Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-23
..OUR NJ

A descriptive Eurekan, now at the
State Capital, sends US the following
pen pictures of our Legislative Repre-
sentatiyes:
There is no study in the world more
interesting than that of the human
face. That portion of our anatomy is
supposed to be the mirror from which
we obtain impressions of the soul with
in. But it is rarely true, for its changes
and phases are Is numerous as are
the drifting sands of the desert sea
shore; and those we have met every
day for years, and imagine we know
every shade of expression, each ton
Of the voice and the different emotions
they represent, often astonish us by
complete and unexpected changes
when the strings are touched by some
great sorrow, or the windows of the
soul open to some sweet joy. Such
are the everyday faces N meets, and
if they are hard to understand, how
much more difficult is it to read the
features of the scheming, plotting, am
bilious politician? We don't mean to
say that this exactly suits our MEM
bers at present representing us at the
sandy and avaricious Carson. Far
from that, for in many respects we
must consider ourselves fortunate in
being represented by gentlemen of
ability and integrity. But who in the
wide world can see by looking into the
handsome face of Senator - what is
revolving in his mind? While clasp
ing your hand in his warm grasp and
extending his CHEEKY sa!utation, you
know not what visions of future pollt
ical honors are fitting through his
mind. While smiling, and in an in
different manner he rises to make
some motion, you would never guess
that upon it really hangs the fate of
some measure dear to him and impor-
liant 10 his constituents; but in a little
speech of five minutes, spoken slowly
and softly, he is marshaling his hosts
and arranging in order the parliament
tary points which in the hard fight be-
fore him will win the day. Or who
can tell, when, in a quick and
manner, he jumps to his feet and in
loud and angry tones denounces some
measure, whether it be a ''blutf' or a
just indignation. Take, again, his
colleague, Senator -, who rarely
fails to have a word in the discussion
of every measure hat ome
before the body Of which he
is an honorable member. HIS
face is bold and comedy, and to the
observant more easily read than that
of his colleague. You know from the
flash OF his eyes and the dilating of his
nostrils that he is a~roused-as you tell
by the swelling OF the toad that his
toadship is on the war.path; but on
the street, who can tell whether he is
puzzled about some knotty question
referred to his committee or carrying
home some pleasant intelligence to his
pretty and estimable wife? Then,
there is the tall, ungainly, but pleas
ant and affable AsseInblyman -, al.
ways foremost in fighting for every
measure he deems right; and who is
there who can read his face? On all
matters of business or State one might
as we'll try to decipher the hier0glyph-
les on al Egyptian tomb, or. write The
Lords Prayer on a corkscrew. Again,
we meet the small and sprightly -,
who, while saying little, looks wise
and works with all the energy and
ability his constituents give him credit
for. Next we see the grave and sedate
-, crowned with the whitened hon
ors of age-each gray hair standing
out a bold sentinel on the rampafts OF
a fortress, yet impregnable against the
bombardment OF u half century of
years; and last, but not least, by any
means, the gay and festive =, a face
which though not a difficult as An
ordinary grammatical problem, yet
can not be said to be quite as plain as
the alphabet. One can always toll
when "our members " are in quest Of
pleasure, or in the morning tell how
early they retired the night before, and
well, sour members suit the writer
pretty we'll, and Eureka county has at
least nothing to blush for in their rep