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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-10

THE Cry OF GLAsaow.-The following appeared in an
English paper of the 25th:
The master Of the Baldour, lying in Princes dock,
his voyage hther from America, reports having
countered immense cebergs in some instances Of three
four miles in length For several he experienced
the greatest difficulty in steering clear of these dangerous
impedments but succeeded in evading them although
in higher latitude and under less favorable circum-
stances he might not have been equally successful The
result of coming in contact with OF those cebergs in
low latitude is, in the majority of instances extremely
disastrous, as, from the warmth of the temperature,
large portions Of the icy rock occasionally detached
and in their fall crush all beneath The observed
in the Of his voyage, steamer which from the
period reported imagined to be the missing City Of
Glasgow but which he himself asserts in every
spect unlike that Inflated vessel After passing the ice
bergs he observed steamer, apparently deserted
steam up signs made, and evidently in sinking condi
ton He altered his to ntersect that of the
steamer which seemed be under guidance but he
missed her. after having been within two miles distance
and though he did not her 60 down. he has doubt
that she could not have escaped laundering Her rig he
says entirely unlike that of the City Of Glasgow and
she painted black outside and white color
inside There hardly vestge Of hope that the steamer
named can have escaped.
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NAvAL.-The United States steamship Massachusetts,
Lieut. Commanding II. w. MEADE, is ready for sea
at Norfolk and awaiting orders from the Department
The United States sloop-of-war Cydne Commander
HoLLIHs having lately undergone repairs in the
Brooklyn dry Dock win shortly leave New York for Nor
folk, to resume her place in the home squadron.
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Muoh's majority 4,63S
Franklin Comfy, Wing, received 4, 465 votes.

The Select Council is composed Of twenty Wings
and Americans, three Democrats, and one Reformer
and the Common Council Of fftyeight Wings and
Americans, twelve Democrats, three Reformers, and
one uncertain. The Democratic defeat is the most
signal that has ever taken place in the city and
county of Philadelphia.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-10

TRAGEDY ON LONG IsLASD.-Mr. James Wickham
and his wife, and coored boy, brutay murdered
Island. Mr.. w. formerly of the firm of Wickham &
Corwn, grocers in New York, but had retired from BUSH
with considerable fortune man named Nicholas
Dane formerly in his employ is supposed to have been
the murderer as two girls who slept up stairs
heard Mrs Wickham excaim Nicholas, don't kill him,
don't kill him" Upon this the girls, supposng that Mr.
Wickham being murdered got out OF an attic window
and fed the neighbors and gave the alarm
The house Immediately visited and presented hor
rbe spectacle. Mr. Wckham lay weltering in his blood,
his head literally to pieces, and apparently in the
last gasp of existence Mrs Frances Wekham, his wife,
dead The negro boy, about fifteen years old, who
living in the family, also beat and cut about the
head such extent that he cannot survive his inu
res The deed was committed with post axe. As
nothing in thehouse carried away it is supposed the
murderer sought be revenged upon Mr.. w. for dis
charging him, and determined to murder his whole
family lie some time since desired TO marry Of the
servant girls; but, her refusing to have him,
vengeance against her.
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RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG, AND PoToMAc RAILROAD
CoMPANY.-It appears from the annual report Of the
Directors of this road just made that its receipts for the
past year amounted to 1868 AL and its expenditures to
1888, 921 The stockholders have adopted resolution
that it is desirable that continuous connexion by rail
road should be made between the road of the company
and the city of Washington direct between the term
nus Of the road at Aqua Greek and Baltimore A COM
mittes on the subject appointed and the Directors
were authorized have route surveyed with
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad or the Manassas
Gap Railroad. ...
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HyDRoPHoBIA MIssouRI.-From the Occidental Mes
senger learn that James Sallcup Esq worthy citi-
zen died on the morning Of the 10Th ultmo of hydro
phoba He was bitten by dog some ten weeks since,
but retained his usual health to "Wednesday preceding
his death when he was taken ILL., and for thirty hours
suffered all the horrors of madness, when death closed
his mi !
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Mrs Sargent q widow lady residing in Portland, came
to sad death Sunday by taking oxac acid IN ms
take for dose OF salts 1t was taken IN the morning.
and resulted in death about o'clock IN the aernoon
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DEFEAT OF THE DEMOCRACY IN PHILADELPHIA

