
Hon. Senator at once dryly observed
in general way, al don't like women
who scintilate." Well" said /,
with promptitude and decision that
would have been creditablc to the star
route certainty, safety and celerity'
clan, "I think that is very unkind,
considering do nothing blt scintil-
| iate.o
And this little episode set me think
ing. An Objectionable suspicion crept
into my mind and lodged there-a sus-
picIon that maybe the man had insin-
uated the truth, and that was not 50
brilliant and interesting as had be-
lieved for 10 /! these too many years to
mention. 1t depressed me, and /
havn't written newspaper letter for
week; but mine is a very bad case
of cacOethes Scyibendi, and it impels
to rash deeds, and to-day select you
for victim, because feel i'm thorough
sympathy with fine, beautiful things,
like stars, comets, etc.
Speaking of comets, we have smart
horses here, any way, and flies enough
to constitute plague. One of the city
dailies tells us that two gentlemen
were standing on the street one night
this week, discussing the heavenly
visitor, and among other things re-
marked that it had tail 100000
miles long. A horse, tied to n post
near by, hearing this laughed, and
upon being asked what amused him,
replicd-"I was only thinking if /
had tail that long, how sick ! would
make the flies"
And this reminds me-you know
one thing will suggest another. The
useful and beautiful, we are told on
good aut hority, can be combined. or
course not often, but once in way,
only to illustrate the exception to the
rule. The case in point is this--I hope
if the gentleman should happen to see
this, he will forgive me for being per-
sonal, but l don't apologize, M
great men must take the legiti-
mate consequences of their greatness.
The Hon. II. ID. Money, you must
know, in the Capital is called
the handsomest man in Congress.
| have never heard that he felici-
tated himself upon being an Apol-
10, II sun-God, or anything of that
kind but this is what other folks say.
Well, the other day he suddenly ap-
peared in this winter city. He struck
something like chain lightning, some
where in the neighborhood of one Mr..
Root, and one Mr.. Gibson was stun |
ned Root was the noble and reckless
Munchausen who "swooping" around
for real startling lie of gigantic pro-
portions, had woven Mr.. Moneys
name into "A fanciful star-route design.
10 say that he craw-fished," ate his
own words and fairly luxuriated in
abject apologies, wouldn't begin to
cover the case. He went OH the wings
of the wind to the telegraph Office
never was known such a case OF de-
spatch even among star-routers, and
a full, free and undeniable retraction
was made.
What shame 1t Is that a miserable
libeler like that, ever has 1t in his
power TO circulate a SANDER In regard
TO man whose integrity is known to
be incorruptible, and who has never
been even suspected Of the least CON-
plicity with any ring.
Just here / must stop. cannot
write the long letter ] anticipated.
News has reached us that an attempt
has been made 10 assassinate the Pres
ident, at the Baltimore Il Potomac
depot. He was shot twice, but IL Is
reported not fatally, and the would-be
murderer was secured at once and car
ried 10 Jail under strong guard. This
Is all that is known at this moment,
and the city is Wild over the terrible
inf allioa ,sca a..aD T. O.