Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-07-06
WigfnII Painted 10 the Life.

Asba Trenchard, the pquant, sketchy cores
pondcnt of the Philadelphia Press, draws the
following portrait of Senator Wigfall, who. with
jeff, Davis and Toombs, has just taken up quar-
tcrs in Richmond
Wigiall is in every way notable and note
worthy person. lie is little, squatty man, with
hair all over his face. You have seen plump
English bull-pup, half grown. When such pup
growls you may easily imagine the noble Wigfall,
" full of sound and fury" | will not add sig
nifying nothing Wigiall is full OF meaning,
inexplicabe meaning, to Judge by the very small
portion which has escaped him. He belongs to
that mysterious, crusading blood, which boils
within so lercely that nothing but fr0th ever
comes out. May be you are not aware he shot
Brooks (Sumner's assailanD in u duel some
twenty years ago. And thus far he has claims
! to regard. lie is moreover man OF rare accom-
plishments, is efficient rs a champion against the
desperate tiger of King Faro, and can drink him
self blind drunk rs quickly us any man. Moreo-
yer, Wigfall is an expert broadswordsman,
keen pistol shot, and terrible swearer. All!
but you should hear him swear. Such a variety
of oaths-oaths sentimental oaths reicrential,
oaths common, and oaths proper, oaths, in short
masculine, feminine and neuter, of all sizes aud
! shapes and for every emergency, real or magin-
airy. You strai ight-laced Quakers can't altogether
appreciate the full force, effect, service, prestige
of O full, round, unvarnished oath. With the
chivalry, it is a staple commodity of the most
excellent quality. With our ancient cavaliers.
you remember, il was u weapon OF wonderful
prowess IL has not dcgenerated From "by
my halidom," to damn your eyes" the expe-
tive has gained strength, versatility, melody of
rythm, music Of diction and force of character.
Wgfall could Illustrate the entire science, and
philosophicaly treat, If he chose, with exam
pies, calculations and limitations
Wipfall, believe me, IL no coward. lie is what
might be fitly denominated a pootical bully. Last
fall, out in Texas, he got into dreadful row
with A, a friend of his. Straghtway he sent
him note, to wit:
Compliments of Wigfall to A., and desires to
know If he will accompany him out of the limits
of the State"
To which A. replies inslanter
"A' compliments to Wigmll, bcgs to assure
him that he (WigfalD is too damned coward to
fulfil any such engagement if entered into"
Several days elapse. A. hears nothing OF
Wglal. At length, one rainy afternoon, as he
was sitting alone in his room writing gentle
rap came upon the door-a rap as soft as the tap
of a dove "Come in !" The door slowly open
ed and there stood Wiglal! "Well, A." said
he, meekly, " the lion and the lamb will some
times meet, you know"
"D-n yon,n replied A., which Is the lion
and which is the lamb hereY
Wigfall studied O moment heavenly smile
mounted his usually ruby c0untenance magma
nimity, amiablity and plant condescension
beamed out of every pimple; he paused-but for
a moment-and replied:
"Well, A., old fellow, you shall be lion, and
I'll be lamb"
Ouoth 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 temporary loan mot yet liquidated)
OF $500.
The thing called " chivalry' is a queer jade.
know of no more fitting, jilting, flirting, delu-
sve substance. 1t is u good deal like the toast
of Wigfal himself" invincible in peace, invsi-
bic in war" The chevaliers wear long hair, like
Sampson Of old, and Roger A. Pryor. They
swear, too, like forty y-seven pirates, aud drink
whisky worse than a Camanche. They like a
cocktail better than cockade, but do net object
to the latter, if it is tipped with ermine and
turned up with gold lace They like to be patted
upon the back cbeered and encouraged, and
don't object to puff well worded in the newspa-
pers Chivary is like wasp, biggest when in
the egg Ancient chvalry was marked for ardor,
modern chivalry for adroitness; the heroes OF the
crusades exhibited much boldness aud little dis
cretion in getting into fight; the modern heroes
| illustrate the inverse rule, and are much guided
! by one guardian principle, how TO dodge bull
let." Robin Hood was an ancient member OF
olden chvalry-Wigfall and Pryor Of the modern
Refreshing HIS MEMoRY.-In answer to the
question asked by A. III. Stephens, where did
Virginia ever ask aid or protection ?" the Phila-
delphia Bulletin replies:
We are not disposed to 60 far back into the
annals OF history to answer the question in full {;
but the last instance that we know OF was when
Virginia asked the aid of the United States Ma
rinpa tn drive Iohn BrOWQ-SeVeQteen white men
and one " nigger," out of the arsenal at llar-
per's Ferry.
NINErY-oNE years ago the 22d OF June, Jesuit
Fathers from Mexico founded the mission Of San
Francisco.