The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-25

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BLOOD AND WHAT BECOMES OF IT. Antitheses are not
always favorable to truth but Mr. 1--WE beg his pardon)
Lord Macaulays famous antithctical glorifcation Of
British society is exception to the rule 1t is indeed
the strength of England that her aristocracy is the most
democratic and her democracy the most arstocratc, m
Europe In other words, the boast of blood in Britain
as in this country, exposes the who nuges therein
to talk deal Of sad bosh for anybody Is liable foui
removes in the past to find himself the cousin of every
body SO that Duke of Norfolk of the Regents time,
who did pcnance for his Professionalism by wearing violet
colored coat and given to sleeping other people
cellars found to his cost when he undertook feast a
the blood of all the Howars Such quantity of raga
mullins forward "proving kin" that the arighted
peer gave up his project and left the country for trip
the continent. Many noble English houses are repre-
sented in remote degree by honest working men in
this country and in Canada the neal representation
Of the great euda barony of Acre. for instance being
pretty clearly vested in worthy blacksmith in Massa-
chusets and appears that the succession to the vast
estates of Shrewsbury which in conflict between
Lord Talbot whose visit Lord Ingeste to this country
of readers doubtless remember) and Lord Ed
ward Howard has just found claimant in the per-
of railway porter the Great Western line whose
grandmother was a Talbot of the great Shrewsbury
house . @aE3,H 1GtHa53 tHtl.#aa ai2p Ri &f3A'#st#
Apopos of Lord Maoauay we quote the following from
late London journal 1t gives very vivid idea of
the personal appearance of the great esayst and his
torian:
'sTherc is common pedestrian of London streets,
well known to all who are acquainted with their notabii-
ties He is short, stout, sturdy, energetic man He
has big round face and large, staring and very bright
hazel eyes, His hair is cut short and his hat flung back
the Of his head His gait is firm and decided
with little touch of pomposy.
"a ia, ,;l,l IL
swings and fourishes and battes on the pavement with
mighty thumps, He generally absorbed in exciting
and mpusive thoughts the traces of which he takes no
pains to conceal His face works, his lips and NUT
ter his eyes CLEAN and flash. Squat is his figure and
not particularly fine the features there is an unmistaxa
BILE air of mental power and energy approaching gran
deur about the man He is evidently under the ntlu
of the strong excitement of fiery thought People
gaze cHiousy at him. and stop and stare when he has
passed. But he heeds no one seems, indeed to have
utterly forgotten that he is not alone in his privacy and
pushes on, unwttngly of the many who stare and SMILE
and look with curiosity and regard upon Thomas Babng
ton Macaulay.
Occasionally, however, the historian and the poet
gives still freer vent to the mental impulses whch ap
pear to be continually working within him friend Of
mine lately recognised him dining in the coffee room Of
the Trafalgar Hotel ut Greenwicha fashionable-white
bait house, which, it appears he frequently patronizes
He alone he generally is, and the attention Of
than Of tho company attracted by his pec
liar mutterings and fdgevencss, and by the mute ges
lures With which he ever and illustrated his mental
dreaming. All at once-it must have been towards tho
climax of the prose which he working up in his
mind-Mr. Macaulay seized massive decanter held il
moment suspended in the air and then dashed t down
upon the table with such hearty good will that the
solid crystal few in fragments while the numerous par-
ties dining round nstincvey started up and stared at
the curious iconocast Not whit put out however
MIR. Macaulay who well known TO the walters called
loudly for his bill to be made out at the bar and then
pulling with couple Of jerks his hat and umbrella from
the stand clapped the carelessly his head and
strobe out fourshing the other" "s Ii ea s
"A Gksors FIR rs AYE GxrrrN - Scotch y That is q
going foot is always getting ga flying crow always
picks up something, Dutch Zen piqgcade Kraai ua,,qt
aityd ,rn Profitable opportunities to those who
put themsevesin the way TO meet them But the Scotch
add rider TO their proyerb which points another view
of the matter the full form runs thus "a gangin ft
is aye gettin'-m IL be only thorn Look here .
said Jenny Wood of Gloucester accosting his cashier
morning he entered the bank g before you were
out of bed made half crown by changing this ten
pound note for traveller by the early coach The
cashier examined the note and said .sItis forgery
KT-KAT-the name of celebrated association inst,-
ted in 1858 by young of wit and pleasure about
London originally for conyvia purposes but it gradually
assumed political character In the reign Of Queen
Anne comprised above forty noblemcn and gentlemen
of the first rank, among whom were Addison Steele
Marlborough Walpole &C., &C. II was originally form.
Christopher Kat who supplied the members with mutton
pies The fame Of this club has been transmitted chiefly
by the collection of the portraits of the members painted
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, himself member who was
obliged tonvent sized canvas accommodated to
the height of walls whence has originated the applica
tion OF the epthet kkd TO any portrait about three.
quarters in length 1t was dissolved in the year 1920