The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-12
RANDOM NOTES.

RANDOM NOTES.
The season for snake stories has arrived, and for
the first time In my life have one to relate. Feel
ing desire for breath OF country air, yesterday
took the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad out 10 the 1T
tie suburb OF Highlands and started to walk to the
historic town OF Bladensburp, distance Of half a
mile. or course fingered by the shady mill-rece
on the way and followed n to the whItcwashed rst
mill on the blum, with Its double ovcrshot wheel,
where, as Lowell puts II, It.
Heaps It's small pitcher to the ear
And gently watts the millet's viii,
And then with nashiug bound
Floods the dull wheel with light and grace,
And, laughing hunts the loath drudge round.
Finally, passing below the mill, seated myself on
the river bank, and, as John Burroughs puts iis
waited for nature to come TO my feet. had not
long TO walt. My attention soon attracted by the
peculiar antics Of several birds n the low bushes
lew rods away. The ono that seemed the most agi-
iatcd was a catbrd OF heroic size. She was utter.
ing all the numerous cries In her extended vocabu-
larry In rapid succession, and endeavorng to an.
pear In very great distress Il drew nearer but she
took no head of my approach. finally concluded
that she was wounded and as II was near the Fourth
oil July believed that the charge from some wanon
toy-pistol must have lodged in her body. Finally
walked boldly to within few feet, and surprised
TO observe very large black water-snake lying In
the willow bush. He had evidently been doing his
best TO charm the bird and was greatly mustered by
my approach. lie started mn through the bush 10
the lower branches OF the water beech that over
hung IT. 1t was movement never before saw in
a snake He rapidly ascendcd Inc tree ,brouob tho
limbs and disappeared in the ION Know h,s Ii,
cality by the operations OF the bird however she
followed him in a linn ustIess way 70 the TON NJ tho
tree, where the thick foliage comrc,e,v MD their
operations from view.
/ seated myself determined 10 see the end Of n.
But after ten minutes of waiting I became fired
There was nothing 10 be seen or heard except tho
constant sro,d of tbo c,,h,,d Co 7 horon a., r.,,
o,r,h,v an.ossn.,, % .,. w., INV ", .ens. ,ne
civ foo, ~ s,,,nv n,ns n,s,,, ,s,.a ,o,,s ,n s
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shield the sec,e,.rv q ,,,,,e r,ors ,.as ,,,o
whom tho Anno,n,,,cr, r,ar, n, 80, ,as, ~, Wv" y.
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had heen ,or,ne, ,or cor,rn,,,nu ,na on,,,n,ra.o
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CABINET, '''A'e' VI '"e
Some of the papers seep, tn think y,o,,rs 10 i.
mistake Not 90. I am I'm favor Of Higgins The
hiah pressure reform ,ournais INNS, nave somebodv
or somethinp TO fire en- their heavy sbo, at Jus,
now their target ia Higgins. Hpu,ns ia their i'm.
personation OF mischief Their talk reminds one q,
the sermons of those preachers who ,hump the moor
sinners constantly over the knucklcs and seem TO
gins is not big enough TO merit an much a,,en,ion
| The public is tired. but tho Muuwump ed,ors mus,
| be amused.
Civil Service Commissioner Thoman Is reported In
the Cleveland (Oho) Leader as having said In an in
erview that II the reports were true az published
about the Kellar case "the fur wouldny.. This was
certainly n verv iniudcious reme,r an tho mar, ot
the learned judge and II ia TO be hoped that he was
incorrectly reported There Ia an ,mpress,on abr,od
that the Civil Service Commission is disposed TO act
as judge, jury, and prosecuting witness little too
much. 1t il dlflcult to understand what authority
| the commissioners have to make the fur nv, For
the good Of civil service reform II is not best TO let
the impression get abroad that the Commission is A
monarchy or tyrancal triumyirate The members
should WELD their great power with moderation and
| do as little mouthing about IL as possible
"The Ohio Democrats will undoubtedly declare
Il IpDpat virQt w ood
| sentative from that State to me the other dav.
"why is that ?n asked
| "Because 1t is the most popular issue they can
possibly make with the mass of the voters there
| sit is because they do not understand the good
qualities OF the law is IL not p,
| think so But they believe It ia not according
to Jacksonian Democracy They think 1t has a ten
| really think 1t Will 90 into the Ohio PLATFORM,
|
In this same connection am lmpeIled tn write ot
i a little talk which Hon Ben Bu,terwortb Cen l. 6
| Robinson and several other prominent Republ,cans
| had at the Riggs House last week. They were dis
| cussing means for raising money for the coming
| campaign In Ohio
"You are the only ONCE holder we have to assess
said Butterworth to Robinson, who Ia Secretary Of
1 "Why, there are good mauy Ohio clerks still in
| here, y remarked the General
"Thats 30; but you know, General, they were
i never of any account to u.s. We have fought the
battles out In Ohio that have contributed to hold their
places for them, and when we have written to them
for assistance they have turned cur letters over to
/ the Democratic committees. hone thew will all he
turned out So long ss they are in ONCE they ara
afraid to speak or to vote Every one who Ia tnrned
out becomes a good Republican voter Then ~
they stay in office they simply contribute to make
the Administration success by their skfp, labor
1t seems now to be pretty generally admitted
fact that Governor Hoadly Will be a candidate for
re nomination In Ohio He has recently rented an
elegant house in Columbus, which he does not yet
serted that he proposes to 90 into the entertainment
business with the end In view OF being elected
Senator IL he succeeds in carving the state this fan
Governor Hoadly was one of the strongest n,
Abolitionists He was an ardent member of the Re-
publican party until IL got too corrupt for him lie
Is known to be q strong friend of the colored man
aud has put good many of them in office. lie will
poll great many co,ored votes II he runs. The Re-
| publican candidate. Cant. Foraker unfor,nnatoIv
for him. has been engaged in litigation in which the
question Of the rights of the coored peop,e were in
yolved In this litigation he was against the negro
The Professors of Agriculture who met here durnp