Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-12-21
Hon. John Morrissey.


other day in one ofthe reading rooms
of the Astor House. had seen him
some time ago, when he was travelling
on his muscle-when he wore short
croppy hair, and had two fists like
two battering rams. In the Demo-
cratic Congressman Of to-day l tried
to recognise the pugilist of ten years
since, but could not-nor could
detect even the poker player OF yes
terday. John looks quite respectable
for New York politician. As be-
tween him and Fernando Wood, if |
had to walk arm-in-arm with both, and
rely solely upon my knowledge of
physiOgnomy as an index Of charac-
ter, should unhesitatingly carry my
pocket-book on the Morrissey side of
my pantaloons. Ofcourse John doesn't
look like gentleman, except upon
the modern theory that every male
person of q years and upward, who
doesn't perform some OutrageOusly
indecent act, is a gentleman, or upon
the principle adopted by hotel clerks
in the disposition Of rooms, that who
ever wears good broadclOth is ipsO
facto an eminently respectable indi-
vidual and entitled to the first floor
front. His features are anything but
classical, and you can tell at a glance
that he hasn't hurt the sight of those
laIye, Jull-looking, but withal kindly
and sympathetic eyes Of his-(they
were peppers a few years ago)-in
studying Homer by lamp-ight. But
there is nothing positively bad or
brutal-looking about him, and his
manners and department are far from
what must be most persons ideal of
the ways and means of a whilom pu-
gilist. He is little above the medi-
um height, rather stoutly built, al
ways neatly, but never gaudily dress
ed, and will readily pass in a crowd
for decent sort of person, especially
if it be known that he came from
New York. There are two features
about him by which he can be recog-
nized by those who have heard of him
but have never seen him. One is ar
tifcial, and the other natural. He is
never known to be without an i'm
mense diamond pin, said to be worth
$4,000, in his shirt, and he wears
about the longest and straightest
black hair | have ever seen on any
man. The pin shines out from his
bosom in the dark alleys Of the
"bloody sixth" like a calcium light,
and is really about the only light ev-
er seen by many Of his constituents.
And, by the way, it wouldn't be safe
for anybody but John Morrissey to
wear 50 valuable an ornament after
nightfall among his constituents.
Johns long black hair and heavy
black whiskers and moustache-the
former covering the back of a rather
bullish neck. and the latter conceal
ing mouth quite ungenteel in its pro-
portions, serve the double purpose of
hiding defects and presenting positive
attractions; for they make him what
the ladies would cali a goOd-lOoklng
man. He is a handsOmer man than
the President. and it would not sur
prise me at all to learn within a year
that he has supplanted the "humble
individual in the esteem Of Mrs.
Cobb. Let Andrew be warned in
time, and get a $4,000 pin and
bottle of hair dye.
| have said that Morrissey could
be recognized by his hair and his dia-
mond. should have added nasal
popularity, the knowledge of which
would aid materially in selecting hin
from crowd. And, perhaps, it would
enable one to pick him out, even from
a crowd Of black-haired and diamond
pinned men. 1t is the queerest nose
| have seen in a long time-perhap.
the queerest | have ever seen. 1t il
not Roman, not Grecian, not pug, no
an aquiline, but appears to me rather
like a subjugated pug, reconstructed
on the Grecian principle. 1t is tn,
smallest Of all noses. and almost JUS
titles the belief on the part Of thos,
who know Johns history, that havin!
been deprived Of his own "proboscis
in prize fight, he did his best tt
ward making up for his loss by way
laying some young lady, and possess
ing himself Of her olfactory organ
Even if he did this, however, he spoil
ed the article in making the transfer
and hence the notable nose he wear
to-day. Norrissey has, of late days
forsworn gambling, and betaken hin
self to virtuous life in palatial res
idence in Lexington avenue, with
fortune estimated at $2,000000. HI
recently gave $1,000 as a donation t
the church Of st. Somebody or othe
in this city, being moved to the genel
Gus deed, believe, by the announce
ment that Senator Wilson had got re
ligion.-Cor. Cincinnati Commercial.
NAMES OF Europe sic
mites country of white complexion
so named because the inhabitant
were Of winter complexion tina
those of either Asia or Africa.
Africa signifies the land of corn, 0
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