Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-22
PEN PICTURES.
A Glimpse at Some Of the Faces in
Our Picture Album Of the III.
Famed Nineteenth.
The TcOih-Piok Eater, the Anti Ststisii.
oiau, The Medical Encyclopedias,
The Blind.ligsr Fighter.
EN MAYOR FISHER.
Special.


G. Fisher is chiefly Known to fame as
an ex-mayor OF Galveston. An honor
which, II must be confessed, like Linn
burger cheese, Ia rather stale, but doee
well enough TO cling TO when II is the
only thing that stands between man .
and awful obscurlty. A grsceless con. I
siltuency refused 10 re-elect him last
year, but rs balm for his wounded !
feelings sent him to the legislature. |
where he is having all the fun that S. |
q day toefore the cut and per diem |
sfiMd. The gentleman Is most
energetic LEGISLATOR. He Is recorded
on all quehtions that do not require
standing vote, and he has actually
bten known to address he.house on
one occasion wnen the interests of
the Galveston Wharf company were in
jeopardy. As he destroys about two
hundred and fifty wooden toothpicks
day and revels In the luxury OF gold
rlm1neu spectacles, there is not
| shadow OF doubt that he Ii losing
sleep fix nights In the week over The
etudy of great political problems.
Mr.. DAVIS
Of Navarro Is one OF the gentlemen
who came down here chuck fun OF
Ideas of his own regarding the state
government, which are alleged to lean
in tne direction OF reform Besides,
he has been doing some "fggerin'"
since he arrived and IL il universally
conceded that he Is a living, walking
encyclopedia of mixed flgures. When
II comes TO questions involving that
branch OF science he would make a
doubls-barrelled, baek-actlon patent
calculator turn pale with fear AL
ready he has used up ten resms Of pa.
per and two gross of pencils of the
public stationery, and IL he don't LEI
let up soon, The only remnant left Of
the state government Ut the end
of the session will he Uncle
Frank Lubbock and porter or two.
tie did not ad mire thestyle Of statistics
prepared In the department by that
name, and Topped II Oh with as little
delicacy as Uncle Remus would handle
neighbours hen.roOst on - stormy
night. IL ever new census il taken
in Texas he ought to get the job, rs he
IL fully able TO make things loom in
their proper style In the final round
| iEl VI lUt ECluItss II NdUuO- nt kNiU
without damage to the sentlblltles OF
truth that Mr. Davis Is all orator, but
IL IL something to- his credit IN this
direction that be only talks about sew.
enty-fiye words minute.
UNCLE BEN WILLIAMS
IL given up by the critic, to be the ora.
tor of the houee. He possesses s.
melliiuouP basso-voice that fills the
chamber like the doors of an oper
sewer on " calm morning, When n,
| yells "Mistah Spcsk-ah" every body
sils down, and the gentleman from
| Fort Bend is Immediately recognized
His dictlon hardly conforms TO ID,
btandRrd authorities, but as logiclal
he would always take the gate none,
Ia n go-hs'yo please contest. Uncl,
Ben Is cold brunette, Is peri, c
picture of Mrs. Stoves Uncl'
Tom. and, according to hi
autobiography he has served two-third
OF his lie la slavery This Ia the thirC
Legislature in which he his eerved, anI
he takes TO politics just as naturally a
the average native. When the bill I,
prohibit the employment OF foreign
sailors beyond the ships tackle was up
he created sensation by fsvoring
In a speech fairly trimming over will
sense and sentiment, pathos and sim
. pie eloquence.
DIR. TATE.
, The gentleman from Smith is litLl
: man with very Large vocalistic pow
eis. In TACT he Is u small chunk G
dynamite that is liable go of at an,
| NrifinnI thu allRhtAaf
cation. When he talke, which h,
usually does to the full extremity q
the rules, he paws the air with his fee
, in style that 10 unique and entirel
original. He Is tweuiy.eight kara
economist, and Is very fond OF y bread
and water diet--for the states EN-
pioyes The doctor In extremely SYN
pathetic, however, and In dilating o.
the wrongs OF the poor lsbOrng mar
he has actually been compelled moI
than once to draw ais smelling
bottle. lie Ia an AL encyclopedia f.
the house on medical matters, and q
"a ways lies open ready for the pages I
n lie turned.
B. HON. MARSHALL TANBERsLEY
r. OF ii uston, is the Finnerty OF III
= house, except that his taiI-twistip
abilities are general and not confine
4. 10 the British lion He IL down 0
v the records as a representative Of III
4 Young Democracy, but he 10 neither
: freah young man or an innoceI
n abroad. This Is not his first legIsll
ii tive experience, for he was the u'en
~ Der from Harris as far back ~ the Se'
IN enteenth II is needless % say h
" achieved distinction even theu, bI
8. OF the ways and means It Is becomin
dangerous nowadays FOR a reporter
a. speak. Hehas the nerve to tack
4 anything from q house full I
n empty seats to the bind tiger. tn
to latter, he hiss already 0verpowered
= the gambling bill just passed, I
ne which ho lie the author. II Is not quit
a 20 severe as he wanted II, but II prOpe
ii liz enforced, no doubt. Mr. Tankersley
In resentment against the dealers Of II
pretty chips will be fully satlated.
d Is suspected that the problem be
III irving the hardest 70 solve just now
Mtf a man oofYld hmm lrOfu III