Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-07-26
PEN AND fNts STRETCHES OF POPULAR
FEliSONS AND PLACES.
ny A COSMOPOLITAN
... No. IL.
From the Boston Atlas,
ptnrillingS of Politicians.

an old gentleman, whose extreme slovliness in
dress affords striking contrast TO the personal
| appearance of the prim Premier. The indlvid-
al referred to is over 65 years ofage. His face
is wrinkled, and of the color of the parchment
over which he has pored for so many years.
! His eyes are light, and large, and are deeply
set beneath pair of light carved eyebrows.
His nose is somewhat beaklike, and the mouth
stern, and obstinate in expression. But the
dress Of the man is more remarkable than the
wearer. An old rusty black cost envelopes his
chest. which is deep and broad Round his
neck is dingy white neck-clorh. His waist.
coat is shubby-and between it and his neither
/ habilmens is a space two inches deep, from
which his shiIt rumptes ont; for he is suspen
derless, although he has doomed many poor
mor'a! to the suspenaing rope. Itis Sir CHARLES
| WErHERnI., formerly ATTORNEY GENERAL, and
now Recorder OF Bristol. a singular personoge
is he. obstinate to the last degree, but very
! learned in his profession. Ills absence of mind
| Is remarkable, aud his powers Of digestion e.
| normons. As an instance of the former take
lady much younger than himself After the
ceremony had been concluded, he proceeded TO
HE chambers, in the Temple, and there an in
tricac cause so absorbed his attention that he
forro, all about his brde-and, according to his
old custom, went 10 bed in his bachelor apart
ments, as usual. In the interim great anxiety
was caused in the wedding circle, respecting
/ Sir Charlie whereabouts. Evening came, bu,
no bridegroom, and it was not until late in the
'vening that some one, acquainted with his &c.
centric habits, suggested that he might be at his
chambers. Thithcr messengers were sent, who
knocked up Sir Charles, who had actually for.
gotten that bride awaited him at home. This
story has been told, believe, Of some others
but Sir Charles Wethercll was the real Simon
Pure. The part which this gentleman took in
the debates on Catholic Emancipation, will not
soon be forgotten. Nor will the great riots in
Bristol few years since, be unremembered by
which Sir Charles Wc,hercll WAS so intimately
connected.
DO you see that little man who has iust risen,
near the table What an enormous head he
Ias, for small body. Look a, those Nash
ing eyes how they glance, here. there and
every where. Ills face is rather cynical in ex.
pres, ion, and illhumor and pride seemed com
bincd in il; and one might ina inc that it wa,
washed every morning IN vinegar, What a
sueer there is on the curved upper lip Wht
h, III, Al, ,b,l bn, N,
exucmi,lcs II is Richard baor Shiel---knowr
some years since, as the author OF The hpos
latr," an unsuccessful tragedy--bu,, now, more
extensively celebrated as an orator. 1t was h,
who defended O'Connell, On the occasion OF tn
late State Trials.
sShicl's voice is harsh, grating, and disagree
able--at times, shtiIl, almost as whislle--an'
occasionally, in the lower tones. cracked an,
d.ssonant His style is tlorid, and all his speech
cS are crowded with metaphors, occasional
gro,csqnc. Whilst speaking and when mpc
. excited he filings himself into all lima pnablc al
,,udc Now almost bending himself donblc
and then drawing himself as ifby sudden jert
tn his full height, he looks like pigmy in con
| NuiSlNnS. ISOlntllIntS We utIus o'cI NHc Noo'
before him, until his chin almost touches tn
green hazc. He hings his arms about him, /
such a manner as a pugnist does, when IN tn
language of the Ring" he fights wildly
and, every two or three minutes, his clenche
h.t dcscends with such amazing force on be-!
which stands IN the table, that II is a marvel
is not shivcred into splin,ers. Some wag,
allusi,n to this box xthurnping propensity OF III
little agtator, once pcrpctrated the following
f'hiel, Shcl. why do yuu give
Such harsh.resoundng knocks
lnu will nnt chnch the argument
You'll only Lreak Tie d0,r."
I ms, now sad that Shiel always wrote h
speechcs 1t is also, we'll known, that he is
the habit OF himself furnishing the manuscrIp
to certain journal, Tor publication. Indeed,
would be work OF great difficulty to repo
Shiel---for his sentences are so involved, al
= they are uttered with such amazing voubllt
ed that he almost sets short hand at defanC
,o Some few years since, ludicrous mistake a
m Cured with respect TO report ofone of !
on speeches. which greatly mortified Shiel, a
much amused the public who were by the 9
en- cident, let into the secret Of ShieEs iurnish
ci- his own reports.
II happened Ola one occasion, that Shiel b
prepared one Of his most brilliant speeches