New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-08-23


"A passing wrong would redden to hate;
you'd was5 en- at.
Where constancy might darken. curse, e.
Fair fall the sunny power Of happy change,
Let times soft magic wear away the wrath
And patience do her perfect work ct last,
And hope SOW laughing blossoms on the path
TIL al that lives and moves in nfe'. wide
Nay bless the sweet vicissitudes Of change.
CELEBRITIES IN CONGRESS.
Prof. John H. Woods in his articles
under the above caption in the Round
Table, Springfield, ILL.,, says:
Stephens, who had como into Congress
in 184S. He looked more like q school
boy than statesman, when in his seat,
but standing, was of medium height,
: yet very thin and slight. One would
take him to weigh not more than nine.
~ pounds, without his watch and chain,
which were unusually massive, and APP
paaently worn to make weight. He
wore his hair over his brow, and there
was hectic flush upon his cheek that
made his friends think he could not last
long. Yet hestill lives. He was . very
unaffected man, and from his looks, lit
tie or nothing would be expected of
him. Yet when he rose to speak, the
hnbhub Of the House, generally inces-
SAINT, at once subsidized, and perfect quiet
prevailed. His voice, penetrating, yet
not dissonant or disagreeable, seemed
to fill the hall, which 1t that time was
the old House, badly arranged for
speaking and hearing. He was mas
ter Of parliamentary tactics, had thor
ough knowledge Of the rules. and soon
became the leader Of his party. His
style charmed by its clearness and force,
and while others in debate lost their
temper, and thereby weakened their
cause, he was never in . bad humor.
On his way to Washington at one
time, he had for travelling companion
D. II. Lewis, . very colossus in COM
parison, weighing 400 pounds, and re-
quiring for his seat in the House spec
tally constructed chair of double size to
accommodate his immense corporosity.
The twain stopped day or two at
Charleston, and Stephens dropped in 1t
tail0r's to order q suit Of clothes.
After selecting the material and. being
measured, he inquired the price. Zone
hundred dollars, SIR" said the tailor,
sis our regular price,"
Eyes, but you see how small am,
and of course you will not charge me as
much as . larger man."
':No difference, sir; our price is tho
same, big or little, for mems suits, no
matter what siZe,"
.'Ah, indeed said Stephens, II see.
Then you will make . suit for me, and
one for friend of minefo for 800 each?''
Eyes, certainly, bring your friend
around, and let Us take his measure"
replied the brisk shearsman.
Stephens returned to the hotel, and
said, Lewis, I'm going to make you =
present of . suit Of clothes. Come
along to my tailor's."
When the couple entered the shop
us this your friendp'' exclaimed tho
tailor, in CONSERVATION, as he surveyed
Lewis huge. bulk. "Why, it's worth
$500 to make him . suitv' But Steph-
ems held him to his promise.
just after Pierce's administration
came in, one Of our merchant steamers,
the Black Warrior, was fired upon in
the port OF Havana, by Spanish authori-
ties. Great excitement prevailed and
much irritation throughout the country,
and MIR, Pierce sent an immediate de-
mand to Spain to apologize. The Of
ficer sent was Col. afterwards Gen.)
Sumner, who travelled post, reached
Spain, had an audience with the Coun-
Gil, delivered his message, and received
IN answer. Returning, he found HIM
self in Paris with two or three days to
spare. He called on the American min
lister, and told him he wanted to see the
Emperor and Empress. Every well,''
said that official, II will present you.
but not in that rig. Haven't you any
other clothes?'' Sumner had on his
travelling suit, dusty and stained, and
the regulation army cap, then the style.
mo sir, these are all 1 have. Plenty
good enough for anybody. I'll get
"Well. perhaps you can make them look
passable, but that horrible cap will
never do. You must get hat '.This
cap, sir, is the cap Of your country, the
uniform of our glorious Union. I
should like to know why it won't do.
Are you ashamed of. your country's in
signiap' Finally, after much parley-
ing, and good deal Of securing up, the
Colonel was made presentable. Then
the Minister thought it proper to give
him little advice as to his conduct in
the presence of royalty '.Now you un-
derstand,' said he, ''this Spanish busi-
ness that brought you over must be kept
q profound secret. The Empress Eu-
genie, as you know, is Spaniard, and
loves her country devotedly, ANY allu-
sion to this matter will be highly offen-
sive." lob, bless you, I'm an old dip
lomat. understand all about the pro
prieties.' ''Well, now remember. Don't
give the slightest hint of your visit to
Spain or its object ''Pshaw! know.
I won't blow. know how to hold my
tongue So he went to the Tuileries,
and stood in the long row of those to be
presented. And the Emperor passed
down the line, and the American Min
lister announced the names Of the sew
eral visitors, and the Emperor exchanged
. word with each. And then came the
lovely Eugene, quite intoxicating our,
Colonel with her unsurpassed beauty.
And when he was presented, she smiled,
and said, II hope we shall have your
company for many months. . mo,
ma am, only one dayr Indeed! why,
our Paris has too many attractions to
be thus quickly forsaken.'' Cant
help it, madam Big place, I know.
Sorry ! can't stay" why such haste,
prayr" why, you see I've been down
to Spain on very important business,
this Black Warrior affair, you know,
and I must hurry back home. = In
stantly Eugenie's whole manner