The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-08
THINK OF OFFICE ONLY
cEtaRAcrERisrrcs or MALE AND
FEMALE wAsBISGroNIANs.
The Feminine nrnpch Always Has
an Eye 20 Dusincss--IIer Male
Companion has Two Avenues
Of Employment opcn.

Washington, November sn-Pefhaps IN,
most interesting thing IN Washington q
the Washinstonian himself, The term Il
not meant 70 include the congressman
I the claimants. ana other pro tom. solourn
ers within tho City gates The real
sinon-pure washingtoninn IS usually tn,
third or fourth descent from some appoint.
i've office. The male Is fraii little con
suuctlon and much smallcr--ln height, al
least--thnn tho female. This last Is usu.
ally quite slender and built tall. with an
apparent and thoughtrni eye 20 high +.a.
ter. There Is a strong strain OF stepiaddeY
~ the native female wRshlngtonian. The
male and female ire noticed frequently
walk!ns the streets toseihrr-ehe with
long, sweeping stridesi ne trotting By her
side, two steps to her one. 10 those born
in Washington must DO added the male
department Clerk OF long standing. The
female derartinentlst maintains what st.
Louis calls her chic and nerve 10 the last
s ,ii,.,, "a. 2. male loses voice. muscle. ana
he native washiugtoninn divides into
A TWO bfcad lines for employment Either
ne meas pesitian more or less ffiicro4
sropic--thc big auea nra fsneritfiv nrc,,
pied by outslders--in one OF the depart.
henis or ne mQulges In some barber-shop
enterprise which ministers 80 the personal
wants q men. Probably 20,ocD people are
KEPT AZ WORK ~ IN the departments
Anere are no manufactures OF any sort
hele the only product 10 government OF
tiqn.
Talking with Pennsylvania avenue
halter the other day ] was told thas tn
average Washington sise was tss This
Is not the hat Of Philosopher Moved by
lois tati!sr dimtnntiYe neaugear became
prey 70 q wish 10 know Of whnt the
and think t-''''
WIN the spirit which aotuates naturai-
lsta Hhen prying into the private ahairs
OF ants and similar lives, one dav ana
another orept upon the trails Of divers
Washington couples as they swept up the
conversation. In each case II was The
same. They talk and think OF Office lust
mere office, nothing more
II.
In Washington the dress suit is tre-
mendous crop. IT Is decidedly dresa suit
town. wot Of a man who has something
to do with the renovation OF man bags.
thoss torn or stricken with years. This
personage. IL he works every day in the
month. achieves sss It is now and then
IN Il case OF lost time nometliing less He
never deSours dinner save III dress suit
And ahould some thief break through ard
sEeai OF moths corrupt his reealia he
NNNih " tAfAll NV v. iaDin the male Opnnrt-
ment clerk am the native male WASH
ingtonian baconie Slapped and enlasouiated
early. once the Ford Aeater fell down.
sent score aud ha6 OF poor,
shrddering souls TO sudden graves The
uifieer who hsd charge OF the government
people NJ work In the Ford theatsr build-
iss was . Colonel Ainsworth, A careful
inquiry Into tho PAST OF Colonel AIMS
worth discloEe1 tliar he was one OF the
tew department heads who CHUNG to the
delusion that The government expected
and ought TO have a httle work Tor It's
money He actually nlode the neople in.
DER him work a little.
They begin here at O'Clock and knock
on At io'cock and have m hour for al
lunch. And during these long
anu care-freighted hours Ainaworth tried
70 get something accomplished on the
var records. For this Ainsworth was cor
1inlly hated by those under him
After the tumble and the thirty sad se-
luenti:u funornls the public voice clam
ared Tor some one On whom to lay the
5lamc. Ainswnrth Ind about as much re-
iponsibis coneern IN the catastrophe as
made hear fardels to The limit 81 earning |
about % per cent of his stipend arose and /
lointed nm accusing finger ut Ainsworth /
5otentate. by The way. held what he called /
IN inquest at WIZARDS hRll on Il street 4
fhe clerks whom Ainaworth had wronRed /
~ work were there In chafed ana heated |
NICE one OF them raised the long yell ana (
he entire outiit resolved ITSELF Into mob (
o hang Ainswqrth.
.ffang hifnl Hang him. soueaked the .
mob Of depepfmant deriss.
Qncc, many yshrs hEo. j was present
Yhen the STRANGERS, as the vigilance COM I
triulE up party named Fowler At Sos
orro: Later looked on while certain (
aperiiiions person named Metzgar. And {
alter SIM had TO wait on Blum street
a Kansas Cityr-ihe crowd vas so gfent-
Intll very earnest convention Of gentle
EI.NCeuaffffiV faHupnoH a Va,
,onRQ by the way,--for shooting 4 police
nan ne didn shpot. SO when l heard
hese clerks shouting aloud for the Ains-
sorth blood 4 reminded me of old days
eyond tho Mississippi ana 1 began 10
eel more at home IN the East than at any
me s,7ce ] Rot on ife cars | Went over
hey were q great hlow--vertest Dead Sea
tniis5, Ts1ich turned 70 ASHES on the lips
I sapessaney' ~ sla woman could haYa
ruc-a. They were NOT hnif 50 deadly an
nsine OF obstruction AZ the mob - Jllins
'aesAT. Even ~ tney howlad Tor gore
snd adiustsd tAcir neck
les ! ASKED severed why they didn't quit
iork. J'i'ay Tspiied that the one thing
bitch stayed their mad hands was q fear
ley might leae their POSITIONS ! came
'oi.ssi hanged. aud don't now bur this
rob ~ department. chrysanthemurns
aade ms very sad.
III
When ] landed in washlnAton went
rss 20 4 hotel Never mlnd mich one
/ haE q sanity ngne and Is sttll extant
a PenuaylNnata avenue ignorant OF the
spltal ! WAS betrayed lulo i ~ II rail-
sa1er 70 wheu mad conhded myself az
zkssea trust II was a hotel on the lsu.
aI,san plan 1hefe aro~two plans tho
an alan N 10 itll you the worst 1T