The Baltimore County union., 1883-06-30
corysspoHdeHes Baiiinors County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.


WAsnISGToS, d. G., June 25th, 1883.
EdiiOra Cnioa III my correspondence should
seem 70 be becoming "regular" instead of "occa.
sional" or at all too frequent you can In the in
terest Of your readers and Of yourselves, eonsign
u TO the waste basket. have the highest regard
for the right Of the patrons Of THE uSioS not 10
have the columns Of their weekly family newspa.
per trammelled by the unintcresting matter Of
correspondent, that might be moro entertainingly
occupied with other material, and also recognize
the right Of editors always Teserved) 10 reject
anything they choose. Therefore, let Il so be done
unto me.
returned this morning from my visit TO your
county. where said In my last letter intended
TO rustiea,e for week. Think Of the change from
being immured daily within thick granite or mar.
bic walls that the heat would not, apparently,
penetrate through In a lifetime. and from city
where the suns rays scarcely ever fall upon you,
20 the country and the open field where the hay 10
being made. and where the hot rays Of the sua
beam down upon you without any obstruction,
there being "nary" shade tree within the whole
dimensions Of the said bayfield, 20 shelter you,
and 10 raise an umbrella over your head would
expose you 70 the Tidicule Of the hardy laborcrs.
who, regardless OF Soils icTcest rays, swings
lesurely their scythes into the tall grass or gather
together the neW-made hay into cocks ready for
the stack or TO be hauled into the barn. True, n
strong and cooling breeze, such as you have not
been wont 10 experience in your pent-up Office or
late quarters In the city fans your cheek and you
are also stimulated by the change from city 10
country by the freedom that surrounds you and
by the very atmosphere that seems 10 nerve aud
inyigoratc you with i,s purity, that for time,
perhaps, you may be forgotful Of or insensible 10
the hot rays that are pouring down upon you.--
Aud even In your ecstacy aud enthusiasm at the
beauties aud pleasures that surround you. you
may be concluding In your mind that you would
like always 10 live In the country, regardless of
the hardships aud dull poddings that are said TO
n a A.. - +
stinetiVeiy, as IL were, you commence 90 feel the
heat that you were before insensibe to begin 10
peaetrate your clothing and reach your body and
In short time, while franticaliy wiping the per.
spiration from your face, you eAolam at Is hot
and, unless restrained, prepare TO abandon the
acld for n more comfortable spot
Hut that 10 not all. Think Of the tWo or three
hundred-or perhaps moTe--of your fellow ac-
quaintances in the city to whom you have been
preaching, io,-weil your correspondent cannot
tell how lOng-about Temperance, aud when YOU
have returned to the city they gather about you,
are amazed at your appearance. lose confidence in
your iaithfulness TO the principles which you have
long asscvercd. and % whom Il IL useics. To- try
90 explain that II IL "OHly sunburn." They will
not believe you. Your influence with them l.
gone, AMI they will even essay To dcride you with
such expressions a.. "llow much did II cost you
TO paint that nose, :" "whisky Is cheap nov, is IL
not. where you came from ?" "When did local
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Such. Messrs. Editors. wac the experience Of your
correspondent in III. visit 60 the country aud On
his return here.
The fret mishap iha, occurred 10 him on his
visit was the miscarriage Of his trunk from Union
Depot, Baltimore. which, though plainly marked
with Its destination On a tag. instead went to
woodberTy. near the city. where 1t remained four
days. causing him great deal Of anxiety and n
return trip % Baltimore 10 End u. aud which con
vinccd him tina, certainly new ticket agent and
baggage master i needed at Woodberry. that
more hands should be employed at Union Depot
where 50 much baggage has To be handled of the
several railroads ccntoring therefor handling
the baggage at that place. and also tha, the bag
gage, which IL the private property Of individual
travellers aud does not belong to the railroads.
should he handled with more care the etnplpyccs
singing 1t about and des,roying Il without the
least concern On thcirplft. Why cannot railroads
he made pay for the baggage they destroy n new
piece of baggage OF new costly trunk oitcntimes
not lasting through more than one or two short
trips account Of their rough use. They ought
TO be. and II travellers would take hold Of the
matter and bring suits Of damages FOR the baggage
they destroy. no doubt il would have n salutary
effect on some Of the railroad companies and tend
TO reform the pernieious practice Of baggage
smashing, in which they much 10 glory.
During my visit 10 the county found the air
and weather delightful, il beginning 10 cool of A.
soon as the sun began slanting towards the west,
anu long ere one IN the evenings mere would think
Of retiring 20 his super. heated and uncomfortable
TO slumber. there he could sink into the arms
Of Morpheus and res; composediy till morning
How refreshing was such sleep, anl how pure
and heal;hiul were the air and water. How beau
tiful the green Gelds Of the country with their
waving grass or grain, the woodlands. the hills
and the valleys! How contcntod did the cattle
seem as with satisfied ricns and appe,itcs they
wendell their way home from the pastures, re.
minding one Of the line in Gray's elegy:
"The lowing herd winds slowly DER the lea"
And, ON waking in the morning. how delightful
were the songs Of the birds-thc meadow. lark, tho
blue. bird, the martin, the wren, the wood. robin
and other beautiful songs,ers whose lays was
wont 20 hear--as eontrasted with the ineessant
''ehesp, cheap, cheap" Of the only bird We find
here in the capital of the Naton-ani he In super
abundant quantity--which likewise seems 10 be
spreading annoyingly all over the Countrywide
English sparrow. Your eorrespohien, thinks
that he-like his compairio,, unprotected Esyii.L
iaJor-is indeed very cheap. and that both should
be abolished from of the face Of the earth.
OCCASIONAL.