The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-11-13
soMETuING ABOUT"sEssIE.'

I
this camp whom neither rain nor mud,
nor cold, nor heat, can suppress, end that
| is the irrepressible Jessie" The other
morning | waded out to Camp Lille, in
/ this ill-favored state of the weather, with
out expecting any news, but by way of
escaping the dreary monotony of thetown.
1t was such day as Arabella Sophia
would have chosen to reciiue dreamiiy
/ upon the lounge before the cheerful fire,
aud pour over the dagger and pistol pages
of the "most thrilling novel of the age >
or as Flora Augusta would have thought
1t terrible to go out 10, and certain to give
her her death of cold.
But Jessie bentop Fremont is not
made of such stuff. ~ fact, "0ld Bul
lion" didn't allow sub tender plants to
grow up in his house He believed in
women having constitutions, and he
made her a practical illustration of his
/ doctrine
If had been looking for her, should
aave gone to her quarters some distance
up Oh the hill, expecting to find her com
fortably housed for the day But as |
stopped before a fire in front of the Gen
erals tent, who should | see but the in
evitable Jessie" inside, seated at table
opposite her husband and IN earnest eon-
sultatlon over the affairs of the "Western
/ Department, while by her side sat her
daughter, Miss Lille E., patient and
attentive listener.
I After a little, the business in hand
having been disposed of, they both came
out. and while the latter went into an ad-
4 Joining tent to warm herself by little
army stove, the former came up to our
/ fire, and entered into conversation with
the company as freely and famlliarly as
/ if she knew every one OF US. Pretty
soon she espied Frank Leslie's artist sit
ting on a stump little way up, with pen
Gil aud paper in hand, taking . sketch of
the camp. Forthwith she posted up there
and instituted an examination into his
work, and gossipped with him as she
peered over his shoulders. until another
shower drove her into the tent where
/ Miss E., had taken refuge, and where she
invited US and proceeded to expatiate up
on anything and everything her visitors
/ had mind to talk about, winding up
with sending for some refreshments in
cludlng bottle of Missouri Catawba, a
box of which somebody had presented
her
This Incidental interview gave me an
opportunity Of forming a more reliable
aud definite impression concerning her,
which at the risk of being thought little
Jenkinish, shall endeayor to convey to
the readers of the Guaette, to many of
whom Jessie was gu object of special
interest during the campaign Of SO, and
in the changing fortunes OF the day may
turn out to be 50 again. AS L remarked
in my last, she strikes one as rather mas
culile in general appearance, but this
first impression is very soon entirely dis
sipated in conversation with her There
is 40. a classical feature about her, and
vet her face becomes interesting from the
gentle; benevolent, and pleasing express
sion which it assumes IN conversation
/ When lighted up, it is full of sprightli-
ness, viyacity, and intelligence. Her
manner is soft, persuasive and inslnuat-
inc, and her voice uncommonly musical.
But her chief outward attraction Is her
eyes, and she knows how to use them, as
most women do | said in my last |
thought they were grey, but in this was
mistaken They are browo. Eyes so
expressive Of every emotion are rarely
met with They. lend warmth and fer
vor to, and adorn and illustrate, whatever
she says Indeed, the play of her eyes
and features, the glow of her ruddy COM
plexion, and the melody of her voice,
4 give the same effect to her conversation
that '.variations" do to a piece of music
aud all this despite her really being a
plain looking woman VIXEN her ceun-
,enance is in repose. She has great tact
and self possession, is ready, fluent, and
barrassed in speech, and without
the least sacrifice of dignity, is perfectly
free from any sort of convcntionality.-
The extent of her knowledge upon polit-
ica and governmental affairs entities bel
to be considered. .Stdtespon'Gn of no or
binary calibre, She would make pret
ty formidable antagonist in politica
discussion, and as tenant of the White
House could dispense politics and hosPi
talities, and preside at state dinners, to
, better advantage, [ imagine, than any
lady who has figured therein during oul
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