Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-31
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A lady writing from this city to the Philadelphia
Times, gives the following description Of these two
distinguished gentlemen
WAsmxoros, December n, 1855.
We. are comfortably situated at the National
Hotel Its gentlemanly proprietor Is our old friend
Gen. GUY whose long experience and admirable
success ehttle him to the credit of beinc ~. oes
caterer our country can produce. o.. dif that this
is the rendezvous of the talking politicians and
wits Of the town. / win PROCEED 10 description
of one OF two Of them. DR.. Horace Greeley, as he
ID iacetiousy termed the Herald, is still "phys
licking that backbone" Of the North. He affords
us much amusement by his appearance and man
ner That old white coat is as well kaewn as was
lack. Taylor's white horse. He slouches about
the hotel with his hat on the back Of his head, and
his hands full or PAPERS, scarcely lifting his feet
from the floor a. he Walks.
Ike his face very much: it beams with good
humor. watched him yesterday in the lobby,
walking in circle, and looking first this WY and
then the other. Suddenly he ahot of in tangent
and ran down one Of the passages with as much
grace and rapidly as COW
We sit next TO him at breakfast every morning
and 10 he eatcth not as other men eat He has
pile of newspapers five inches high at the side
Of his plate among them Is laid folded white
pocket handkerchief, iist out, Of the drawer, and
brought down TOR the day. He reads the Tribune
Of day before To get at the contents Of the inaide
page, he does not unfold III bit lifts up one corner
and thrusss his head In while the paper envelopes
him like cloud. If the paper contains any wit
ticsms, he is then wrapped up In his own conceits
Just " phAnsy" hts figure! His breakfast arrives,
consisting Of cup Of chocolate, toast, and mutton
chops The cdibles are piled en- nasse on his plate
and about the time he gets through the money
article, the chocolate evinces an intention to be-
come cold, by ceasing to smoke, when Greeley, as
if to defeat its purpose, suddenly energies from the
interior Of his journal, seixes the cup and gulps
down the contents in q Jew swallows alternating
with toast and chop lis over, this process Is in
4 twihklingl He does not even eat with the good
grace Of an honest hungry man who scorns the
idea of epicure. He swallows hastily, and then,
glancng triumphantly his empty plate, as though
no had gotten through an unpleasant duty that
claimed his precious time, he resumes his papers
We were slightly shocked at his apparent vora
ciousness, but, with our usual discernment, we
soon discovered that he took no delight in the
process, but regarded II as necessary detail that
was snbservient to the end. aEFf
The HON. Horace Ind an argument with loud
talking Southernor upon the subject of giving up
slaves; it was in the Hail. and they were s,irrohnd
ed by some twenty people. Presently the South
erner closed il by slapping Greeley on the shout
der, with !" Give it up, old Horace, it's no use !"
and then added, "but I've more respect for you
than for any Of your profession"
We went this Sunday evening to hear Greeley
lecture on the Evils Of Intemperance." He has
not good address, talks in conversational style,
but spoke with good effect and love him.
We will now return to the breakfast table--tim
$50, Enter the Hon. Tom Florence, Colonel in
his Majestys 57th foot, and able Democratic rep
resentative from our beautiful city He sits oppo-
site to us and, say what you will is fine looking
man. know nothing of him, except by his man
ners, but will give impressions His hair is care
lessly brushed up, his manner brusque; in his hand
a newspaper 3sah
! looked at its title" The Philadelphia Even
ing Argus" He glances an instant over its
columns, and lays Il aside, looks quickly at his
tisdvis and his neighbor, as though he expected
they were watching the motions of SO distinguish
ed an individual. lie appears to be surrounded
with q halo of egotisin which the rays of common
sense cannot penetrate. He passed his hand
across his brow and face to smooth the slight
wrinkles that result from too close application
to State affairs endeavors to rally his spirits and
dissipate that care-worn look which was SO admir-
ably affected for the time unable to do this he re-
signed himself to his worn condition, and good
hot breakfast but first he mixes in wine-glass
some vinegar, salt, and water, and takes it at a
draught, thereby making me little suspect stirred
look" to be partly caused by spreeing the previous
evening, and not by political care.
Be that as it may, the Hon. Col. Tom Florence
eats like an Englishman; and rather admire the
hearty relish he has for his meals.