Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
LsPEcIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR.
WnsbiD0f0n. 1DrI IL. 1882.


ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MoNIToR.I
Washington, 1pra Is, 1882.
The contrasts in life which are to
be found everywhere, are nowhere
more noticeable than In Washington,
our public is made up of classes ex-
tending from the starving darkey in
his cabin to the cabinet minister roll
ing by in his luxurious carriage.
But of all persons the oftenest no.
riced is the disappointed man. There
are more schemes and dreams wound
up and finished in Washington than
anywhere else in the country. The
successful office seeker is one of 10
or 100 applicants the rest are vari-
ously disappointed. Some 90 to the
dogs and a few are sensible enough
to 90 to work. A forcible illustra-
ton came to me yesterday. A
wretched being, down at the heels,
unkempt, ashamed of himself, miser-
able, was passing up the avenue when
the really magnificent figure of the
president himself appeared before
him. He had known Mr.. Arthur in
better days and tried to get by him
unnoticcd. Something of pride was
left, out of his dreamy fortunes and
he did not care to acknowledge what
his whole attire confessed that he
was beaten in the battle of life. But
the president walked straight up to
him and took his hand and asked af-
I ter his health; and left him with a
few candid words of encouragement
which revived the spirit of the man.
That night saw him at newspaper
office-he had a few verses, we'll
written, full of feeling, as well they
might be, he said he had slept in the
streets for four nights past, had liv-
ed on a crust, he only wanted enough
money for the paper to bring the
price of a lodging, and then he was
resolved to try to do something again.
[ am glad to say his future looks bet
ter to-day and especially SO as he is
man of great talent, and a few
years ago one of the editors of the
New York Times He promised his
faith to Hayes hoping to get an Of
flee but failed.
We had reception number one at
the White House few nights ago.
1t was a revelation to me. | con-
Guided as the result of struggled to
get into the executive mansion that
| was one of a lot of unmitigted vii
lains. Five thousand people scuffed
and pushed and finally fought to get
into narrow doorway where two
could not well pass abreast. The
crowd inside filled almost all the
space, and it was hot beyond Au-
gust weather. When [ did get in
and passed in review before the pres.
ident, General Grant and other dig
mites | am sure I did not make the
impression my humble merits de-
serve. They did not seem glad tc
see me. No one said word of vel
come. A well developed smile was
on Mr.. Arthur's face but / felt tha
it was barren mockery, | pressed
the hand he held out, once and pass
ed on with the rest of the mob.
had imposed on him, and I knew it
and so did he. Besides | had made
up my best suit and was as tired as ;
field hand. It is my last reception
| never supposed the father of on
country, dignified George Washing
ton in his method which was simpl,
to stand on a platform and bow a:
the audience passed unless the presi
dent can be induced to lecture.
know of no better way to exhibi
him.
The witness Shiperd whose test
mony is the leading sensation, charg
: ing as he does ex-Secretary Blain
) and Mr.. Holbrook who died on hi
way back from the Peruvian Mission
with an attempting to get an undu
advantage of the Gillian Goveremen
and his Guano Company, is an awfu
r earnest now. His face grows yivi
, with passion when he recites his sto
! ry. The committee actually don
know what to do with him.
CLARIBEL.