New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-04

CO. SVS cveT most good natred, pleasant freshman,
with shining and twnkling V sag Known An iitera
ture hut not We talked about l:ueIe,i' & 40
EDeIanS. and She mentioned that Miss Martneau had
gwen him "a lock OF hair; IL was ho' ne' Wv" ' ~
After our return Mrs. - told us that Miss Jewshury
had written, among other things three nS'Ur pes 'I o
cultivate our y To at she e Te now U e
poyed in some literary undertaking of Lady Morgans'
who the age OF ninety, is stu cirGuatlhg IN
and is brisk in faculties as ever should ke 10 see
her advshp thati should not he sorry 10 see her or
dstin guished people are 50 mueh or par "h az ee
socially that would be foolish to be ovepoyed al see
ing AM body whOmsoever. 1900. .,,
Leaving the llustrous Jenny Lind, suspect that
was my the greatest lion Of the evening; Tor gOoI
many persons sought the felicity OF knowing me, anu
had little or nothing to say when fhat nGngT SmI o
and imannered in people to ask for an introduction UNI
less they are prepared TO make TAX ~ d o COM
PEELED. the spur Of the moment, 10 convert cohN
able substance out Of thin air. perhaps for the twentieth
l did not hear sad-One relnelnperdnl. NoIu . ~ '
agreeable one Ind season ices aud ioes handed
about; and some ladies ana gentlemen - az
pcrhaps-were kind enough to sing songs and play On
went on with whatever conversation they haa III
hand. Then came supper; but there were 80 many many
people go into the supperroOm that we could nor an
crowd thither together and, coming late got nothg
but spongecake and glass OF chanpagne, neither
Of which care for After supper Ny Lover sam SGh h
humorous effect to which the comicalty of his face con
trbuted almost much a. his voice ana words Inc
Mayor looked a
hardfeatured jew enough, was the most picturesque
person there.
The following odd incident is recorded of a visit
to the camp at Aldershott:
The regmental band played during dinner, and the
LeutenantColonel apooszed to me Tor Us moi p!inS
Hail Columbia" the tune not coming within their mus
zeal accomplishments II was no great matter however
for | should have distinguished il from any other
tune but do what honor was possible IN the way
gro melodies aud was entirely satisfied itisreally fun
ny that the "woodnOtes wild" of those poor black slaves
should have been played in foreign land as an honor
able compliment to one Of their white countrymen.
Passing over the descriptions of scenery and noted
buildings and the miscellaneous sketches of travel,
we purpose to select for our readers few pictures
of celebrated persons. As they were not drawn for
the public eye, they give us a much more free and
literal description of personal characteristics than
we often find in print; and though Mrs. Hawthorne
has judged it decOrous and then to vail the iden
tity of the subject by the substitution of initials for
full Names il requires ingenuity to penetrate the
thin disguise Mr.. Buchanan for instance, is al
luded to as Our ambassador, Mr.. - and here is
his picture:
like Mr.. -. He cannot exactly he called gentle
manly in his manners, there being sort of rusucity
about him: moreover he has q habit az squirting
eve and awkward carriage Of his head; hut, withal
a dignity IN his large person, and CONSCIOUSNESS OF gh
position and Importance which gives him aud free
dom. Very simple and frank in his address, he may be
crafty other dpomatit said to be; but see only
aud genial enough 70 make himself conversable He
talked himself ana Of other pubic people,
/ and OF American ana EnsllSh affairs. he returns to
America he says next October and then rtres forever
from public life being GA years OF age and having
no desire except to write memoirs OF his nes and es,
peciay of the administration of MI Polk. suggested
and ne imnedtey responded to nv hint AS regards his
prospects Presidency. He said that his mind
and that he had expressed this decision 10 his friends in
such way t. put it out of his power 10 change
it, ACKNOWLEDGED that he should have been glad of
the for the Presidency 1882, but that it
too late, and that he too od-n short, he
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though, really he is the only Democrat At this moment
whom would not be absurd TO talk of for the office.
As he talked, lis face flushed, and seemed fee in
wardy excited doubtless, II was the high vision OF half
his lifetime which he here renqushed Icannot aIes
insist upon having him for President, he is too good
patriot 10 refuse. wonder whether he have had
any object in saying ali this to me He might see that it
would be perfectly natural for me to tel it to Gen
subtloJ, "ivio thro io lion honest aspect.
Buchanans successor Mr.. Dallas, is less fayorably
judged:
March 15h-Mr. -, orr new Enbassador, arrived on
Thursday afternoon 10y the Atlantic and called al the
Adelphi Hotel, after dinner, to pay him my respects
found him and bis family az supper ~ lhey
sador + Venerable old gentleman, with null head Of
nerfectv white hair looking not unlike Oldashioned
wig and this, together with his coiaress white neck
cloth and his brown coat; cave him precisely such an
aspect would expect in respectable person OF
plc-re evolutionary days. There was formal simplicity
too IN his manners that might have belonged 70 the same
era. He must have been very handsome man IN ms
tall not OvCrburened with flesh Of benign and agreeable
no very arge Impressed me as sharp and cold He did
not at an stamp himself upon me as man of much intel
lectua or characteristic vigor found 10 such matter
ia his conversation, nor did feel 1t in the deinable
way by which strength always makes iiselt acknOWl-
edged. B though somehow, plain and uucOuth, yet
indicates himself as large man 81 the world able, eX-
pcrienced hit 20 handle difficult circumstance OF lfe
digifed. too and able 10 hold his own any society. Mr.
- has a kind Of venerable dignity; but yet If person
could 80 little respect himself a, to insult NM should
say that there innate force III Mr. - To prevent
it. very strange that he should have 50 eonsidera
ton. There must bc something shrewd and sly under
his apparent simplicity narrow cold. selfish, perhaps.
fancicd these tngs in hi, eyes He has risen in life
by the lack of TOO powerful qualities and by certain
tact, which enables nm 10 take aHNahtast "i circunl-
olectonableness Just 1T the proper time. suppose ne
must he pronounced hlmhng YET almost or quite an
innocent Yet lac is queer representative to he
sent from brdwlng and buistcIous America at such
critical period 1t viii be funny i England sends nm
back again, on hearing the news OF 5 dismissal. Mr.
man in his own family, lie has brought his with
him. Secretary OF Legaiion-a small young man, with
called again the next morning and introduced Mrs.
Who believe a'compaeG the adGs about town town
me- for in spite OF IT, there Wa, sort OF sefcOnscious
ness if he were being looked ats If he were having
his portrait taken
OF Douglas Jerrold, whom Hawthorne met at a
dinner at the Reform Club, we have a very interest
ing account:
He vas a very short man, hut with breadth enough,
and back excessively bcnt-bOwed almost 10 defOruty
very hair and face and expression of remarkable
hriskfcss and intelligence His profile out pretty
boldly, ana tlldt Indicates,
believe vOuby of speech. did he fail TO talk from
the instant of his appearance; aud IN the tone of his
voice and ia his glance, and in the whole there
something Iacy-a flavor of the humOiSt. His step
that Of aged and he put his stick down very de
cdcdly at every oOtfal though he afterwaTd told
he was only hfy-two he need not yet have been i'll
firm.
wish I had any faculty whatever of remembering
what people but though appiC cate anything good
al the moment, il stays in my memory; nor do
think in fact that anything definite, rounded pointed
sepaiabe. and transferable from the general lump Of
conversation said by anybody. rccolcct that they
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