The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
AN OPEN LETTER.
PEN PICTURES or PROMINENT PERSON
AGBS II wAsHTNGTON.
Correspondence Danbury News. !

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other hot day, This sort Of weather Ii
all moonsbine; sunthing must be done,
and then mopped his face, Gen. O'Birne
81 the Herald, spoke up like the man he
is, and said, 1.-The Probabilities are tina,
there'll be no change" This made us
90 weak that we had to send down 10
the lobby for the Senatorial lemonade.
Jean Jimmy" Williams, Democratic
nominee for the Governorship OF In
diana, is Chairman OF the House
Committee on Contingent Expenses,
partment. His method OF making lem
onade Is original. He gets a pail Of
water and looks upon its smooth and
placid surface, and the thing Is done.
But IL requires 80 much sugar to coun-
teract his reflection on the water, that
Holman thinks that lemons squeezed by
Pacific railroad lobby pressure would
be cheaper.
The most courtly man on the news
paper press, is Gen. James O'Birne OF
the Herald bureau. Whenever anybody
representing the crowned heads OF Eu..
rope is to be dealt with, or encountered
in an interview, the General IL tho only
man that can do 1t in French, italian.
German or Greek. And even II he
couldn't speak the language Of his in
teryiewer, he would, as has often
been the case, be perfectly under
stood by his marked manner. You
know we frequntly understand man
by his manner. There's no use explain
Ing that. No one here Is more popular
than the General, and, thunder and
lightning, can't he read a mani He
knows them all. just notice how he
dent lifts his hat to him, and he simply
says, "Ah, Mr.. President" Senator
Conkling passes him with gracious bow
and Good morning General" and
CoDkl ie ;" 10 Senator Merrimsn ii Is.
"Your most obedient." To Senator Ed
munds he says, Fine morning, SEN
ator," to which the Senator responds,
1T Is" Whenever Senator Burnside
and the General meet they stop walk
ing, commence talking over their grip
ped hands and the fortunes OF the Re.
public. When they part two graceful
military statues wave through the air.
He Is the only inspiration that ever
saw light up Senator Sherman's dry,
grave face with smile. Upon meeting
me the General lays his hands on my
shoulder, and says, Flows the Dan
bury getting on?" then he locke me in
the eye. The last time he asked me
that question / answered him firm.
'The Danbury NeDcs is the only paper
In the world that has q circulation larger
than the place In which 1t Is printed"
He said, That's so, amt it?" As
a news gatherer the General has
luck and shrewdness in the finest sense.
He does this work like n professional
gentleman. He never stumbles on a
sensation. He walks right up to it., &C
quires possession, puts 1t in his pocket,
buttons the well cut coat, steps off pro-
fuse with thanks and above suspicion.
That's the kind OF man to have around
a well conducted journal. Nature has
been an intimate and really good friend
to him. He has fine presence, a clean
complexion, clear gray eyes, cheek,
chin, mouth, nerve, composure, VIII,
humor, humanity, wit, appreciation,
aud a level head, and ali Its attributes.
It's astonishing what different sorts OF
people there are. Why, the first Con-
gresham ] met after leaving O'Birne,
In so mean that his shadow follows him
with hesitation, and rejoices in dark,
pitchy nights when it don't have to keep
his company!
In q recent interview, John s. Ford,
the veteran manager OF theatres in this
city and Baltimore, expressed his optn-
ion that May Anderson was the coming
actress. / met Miss Anderson short
siderable reliance on Ford's prediction.
Before / had talked with her ten min
utes / became impressed with Der
splendid personal adaptabilities to the
stage. To look at her casually you
would say that her beauty Is OF that
fierce, imperions order which makes
man gasp at the matrimonial idea; but
closer, calmer observation shows mel
low softness In her eyes that fairly flow
with the gentler attributes OF woman
hood. Her features have my ideal of a
truly histrionic cast. The contour OF
her face show high natural characters
cultivation OF all the finer senses. No
villain or coward could look her in the
eve, yet 1t is mildness itself set In a
soft, gray color In fine contrast
with the face. She has self
reliance, repose and great reserve
power almost without limit. Although
/ have not seen her upon the stage, /
should say she would be at first little
awkward and angular rather than timid.
She is but the outgrowth OF very high
degree OF consciousness and independ-
ence and requires only suggestion to
remedy It. She is but nineteen years Of
health had been her constant compan-
ion. Her mother, who was with her
and to whom she bears striking re-
semblance, is a lady OF fine preserva-
ton and judicious motherly instincts.
Miss Anderson has taken only few
lessons of George Vandenhoof, and in
her conceptions of dramatic characters
bears no trace OF coaching. She shows
wide disregard for many Of the &C
cepted interpretations, and supplants
these by an originality that will be
very refreshing, and which is devoid Of
much OF the staginess which often blurs
"the mirror held up to nature" There |
is little doubt Of great future before
Miss Anderson.
Since was born don't believe ever |
saw colored funeral ''heahabouts"
without brass band being attached to
it. The colored troops fought nobly, |
and attend funerals with the same emf
nent degree OF enthusiasm. Every
grown colored person that dies "be-
longs" 10 a ''siety." They join it for
that purpose. 1t is fatal, and yet those
"sieties," as sweetly-scented masses,
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