Telegram-herald., 1891-01-13

WOAANS FEAT IN TIE MONUMENT.
paper. There are many women in Wash-
ington who write for the press. and
some Of them earn large incomes too,
but only one has entree to the press gal
lery. This lady, Mira. Burke, Is the regu-
larly accredited and very industrious
correspondent of q western paper, and
she takes her place among the large
number Of newspaper men and manages
to get all the news in which her employ
ers are interested, but the fact is she
meets with no very cordial welcome at
the hands of her fellow workers. Tho
newspaper correspondents here have al
ways been opposed to letting women
into the gallery, and while they couldn't
keep Mrs. Burke out under the rule,
they have managed to exclude her name
from the list Of correspondents printed
in the congressional directory. These
school mistrosses Of whom have been
writing saw Mrs. Burke at her work in
the senate gallery, smiled approvingly
at her, and dare say gloried, one and
all, in her spunk.
It would be easy to write two or three
columns about the manner in winch
our schoohna'ams explored every nook
and Granny Of tho city of Washington.
paid their respects to tho president and
the members Of his cabinet, interviewed
officials Of all degrees Of rank and use
fitness about the details of their work,
and left behind them in snow and air
and the memory of all with whom they
had come In contact ono large, insistent,
persuasive interrogation point. But be-
fore going any further with thin pleasant
recital l want TO retell story which
was told me by the man ct the Wash
ington monument, and which Is fairly
illustrative of what q woman win do
when her predominating propensity, the
curiosity Of sightseeing. IL fully reused.
1.-The schoolma'a ans have rode up and
down, and walked mp and down, taken
views from tho top and bottom and Of
the interior with their kodalD and fash
lights" eaid tho man who stands ut the
door Of the big obelisk, ''but the queer
est case we ever had here was that of q
woman from Vermont, who came ono
day last summer. 1t happened that for
several hours that day something was
wrong with the steam pipes in the power
house, and tho elevator wasn't runuin !.
nor tho electric lights which illuninats
the interior Of the shaft. When our
lady from Vermont arrived we told her
how things was. and advised her TO como
again the next day, when the steam
would surely be ell right. and che could
be taken mp. But she wouldn't have il
that way. She said abe had Come all
the way from Vermont, w. going home
that night. and must zee the top Of
George Washington's monument or hsx
trip TO the capital would b nothing hat
. failure Couldn't she walk up; Ger
tainly. madam eays I. fbut you ass
lame, and don't zee how you could ever
make IT. Yoa zee, she was On cratches.
pouF thing. Oh. can wslk = sai7 ere.
N you Ii Jass give me cnance' -Dus.
sryucd- the interior Of The monument
IL - dsrk ~ pitch Look mp and So
it, . great hole Of bisc,nesss with q
mere sp~ck II light barely visible At 4hs
top Wei. can't you lend me > lantern,
hses7 hab~>tu ADgok 80 " osts1.f%
"A candle. then By this time, yoo may
imagine. va interested IN the woman.
liked Der SUNK. and 70 wsst down
- the engine room and brcught her ~
candle Sbs Thanked me for II, took
n In her hand. seized hsr cTusches in q
determined srt OF vsy. and slowly de
appeared in the darkness overhead Wei,
ar. IN Abous thrse-qusrseu Of a hon
she c>Ds down sesin- radiant sod III
umpanns. TIE o1iy roz8an thss ! kDov
ef who ev1 valked 20 - tor a. to
monzznnt On xuscbee wssh only -
lov oand3e to hsht her way
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