The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-06-10
Pen and Isk sketch Of Miss Anna r. DicEin-
son.

Mr.. n. P. Willis gives the following pleasing
description Of Miss Anna Z. Dickinson, OF Phil
adelphia, Who has caused SO much sensation
throughout the country, By her remarkable pow
ers Of Or2tory:
Miss Dickinson is a symetrical young creature,
every moment showing well knit agilily Of
frame, and her build and action altogether being
just what would BE- picked cut TO- a daring
horsewOman. The NapOleonic mould Of her Avs
expresses the energy which is Der leading char.
acteristics. Her features are otherwise well CHS
eled, her forehead aud upper lip Of the Greek
proportion, and her nOstrils thin The men
would all call her beautiful, the women would
admit 70 With their usual reluctance, but We
thought, tOsrselD, that she vas a beauty. but
for the look little too determined. OF thar
strongly moulded jaw, that this would better
hold the throat latch 70 = helmet and make
her look more ike a Semiramis in the field She
wore her hair with the adolescent cut Of youpg
Hephasiion, had long sleeves and high necked
dress, and, with the c0ntralto fullnsss of her
voice, seemed, in fact, more ready for masculine
service shan for the complying tenderness" Of
her sex.
Bat how, under the delicacy of girl Of eigh.'
cen, could be gathered the strong wisdom which
ne a wonder As she walked Up and down be-.
fore the thousands in that crowded ball. She ii--
cussed topics so grave, that they required rather
the scope and grasp Of Senator's mind or a
historians, and presented them to The enthus
astic crowd With hueucy that vas wholly WIKI
out hlndranco. How, TO such youthful lips
flowed so easily such stately language How.
over every gesture, aud every look, every turn
OF argument, and every cadence Of voice, reisned
such absolute self possession How, amid the
gracetuness Of that virgin beauty. could accu-
mulate thunder 10 deuOunce a laggard "A sbe
denounced Mcclellan. e1ec-ate traitors. as she
did Beauregard and Davis effortess aud mod
est as it all was, il was too uncomon 10 seem
natural IL IS a woman IN the exercise Of an in
spired gift.
lady friend who met Miss Dickinson at a
party at the house Of Mr.. Charles Gould tells
us that the eloquent damsel there had long
and earnest conversation with Mr. Fremont. ana
that her manner in society is so tranquil and
thoughtful as to inspire great respect. Her ex
preston Is absorbent and deierential. and she Is
much admired ~ the eminent men with whom
she chances TO converse. Fremont saws tina,
she reminds him very strongly of Rachel the
French woman Of genius, and that her tones.
Particularly, are wonderfully like that great
tragsdiennes. What is 10 be the DESTINY OF
such 'Miss7' She has appeared, now, fortv- I
three times in public, and il to 20 On with ~hat
she knew from childhood (she saysl, was 20 b.
her "missiOn." The advent of Joan OF Arc"
is prophesied "a We AL know But is it to be
for this time and crisis, and is Mss Dickinson
son "the roman" or whom tho mantle has al
ready fslleny
With the expectation that we have yet much
to write Of the doings Of this fair prophecies, we
adniringly take our leave for the present