The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-10

PHrL. SHERIpAN.-If did not write of
a man in every way remarke lie, / should
not venture to hope that any such record
as ia herein proposed wonld have self
sustaining interest. AS to historical, facts,
I must leave them for future occasion.
The hasty remarks which follow, are sim
ply records OF those individual impressions
Of Genl Sheridan's appearance and char
acter, which may be valuable or not, as the
reader chooses to accept them.
GEN, Sheridan was thirtv-th years OF
age on the 9Th OF last September. He is q
little below the medium hight, compactly
built, and very active. His face is pleas
ant to look upon. It is not hadsome face.
Brown and hardy with the exposure OF
many campaigns before and during the pre-
sent war, it is the idea! oil a soldiers face in
every thing. It has gray eyes Il think the
eyes are gravy that CLEAN on appropriate
occasions with fascinating humOr or saw
age fire. Black hair, and black mus
tache, and whiskers slightly tinged with
gray, crown and wreath Il cOuntenance
whose smile is tha. OF Il cocrtier, whose
frown is positively tempestuous.
Gent Sheridan habitually wears full
dress frock coat, and usually fatigue cap.
His manner is frank, cordial, straightior-
ward at all times, never assuming, never
overbeariug. You should see him strolling
about camp with his hands in bis trowsers
waited, bis head bent in meditation, or &C.
casionally lifted to ask, or reply 10 a ques-
ton from one Of his staff. His gait is light,
elastic, half fancifu!. 1t reminds you Of q
boy kicking at pebbles. His voice is mu-
steal and merry rs wOman's. He tells q
story, or gets Oft jest, with soft, slow
utterance that suggests withheld laughter.
1t is impossible TO conceive more win
ming, graceful manner than that which be
assumes, or which is natural, when he
wishes to be kind.
Underneath all those winning ways"
there is-cOncea!ec in ordinary moments
dominating and sometimes inconsideraie
will. He has. in fact, another sway with
him, decidedly. His staff, while nearly ali
in love with him, are sometimes hard.
worked to pitch OF swearing that even the
General himself could no, surpass.
Did say General Sheridan swore?
There may as we'll he clean breast Of it.
He certainly has an opulent store of oatls
the richest, raciest oat!,s that ever cursed
q laggard line of infantry or damne6a cav.
airy squadron On 70 sweeping Charge
His oaths have p-oiectile force, and tell
This is their merit.-Cor. N. Y. World.
A Canadian who bought ticket on the
Grand Trunk railroad To go to Montreal
and return, the ticket specifying '.good fol
this day and Tomorrow" being one day
late in returning, was put out Of the cal
because he refused to pay his fare SECOND
time, whereupon he sued the company
and recovered 500 damages.
A man in Milwaukee, Wis, got tired O
life and jumped into the river to drown
himself. In the water he repented, called
! for help and exclaimed, 20 my poor wife
and childrenw A pole was reached him
and he was drawn 20 the shore, but as the
men on shore attempted to lift him cut hi
lost his hold and sank to rise no more.
/, THE great break in the Erie canal, twelve
miles west of Rochester, and which has
caused suspension OF navigation for the
season, was occasioned by the boring of .
musnrat. In two hours after the small
leak was discovered 80, COO square yards O.
earth were washed out OF the bank, and
one man lost his life in the food.