The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

Tie following short sketch of our tHo
I Senators in Congress is from correspondent
Of the New York Sunday Morning News.
SAMUEL PRENTIss, oil Vermont, is as sensible
and worthy man as there is in the U. S. Sen.
ate. He was formerly Chief Justice of this
State. and was eminent in that high capacity.
There is nothing dazzling about him in the
least'-he is plain and useful. His public
speeches are characterized by perspicuity,
simplicity oflanguage and soiidily. There is
a vein of old fashioned common sense running
through ali his efforts, which is particularly in
structive and entertaining. lie never speaks
but he commands the closest attention. His
object in rising is always direct, and invariably
does good.
His manner of speaking is characteristic OF
his mind--neat and interesting. lie speaks
slow and his voice is quite weak, but he ap-
pears to feel deeply interested in his subject,
and anxious TO shed all the light on ii possible.
and will, the leas, display. lie addresses him
self directly to the body and not 10 'Buncombe.'
In person, Judge Prem ISIS is tall and OF slender
form. and about sixiv years old. His consii-
tuition is delicate and his countenance is very
pale and expressive of calmness and dignity !;
his forehead is high and beautifully arched and
his eyes are grey, He is a man that every
body regards with favor. In the discharge of
all his duties he is exact and conscientious.
He is a very excellent and valuable public man
consistent and undertaking in his principles.
The green mountain buys ought. as believe
they are, 10 be proud of SO pure and at the
same time so competent a senator.
! s. S. PHELps.--Mr. P. took his seat in the
United States Senate as the colleague of Judge
Pren,iss from the state Of Vermont in 1899.
At the time of his election he was on the bench
of the supreme court of his state and ebjnycd Il
! high reputation rs jurisi. AS practitioner
at the bar too. he had been distinguished for
very fine abilities. Indeed he was as a law
yer before his appointment 10 the judgeship
referred to.
Sometimes it is an advantage for persons
reputation TO precede his debut upon new
theatre, but it much more frequently operates
as an injury TO him. Public expectation is east
ly excited 10 an unreasonable high pitch, soihat
! no matter what an individuals merit may be, il
is almost impossible TO come up 10 II. know
of but few personal---very. few--who have gone
to Washington with very high reputation,
that did not lose about all they had the very
| first session. This has not been the case how.
ever with Mr.. Phelps. All the reputation that
preceded him, he has maintained. Every
where he is regarded as a remarkably shrewd.
sensible and well informed man. His mind l.
comprehensive and he is an exceeding y inter.
esling speaker. lie is deliberate and logical,
employs little gesiiculaiion and his voice clear
and low He is ore Of the finest looking men
in Congress, tall! well proporioned, full ches
and sirai'. His hair and complexion are dark
small features has mrjesic forehead, blue
eyes. His manners are reserved and he seems
occasionally abslracied or absent minded. He
| is an invetera'e snuff iaker and possibly il may
affect his nerves. He is in the neighborhood
of 80 years ole.
HEALTH OF MOBILE-The Register of
the % ult, says the heali'. of Mobile is ex-
cellent. the city entirely free from disease
and it is hardly possible for fever atmos-
phere to be generated before frost.
LESSONS IN PuxM1ysnIp MIR. T. Hppd
professor of punmanship, begs TO acquaint
the dull and wtless that he has establish
ed class for The requirement of an ele-
CANT and ready style of punning on the,
pure Joe Millerian principle. The very
worst hands are improved in six short and
mirthful lessons. As specimen of his ca.
pabiity, he begs to ubjoln two conundrums
by Colonel Sibthorpe:
COPY
THE following is a specimen OF INV pun
ming before taking six lessons of Mr.. I.
HCod:-Q. Why is fresh pucked carna-
ton Ike certain cold with which children
are affected A. Because its 4 neD pink
off ian whooping cough.D
This is a specimen ofmv punning after
taking six lessons of MIR. T. Hood:-Q.
Whv IS the difference between pardoning
and thinking no m1re of an injury the same
as that between a selfish and a generous
man! A. Because the one is. forgetting,
and the other for-giuing."
N. B.-Gentlemcn who live by their
wits. and dinners-out in particular, will
find Mr.. +. Hoods system Of incalcuable
service.
Mr.. ii, has Just completed large as
sortment of Jokes, which will be suitable
for all occurrences of the table, whether
dinner or tea. He has, also, a few second.
hand bon nots, which he can Cffer at a
bargain.
"a GOOD LArGHER WANTED.
London Chariuari.