National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-26
BRIC-A-BRAC.
Something About Senators, Women, Mag
azines, and Things.

One can imagine the smile that will illume the
face of the dignifed Senator from Michigan, the
hearty laugh of the jovial, good-natured Senator
from Wisconsin, and the contemptuous look of the
courtly Senator from South Carolina when they
read the following atrocious pun on senatorial
names, perpetrated by stupid fellow in the gal
lery the other day:
"If(S) Char0a will Ferry us across the Styx, we
will Call the Butler or the GrO0me to weave US a
Garland for our Te Teller tell our Carpenter to
build us a HhNe or BroWR house on the Hill TO pro-
tect us from the Hoarfrost of this inclement sea-
SON."
1t is claimed that love is great beautifer; that
when the little god takes up his abode with lis
there is such roseate hue cast over US and every
thing in which we come in contact that those
things which were formerly unattractive and COM
monplaee become positively beautiful Now we
would not for one moment intimate that the Sena-
tor from Indiana was ever plain or commonplace.
With his intellectual face, commanding form, and
dignifed bearing, how could he be plain? But
since he has appeared in the character of bride
groom of the Senate there is a radiant face, new
light in the eye, and happy men not before OBJ
servable and when added to his other attractions,
make him one of the handsomest men upon the
floor of the Senate.
Why will persons go to public places and carry
on conversation in such loud tones as not only to
disturb all around them, but also make themselves
appear ridiculous? Can anything be more annoy
ing than when endeavoring to catch every word
of u spirited debate between two distinguished
Senators to have the very best part of it lost by
young lady announcing to her lover that she is
very fond of chicken and turkey, but never eats
duck?"
A person remarked not long since in our pres
ence that idiot was the synonym for woman"
Every sensible man is left to decide for himself as
to the truth or faisity of the assertion.
A few cases in our minds eye will prove it is
false. There is George Eliot, who possessed such
q strong intellect and wrote such powerful books
that it was claimed for long time they were writ
ten by man; Margaret Fuller, who was so
learned and so wise as not only to be the COM
panion and peer of the most intellectual men of
the most intellectual city of this country, but
also so agreeable that when she visited family
all work was laid aside and all amusements were
suspended, that the members might enjoy every
opportunity of listening to her brilliant and in
structive conversation; Caroline Herschel, who
was not only her brothers valuable assistant in
astronomical observations, but frequently per-
formed long and complicated calculations involved
in the observations and it is sad discovered alone
eight comets; Harriet Martineau, who was great
traveller and writer, and received prizes from the
British and Foreign Unitarian Society for three
books; and Mrs. Browning, whose beautiful poems
are familiar to every one, and who holds the first
place among female poets.
Beaconsfeld, it is said ascribes all his greatness
to woman; and Socrates, in spite fthe unamiable
disposition of Xantippe, his wife, wrote, Woman
once made equal to man, beeoneth his superior"
thousand examples might be cited showing
woman's capability and her warmth, but it is I'M
necessary. The individual who made the asser-
ton aforesaid should be exposed for a short time
to fire the of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's legal and
Susan B. Anthony's strong minded arguments, and
to have no available defense but the proof of his
assertion.