The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-20
MontRomery Charaeters.J
- aRANp sEcaETAEY.

On the. pavement in front Of the Exchange Ho-
tel you viii fsequentfy-see gentleman, Standing,
with arms folded and shoulders thrown back. Ms
attitude is sodierly, and 80 are the hltaiat o.
his dark frock-coat and his Napoleonic bnst. HIS
face is rather aord and bis eye liquid and the eE-
preston Of the whole at aYnia5le and dgnihed
A gentleman passes Instantly ne military
form bends in recognition with the same s,aasii-
ness and eracefuluess that the lofty PINE yess Pc
fore a steady breeze And now . l7dy trips u
view On the second the arms are diseugagsds
and the right one with gentle and graceful sweep
is auproximated 70 the castor Of our friend, vlcit
in due time Is elevated he majestIcaily and gra-
ciOusly, with wreathed lips, nchnes hlnassi ="
within three feet Of the curbstone.
This is the Grand Secretary. You will hndt few
men Of forty-odd in Montgomery, 50 handsome -
he-feSvef 50 amiable-and not another 50 accom-
plished or almost doubtful nationality --hayng
been born in the West Indies and early removed
to and educated in the United States-he unitss IN
himself the suaviIy and yivacity Of the French,
and the Hianliness, patriotism and enterprise o. the
Yankees. He speaks the language Of love more
elegantly than Louis Poleon--S1erLlaa, IKE
efnptying key Of nails On the ho1l-ane agash
with the purity Of Addison and the volubilIty Of
Mrs Partington. Besides, he Is an accomplished
musician eomposes ezcellentlys and plays charm
ingly. The piano, harp flute and violin, al az
knowledge a masters hand in his But his
sweetest performances are on that powerful Iyiad
i1tarHHlent, tie Press His advertisements are
really enFaptuTIng
Our friend is the Grand Secretary Of the Grand
Lodqe-the Grand Secretary Of the Grand Coun-
cil-and the Grand Secretary Of the Grand Division
Of the Sons Of Temperance-of the State Of Ala
bama- The arduous duties Of all these Grand Sec
retaryships he performs with fidelity ami accu-
racy that have won for him high appreciation By
his brethren. He is also Stationer-in-chiet e
the Exchange Hotel in the basement Of which be
sells books Of all descriptions, stationery and 81
jOtterte. Here he is at home-hoatngl as u were
on a Of literature amid the frofh Of love-sOngs,
Autographs, music fancy envelopes, visiting cards
and valentines
The Grand Secretary is lady's man. His de-
votoA to the ser Is unbounded. His former oecsl-
patton in Misunderstanding music--nsde hun
extensively acquainted with the fair Of the State
ard is about him irresistible attract on-an
si,- fy--a mesmerie CHAIRMAN affinity IAN mn
pres Dility-which binds him TO ten thousand r.
male hearts, and they to him. Either he - posi-
tive and the ladies negative, or Dis saap. Z hen-
ever an approximation is attained, oSent i I'M
mediately established; but the ladies are never
g shocked By his battery Of compliments bis
voice, particularly when conversng with the a.
dies exhibits singular hexibilty and sotness, and
betrays the foreigner only in the extreme delleaey
OF its intonations Verify in the first eiofescsnce
Of his youth, the Grand Secretary must hsve been
delightful and dangerous youth
1t remains only to add, that the Grand Secretary
has been citizen Of Alabama for more taH twenty
years, during the greater part Of which e reslded
| in Tuscaloosa; and that his course as a man and
| a Mason has endeared him circle Of friends
larger than most OF men can boast, ang has sstahs
lished for him reputation, which we ust will ul-
/ timately make his fortune Chambers (AAa@
| Tribune.