Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-07-02
Official Paper of Griggs County
Our Washington Letter.
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independently
Mr MATTHEW ARNOLD spent a few
davs last week at the Arlington with
his Wife. and his second daughter. The
older one. it will be remembered. mar
rled young American, Mr. Whittredge.
about a year ago. Mr.. Arnold likes this
country very much. though it was his
fate. when he was here two years AGO,
to be entertained largely by the = Phil
istines. namely. Mr. p. T. Barnum, OF
Bridgeport, Mr.. David Clark, of Hart
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Letter. i'm tins city.
and MIR. Andrew Carnegie, who is an
English or Scotchman. but who has.
like the others. made his own fortune
10y his own hands OF head. Mr.. Arnold
has all Il philosophic Englishman's in
terest in the varied clements of life in this
country. lie went to Arlington to get
an idea OF Il Southern planters home.
and llatteled himself OH his return that
he had seen it; but he was mistaken.
The ideal spot is Mount Vernon. The
Southern farmer owning slaves, kept
them around him, and built the houses,
which We're the qllarters,and a house for
every scpemte thing that was to be
done OH his farm. At Mt. Vernon
these buildings are numerous. because
General Washington loved his farm.
And at the back OF the house. skirting
the lawn and its noble trees. are the two
kitchens, the well-house. the spring
house, the butter house, the garlners
house, the-meat, and wasll-ho2se, an ice
house. and the great barn with a leall-to
roof, and the poultryyard, With build
ings appertaining to it, Arlington
never had the perfection of appoint
ments which distinguish Mount Vernon,
and it is saddeued now by the long lines
of white head-stones which mark the
graves of those who died to save the
Union.
The other distinguished guest of the
week has been the grandson OF Dom
Pedro. the Emperor of Brazil. The
youth is royal, but he is also merely a
midslipman on a ship of his grand
fathers fleet. lie was received at the
railway station by the minister of the
Legation here; but the etfusion of well
come was more to the gentlemen who
were with him than to the Prince him
self He was allowed to stand, with his
overcoat OIL his arm, aud sl.awl-strap
in his hand, while the others embraced
and kissed, foreign fashion; and he was
registered at the Arlington us Prince
Augusta and Duke of Sake, but also,
midshipman, Brazilian navy. Those
who remember seeing the Emperor of
Brazil when he was here at the Centen-
nial Exhibition. ten years ago, will rem
ember the energy and resolution ex-
pressed not only in the features of His
Majesty, but in his actions. lie .lrag-
ged up the officers of his staff at any
wildly early hour of the morning, if lie
wished to do something at that time
and he often did; and he made it up.
Charles Lamb fashion. by going to bed
very late at night. The grandson has
no expression of energy in his face OF
manner. and his voice is a high treble.
with very unpleasant sound. lie is
rather stout, very blonde. about nine
teen years odd, and speaks English in a
broken fashion. to which his squeaky
voice lends no charm.
For IL week the numerous visitors at
the House heard little else than oleo-
margarine and butter discuss d in all
manner of argument and diction.
1t has given the new member a chance
to ''sprtad" himself, and afforded great
amusement to the on-lookers. Several
new members. who have heretofore
kept quietly in the backgrounds, have
screwed their courage up to the sticking
point and SAILED into this ocean Of
grease as if they feared the wheels of
time had gotten an extra amount OF lub-
rication and would leave them too far be-
hind if they neglected to catch Oh to his
slippery Pegasus and glide on to fame.
\ duty on bologna sausage was Offer
ed by a facetious member: by another.
OH incubators, and a tax Of s.. on roos-
ters, and 81 on rnllets. Many and