Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-27
PEN AND INK PORTRAITS. {,

Thea editor Of the Lynchburg News has re-
Gently visited Washington,, and taken a few
portraits which he has sketche1, as follows: !.
We saw below sus id zone of The aises there
celebrities in close. copfab, and had a fine OPP.
port1inity' Of Observing them closely. The
group consisted, Of Old Thad. Stevens"
Butler, the beasts and Sumner the pedant.-
"Oldi Ihad..5a hastruly satanic face, its strong
lnessindieating u unmistakably the iron will, and
ndomitabe gameness OF the man. Force Of
purpose albeit exerted in an evil cause, re-
morseless cruelty, and unalterabe selhshness,
are clearly written on his hard lace lie looks
as if made, not Of flesh and blood, but of some
far tougher material---he seems lignifed, and
has no look whatever of dying man. He
win favor bis party with many dying
sreech,,' ere he leaves the stage. Butler is
really in physiognomy the Beast His re-
pulsive and Hoated- looking face. his sinister
eye, and crafty; but yenomous expression, warn
all observers thatsheiis one to be avoided. We
suppose he is mending his manners, however,
and paying some Difference to decency, as we
did not see any Of tie spoons with which he is
usually REPRESENTED, sticking out of his pocket
Close along side was Sumner, whose neat
attire, rather genteel person, and ndunmistakeable
down cast ,features,I present nothing at all
remarkable His oratoryA is pedantry, his efforts
all studied aud artificial, and his whole appear
ance abs olutely incompatible with the idea that
he can ever be a great leader, OF, govern men,
Time ard space. forbid any notice of others
who have acquired notoraety, at least, in these
late davs; but we must make mention Of Judge
Senator Underwood, with whom we met on our
return. As soon as. he was pointed out to US,
We could not doubt his identity. "a A downcast
look, long, hank hair, unkempt beard, and an
eye which .byano effort sof the owner, can be
raised in frank and manly gulse to meet the
glance Of another, were sufficient to identity
On KISSING. The first oddity that comes
into my way is .a,7remark by some one that
kisses are like creation because they are made
of nothing, and they are very good-a's very
sensible remark, by the way-and the next :. !. Is
adefnition Of. s'buss. - t..s.o,.l ni .g2a" ,
Thus: Buss, to kiss; rebuss, to kiss again;
pmribus to kiss without regard to sex; sylla7
huss, to kiss the band instead Of the lips; blum:
derbuss, to kiss the wrong person; omnlbuss, to
kiss all the persons IN the room; erebus' to KISS
in the dark. !, ~ ., a.q.,j. . q: i.ii.lls
Evidently. the :'''es country, girl who came t.
town., had, these definitions, IN her neau
Her cousin, sar1tine, handsome young 1elio
was toescort her a. mile rastwo, and not wish
Ing to walk, ,lremarled::, zslli% {tii a8, ENQ
Mary, let,stakea huss:a , ,&!, s4ga $40
But Mary, blishipg to the eyebrows, drew
back, aud with wounded modesty replied: /, .,
20! George not right here in the street g
Information has reached Washingtonof of. tht
death 10 San Francisco Of the accompl1sshletl 81
wife Of ex. Senator Latham OF brain disease us IS
Those du Yfait in Washing ton society VIII re
member, the brilliant enter Oh - Mrs
Latham at their residence, known as the = limo ma
sey Mansion, NOW occupied by Hthe Mexcal
legations oiI3 70 zoo }i g: .l -,
Pope Plus TX, ,wshob at FIRST was opposed 4
aaConference OF the European Powers on Tn
Roman question, has Withdrawn bis soh|ectlGns e G
and now accepts the propos siti0n OF TtPe I'm I'm
peror Napoleon. The Conference lsd0 be hel
at Munich, inn Bavaria, on the 18th Oh pecen'
Der next. aa1slt} Z I'D i-t,t! -
Outof one hundrcd negroes. on. Buckholrll
plantation, near Miliken's Bend, LOUISIANA e pa
dye.si1ths have died within the past ten, day
Of cholera The disease is, raid to have bee
brought On byseating fish taken from low emud
dy streams,