Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-06
= 4li' Sketch Of tie Emperor nicolas

| tenance is that Of restless severity, which
strikes beholder at the first glance, and. in
spite Of the regularity Of his features, CON
| veys BY no means a pleasant impression =
Ply ognomists. pretend, with much reason, ,
that the hardness Of tie heart Injuries the
| beauty Of the countenancc. Nevertheless,
| this EXPIRE ession III the Emperor Nicolas APP
pears 10 be the result Of experience rather
than the work Of nature. BY what long and
cruel sliiierifss must not man have been tor
tured, when his countenance excites fear, not
withstandirg the voluntary confidence that
moble features inspire. o,a seifA e
sNetertheiess; at tinles,. some Cleans Of
softn9ss tenIpeg the inperious looks Of tlis
monarch; ana then, the Expression Of afabiIi-
" reveals all the }iatve beauty Of his. classic
features III the heart u the husband and the
father, humanity tfipn5pts Tor moment over
the pp95llfcy pp5llfc Of the prince When tie Sovereign
rests from his task Of IMPOSING tie yoke
upon his Subjects, he appears. happy. This
combat between the primitive dignity Of the
man md the ;flccted gravity of the Sovereign,
appears to me. worthy OF the attention of an
observer: i occupied mine the greater part Of
the. time passed in the chapel. o..-s
The Emperor is above the. usual height by
half a head his figure IS noble, although a
little stiff; he has practieeds from his youth
the Russian custom OF ggirtling the body above
the loins 70 such degree as to push UP the
stomach into the chest, which produces an
unnatural swelling. OF extension about the
ribs that is as Injurious 70 health as it is Qna-
graceful inz zaplpearanncec' '.ef e,g rfg,.re sF
voluntary detoymitT destroys al Tree
dom Of InqfenlteFt, ,il3pair7 thq, fiissg&Rce Of
the shape, and imp9ts ~ air IF .constraint TO
the whole person. They say that when the
Emperor loGsens his. dress, the yiscera, sud-
denly giving way, are disturbed Tor moment
in their eqpilihriulp, which produces an extra
ordinary Frostrations of strength. The bow
may be displaeed-7tbqy cqnp}Qt 2ts be got rid
ot'e s2 a.sr 1K al8 zf1as
..The Emperor has a Grecian profile, the
forehead b high, but rcceeding, the nose Straight
and perfectly formed; the mouth very finely
cut; the face which in shape is a very long
oval. is noble; the whole air military, and
rather German than Selayonic- His carriage
and his attitude, are naturally imposing, He
expects always to be gazed at, and never for
moment forgetstliat be is so. 1t may he
even said that he likes this homage of eyes.
s>Iie passes the greater part ofhis existence
In the open air, at reviews, or in rapid Journeys.
During summer, the shade of his military hat
draws across his forehead an oblique line,
which marks the action of the sun upon the
skim Itproduces a singular effect but is not
disagreeable, as the cause sat once perceiv-
cd '+ s-,-
OIn examining attentiyely the fine person
of this individual, on whose viii hangs the
fate of so many others, l have remarked with
F involuntary pity, that he cannot smile at the
same time with the eyes and the mouths a
want of harmony which denotes perpetual
constraint and makes one remember, with re-
gret. that easy, natural grace, so conspicuous
in the less regular but more agreeable counte-
nance of his brother, the emperor Alexander.
The latter always pleasing, had yet at times,
| an assumed manner. The Emperor Nicolas
is more sincere; but he has an habitual ex-
preston of severity, which sometimes gives
the idea of harshness and indexibility. If,
however, he is less fascinating, he is, more
| firm than his brother; but then, it must be ad-
q B. !
ded, that he has also proportionately greater
fnced Of frmncss. Graceful courtesy insures
| authority by removing The desire Of resistance
This judicious economy in the, exercise OF
power is secret of which the Emperor Me
| olas is ignorant he is one who desires to be
obeyed where others desire to be loved"
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ig9 Ksow-N w-NornISIsM IN NKwl,JKRsY.LThe edi-
tor of the Newark Mercury has been taking a
look at the skao&- N Nothings,' and says -
H. s.The meeting of the State Wigwam of the
American Known othing) Association, which
was held in this city on "Wednesday, was at
/ tended by some $50 representatives from vari-
Gus parts of the State, and finer body of men
has seldom ever assembled. Their appear
| ance was that of men who felt themselves en-
| listed in a great and important work; and we
1 feel pretty we'll persuaded, now that we have
seen these acknowledged Known Nothings.
that the good and pure have nothing to feal
! IRON their organization. The corrupt and
unpfincipalled, however,, we should Judge
have little to hope from its, clemency. 4.
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! gy~It is as natural for ladies, 10 show theil
ankles. as it is for gentlemen toto look al
them. Ankle study, nowadays, is among
the :higher branches of a young mans educa
ton, though it is to be confessed that one
must descend good deal in the pursuit OF
Knowledge
How THE BoDy SLEEPs.-M. Cabanalas,
French psychologist, asserts that the human
body falls asleep BY. degrees portion BY par
ton, and not all at once; first, the sense %