The first election for Municipal Officers of the
Consolidated City of Philadelphia Gncluding the
former county and city took place on Tuesday, and
resulted in an overwhelming defeat of the candi-
dates of the Democracy.
1t is admitted by Democrats that the Nebraska
question was strong element in their defeat
Among the issues announced by the Wing papers,
for several days previous to the election, opposition
to the Nebraska bill, an adherence to Compromises,
and opposition to the fllibuster spirit of the day
were made prominent. In fact, it seemed to be
contest between Conservatism and Radcalism.
The official returns of the election for the prin-
cipal officers are as follows
For Mayor-Robt T. Conrad, Wing, SC. ....... ITS
Richard Vaux, Dem. ...................20,78 1888
Conrad's majority. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1896
For Sotctor-Isaac Hazlehurst Wing ........30,4 27
VIM L. Hurst, Dem. ............18 782
Hazlehursts majority .....................1l, 645
For Comprouer-John N. Henderson W. and 966
William Badger, Dem. .........-.20, PIT
Henderson's majority. .................... $3.50
For Commissioner-Adam Much, W. and A.. "a, GA
George G.. Leidy, Dem. 1876
Much's majority ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4,638
franklin Comfy Who ed 4 yntea
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The annual examination Of the Military Academy ct
West Point commenced last Thursday.
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~ III EF5slE-7s II . Tisls %
AARON BURR'S WIFE. d

f The Paris Patfie of aalate date has
the following At the last -Tuileries
ball, the brilliant toilette of ;a,stranger
with an incredible number of diamonds
attracted the attention of all present
In "a moment the attention was changed
to the most intense curiosity, when Louis
Napoleon was observed ctog aecost the
lady, and remain some moments in
conversation. The enigma, was soon
solved. The lady was the widow oi
Mr. Aaron Burr, formerly Vice Presf
dent of 3 the iU.# States, with whom
Louis Napoleon was on terms ofintimaey
while in that country, andat the end Of
fifteen years he had recognizedthe widow
of his old American friend This pro
badly alludes to Madame Jumel, the
wealthy second wife of Col Burr, who
obtained. a. divorce from him a few
years previous, to; his, decease,a She
owns a large landed estate in the Island
~ u e1 " .,4zi4--s e,ft h-ys a3Ese.fYs9a
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lFHR;sIoNAL sTAR.s .sTs


