Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-26

Imony with the head, large, broad, lofty
and massive. The huge brain had ex-
panded and pressed it forward until it
had overshadowed the other features of
his face. His eyes were large, dark
and deep set, and filled with strange,
smoldering, intellectual light. There
was singular look in that dark, deep
eye. 1t never seemed to look at your
form or features, but at your soul. You
felt when it turned upon you that it
was taking the gage of your mind and
weighing your intellectual value as a
unit in the sum of humanity. The
other features of his face were we'll
formed, very regular and intellectual,
giving an air Of composure and refine
ment to his dark and dignifed coun-
tenance But, in my judgment, the
grand characteristic of Daniel Webster
was not activity or energy, but power,
physical and intellectual. His moral
attributes we're not on level with his
other great qualities. His great defect
was self-indulgence, and therefore it
must be conceded that he had but little
of the martyrs or the true hero in his
composition. But in transcendent, in
tellectual greatness, Daniel Webster, in
my opinion, has had but few equals,
either in ancient or modern times.
Henry Clay was man of an entirely
different type. He was thorough
Western man tall and slender, with a
frank, careless, genial, fearless manner.
He had large, manly head, and a
lofty, intellectual forehead He had
fair hair, fair complexion and blue eyes
His eye was bright, frank, open, intel
lectual and fearless. 1t was an emf
nently practical eye. 1t just saw the
world as it was, and understood it per-
fcctly, and knew how to make the best
of it on all occasions. The other fea.
lures of his face were wanting in regu-
larity, and might be called remarkably
plain, but the glow of generous feeling
and intelligence that overspread his
whole countenance was uDmistakable.
And when animated in debate, that
frank, open, manly countenance under
went a TRANSPORTATION that made it ap-
pear positi' ely handsome-and the la
dies, who ought to be the best of judges
in such cases, esteemed Henry Clay at
all times, the most captivating man of
the age.
But the principal charm about Henry
Clay was his Incompatible voice. That
marvellous voice was capable of unlim-
tied modulation, and of expressing with
the highest possible perfection every
passion or emotion of the soul. When
be rose in his place in the Senate to
make one Of those inimitable speeches,
which, for the time being, swept every
thing before them, it was interesting to
witness the effect of his voice and man
ner upon the audience. Before he had
uttered half dozen sentences, you
would hear a rustling of silk dresses, as
if freeze of autumn wind had swept
through the galleries, from the commo-
tion and excitement among the ladies'.
And as he proceeded with his discourse,
this excitement would increase and COM
municate itself to the whole audience
Senate and all The effect for the time
being was utterly irresistible, and there
fore indescribable.
A late English journal (Putnam's
Weekly Neacs) has the following:
"The haunted house at Muchelney
is one of those extraordinary cases
which puzzle the scientific, furnish
food to the superstitious, and excite the
sneers of the supercilious and would-be
knowing. The farm house, an old sub
stantial one, stands alone at the entrance
to the village of Mucheney, about three
miles from Laneport. Its only occu-
pants are Mr.. Traves, his house-keeper,
and young servant girl. Soon after
Christmas last, slight shock of earth
quake, as supposed, was felt in the
neighborhood, and since then the farm
house has been the scene, from time to
time of the noise and manifestations
before described in these columns. The
most common form is noise resem-
bling the running of fingers over hol-
low partition, or as passing rapidly up
stairs, and always ending abruptly with
a kind of discharge as loud as that of
rife, but with no reverberation what
ever-merely dead thud-often follow.
ed successfully, kept up at intervals
for days together, and then becoming
silent weeks. For some time the tin
cover of a copper kettle in the kitchen
was wont to be thrown violently off
upon the floor, and the bells about the
house to be set ringing. But these are
at present quiet; and the newest man
Hesitation is in one of the passages,
where clock stands with table near
against the wall, and over it some bri-
die bits hung upon nails. About a
fortnight since, during Mr.. Traves' ab-
sence in the bayfield,, the housekeeper
and servants we're terribly alarmed by
the table being suddenly turned violent
ly upside down and the bits thrown off
the nails upon which they were hung.
The females Immediately summoned
Mr.. Traves, who come in, and, express
ing his determination to judge for him
self, took seat near the table and
watched. He had not been seated five
minutes ere the table was again sudden
dragged, as it were, along the floor,
.ud dashed down. We plainly saw the
preakage which resulted, and heard the
tory from MIR. Traves' own mouth. 1t
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