Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-07
Especial Correspoadence.l

Especial Correspopdencel
WASHINGTON, July 5.--l have before
now referred. in my blithesome and win.
ming manner. TO the incipient popularity
of roof riding on Herdic coaches as one
Of the society advertisements Of the ma.
tional capital on summer evenings. Well,
when wrote that didn't think there
was much In Il. and there wasn't Just at
that very precise time, but the long hot
spell developed It, as the sun does the
flowers after shower, and II became
craze. There were only FIVE coaches with
seats on top, and the way tkey were
crowded night after night wasSeetonish.
ing, not to say painful, II you happened
to be the one that wanted seat up among
the twinkling stars. never noticed IL
particularly until Dickey and were in
vited one evening to indulge In "Herdic
party" with five others, Just half tho
seating capacity Of the roof. We were to
leave the point Of departure at $40 p. m,
and were there promptly, nttired In
palm leaf fans. the most diaphanous
OF garments, perspiration, and the
usual other furniture incidental to
tho summer solstice, and thinking,
Of course, when we were ready for the
Herdic it would be ready for us. So we
went to catch 1t, and when 1t came it was
full on top and empty inside. I was dis
turbed in my mind by this, but the
hostess said 1t was all right, for we could
ride to the end of the line, about five
minutes, and then take our places on top.
Half way there. lot more people came
inside, and three got off the top, and with
shrewd move three of us climbed up to
be sure OF start Then the Herdic rolled
on and soon turned at the end of the line,
and for minute l thought we had run
into mob of riotous women or had
caught tired Sunday school picnic try
ing to get home. There were forty or
more of them, all of tho better class and
most OF them as good as we have here,
and they were In for enjoying a ride on
the Herdic top, and had come out there to
be sure OF 1t, just as we were doing They
made rush for the steps when the Herdic
stopped. and so did we insiders but not a
living soul on top moved. They had come
to stay, and they had come clear out there
to the boundary, from l don't know
where, to avoid taking the chances. So
had the others, but they had come out
inside, and with less knowledge of the
rush, and after waiting an hour
or more. they had to get inside
OF the stuffy coach and ride home
again. More than half of our party
did the same, and the three fortunate
ones on top came down at the end of their
ve-minute and back ride, and almost
cried because they had to leave the cool
breezes for the hot pavements. Then,
cooled with grateful ices and cheerful
seltzer lemonades, we resolved ourselves
into doorstep party" and wanted to
catch an empty coach, but at II 80 the
prospect was no better than at $780, and l
really believe that on hot night in
Washington an all nighter would DO
crowded until breakfast time.
1t is great sport, but the drivers don't
Like 1t, as they get no extra pay for driv-
ing three horses and taking care of a
double omplement Of passengers, and
they are citing even by driving their
coaches under the trees and swiping peo.
pie with the branches to the best of their
ability. know of several hats, male and
female, that have had very damaging ex-
periences. The poor drivers ought to be
allowed to have some pleasure in life,
reckon, and as long as they do not swipe
mo off the roof / won't complain. l do
complain, however, about climbing up the
ladder to the roof. We can't get up unless
the men help us, and they can't help US
without being placed in such position
that they can tell the number Of our shoes,
and l don't want all the men Of my ac-
quaintance to know what sized shoes
wear. --i
So thercl ~
I've been dealing with foreigners lately,
that Is, heather foreigners, and l find
they are human after all, especially tho
women. think women are the humanest
specimens OF creation anyway. presume
II is because that as all other creation
was made out of dust, the woman was
made out of human rib, and naturally
retains the characteristics of her ances-
Jry. Anyway, tried to get picture Of
the new japanese minister and his wife,
and couldn't do it. / kept on trying,
and each time was put of, until at last /
learned, as profound secret that the
| lady wasn't going to have her pictures
taken until she had some American
| clothes to wear. That's q woman, ain t
| itr As long as she was in her own coun-
| try, and everybody wore a certain style of
| dress like her own, she was satisfied, no
matter what that style might look like;
but as soon as she got among another lot
of women in another lot Of clothes,
heaven itself couldn't move her to appear
IN anything different from the fashion.
Those Corean chaps are here yet, also,
but they do look 0eadful lonesome since
30 many of the pretty girls they dotted on
last winter have departed to other lands.
It's funny how those pagans used to wor.
ship the pretty white priestesses, and not
SO very funny either, for thes never had
anything half SO nice in their own coun,
try to worship.
Had talk not long ago with China
man Of the legation on religious subjects
Or Dickey did rather, as she likes tho
Mongolians better than do. He speaks
very fair English and listened
| They say you are heather reople, yor
know" said Dickey with q smile, after the
talk was well under way.
"Ycs, yes" said Mr.. Chop, also smiling
"But don't think you are" she con
tinued; indeed, think there are Just a:
heather people among us as anybody IL
China would dare to be-"
Yes, yes, smiled Mr.. Chop inuocently
Dickey never LET on.
"What is your idea of heaven and hell
Of good and bad?" she asked next
"Good-up; bad-down, " he replied, ac
companying his speech with an expires
sive gesture.
"Of course, certainly" said Dickey
with pious joy.
The nominations have passed, and thu
headquarters of national politics sit.
serene amidst her shade and idly let's tht
days go by. We have politics here all tn,
time, and we don't enthuse except unde,
extraordinary circumstances. Everybod
says the tickets are good clean tickets
and wonder how ticket can come ou,
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