Sdf so9ofr1sI = ,, s.,,, "a pfsf-i
-o4,s . ggr,alBP.K By FANNY FORESTER. 81 4Tssa
,ioonlo back come bach, my childhood. !" L. e. L
zsai7zs I'D not recall my ehiIdh oOd. .isi1 Al - q
-rg-r s,i.With all its sNeetdel elight,ssi sGs -
n, =, ItsgimPle bird.like giadness, .e,I ids
= Hwas not always bright. lIJ,, .,i,a,
'4&F Even morning had her tear.drops,
tzs'I.45iS And spring her eloudea sky,- 5.
ztsfzfftsl And on the fairest ersdie' ei1 nz5is'
sHsF 80 I've seen tie shadow lie. - f'7-i-''i
b I-..f.s-4 fss-s.zs.rioo "a fe.zsS Aang 9
: .,--- I'd not Leeallmy ehildhood,- s-ssi sfi..ii
Z; Though tender memories throng - 4
Around its rosy portals, -. s;.-s5s.,.4 &
q tih - Preelusive toiite's song;
yE35sa aTke' fun vofeeiHving chords, 3 - al
5as1 30 I.s Is swelling round me now. iz:5si1 2
yyri And roster light is resting 4 z-.EEIi.
.s;..,e - Uponmy maiden brow alfs72o7l
sd o titsI have made ebangefaI journey, z.'',-
5a3 1c siz Up the hin Of life since morn. l-.'h
.Fsf.g 00I have gathered flowers and blossoms,
esz- 81 I've. been pierced BY many thorn.
-. !. But from ont the core Of sorrow Il.
have plucked jewel rare.
7-'i7 The strength which MORALS gather
Sz,sf s-iT7 In their ceaseless strife with care.
-saasIs SIS 5e slgEs "a ofHi A~.-o s',ff .ii
~ tsr- Now. I grasp lies burning breaker -
L. And howe'er the bubb les glow, ,s -s-----
ri pause not till I've tasted .-,.s
~ - The deepest wave below
% hrri Though bitter dregs may niingle.s .
The crimson light shall roll -heH . =
=. e,si- In full and fearless currents f1E !
B.. rfr-5.. Through the fountsins Of my souI. 2
MOL I'd not go back to childhood. -,
1ifE@ From the radient flush Of noon.
usss.9 And when evening closes rourd me, -
..-sfF-s IeTeveone only boon5f& g"
) III -r- Amid the valleys daTkness, e 4lf p.
Its dangers and its dread, ,.f :. -f.-i..
The signal star of Judah t - e.
To shine above my head.
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What should il know OF deathf " 80
At Smyrna, the burial ground of the
Americans, like that of the Moslem, is a
short distance from the town. > It is
planted with green, trees, and is q favor
ite resort, not only for the .bereayed, but
those whose feelings are not darkiy
Overcast 7ps - 'ii5s'. 2 ''s''
& I met there one morning a little sgiFl
with half playful oomtenance, busy blue
eye and sunny locks, bearing, in one
hand cup of china, and In. the. other, .
wreath of fresh flowers Feeling very
natural curiosity to know what she would
do with those bright things in such
place, that seemed to partaKe So much
of sadness, I watched her Light motions
Reaching retired grave, covered with
a plain marble slab, she emptied the
seed-which itseemed the cup contained
--into5the slight cayities which had been
seooped out jim the corners iof.the Level
table, and laid the wreath on its. pure
face. - -
And Why I inquifired, tmy sweet
girl, do you put seeds IN those little
bowls, there ~ gaIs,3 AsEssAssh = adj 10
1T is to bring the birds here, 'olshe
replied with a half wondering look;
they viii light on this tree. when
they have eaten seed and sing. ~
70 whom do they singAto you, or
each other? '75zzlo9 5as kszss sEs'7xa %
'Oh no, sir, she replied n to nay sis,
ter-she sleeps here ..s.f sss,,s,af ~
!" But your sister, is dead I,
AZ Oh yes, sir; but she hears the birds
Siups' - sEsEE = -5sF.Ez g = ztssf=5szF 11H q
Il Well. if she does hhear the birds
sing she cannot see the wreath of Aowo
| ers ..,..,.5-,.s ..,.....,- - ,,s4,..,g
But she knows put it there. / told
her before they took her away from our
house would come and see her every
morning. 20 IS ss5sit 570af gsssti zEiszEss asz
You must, i continued, have loved
that sister very much; butyou VIII never
talk with her any more-neyer see her
again. s'-ss ~ saAii'sa7 =. o.
G:ssYes, sir, she replied, with bright
ened countenanee, tIs shall see herr
in, heayen.'' -, s..'ae,a IA asfu sasit
But she has gone there already
I trust. - ''4i'. =
1etNoi; she waits under this tree until
they bring me here; and then we area
going to heaven together.'aer gaa sH
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.sTuJp5EENFTs IT'S OF THE BIIRLEE. 3 .

