Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-28
Cupid in Politics.
New lOrx Sun. J

New YORK. SUM-
Love for Scmiramis lost Minus
his head and changed the dcstinlrs
Of AssNrla; an elopemcnt caused
the downfall ot Troy; the beautiful
eyes of Biiscis cos, Greece thou.
sands OF lives and heaps of treas.
I ure: Cleopatra's surprising lowell.
ness sent Antony 20 his death and
wrapped Octa>ius in imperial pur.
Pile; Judith's marvellous beauty be.
headed HufutcrncS aud gave new
king to Cappadocia; the glowing
wife oi Caudaulcs spurred GNgts
10 the throne Of LNdla: King Hen
rvs passion Tor Anne Boleyu broke
the power of the Catholic church
in England: Mrs. Eaton's charms
upset Gen. Jackson's cabinet, and
the coqnetfics oi a SdptIhifc-cicd
beauty at the Chicago convention
possibly saved the American re
public.
She occupied a front seat in the
gallery Ia the right Of the platform.
She was plump, exceedingly pretty
and dressed in the most cSQui>i,r
taste. iicf eyes were of crruican
blue, her hair the color of the finest
Guinea gold, her nuSr and no>'!,.>
drllcateiN chi>cld, her rou'li ;.p,.
and small and hrI cump.rAluu pl,lo
roses and cream. runlh not ii ]
would interpret the laugua &c of
he! eyes aud fan. She had no alirc
tation. Her coquetficS were haihr-
al. They were the odor of the rose
itself, and not simple puIium"i\.
Like scores of other ladies. she had
apparently visited the convention
to see the physical aud intellectual
/ Apollo who mai shaded the forces vt
imperialism. l!ry eyes hedmcd rs
she SAW him moving down the
aisle with naughty bearing and
stately stride. They were chances
OF curiosity Hinged with admiration,
! but curiosity quickly evaporated,
( and admiration alone remained.
J Each hour increased it's intensity.
/ At times it was yelled under "a
cloud Of caprices. Her eyes seem
/ ed to shadow her thoughts as clouds
are Swallowed in summer land.
scape. II the great man had been
a biologist aud the fair lady a vii.
ling subject. she could not have
/ watched his movements with more
constant attention.
Nor did | blame her. | had seen
Roscoe Conkling but twice. Yet,
shall frankly confess it, from the
! first instant | saw him | admired
/ the man. He bears the imprint Of
a lofty intellectually; he has pride
without arrogance; bis courtesy is
the essence OF suavity; he has re-
tiued manly beauty; lightning and
Italian skies play in his luminous
eyes, and he dresses in faultless
taste. He is meutal magician,
an intellectual Maidstone. He looks
as though he was born to command.
Admiration iuvuluutarlly follows
him. Yet amid all his outward and
innate virtues | tancied saw de.
feet. II is the sharply defined V
formed by that point of his nose.
1t detracts from his otherwise Dlym-
pia appearance. Ii suggests a
faint relationship to Pinto aud re.
calls the story of Proserpine. And
this sharply defined ' is mirrored
in his intellectually. George vii.
liam Curtis saw it at Syracuse.
Bat if defect, this V is a defect
that not one lady in million would
detect at first sight. The fair lady
in the gallery entirely overlooked IL.
The high pale brow, the toamIng
curls-more interesting from the
slight tinge of gray which has
gathered over them-the Venetian
beard aud mus,ache, the steel blue
eye, the small ear, the shapely
white hands, the arched neck. the
square, powerful shoulders and Ia
pering form-these were charming
~ blendid, aud made the physicque
of man that would attract the
observation of any critic.
Mr.. Cenkling fell, the sapphire
eyes as he swrpt down the aisle.