Arizona silver belt., 1881-01-29
A Pen Picture or I've.


 Among the men at Prescott whose
 names figure prominently in tbe newspa-
 pers, and wbo are the recipients Of more
 or less polite CT impolisc attention from
 he gentlemen of tbe black art, sgauds
 in the front rank, original of this portrait.
 He is a little lame in tbe left leg, and the
 cause of it was a stray bullet shot from
 rebel rife af Petersburg. Heaands about
 i've feet eight or nine inches high, square
 shouldered, compactly built, not an ounce
 5f supeyfiuous flesh, small feet, strong,
 Anguiar hands. head well set upon his
 shoulders and covered by mass of straight
 black hair. with scarcely tinge of gray
 in t. though its owner has passed tbe for
 lieth mile stone on the road to the other
 land; forehead broad and high, and with
 one litgle perpendicular wrinkle above the .nosei nose straight, with well curved nos
 trils; eyes hazel, searching and earnest in
 their expression. and well guarded by
 heavy eyebrows. Little of his face ia seen-it is covered by a full black beard of some length-but enough is visible to show that she owner is man of strong
 will, and possibly. strong passions. It is q face full of character and individuality. A single glance at him and you would as once declare that John J. Cooper, whose portrait have drawn, loves his friends, and-welI. don't like bis enemies. He has been Secretary of the Territory a Iit- lie over three years. and has beea & good ones performing his duties conscientious U. He is courteous. genial, kind and holds a high position in the esteem of tbe Eleventh Legislature He is great lover of horses and cattle. and qaite recently imported a magnificent ban at coasldera- bic cost He is thoroughly Arizonan In feeling, and takes great interest in mat ters pertaining to the TsEEisory's welfare
 Let us go in the - House if you please, for few minutes. Ne Win sit 0utsirie lhe railing among the great unwaaheds ? Away up in the right hand corner of the room, and to the leis of Speaker sits a man whose slightly rounded shoulders give token-noi an nnEailing one, always oi a student He rises to speak to the question before the Hosse7 He is slow, deliberate and digni6ed He rises, and think he is never going to stop Eis- ing, tin six feet swo inehes of humanity straighteus itself 9si, and tirn, slightly sonorous voice says Mr. Speaker 8lr- Speaker says, sME Haynes of Pima ? Everybody looks at him and they see tall, rouadshouldeFed, thin, man, neatly clad in black. He takes of his boued spectacies. looks quietly over tbe Assem- bled Siolons, and we zee that be has a pair of blgish gray eyes set a little too close forehead loH and receding; a head. bald on top, but fringed with fine brown hair. full brown musiaehe such as used lo dream of when boy aad have not realized yet; a shapely nose, prominens ears, and round face. He Is 3 good parliamentarian. and frequently by 3 nod or look faznlshes Che cue 10 the Speaker He is the logical man of the House. He is never at a loss for words, speaks distinctly and well, though at lines, like all lawyers. he resorts to spe- sial pleading sud sophistry. He has none 0f the tricks Of orafory, but is neverthe- less aA effective speaker. He neger loses sight of bis subject. Socially, be is pleasant gentlemen, with lhe happy facul- y of adapting himself to circumstances md the company he meets and is fulle= 'f anecdotes, which he tells well-than my man l ever knew, altogether, Pima County has done itself credit by sending 's one of it's Eepresensasives so courtly a gentleman and ahle man as Judge Haynes R.