That we may see what can be done ine
becoming acquainted with the, Bibleit
and that. we may be; awakened to, imisa
tate SO good an example, letus look at n
few facts Eusebius tells us Of one WI 2
had his eyes burnt cut In the sDiocI -
sian persecution andswhosTepeated th3p
very words of Scripture, with as muples
accuracy as ifhe had been reading thenk
jerome says of sNepertian, that by nenssesz
ing and meditation he Ehad made h's
soul library, of Christi, Theodosia~
the younger, was so familiar with thss.
word of God, that he made It subjec.
of conversation with the old bishops, 81
if he had been one of them s AugustifssE
says, that after his conversion, heeeassdsa
to relish even Cicero, his former favor
ite author, and that the. scripture !,
were his pure delight Tertullian spent
"a great part of his timein reading thcso
Scriptures, and committed large porzfs
Ftiens of them tememory4s-In his youtlt,,ft
Beza learned all Paul s epistles in Grecb
so thoroughly, that when he was eighiv
years old, he could repeat them IN thas
language Cranmer is said to have beFss1s
able to repeat the whole Of the New Tea-
lament from memory Luther was
HOuC VI lOuC I1O6J bguutlat
of the Bible that the world has eveF
seen. Il Ridley said The wall and trecS .
of my orchard, could they speak, Wdul.asg
bear witness that there L learned ls "a
heart almost all the epistles; of which :.
study although IN time greater part
was lost, yet, the sweet SAVIOUR there:
Of I trust I shall carry with me tut =
Fheaven." Sir John Hartop a, man OF sa
many, cares, made the book of God so
much his study, that it lay before him a.
night and day. A French nobleman used
to read three chapters of the Bible every
day on his Blended knees, with his head y
uncovered. Joshua Barns. is said to =
have read a small pocket Bible a hundred
times over Mr.. Roges Cotton read
the whole Bible through twelve times d
year. Rev William Romaine studied e
nothing butsthe Bible for the last 500
years of his life. John Boyse, one of the 8
translators of our Bible, had read all
the Scriptures before he was Eve years
old; his mother read them through
twelve times. Some haves read stheaA
Bible through many times in, q year.
I have read of more than one, of whom
it was said, that, if the Bible had been
lost, the whole might have been recover
ed from their memories. In short, was
there ever an eminent Christian who
was not remarkable for his study of tha
Scripture, as he had opportunity ? 5dT.
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- A sERyfAANrr AN GIRL. Gs : fHE MorHER OF
QUEENs. the reign Of Charles
l. of England, "a country girl came to
Iondon andIhired herself to carry beei
from warehouse. The brewer liking
her looks took her into, his family as 9
servant, and after short: time married
her. When he died he left her the bull
of his property. She was recommended
to Mr.. Hyde, as skii11fdl lawyer, to ar.
range her husbands estate ASHER foI.
time was, large, Hyde, whod was after
wards Earl Of Clarendon, married her
Their daughter was the. wife of Jane:
IL and mother of Mary and Anne
Queens of England.
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= God,s2 b favor. =, 3. iis.to 3 1 ha 60 a.,

* Gods favor, is to be secured, y
and salvation won, and heaven gained,
only when they are searched for with the err
whole soulad The earnest searchA Is tl1eeIsl
only successful search. God. will not >
accept the fraction of a heart. He will =
not bestow, the gifts of pardon and isai-,
vation on the restless, occasional ftful
seeker He will not save those who but
half desireIEa Christian hope. sSeek -
and ye shall fine, is the very least and
lowest terms that divine love ever Of
fers. And coupled with this rs the adj
d1tional direction, shall find me
whenlye search for me with an your =
hearth ss2 = e ssliiollza ssyst 2 s1iSfp saa
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In the commission of evil fearIno man ss
so much as thy own self Another is
but one witness against thee; chou art a. ;.
lfhousand EAnother thou mayest avoid, s1lls
Lthyself thou icanst not aiWickedness d 5Hi
U.s. punishments ssisaaq eds 10 saaEsr1|
4 :.,sSa.l .------,-'-zsgGzd eSs
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.lWILL4AN HALsToI

UATcH AND CLIO ocK MAKER, Post OF.
EFAa wv nee Building, Main street, Ashlands
ga ohio- Gold apdfSteel PenssIend a'shofee
siogs ssds ia5s. II s6tf u
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!. = U.a. HVmEs

