The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-08

tne llse members OF the last i.e5isla.
ture hUlnred by his constituency
with IN election to the present.
II | have a clear comprehension of
the meaning Of the word magnetism,
as applied 10 individual character, or
can fairly describe MIR. Fulkerson as
being possessed of considerable mag
netic power, that is to say Of that
peculiar faculty of drawing another
toward you by a sort Of animal mag.
netism.
Wayne has no cause to be asham-
ed of her representation. Her best
interests will never be neglected 50
long as the Hon. Albert c. Fulkerson
represents her in the West Virginia
Legislature.
HON. cHAs. W. sEABRIGHT.
II is time, as Polonius asserted to
his son Laertes, that "the apparel oft
proclaims the man." AS corollary,
q mans tailor has much TO do with
fixing his status in the world at large.
But potential as is the influence
the tailor thus exerts over the APP
pearance, character and public stand
ing of mankind in general, it is still
a rarity to find q disciple of the
goose and the shears" himself, occu.
pying q prominent position in pub
lie life.
This rarity we have in the West
Virginia Legislature, in the person
of the Hon. Chas. W. seabright, one
of the four delegates from the wealthy
and populous county of Ohio.
To describe him. is utterly-too
utterly impossible. His Characters
tics, all equally striking, are too nu.
merous and diversified to admit Of
faithful delineation.
Bubbling with animal spirits,
sounding, as it were, with joyial
laughter, he furnishes more healthy
amusement to the House than any
other member. A native Of Germany,
he possesses more Gallo than Teu-
tonic traits of character. Impressi.
BILE, polite and laxative, nervous
in his temperament and sanguine
and mercurial in disposition, were it
not for his "von Dutchy pelly" and
distinguishable tadcrland accent, no
one would ever take him to be a ma.
tive Of the land of Bismarck.
Sensible, with strong practical
ideas of men and things, and with
first class business qualifications, he
makes good and useful representa-
tive. His life must be regarded as Il
success. From a poor German lad,
bravely seeking his fortune in the
new Western World, he has arisen
to a merchant tailor of wealth, en-.
joying the esteem and business con.
hdence of his fellow citizens.
He shows a reluctance to address
The House, but, when addressing it,
is free from all pretentions of oratory.
His very frankness, at times, in ac-
knowledging his parliamentary de.
iciencies, tends TO throw over them
the mantle Of oblivion.
With generous and impulsive
nature, he enjoys great popularity
among his brother members.
AS l closed my last communication
with a sketch of the Clerk of the
House, it seems to me not improper
to conclude the present one, made
briefer by the want Of time and press
of business, with photograph of
MAJOR HARRISON CAIN, SERGEANT AT
ARMS.
The Office of Sergeant-at-Arms is
not post Of dignitied leisure. On
the other hand it involves duties Of
dclicacy and grave responsibility.
All the members and officers of the
House draw their per diem, by vir.
tue Of warrants issued 10 them by
the Sergeant. This officer also has
control over the pages and is the Gus,
todian Of the order of the House.
Hence, it will be seen, that the Office
requires man of integrity, discre-
ton and executive abilities of high
order.
All these requirements are en-
inently possessed by the present in
cumbent, Major Harrison Cain, Of
Gilmer county.
A farmer, plain and unassuming
in his peneral HEARING. n oantlamon