The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-03
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d. Aou1A Feb. -, 1850
might hase besa sapposed thst the 6rsl
saaesaan y &c Acsse who woeh attFsce -
asss1taca = fellow lAtAe eallesy wonA - -
1pee1es That issoi bat tAsaght = would n
ocsser 70 see whether 'Honess JoAnr would
wear well before should take his portrait
re doea II
Iae speaker q tie Iowa HOUSE of represent
| auscs - uafser q fact Y - years q age
~ matter ct looks, he y about p. A Ken
sock'an " bartn, ne = one q the most courts'
~ .nu atoane gen'iemen " hls inssfoe1sse win
.@A'A..l .1'enos yoe wonld inset with IN years
A4scL - sne cnaar' he y dignincd lrm, coar-
s,suseAsaOse 'nyssaaoiy cosTcct 70 nis decisions
on quesso's " passaaentary lAw-tne most I'M
p.'1lng omcef = ever aw' Indeed 40
81 sou,u =. moss Impartial rasfy feelings and
so'.Aa 'l'snusA'ps swerve ham not 70 tle
o'esosA 2. ahaar one way Or the other. He as-
80 aeciaes y hc thinks y right can rccol-
49, pus o'lc lncorfecs decsa0n ne has made, and
'-.s ~'ss iuFsnes examination, ne made no hes'-
sAney - correct suppose there - not MEM
- = 'ae noose guy wa'n'y es'eems ana res
lcc's 'Onn towards Inc Judge dresses IN good
Supports sparsely set'ied Pa'f OF rasner
e.Huy WA'sAess, goes socnurcn regularly, ana is
-. 'sspsc'Ao'e ca'eI.
AApS AS 0uk1s DxSSArf is sne oist'nsnlsil-
!" ''a"'e supporsed Dy Tue younger representa-
Nse oa' sn's MOOR rom ''oid democratic MARION"
nc young' impais've, egotisticai, rude IN
manners, ana almost savage IN ms political ami
'noslsaes. when arising to-Ridress the Speaker
NC Jerks ninseit from his scat with Fearful spas
mod'c effort, which wsuld tear man with any
stiffness IN his bones into rags Hcis however,
young gentleman OF real good talents, and the
Pocr opinion in which hc was generally held at
the hrst OF the session has been materially chang
ca 20 ms advansage he wears sky blue coat
ana sei'ow p'aid pan'aioons, put has ncne Of
'''e looAs VI Poct' philosopher, or statesman.
AIS colicagae' lsrael =. Curtis, - very differ
cns man. ne ls iat and iorty-a babtist preach
u, lawyer politician, and a very clever fel-
'o", "a Tue seherai estlmanon. lie has great
aeai ot the saasster a. 1soIo about him, but some
'"'ns Oh = serpentine eye makes one continually
suspect ms sincerity. shakspearc's expression,
"a man may smile, and smile, and be villain"
by no means applies to BRO. Curtis" He is
'onester than many other democrats who sus-
pees h"n' ana, outside OF politics, ia always viii
ING 20 DO what ne considers to be either right in
me abstract, Or OF interest to him. he is one of
lne 'sp'casant speakers onthe democratic side
oi 'l'e House, but once IN while the old sing
song tone OF the pulpit mars the effect Of his ora
tory. Hel always listened to with greatrespect.
MT. AcVuinn' Oh Benton, ~ one OF the finest
Iehows 10 the HAL, ana one OF the best looking.
he very rarely speaks, but when he does get ON
ms legs he mas something to say, and says it in
paain' ciear' concise language, which everybody |
can understand When on the floor, therefore,
ne commands the attention Of all the members |
except Clagget, who pays attention to nobody |
'us h'msef-a compliment, by the way, which Is |
returned by all the members, who pay |
10 more attention to his eternal gabbling than |
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