(Washington) Aug. 21,
1861.
MY DEAR GEORGE:
Nothing new. An immense crowd that boreth ever. Painters,
who make God's air foul to the nostril. Rain, which makes a man moist and
adhesive. Dust, which unwholesomely penetrates one's lungs. Washington, which
makes one swear.
There is not an item. We are waiting for your arrival to
make one.
SOURCES: Clara B. Hay, Letters of John Hay and
Extracts from Diary, Volume 1, p. 38
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