Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-08-15

Hardly man in the State. is wider known
as an iuvetefate wag and Joker than John A.
Collier. His reputation as a logical rcasoncr
and sound lawyer, is not more extensive than
his fame as humorist and piquant narrator
of cemical events. His speech ia the Nation.
al House Of Representatives, some twenty
years ago, in which he likcncd the evolution
of the democracy of this State. under the COM
mand Of the Albany Regency, to the varied
movements of a contra dance, was a capital
bit, and placed him at once i'm the front rank
of satirieal debaters This was followed bv
several contributions to the newspaper press,
in which the peculiaritics of we'll Known poll
tieians were rf1iculed, all without malice, but
in a very happy and effective manner. His
description of the last entertainment ciyen by
Mr. Van Buren. previously 10 his retirement
from the Presidcney-a fancy sketch, of
course was greatly admired, and had gen
cral run through the papers It was one of
the clcverest things ever written in this coun-
try. Some of the shots were telling beyond
description Mr.. Webster read it at a sup
per party one evening, about the time Of his
retirement from the Senate to become a ,uens-
Der of Gen. Harrison's Cabinet, in his best
style. and with wonderful effect Therencver
was a better reader than Mr. Webster, and
no one ever had kcencr sense of the Iudi-
crous, or a nicer perception of the humorous
points of a story. He was perfect mimic of
dialect or any curious oddityof manner, and
described aa amusing scene with felicity of
style and tone rarely witnessed. He enjoyed
Mr.. Golfers fun with exquisite relish and
those who recollect the article alluded to, and
have had the pleasure TO see Mr.. Webster in
one Of his more genial moods, can form some
idea of the treat enjoyed by the guests at that
supper-the intellectual treat, we mean A
well known Western orator, who was Mr.
Wcbster's Cabinet associate, was SO much de-
lighted with the wit and satire of the sketch,
and Mr.. Webster's manner of illustrating it,
that be fairly laughed himself out of bis chair
and fell on the floor 'ch - aet
But We arc in fair way to 's make our
vcstibule larger than our house, 0ur pur-
pose was simply tell an anccdote in which
the laugh is rather against Mr.. Collier. He
was in town yesterday, with his family, and,
wishing to take an airing, called carriage
driven by Patlandcr of the densest and most
literal kind ss sas5ss hfsa sssI5ti
'sAnd where does yer honor want to go y
We wish to see what is most interesting
in the place Drive us about the town. !"
q Is it round the town, yer honorr'
- Yes, yes. said Mr. g., ,impataently; " 60
ahead ''a NoHs sbfs a1o -
-. Sure and viii. yer honor; = and of he
started atla 81 sa - a; d
leaving the american, Pat drove down
street to Erie, turning down Eric, he went to
the basin, then on to thc dock, and so through
Water and Prime streets, aad to Ohio; then
to the Hydraulics, and up Jefferson street to
the old city line. Not particularly admiring
what Mrs. Partington calls the outskirts of the
city, Mr. G. called a .parley, and commenced
to demonstrate with the Irishnan.
Is this what you call seeing the town p
Where the devil are you going y 81 q
Round the town, as ser honor directed
me; and I've got round, too, all but going
down to the canal and long the tow-path t.
Erie street, where. we started FROM B.J11it
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