Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-07-28
MR.. BANCROFT.

MR.. BANCROFT
A letter from the London correspondent
of the National Intclligencer has the fol-
lowing item-
A very amusing correspondent OF the
Liverpool Albion, who communicates ev-
cry week couple of columns of what he
calls metropolitan Gossip, gives an ac
count this week of grand entertainment
at the house of the Turkish Ambassador.
in which he thus introduces the present
Minister from the United States:
"On couch in the middle of the divan,
on the right hand, were seated the two
most remarkable looking men present,
after the Pacha himself, namely, Ban
croft, the American, and Brunow, the
Russian Minister. They conversed to-
gether with great seeming cordiality the
chief part Of the sitting, and in English
too j; the Baron, like all his travelled coun-
trymen, being a great hnguist, though
by-the-by he is German born. He is
man Of noble stature and commanding
port, becoming his stars and crosses well.
He bears an excellent private character
for charity and all the domestic amiabili-
ties. An individual stamped more thor
oughIy with the impress of gentleman
was NOT to- be found either in the ambas
sadorial circle below or the vast general
circle above, than Mr.. Bancroft In his
plain and rather quakerish cut black coat,
rieandless and starless as he was, without
even So much as diamond shirt stud, be
failed not to draw much more of the at
tention of the observant spectator than
any of his ghttering fellow professionals
around him. Apparently about forty
three or four, tall, well-formed, with a!
somewhat scholastic form of face. he, has
all the polish Of the coulter, without any
forfeiture of the simplicity of the republi-
can; and there IS this to be said of him..
which can be said scarcely of any Plan
tagont amongst us, he stands the ordeal
of white cravat. Any man who can
put a calamity of that sort round his
throat without looking like billiard mar
ker, tapster, or country parson, is fit
to shake hands with my Lord Devon,
who not only like D'Israeli, looks upon
the Normans rs upstairs, but upon Char
knagne as mushroom" p
The writer's description of the other
members of t.le diplomatic corps is very
graphic, but in no case SO complimentary
as this of Mr.. Bancroft s
Lone AND SHORT ARTlcLEs.---A long
newspaper article, like great book, is
great evil. They are less apt to be
read ard if perused at all, a great part
Of their effectis necessarily lost, iftRe be-
ginning is lost before the end is reached.
Short articles, on the contrary, as they
are the most easily read and remembered,
are most likely to be useful. Virgirs
good old maxim in agriculture, is equally
applicable m writing for the public. cad
mire," says he, 'farge farms, cultivate
small ones. !" Many subjects cannot Just
ly be treated with Srevisys But such
are not suitable to the columns Of news
paper; they should be discussed in the
monthlies or quarterlies, or in books. A
newspaper article or paragraph (they
should be nearly synonymous) should be
brief, and 70 the point. 1t Is a great art
to- say, either verbally or IN print just
what ofe has to- say, and no more, and
to stop when you have 6nisa'eds--- Char
lestot6,s Free Press. aeRtsa
3Hs, H --7----4-ss 4s}f.t
JLLsEss OF MRs. HAaRIsoN The g
Cincinnati Commercial. Of the I'd ins. .,o,s
learEs frm a reliable somce TINT ~"
widow Of cxlPresidens Harfis s,on ;s lv;nor
at hea residence Ia NoTth Bend Ohio yery S
low with ehocra. 81 =
The Hon. James Buchanan has been ~, i,
qnested BY the city council of Lanea ster.
Pa, TO deliver a enlogy ON the deceased
ex-presideut Polk, but declines on the
score Of dclicacy, ~