Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-06-20

greatest OF the living oTnton o.
France
"D.sdemona was right when she
looked tor Othsllo in his mind rather
than in his body. The body is the
least part Of US. 1t is fIail i'll
early youth. decripid in age. often
ailine. afflicted with many wants,
full Of " eak ncsses. Thou tremblest
knave," said Henry " to his body.
what wilt thou Go presently when !
carry thee into danger !" Frederick
the Great scofI.d at the craven mass
with similar acorn. Tim" has little
efFsc. on the mind which contem-
plates dangers unlnovrd. which courts
rcril, which dsspis.s Death AS i,
eazes on Eternity. The body is as
nothing. 1t ID the worthless casket
which. let appearances be what they
may, holds q diamond or u pearl. or
u pebble. or only cobw"bs. The
mind is everything. The French
Legislative Chamber illustrates this
truth by striking examples. Its ora
,ora arv gentlemen apparently unh,-
ted in every way to fill tn. orators
par. Mons. Thi.rs has physically
no, one single attribu." OF the orator.
His voic. is wr,.ch"d il If more
lihc E ca:r"wau! .hAn ~ orator IN
s:rumem He has nov commanding
stature; he ;s short. thick. and Is in-
felicieo,,sly like Punch. and he wears
spec.acl-s in other words lac has
n.;,h., voice nor eyes. ", he i
the most efficient orator III the Cham
Der The audirnc. hang upon him as
they hang upon no one Use, the Gov
-rnmrnt orator not excepted. III.
body fails him, bu, his ,nind proves
all in all. Second 10 him Is NJ. jules
f'avr., and never did the g"""s OF
-loqucucc lodge i'll 50 unpronlslnS
an eLifiv. Mirabca,, was "gly, but
he wa. so ugly AZ 10 br dramatic. VI.
favrc is vulgar in hi. usl'nrss--ln
old times, he was cnrica,ur-d by be-
ing r,pr.,en,-d a, being cabrio!s,'s
top. for til. s,rang- depression Of his
face in the centre give HI. pr"h'' 'hc
odd appearance of Il cnbr;olrt's s!l.
hou,,r. Ni- head is no, n large one
and n Seems smaller than i, is by 'h-
beard he. wears under hi- chin. II"
il not MI old man, SO at the outside
II:r ha;, is iron Cry. for few men
hav, labor.d Us hard Us he has dom.
The EXPRESSION OF hts face Is not at
,rac,ivc; his who!-litr seems t" pass
away within h. reserved, >"!i-
concentrated. 4 Fr.uc!,nan speak
ing nt his fac, said celu sent 1~ ryt'r"sc
Add 'h. green goggles h" commonly
wears, and \ voice. not only ns unnu-
sicai as NJ Thi"r-', bu, rendered dis
Agreeable. bv u II ,yrou> l,r,n--h-u1-
hr,u, which periodicai'y n,t,rns in !si-
epr.cf,. Such i. Ike ~1;-rn''I :nnt ;
nev.r:h ciee. h. IL u cr,';n ora'o,,
aud hi. history !. Al INSTANCE
Of she :vlth .: .h- Old pr''r'rn I:
Poets are born. rrt'ors arr n!an''.
a. u.adr ,hs, v..h il N"> clay rn'!H
And t.a. ,l.r orator. II II -H'c that
r,r y.,r- h would i@t"r :" acquire
,,rr!cc, command -; -"r.i- tiat !i.-
thoughts. EVEN in 'h":r most delicate
shades. mi III: ," c"n'.rr,: :" 30
nearer cl"ar!: : aud 'u!' -: passion. It
IA. occasion r.q,:;r.' i. 1" prevent
pI.-p t.o;n opprrr.:ns him. Nht!" par
suing this object. h.. would WAX bar
footed in mid winter. ON 'h' ''.lck
floor .; his chambr. Oh" MAS not
p.al.Lv) A, tn" commencement Of
l.;- career rs All advocate, b" "nu ."
writ. ON: i. cr,,H,o all Of hi speech,
IS ak or seven or light times bat
h,. wouidno. Commit them 20 Mrtn"rv
|, is said tina, h. retain, this practice
even To the pycS"n, day
Il; is by this inc.s>snt !ah"r--hy
.!,;- rrs;l.s.nrss Of perfection that h"
ha. attained the cousunma,c skill
IL. possesses of saying ~strv'hln-'
even things which i, IL criminal I"
SAY, BY using language NOR" moderate
.ha,t the energetic ideas G nv"y..,. ;
Of being full and no, verbose, elegant
and no, affected. finished bu, no,
rhetorical. II, al,nos. always wears
arustv old black COZ, :si'h sha!-
lied ;ails. II" N"ve, wears gloves.
His appearance. j. not tidy his
hair is uncnmb,d except with has
fingers his clothes DO not ii, VIII ;
he wears them badly, aud his whole
appearance. is slouchinS. II" rarely
wears green goggles nov IN the
Chamber OF Deputies. When he
rises he :hrus,s n hand int" h1s
breaches pocket, and i'll the mort
phlegna,ic manner h" looks around
him ~i,hou, saying word. IL,
seems a, a loss how to begin. Speak
ing seems painful labor. 1h'
words come slowly. Th re are NOR,
hem .hrm-hcm than words. Thos,
who know VI. Favrc hes, say that al
this .ffor; is intentional. am not
sur. OF it. Ry-and-hv the r'r'"rrf""
,sovercom.. The hcm-hen arr rarrl
Tn. hucncy is greater. On tn