MauaTactuSer Of Books ahd Shoes; sssis
...5-1T1HRER, doors 6kIoN tbs, Times Efint.
2AHflr ing Once, Ashland. % bio, Custom.
KW4tWdrf ao1 . 70 ofdef On the shcrtest notice
8-and most reasonGble terIngs eszsz s2ee {
Deeenber 14th. le63.
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8 AR HER SISTERS GRAVE.
a Iittle ehiId

That lightly draws its breath, -
''S'HS And feels its life in every limb,
What should II know OF death ~. . -
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TEWRL.RRRIeAe-
- S@Tsf1s1. G0ODFELL0W.

1Ao HATCHsMAKERA AND JB VyEb5
w. Err, Dealer in Watches Jew
H&HEfrN3 eIry, CLOCKS, Yankee Notions, &c.
Rs-tESE WATCHES and Clocks. repaired ana
HeK - WARRANTED. Highest price paid for
- Gk&A ola Gold and .SfIver.4 opposite the
Ashland, Ohio "a 3etf Dee Il, leo1 80.
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= Bnsiii,srss III ssss. { Direfit5olSr,ripr..i. Dit5lS,rir.ii

EHs~S-o>~S~s--r~~s-S~~r~
JUDICIAB OFFICERS. Ebs,tss
jas. STEWART sPREs'r JUICE.
sAgSEgeSURFIS-E -5alzc. PPoBATE 'JuDGE.
:, sIsSH&&IDAeS 2 .CLERk C, @. PLExs.
zABAxsP6RTER .sZ2g 1P kos. Arr Y.
81 t1zsCOUNT NOEF1CEHSs hiIf ';I
g ISAAC GATES 4-2sza34-;4 lAUDrroR.
yJ5AMRSs w. B0YD-----2--TREAsURER.
THOHN d. sJONBSi-S..-E! !34s- -SHEKfFf.
ASA SeREED- -z.Lsl -Z-..l- -REcoRDER.
- yRE0W SMITF Sst.lzz st..lzz-9z1 ~ ESURVEYoR.
moptfOHN Ga5BRO Ofz4t sgszs -CoHoNER.
Iuilt go. MCCONNELL , -Geeli ;.adh
Al EKRSELBY5, 5,9ois CeMarssIoNERs.
CzaiA los lHIBBoRNys 7dT ee2.e
DAVID BRYTE,-s ,-so!.i so.I I.sr,p, s1,, .,,,s
PATRICK KELLEY, r. r. - -
WILSON sBOTD0RF, 49sA . FeKs'
fsls asiSCFFOOHi EXAmzNERS. ID3sis
= tGE0N9ESW.H HILL { s.-sz.. - = AsHE AND.
!ORE0W SMITH, --I--z-.- SULLIVAN
j. MCCORMICK zl.-ls:. LoUpoNVmfE.
-0IF III BoROUGH OFFICERs. .ssif
sWaLJ RALSTON 3Gt = lr1-s-A MAYOR.
j tMUSGRAYE 1Ege.2- REuoRDER.
q. WsWALIAG GKeEEe1- TREASURES
Rs RsRFULKERSONs4-LG MARsHABL.
So s. PEssS5 Moo65BuFF; ~ 81 &.
H. .oAMES, aH-sl - - = astls v
Tie 5BUSHNELLs 'ss'fE=s sss'4st'''.
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= R.W. SAATPSEL, NJ. ID
1rH6NKFUL for past fssors, respectfully anS
IL nounces that he has resumed the practice OF
Med<cine IN ali its Branches. ONCE in the Em-
pire store Of y B. r. SamPsel & Co., Ashianas -
May 17ths 1854. ,...s,lIes ..i5ley frFl,. SSu
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E5 iD1k. THOH1ASs1HAKES,tg sd
iPraotitiOner ief ifedfcfHs and SHrgery5 %
SAVANNAH. Ashland ounty. OHIO. Also, Just
d ice of the Peace and Notary Public
November 23ds 1853. --------- zeu :
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: '1TsdDRS.sJ. .sP.s& ,. 1cOWAN, 3y q
PRACTITIONERS OF 4MEDIcINEs.AKD SUR
i Gerry Brownsville, Ashland county, Ohio:
Mach 26th, 1854. 1oI :,
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sUE---DUMAs---LAMARTINE.

