Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-01-05

A correspondent OF the Nashville Banner
writing on board the steamer Belfast, thus de
scrbes Mr. Prentice. OF the Louisville Journal.
Prentice IL sboafi-Gorge ID the editor OF
the Louisville Journal. lecturer and poet Did
YOU ever see himl A short man, thick set
round body, short muscular legs, short round
arms. hands 10 suit, neck coming straight down
into his shoulders. aud pretty short aud thick.
face decidedly marked lie has cheeks that
stick out like young cubs when his mouth
- distended with unmasticated corn. "a youpg
cub il young bear, you know his chin -
short. his lips firm and thia, his mouth well
outlined aud ofthe protrudiag or pouting type
his nose ~ straight. net sunk or Roman aud
not blunt nor sharp--a regular COOL nose: his
eve ~ lltiie round and restless, e1veloPing in
Cat which ohscures IL without he LOOKS At you.
il looks funny. witty. severely sarcastic, cal
colatng, cold. quick. u ithont great humanity,
vet not precisely selfish. cautions, piercing
and with little for tears. His brow j. black.
LITTLE archei aud moderately wide. HIS head
-. 10 you would have II IN a word. round. IL s
good head. large behind aud before. not q Al
on top aud not scanty on the sides. forehead
hivh and full. His ear - small and sticks
close 10 HE head. Hls hair j. dark. hen dry
inclined To frizx . up. ob~cufes hts ears aud
neck. very thin on top. aud hangs over hi
brow without care or regularity. lie -hsves
close wears dove colored suit. pants aud
coat alike vest of plan black. loose rn.down
collar. leaving the neck exposed. wears no
iewerly. keep. m old pair Of steel sp.ctaeles
alternately an his foretop or before his eye-.
/ lie has an old hat worn smooth. which comes
down To hi- ears. high aud large. full OF paper
aud big red hank.rchi-f. lie wars blue
socks and pair of old hucSsk,n moccasins.
Mr.. Prentice talks little reads much. He
has back along which he began al fret (I
,ion't know what u Is he has also literary
paper. lie sils by q table. book 90 1t, bend
lsng over "a. elbows either side, peneil IA
hand lie sits there but lee minutes al time
before he rises aud goes TO his room. or ia
.one other place. When hr puts all into has
eld hat. and moves swiftly, looking at nobody
lie u et.rna.ly scratching hts head. or his
nose or his brow, or elevatiag his specs. or Ia
king them down. lie reads eseriastingly. Hs
j. quiet man. lie thinks much. II. reads bu
few i'nes without stopping aud writing lln'
on the marvin. tear II off. aud put II IN hi
pocket. enrss n - snsit OF Wit tha
stuck and opine his Wit "a ooEu of has read
ling. He has 10 ceremony Al diRner-he eat
fast AMI marches through the courses" will
little ericureAn formality. his main object be
ing TO get enough. then he quits, goe- 10 bi
. r..om. and "a three minutes he l. down by th
side Of the csbin. IN . solitary piacr. rsading
"He seldom smiles." lie - no Chesterfield
plain. simple and composed. aud evidently
ha. more behind than h~ communicates hi
walk j. peculiar. he walks arnh a purpose.
lltlle bent forw ard; has arms unstndioasiy pen
dent, his steps quick aud ssnister, he las n
lordly port, no Lafsar. no seeming desire Z
' call public attention. lie never looks ashsrs
: lie drinks no vine. visibly At least. he keep
4 back nesr the ladies' cabin. Hrs appearance
!, j. that Of conscious strsng h and perfect Sc
absosf ion. lie sits tiit midnight or afte
c then puts Handkerchief. book. paper aud pef
ell into his hat. holds II IA both hands az
strikes hurfieily for his bed. He rose tn
i. morning az eight. came 10 breakfast with
dishevilled msin. set himself 10 satIng with
vim: takes the eones IN his hand aud Psc'
every particle Of meat of. crumbs his cuff
foil Of bread. takes bise nov and then fro
every plate around him. and is ss much q
sofbed 10 the subject a. ever Bruia OF /
Johnson vas.
N Breakfast over, he sits down in . none
!. and fails 10 reading huge manuscript. =.
" writlea in large letters ''Amrslcsn STEAMSHIP
lie speaks a. To- morrow IN Yicksburg. he
~ eoinlnx u, and his face exhi bits kslsidoseo
&C 81 emetions. tie IL evidrutls very careful
% boat TIE rtputation hat cones Of IT. tie
!. (pvsls eertaln passengers over aud over. 10 {
N e true emphasis. He rubs cot words =
~ ia..rts o;hefs. 10 this however. he II bul
OF we Of every nsn % letters. Prentice -
n pssron Of letters. A poet himself be - he
1. 10 detect = rsiaed sad lofty spirit ia ethsfs
lie frst appreciated aud dres oui Amel
ar wsiov. has eminent abilities as an editor
ell xue~n. What kss pet aspiration nov
rem.sss obscure We think stol a literary
ture. aud most probably directing inlo
:" walks Of political philosophy.
ROSWELL