The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-14
From A Lady Correspondent.
Editor Leader:

'NlA ~ INV L BA"NNlNS SNNA NiAiS
settle myself down to newspaper
in this hot weather. If you
did, both you and other editors
would add another jot to your ap-
probation, that is if there is any
to add to. Well l man
aged to get out of the Treasury
without committing any act that
warranted any retention, but let
me tell you it was hard work.
If there is any thing that will
cause one to break the tenth COM
mandment or the eight, it is the
of numerous persons behind
secure bars counting endless piles
of money, thousands upon thous-
ands of greenbacks, yes counting
until the brain runs wild. This
| surely saw in several rooms
and was taken into vaults where
reposed peacefully millions of
dollars. From there to the Blu
reau of engraving and printing
wendell our way where we
saw the making of the green and
brown backs which to us the
sight alone is very suggestive.
Suggestive of lives of ease and
luxury, of lovely homes, of ex-
tended travel &c, in fact all of
the good things money can give us,
but how few ofus think of the othe
side, of the cares a s%uperfuity OF
the article brings upon us. The
day we visited the Bureau $500,
900 had been printed. My heart
went out to the overworked tired
looking workers, the hardest work,
edand the poorest paid ofany Gov.
eminent employees. Each press has
three operators, one man and two
women. They have long days o.
constant standing, one half hour
only of rest at noon and make
from, Csc. to $1.00 per day. The
counters have easier work anC
S1.25 per day. l left the building
with no desire to return unless ]
could have a place in the engrav.
ers department. Their room is
far removed from the heat and
disagreeable smell of the printing
room and a first class engravel
receives $1,000 per day. The
trip to
MOUNT VERNON
is ever to be remembered. The
river itself is not particularly
picturesque, but we find all this
on landing There is a sort o
home feeling steals over you
as you enter the building, every
thing is so antiquated, just the
feeling one experiences on visit
ing the old time farm houses il
New England. We stand with
bowed heads and reverential feel
ings by the tomb of Washington
and perhaps feel for the first time
what he was to his country anc
countrymen and return to thu
steamer with softened hearts
OF all the beautiful places of in
terest to visit here, the
SOLDIERS HOME
bears away the palm. Surel,
our government has provided
lovely abiding place for its ageC
and disabled soldiers. TIL,
grounds are the most beautiful il
all Washington. Still there is
sameness we noted, and though
chat a little more variety wa
needed to perfectit all. Arlington
Congressional and Agricltura
gardens, the grounds, the publ
buildings and numerous statues
the parks and the grounds 9
soldiers Home and at Noun
Vernon were all resplendent wit
foliage plants, no special variet
in their arrangement, ribbo
oeds of geraniums and espresso
If every kind. noticed the al
7ence, only in a few instances G
urns filed with trailing vines tina
always add so much to the beaut
of landscape gardening and ais
n lack of statuary. Still be it fa.
from my intention of criticizing
they were all beautiful enough
for even the most fastidious per
son. My last day in
WASHINGTON
is n momentous one. First we
were waiting for our transfers on
the Avenue, when we spied a wo-
man riding on a tricycle. and
were informed by u escort that
we were gazing at Judge Belna A.
Sachwood, Washington's most
utterly too too" lady lawyer.
On our return while
passing down the Avenue in a
car the call strap was pulled and
before our benighted vision rose
a picture never to be forgotten.
Apparently an etfeminate look
ing man in black broadcloth, frock
coat very long, tails reaching
about midway between the knee
and ankle, tight fitting pants of
same material, a neat button
boot and low crowned Derby,
navigation aided by a supple jack.
Instinctivoly we grasped the idea
that we were staring at DIR Mary
Walker, and SO it proved. We
waited upward a prayer of thank
fitness, and a "Now lettest thou
thy servants depart in peace for
our eyes have seen this day the