The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-26

,nrshsn< Back and forth along the plat
form he walked. never standing sfsH TOT
second. exceps when he paused 70 stamp
his rrestr issxse foot on the PLATFORM 20
emphasize some striking statement ms
vcs~e Is ss clear and a. sireless - ougie-
cal. ara though he spoke nearly txo noass
Il never broke or falsered once With Tue
rirxs few seSten,es be warmed up 1t once.
ard .ss.yirr his Whole speech he Was rest
less bundle o. nervous activity !.
t;ere-sl Malone eosasi be singled out OF
! crowd al thousands at . glance so one
who has eve- seen hia once can ever ios-
ret him. sumner aad winter his dress Is
the sxme-save. Of coarse. for the overcoSs-
Coat and trousers are black or OF osns -
deep as to be nearly black. and he elsngs
aIxays 10 Eght-colored waistcoaf- k.arh
garment Is unique in its way The tFou.
.e-s are study. They are gathered ana
pleated as the waist into hundred ioids'
ike \ xoman's skirt. Down TO me
kree Their are loose and hsggy. bat at sae
ankle tnev spring lightly. and then me
straight down 70 the instep. where they
eiuSter neatly. so as to show OF TO best
advantage. his dainty little foot NO
woman in America has pretsier foot. and
fes men can compare with him. He in
variabsv wears . Low Oxford tie and black
silk stockings. and no society belle ever
Paid more attention 10 the fit of her glove
than does General Malone To the choice
and make Of his shoes. They are, al
course. made TO order, though he could
readily wear No. o. woman's gaiter.
His waistcoa, is generally of Light sal
mon color. II is always worn loose. only
the lowest button ever being fastened. He
clings to the old-fsshioned gilt buttons,
which are polished like gold. The open
waistcoat displays his shirt, beautifully
embroidered and ruffied He abhors the
idea of separate collars and cuffs, and
wears instead linen frill at his threat and
wrists. each of which is fastened by mag
nificsnt solitaire diamond. His frock coat
fits as though il were nodded TO his share,
In word he is . picture. He
seems TO you that he is really some
figure from the seventeenth century court
scene, suddenly come to life. and who has
perforce. adapted himself. to some degree.
to the hideous, unbeautisul garb of 1850.
And yet the dainty little bit of humanity
was one of the fercest fighters of the re-
bellion. and he Is today admired by his
as the closest friend and confldant of
Robert f.. Lee.
He is good speaker. though not anus
ing. He seems to be too proud even TO
stoop to joke; bu. he is entertaining, aud
always interesting. Indeed. man needs
to be good speaker To succeed in Virginia
campaigns, for the virginians are keen
critics. They never seem to tire of listen
ing.
There were some half dozen speakers at
the two meetings that day. and every one
OF them kept in continual sprint along the
platform. Indeed, this pedestrianism
seems to be an essential feature of Virginia
oratory. a. the Richmond and the Nor
folk conventions there were at least 100
speakers in the aggregate let loose on the
audience. and every man walked. 1t is
common TO every sort. from Colonel Lamb,
OF Norfolk. who unques;ionably is the
finest orator in all Virginia. to the humblest
colored speaker from the Black Belt. Even
Senator Daniel, who entered the town
house on his crutch, cast it aside when he
spoke. and he. too. paced back and forth in
a steady endless tramp