Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-07-03
4ttstott Journal
VYigfalI Painted to the Life.

ASA IhENCHARD, Tue piqudnt ShetCny
correspondent of the Philadelphia Press,
draws the following portrait of Senator
WIGFALL, who, with JEFF. DAVIS and
TooMBs, has just taken up quarters in
Richmond:
"Wigfall is in every way notable and
and noteworthy person. He is little,
squatty man, with hair all over his face
You have seen plump English bull-pup,
half grown. When such a pup growls
you may easily imagine the noble Wig
fall, full. full of sound and fury, l will
not add 'signifying nothing Wigfall
isfull of meaning, inexplicable meaning.
to Judge by the very small portion which
has escaped him. He belongs to that
mysterious, crdsading blood, which boils
within so iercely, that nothing but freth
ever comes out. May be you are not
aware he shot Brooks (Mr. Summers as
sailanD in duel some twenty years ago.
And thus far he has his Claims to regard.
He is moreover q man of rare accom-.
plishments, is efficient as q champion
against the desperate tiger of King Faro
and can drink hlmstlf blind drunk S
quickly as any man. Moroo:or, Wigfal
is an expert broadswordsman, keen p s.
tol shot, and terrible swearer!
All, but you should hear him swear.
Such variety of oaths-oaths senti-
mental, oo:hs common and oatbs proper,
oaths, in short, masculine, feminine and
neutcr, of all sizes and shapes, and for
every emergency, real or imaginary
Your straight laced Quakers can't alto
gether appreciate the full force, effect,
service, prestige Of full. round. u1varn-
ished oath. With the chvalry it is sta
pie commodity of most excellent quality.
With our ancient cavaliers, you remem-
Der, it was weapon Of wonderful Prov
ess. 1t has not degenerated. From by
my helidom to damn your eyesr the
expletive has gained strength, versatility.
melody of rhythm, music of direction,
and force of cha acter. Wisfall could
illustrate the entire science, and philoso-
phically treat it, if he cho:e, with ex-
amples, calculations, and limitations.
Wigfall, believe me, is no cow
ard. Heis what might b fifty denomia-
ated n poctical bully. Last fall, out in
Texas, he got into a dreadful row with
A, friend of bis. Straightway he
sent him n note, to with:
Compliment of Wigfall to A.,
and desires to know if he will accompany
him out of the limits of the State
To which A--replies instanter:
AS compliments to WigfaIl, EGGS to
assure him that be (WigfalD is too id
q coward to fulfill any such arrangement,
ifentercd into
Several days elapse. A. hears moth
ing of Wigfall. At length, one rainy
afternoon, as he was sitting alone in his
room writing, gentle rap came upon
the door-arap as soft as the tap Of dove.
"Come in ~
The door slowly opened and there
stood Wigfall.
We'll, A. said he, moekly, 'the lion
and the lamb will sometimes meet, you
know
On you, retorted A, which is the
non and which is the lamb here?
Wigfall studied a moment; a heavenly
smile mounted his usually ruby counte-
nance; magnanimity, amiability, and pill
ant condesccnsion bcamed out of every
limple; he psused--but for n moment
and replied:
well, A, old fellow, you shall be the
lion, and LII be lamb
Quoth A, thereupon, sit down, then,
and take little Of that whisky, and quit
making jack of YOURSELF
On my honor, record but the simple
truth of history, when | complete my
story by assuring you that before leaving
the room, Wigfall had obtained tenn
porary loan mot yet iiquidated,) of five
hundred doIlals.
The thing called 'clivaIry' IS queer
fade. know of no more fitting, liltinC,
flirting, delusiye substance. 1t is Il good
deal like the toast Of Wiyfall himself, in
vincbIe in peace invisible in war; The
chevaliers were long hair, ike Sampson
of old, ard Roger A. Pryor. They
swear, too, like forty seven pirates, and
drink whiskey worse than Camanche.
They like cocktail better than n cockado,
but do not object to the hitter, i it is tip
p d with ermine and turned up with gold
lace. They like to be pattcd upon the
back, cheertd and encouraged, aud don't
object 10 puff well wordel in the news
papers.
Arrival of IA SLAYER I'm New York