Evening journal., 1888-07-13
MARY JAMES LETTER.
WASHINGTON PERMANENTLY NOT
A SUMNER TOWN.
But notwithstanding Its Hot Weather
somnoience, Mary James Young Friend
Dicltey Has Found out Some Stories
About People. and Hers Tbcy are.

DAcAcy dHb founu Out some 1orAcs
About People. and Here Tbcy are.
Especial conospoadsnce.J
WAsHTEoroN. July 12-Washington is
pre- eminently not q sumner town. Not
that wo don't have plenty Of summer
here. but that we have fewer summer
peoplo than arc to be found In purely
commercial city. The summer coma Is
not supposed 10 begin untl congress- ad.
journs. which is tsnt@mSunt to an official
notification that animation is suspended,
but in reality tho firss protrscted spell OF
hot weather results In metropolitan syn.
copc. Pennsylyania avenue, which in the
season Is a crowded thoroughfare, is now
like a street In a deserted village, and
during the warmer hours OF the day one
may walk for dozen squares and scarcely
meet a dozen people. The clerks in
the stores sit around lazily, and there
Is over It all the do-nothingness observ-
ablo to the American in Italian cities dur
ing tho hot months. Street cars md
other wheeled vehicles are more active
than foot passengers, and even more nu-
merous. but the long strip Of grass grow
ing between the lines OF tracks down
tho avenue. as we'll as in the same
localities elsewhere. is not very NJ mated
evidence OF tho "hurlyburlv and tur-
moi" incidental to lifo in tls New World.
In and about tho Capitol the same dolce
far niente prevails, and unless the ma
tional law makers happen to be interested
on a tariff point OF discussion, they sit
around listlessly, or do not appear az oil,
the galleries have a deserted appearance.
and even the newspaper men work as II
they had a day of. notwithstanding
newspaper mans work increases as other
peoples decreases. for II other people are
rot making news for him, he has toenal1e
it for himself. The hotols feel the sum.
NOR collapse more than anybody else. and
they are certainly banquet halls desert
ed" now. An occasional excursion brings
transitory boom. but il is very transitory
At tho churches, too. the summer Is felt.
and whereas in the season the wayfarer
cannot find wherein TO seat himself, now
he can have choice of seats. and yet
Washington is pleasant, for those who re-
main IN town have plenty Of leisure to
let, and there is an informal familiar asso-
elatlan which is much moro natural and
much moro agreeable than the fashion
ab.o touch and go which charaetcri4es
tho social life Of the season. il isn't %
stylish, but it counts for good deal
more -
D,ckey has been out among the women
again listening 20 The floating talk. and
she brings mo iii aonlc right cute stories,
not intended for publication.
Here they sol
A certain wen known society young
man, who likes a toddy better than he
does his prayorbcoS, had combined with
a friend Of his OF opposite tastes to take
the daughter OF senator and another
young lady to tho theatre one evening"
summer opera being quito popular just
now. When the young man appeared at
tho hotel where tho young ladies were he
vas discovered to 30 worry boozy, and his
friend objected TO bis going. He vowed
ho was sober enough. and said he would
submit tho case to the girls and up to
the parlor he went. Tho senator's
daughter looked him over and returned a
verdict against hini. Not nt all ahashed,
he asked II her father-who likes a mint
julep himsolf-wsro in the hotel and
learning that he wss, proposed to submit
the case to him, and away no went
up several flights Of stairs and through
various intricate passages and halls, until
he c0rne to the senator's room, to which
ho was readily admitted.
Senator, he said, without any prelirn-
inaries, "your daughter has just informed
mo that | Gm too drunk TO accompany her
to the theatre this evening as per engage
ment. and have agreed to submit the
question to you. Am or am l not2s
"Um-or, replied tho senator, rubbing
bis chin thoughtfully, and considering
tho case before him, how did you get up
to this roomis
up the stairs. sir
"Didn't take the elevators
mo, sir.
''Hove anybody to pilos you through
these Internal, little. crooked hallsf'
Mary pilot
Walked all the way by yourselfi"
''All tho way, sir
"Well. sir | should think Jon wors
sober enough TO 60 anywhere, and yon
nave my permission 50 &c with my
daughter.
Tho young man oxtsndsd his thanks
and hurried back to the parlor, whore Lie
reported the result Of his interview.
That's all right said the daughter,
"but papa's ideas and mine on this sub
ject arc radically different. know how
sober man has 10 be to 20 out with mo,
and you are ROt that solar, aah you
cant go"
And he didnt 60. but the girls did, and
their friendship goes On a. before. but lie
never comes around any more unless lie
is as sober as q Quaker.
s$#
Here's short one:
A district Official VAS talking 10 the
wife Of western senator. who had also
tho title Of general; not, however war
general, but o courtesy general.
"Ah, Mr.. g., !" she said, 'haw did yon