We have been looking al the portraits oE
these celebrated authors, as painted by Mr.
Powell, and exhibited with his large pie
lure Oe Soto, at the rooms ofthe Academy.
bamartine is-yes, young ladies. posi-
tively-a prin young man, with long
face, short gray hair, slender figure, ahd
suit of black! Put pen behind his ear.
and he would look like " confidential
clerk" Give his face more character,
and he would remind you Of Henry Clay.
He has fine head, phrenologically speak,
iug-large and round at the TOP, with
spacious forehead, and a scant allotment
of cheek. Prim is the word, though
There is nothing in his appearance which
is ever so remotely suggestive Of the 70!
mantle. He is not even pale, and as fora
rolling shirt collar OF Byrouic ,ie,-hs
is evidently not the man to think Of such
things. Romance, in fact, is the article he
lives by, and like ether men he chooses 10
" sine the shop" at least when he siis fsr
his portrait. aI. oii-'a'1'ai sal
! Dumas, on the contrary, is burly fal-i
low. His large, red, round cheeks stand
out I'LL they seem 10 stretch the yery
skin that covers them, and il looks az
smooth as a polished apple. His black,
crisped hair is piled high above his Core-
head, and stands divided into two unequal
masses, one iuclining TO the righ. aud the
other 10 the left. His eyes are dark snd
his mouth sensuous, but not to the degrevs
Of vulgarity. His person is large. and his
lowing mantle red. He is the gentleman
10 lay bare the throat, and look romantic :
not ByronicSlly so, bu, practically. 9 YET
he looks good humored and like a man
who:e capacity for ply sical enjoyment Of
all kinds is boundless. HE negro blood
is evident enough to one who knows 10
has it; bu, il would not be detected By
one who knew il not. Il appears in ,hs
peculiar roundiiy Of the man and all hisD
parts. |, crisped and heaped his hair !, i,
gave the fulness to his mouth il made
him dress up in flowing red 10 have his
picture taken. But his complexion 10 on.
ly shade darker than the averages The
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CURRAE.

The career of Curran, the celebrated
Irish orator, furnishes an apt illustration
OF the results Of energy and perseverance,
in overcoming physical and mental defects.
Curran did not possess those natural gifts
which are supposed to be necessary 10
success as debalor. In preparing him
self for the position 10 which his ambition
had aspired, he was obliged 10 grapple
with difficulties which would have dis
couraged any would.be orator Of less
sanguine temperament. Poverty, one OF
the most depressing. evils with which
genius has 10 contend, was by no means
The least Of these difficulties. His
voice,' says one Of his biugraphers, " was
bad, and his articulation TASTY and conius-
ed; thai he went among his fellows by
the name Of suffering Jack Curran.
His manner was awkward, his Gestures
constrained and meaningless, and his
whole appearance calculated only 10 pro-
duce laughter, Notwithstanding the evidence
he gave Of superior abilities. All Of these
faults he overcame BY severe and patient
labor. Constantly on the watch against
bad habits, he ptacliced daily before a
glass, reciIing passages from Shakespeare,
Sunius, and the best English orators" "
He succeeded completely in conQuering
his bad habits and innate defects, and III
the words Of one Of his friends, "he
turned his shril aud stumbling brogue inio
flexible, sustained and finely modulated
voice; his actions became free and iorci
BILE; he acquired perfect readiness il
thinking on his legs" Weneed not par
iicularise his course Of study, bat vii
merely quote the remark of one Of hi'
biocraphers, that "his oraiorical training
was AS severe as any Greek ever under
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