The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-13
1.stter frcm Coiumbas.
CnrruBua, Nj. August T. 1o !,

G0kC4BUe, d Mtsk.s ASS naME
mnrror CT ARioN I'VE had close otos
eve view of a poet the other DAY anu'
stfan ge to say, felt as calIa ana upcon
csrned 40 If the .ohjs Of ppF aqnHtfon
had been butcher or professor 2. ~.
gilism coInn5us Is now honoreo T
the 7domieiled presepcsiof genuine s9n
Of the Muses-Judge A. B. Meek Oh fa,
bama. The first time We ever saw 'a
author OF Red Eagle and . The '1 Moek- 1'e
ing B.rdHliss quite vivid in our nasNosJr
We~were ssaunt4ring down koyal ssle
Mobile. two winters ago. when the neg' |
ment was qusrle-ed there, and ne wac
painted out to us as the, . Poet Meeh'
What do you think he was dong!
;ne raw oysters in restaufant ~ { II WE
100 nc uch for our sentiment; "e wax Gu pn
quite melancholy and d'sgusted--rFcsI4,
ing what Biography told Us OF e1net.Ai
Shel,4y signing for more bacon" al the
country inn, and "Glorious John" 90
vouring /. rasaAs0eef for the creation o'
| splendid dreams!
We yield to an irresistible lnchna'ioD
and propose a slight rersOnette OF TINS gen
tleman. Judge A. B. Meek IS decidedly
bulky-not TO say elephantine. seen III
South America, with his back to you' ana.
a few feathers in his hat, yeu woulu say
he wss a Pategonian. Observed IN
| rocky gorge of the Scottish Highlands,
YOU would swear he was some distin-
H., II,
| ouished chief, selected for muscular oe
velonment We are sure Fiz James
sword, that proved his degeneracy, wonin
have been a mere chlld's toy IN the
Judges hands His appearance Is poeti-
cal scarcely in any respect. lie has alafee
loot. heavy features, an unromantlc nose,
stern, blue eyes, and a mouth that shows
nothing OF the Cup.d's how IN Its cenior
nation. His hair IS somewhat Wllllssean
inclined to the ringlet ard gray. His
forehead defes the Phrenologist to DIS
cover a "poet's corner" That he should
write good poetry is wonder to us. 4
almost staggers our belief in "the noole
: science of the mind" His prrceptlv IS
however, ale enormously developed
which give practical rather than spir
Iieual caste to his writings. Mr.. Meek, II
4 short, is just such man, whose he'ga'
! and ponderosity of body and scholari!
pallor of complexion (aiso specsacies
! would make an observer of men ash
" who is he
! Did you read his "lines to my wife,
published in the Argus and Crisis, Jus
:, before the surrender7 All, cir! 1t wa
:. one of tha sweetest songs that ever swel
ed from q poets heart of music In
, lines commence: e
/; "Six happy months have passed, dear wife,
a Since tina. u.slodiouS morning.
and continue in a strain whose felicity
+, portrayins welded happiness, must nav
estrayed many reading bachelor troI
, his solitary Tom cat II is darkly rumo
ed here that a regular salamander OF
old bachelor was lured into matrimoni'
seryitude from the perusal of this beaut
= full poem If he had written nothin
else. this production classes him anon
our truest poets. How 'mpolitic of hin
; though. 10 have been born Soulful tsi
One of the on dts of the day is as fc
lows: An honest old countrynan fro
the classic pine thickets of "Fayet
county, Alabama" having made bill
hundred or so dollars, IL one OF 0
largest houzes, asked the amount of
purchases, and being told, proceeded
= oay up in Confederate money. The cou
: ter.hopper with very bland but incre
i ulous smile informed him 'that kind
- currency had played out here"
hadn't heard of the surrender A
when told of the successive surrenders
Lee. Johnston and Taylor, he was the i
personation of smszement, aud LETT t
house in unutterable disgust at his loss
and astoDshed at the rapidity of chan
-. We expect This was the same gentlem
that voted for Andrew Jackson sevtnte
wears after the old hero was dead.
We wanted to say something about c
ton and the oath of allegiance, but
long visits of every kind are a bore,
desist, and give you business like ''gc
day, sir" j. A.
SOUTHERN STATESMEN ON Memo
rRAGE.-It is said that Hon. James L