Butte record., 1857-01-24

and determined in effort; so retiring
and yet so valiant and commanding.
Taking up his life recently, for the first
time, was surprised aud delighted to
fnd that to his knowledge and genius
for scientific attainments he adds the
graces Of poetic composition 1t is
pleasant to know that when in his class
at school, he read the account of the
battle of Marathon, his soul was so
stirred by the story of this conflict of
freedom and valor with oppression,
that he wrote poem upon it for IA
Charleston paper
The child is father to the man.
He has shown his greatness in the
way he has borne the excitemens of
this campaign. Deeply moved, he
must have been, but it was for the prin-
ciples at stake, and not for person>l
aims. Speaking Of the election, just
before it occurred, he said Whether
defeated or not, it is a glorious thing
to have been horne upon such a wave
of goodness A gentleman who knows
him intimately, tod me that he went
into his Office a few weeks since, and
seeing upon the table il paper covered
with figures, he inquired what 1t was.
Oh was the reply, 1t is ID calculation
that | have just finished, based upon
5 me Astronomical observations made
when beyond the Rocky Mountains,
during my las: exp dilion.'
| think | shall not transcend the
limits of propriety if [ speak of Mrs
Fremont, for Jessie is now a house
hold word, and every one who has not
seen her wishes to know more of her.
Some ono prettily SAID of the wife of
Dickens that she was "a woman worthy
to connt her hours by Master Hum
phrey's Clock The most comprehen-
sive thing which can be said Of Mrs.
Fremont is, that she is a woman wor-
thy to be the wife of her husband. She
Is notle and elegant in person, and be-
traIs the refined lady in every word
aud action. There is nothing strained
or sentimental alb ut her, but rather a
dertain genuineness and republican
frankness, which become her we'll She
looks the whole-soulcd women, full of
intelligent sympathy for the good and
true She conve-ses charmingly, and
and knows that wide knowledge OF our
country's political history, which tn
daughter Of Col. Benton should Does
any one enquire, Pray how was she
dressed = She wore u silk dress Of a
deep violet color with lace mantle
thrown gracefully over her shoulders,
and a bunch of vio!ets il her bosom--
You would say if you saw her. 'Ah,
>he would grace the White House.
CHANGING to wear rose bud which she
admired, at the close Of the evening
she gave me in exchange for it some Of
fhe violets from her own bouquet, say
ing, as she placed them in my hand,
you know the violet is the Bonaparte
emblem The Empress wears them
but a violet with diamond in its CEN
tTt lS itb lihG (HtSc WIN tdC ICllui1C
IN thoir hearts, | believe this little
remark, indicating her love for the ma
tural and the true, is key to her char
actcr. But the Silver Wedding of
which I meant to speak, has become
political on, and politics at wedding
is, 1 suppose only less objec tionable
than politics in the pulpit. Not being
in repentant mood, however, | can
only say, that the evening was de-
lightful one, aud that | have no doubt,
every married pair present will be IN
clined to celebrate their own twenty
fifth wedding day in similar manner.
And for those to W .om we are indebt-
ed for this pl asure, let me trust there
may come the Golden Wedding, with
their circle all unbroken, and beyond
the bright hope of more blissful anni>
yersartes in the Better Land