Litchfield enquirer., 1831-09-01
crIrRoCRApHY.

cannot be 1HttlteGE N cHrRoGRAPHY.
 | :" Ii Is generally believed that men of genius do I write in very obscure nfrm, eccentric chafac-
 ,sr; such Ss hsron snd Chanbres and Jeffrey and
 Washington wrote a fair, open, manly,
 straight forward line---cvery, leuer legible
 and distinct, bearing the samo Tel4tion in 1 ,ions and all singular bore in the formation
 of his general character---n hidden tor mysteit1hs. Jetferson's hand writing
 was bold and asculine---partaking ofihe ss,
 cleakIIess, purity and frmness of his own greS nd. Bonapano wrote most hid-
 oous and unreadable scrawl---appearing as
 though while writing he was attempting to dodge an enemy's tire---yery little of the
 gencralship about it. Burko'sawriting was
 most uneven and hurried. looking as though
 his thoughts quarrelled for utterance, and in their struggle put to the outer man in - commotions s M
 Hamilton wrote light running hand, quite sparing of ink. Canning's penman- l ship partook of all the chasteness and class ical purity, and at the same time of allgtho
 nervousness of his mind. Byron, stoop-
 ing to touch the lailiest thought, as though
 it scarce deseIV IVed Us verse. wrote like
 very mad ,' t6 ttis great bespattcrment of {
 his paper and rufficd shirt, which by the way, assibeliove, he never wore. We'have
 had our eyes upon the scribblings of divers other poets, divines. statesmen, warriors, lords and ladies. But they have long split their last quill, and death -si,hsnrihs slsuir fpupers-s=TEsss. We turn from the dead kto the living:
 I Madison writes fair, firm, upright line, without distinction of hair and body strokes, I and not unlike him writes Marshall. The
 autograph off. Q. Adams is neat. manly l and perpendicular. Jackson writes ratlier
 clumsy, careless hand than otherwise, as 1 if with bad pcn, and yet it is characteris-
 tic of his frmness and indepcndence.---
 James Rents caligraph is perfectly unique
 ---to be compared to nothing but itself.--- | Brougham writes hasty ialld, but with n I good pen and full of ink. Peel writes with
 stiffpen, but with considerable taste and
 sobefness. Cobbett writes with fury--. 1 just as he does every thing else. Dr. I Chalmers, as with the foathered end dip.
 ped in ink.--a real spider scrawI. Web- l ster liko hopeful child of tho tariff school, 4 giving encouragement that improvement .I will follow experience. w. Irving writes
 perfect lawyers hand, us though he wish-a
 ed no one could read it but himself. W.
 Scott's autographs is rigid and scraggy,
 though tolerably legible! Croly, writes with furious, rambling, excursive, but bought ink by the barrel---a downright crow-bar-hand. Jeffrey. writes as if he : wrote against time, with Q stick dipped in q :l~~ n,.l ell lr ble !; yet there Is power and yivacity a. :. . bout 1t not unlike the man. Crabb's hand !. : writing is neat, elegant and woman like ' and Mrs. Hemans masculine, bold and ,, strong. .--- IFey Budget,
 -l 4 Lady's Mas. Of aIl creatures that in. tfest civilized society, know ofnOne more inc , sulferable than your smooth faced, hippaut . young gentlemen, yclept ladies' men. They
 are ever hutteriug about the sex. like butter
 flies over bed of tiowers- -chattering like SO many poll parrots-- playing of airs more fan- , tastically than m0Dkies, and endeavOring by this means to display their charms, and rerl- , der themseyles objects of attracti0n--I have
 no patience with them. modest man is cast
 altogether in the shade by these busy bodies;
 he has not the courage to commit the egre-
 gious fo0lcries of which he sees them guilty : he cannot consent to regard woman as he ] lperceiges her regarded by them, mere play , thing. creature destitatc of one particle of 1 leommon sense, whose greatest enjoyment consists in listening 10 his own soit string of
 nonsense. I often wonder how women can harbor such young gentlencn- So t has been Since the tisne of old Bhrtons who has the following passage in his anatomy of mel : anch0lly, and 60 it will he so long as the oH- spring of datteFy is more acceptable than the ,, tribute of plain spoken truth. Or proyld- i. ed they (sch0lars) keep their wits, yet they ' are accounted fools by reason of thelr ear
 riage, because they cannot ride horse, which
 every clown can do. salute and court . gem " Iflewoman, carve at table, ciinge and make }. congies. which every common swasher can t- ldo. flev arc laughed to scorn and accounted 'r siy fellows by ladies and gallants. r q Constellation.