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uers are some ea vhese ,s,isht q character sn;h
= % aiirae or ihen large sP,es n TIE puAlis eye,
and this mas NJ ease q ny ficnd - fron the Ccaa-
e. ssaresiy ever luoksi sroa his Jolly. GOD
viiheut beng renihdrd e sh.kspears de,crpto~ q
nat nlnIt.eie eAar.cter Sir Jckn FalssG-tks ..tna
q n.a," he N.s e1r.liy = csupaaioalhle Shak-
housh doabiless he uoqld have -. more Sarv II his
company nnd scoaed the rakrnnf lie a. rnlient Jack
Fsista and whilst his procYtes were not 50 strong
roliable thirst Of HAT redobssble hero vet Il many
other respects. the points q resshance we're quite per-
eeptibs- Like Sir John Il one period Of his life he
bad been military character. Gard who had not that
n these kacyca days. and rather plumed hasef upon
the protessions q arms though whether he had
killed any dead HohpuFs, never knew. l have said
therefore fsqssniy called 10 preside ever he BODY.
saa was @eEecrer The only man who ever filed The
chair well Thcngh snappraschahle ia his majestic
presence a1a = Wssnheeses q proportions vithcst
liked man IN il. He eertainly had not an enemy.
Upon one eee sita that remember. motion for ad-
tournament vas made. when he ealedput .al yen who
arc IN faFor q adjonrnment say = nd hope sou
al sag oys Il Unnecessary 10 state that his sugges-
ton was obeyed % the letter. though he vacated the
chair without taking the negative Ga saoiher occasion
the Legislature bad 70 select Brikadicr General, and
Of the candidates for that distinguished honor
tall, coed locking youhg member Of the House. His
Cause however was not esp01scd BY ny friend, who put
N nomination another Persoa Several speeches Were
made in iavor 81 the sitting member, aud one BY Mr.
who advocated his election upon the ground Of his fine
aPPearance--being tai and cprnadng remarking that
a'Pinne wcnld uave srareaiiy ever his head" Here
was an arguent that seemed 10 be almost impreznahe,
and bey ond the power Of reatatioa The House candi
date was stall and cemmanding." whilst his opponent
was represented % be small Of But my friend
was not 90 easily dseoncerted. and rising in his place
began thus the gentleman says that his candidate
tall, &e. well now. il that Is the genemans standard
qualification iorsn Officer he can't expect man Of
my shape 10 be influenced bv his argument" He At
last in his adhesion. At least far the
admission that the aforesaid gentleman ssmigh do we'll
enough for bfgaiier general IN time Of PEACE" and
bringing biz clenehed hand dowa with laundering rap
upon hs desk. remarked that that contest 'the
hardest battle il which his grneralship would be
engaged And 20 II was albeit in ITSELF boodless
achievement. though in the Glow Of sou (pot bloody
which oecgred few evenings afterwards when decapi-
tated bottles o. champagne qaiyering to the
shrdes be0io might have heea Witnessed the progress
Of The vletosioas geHeral
Soon after the event above alluded TO- the members d
the Legislature were inrited neighborng city, and
my friend accompany ing them, nothing short Of speech
from him would appease the clamor Of the popuiace
lie Arose a all the dignity q his ample proportions say
ing-"Feilow citizens, they say am JGl, bat not So
I'm pny infinted with just sense Of State PRIDE
He never rose 10 speak without rvitng he attention
OF the members. and exciting expectations that
thing 10 the way Of comedy would be produced. liz
qaite witty being Of iniiuite Jest and nios
excellent fancy, and Ucnt 10 set the House in
roar" Whilst all around him were convused with
iaushtcr,he alone was grave; maintaining the nlos
mpurtabe seriousness, and indulgng in that i'm
moderate strain " merrment which he invariably pro
duced in others. BE seemed 10 be unconscious Of ths
power which reposcd in HIM aud effected the
lrety manner the sensblities Of those who heard him
and have frequently observed him. after Of these
efforts looking around wsifny atihe members though
at loss 10 understand the Of their agitation.
Al the period Of whca write, he far adv ancet
10 life, beiaE the oldest member in the House but
his qualities. his age alone that anded
spect The best boon could desire for him would be
happy old age, and peaceial transit that shor,
whittier many barks freghted with human voyager
have gone and separated only by a sea nov
bearing upon is waters the tecmng millions Of thi
world. F4dlt.s