Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-27

his sscall' on Burnt Jacket or 'sLitfle Jim"
mining stock has left him "short." He for
gets all the jobs and investigations, the SEN
sations and the scandals; he even forgets
that he is a Newspaper man; he only remem-
bers that he is human like other people.
He buttons his oyercoat (if he has one)
around him and sallies out for pleasant
not disagreeabIe subjects to find for noting
He s.shakes" and he ''smiles" with every
body, and finds that the world is not so bad
after all And as he thus moves about
amongst the high and the lowly, the rich and
the poor, the nabob and the commoner, with
his rather shabby hat and coat, you forget,
a. you see him in this mood, that he is the
fellow who writes such severe, denunciatory,
sarcastic. scandalous and sometimes horrible
and unearthly Though not heavenly letters.
Yet it Is he.
And of all places in America, Washington
is preeminent in good cheer, kindness and
generosity during the holidays. In fact
there seems to be almost too much abandon,
sometimes amounting to recklessness IN this
regard. Many purse Is contracted to moth
ingness where il should remain semi-plethoric
because the spirit Of giving is so universal it
becomes catching; hence gifts go in such pro-
fusion that the pocket is er,ptied. Then for
weeks and months, perhaps. come pinchings,
retrenchments and perpl.xities. The old coat
10 worn longer the old hat faces the storms
and sunshine as usual the bank-nOte is renewed
and the store bill gets larger ere it Is paid.
The shop windows are gorgeous Never
have goods been so rich and beautiful and
never have customers been more plentiful.
Congress has voted after all, to adjourn, the
departments will close a part Of the time
during the holidays, many of the Congress
men will remain and Washington, therefore,
will be one of the cheeriest and liveiiest places
this side of the old country. The White
House, which has undergone extensive re-
pairs and adornments, will be open to the
public for New Years, and as usual grand
rush will take place Never has the Presi
dental mansion looked so trim and neat out
side, and certainly never so rich and tasty
inside And yet, after all, it is but shell
which, do what you will, like patched up
old garment, will show its shabbiness.
When will the American Congress, which
represents the great American people, find
generosity and pride enough in it. conglom-
Grated heart to appropriate sufficient means
to build an Executive mansion corresponding
to the dignity of the nation and the executive
office?
Our Maine Senators and Representatives
will probably all remain here during the holt
days, unless it be our peripatetic Murch, who
is so noted for his lodging about, and who
will on the 4th of March next dodge out.
Senator Frye and his lady occupy the same
quarters which they have had for several
tah lo and it'll IN nlfp
tation, they receive their friends Especially
Maine ones) cordially, throwing off (if they
ever put ON that reserve and conventionality
quite common in legislative circles, and
which sometimes set back the caller into the
corner of dffiidence or fear.
Gov Dingley, also, is one of the same sort,
also Representative Lindsey. Your CORE
spondent can personally attest to the frendli-
ness and kindness of the latter in many ways.
Mr. Lindsey has served two terms and
part of third, having been elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the promotion of Mr..
Blaine to the Senate, and had it not been tor
his extreme sickness, nearly resulting in
death, the past year. he would have stood an.
even chance of being nominated for and eiec-
ted to another term. Not given to speech
making, but faithful persevering, and watch
full of Names and the Country's best inter
ests during his entire service, he will retire
with honor and with no stain upon his ca
reer, and, being a comparatively young man,
we expect at no distant day, if he agrees, to
hear of him again in some important politi-
cal capacity.
Your correspondent has many other good
things to speak or write about, but space for
bids. and he will close with the hope that the
old Kennebec Journal, and its editor, its as
sistants and its readers may have mfrrier