New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-09
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fTo answer tHe STtut .Nhih'"S ~ VIZ P''-'~
mind for full and accurate information con
corning DR.. William Everett, OF Quincy, Mass.
who has recently been elected to Congress ana
: ovpe,td to create something OF sensation
,,bon that body comes together, 1.-The New
York Times, publishes Quincy letter which
-ot, for,b his mental and moral characteristics
with an amplitude of detail that will 90 far
toward sating the prevailing hunger. The
Doctor is n pedestrian. and tho correspondent
vo< lucLy enough to catch him on foot and moi
on the ny. His "spare but sincwy frame
y,s "pegcing out milo upon mile OF space on
Oupcy's roads" Without stopping to describe
his pait or rate of speed, neither of which mat
,ers much the corres poEdent p,un2es, as INC
Doctor would say, in medlas res hu'
where is his mind?' says he Ard that h'
after all. the important quest on" Where IS
his miud?, VI re easily asked than answered.
apparently. The correspondent Is not sure
,bout il. "Perchance" he says, cit has been
rroioctcd 10 the fair land Of Greece, and is now
with Demosthcnes as he rchelrsos his mar
vcll,us olatons on the pebbly beach, Ihat
il only q "perchancc" however. Mayhap 1t
is ara,vzing a passage from Thmyddes or con-
templating the rcicious and graceful inter
minrling of the Dcric and Ionic dialects IN
Uomer's matchcss epic" Having still one
moro coupon for another "gucss" ne says :;
" \can il NAV have jumped to the Roman
forum I, rcvcl fer an hour in the t.ansccndcEt
clooucncc f Ciceros scathng arIaignmeht OF
Catilinc or to frolic with llora:lus Flaccus III
the purlicns Of Bjhcmian>m.' Ii may be, but
VIC think mt. We d'aw the line at the p''r-
lieus DR.. William Everett would not frolic
nor let his mind frolic in the purlicus even with
IIora.us Faccu.. II is an unblidlcd fancy.
LET him "roam with old Romulu>, soak with
I'D Socrates. rip with cd EuipidcS and cant
with old Cantharidc.,' but paliah the thought
that he would ever fiolic with old Flaccus III
the purllcus. -.
To add 10 the uncertainty about the locality
e the Doctor, mind the correspondent gives
rs f. understand that it is quite liable te be
sLippinC round in the realm q speculative
,hlo,ophy or the domain Of theology. " HIS
active mental equipment" he says rs hot
satisfied 10 subsist alone upon steady dict Of
the pn,fanc in poetry ana prose- Ihis may
be. but the Odds are about the capital stock OF
tn, Wc,t End Land Comrany to )r. EvSe't
walking stick that if he ever gets to taking
roi;,ical economy. fn1nce, tariff or Civil Ser
,.iro reform to his fellow Democrats on the
0oor e the IIouse hi, mental equipment VIII
have I, sub.st upon steady diet OF the pro-
fame in poetry. prose, blank verse, tragedy
comedy Irish. Dutch, plantation patois, la
uaiian. K1raka and Tammany English
whether he is satisfied with it or not. we
mcrc,y mention thi, to put the Doctor on his
guard. If he has any idea of doing the Demos
| themes on the pcbbly beach business or the
scathing arraignmen, act when no gets to Wash
inc;on he will do we'll to tone mp his mental
ooripmcrt before he begins. 1t would be bet
for perhaps. 10 get cast-iron jacket for IT.
! II il he true as the correspondent says, that
the Doctor has "no taste for politics outside
the scientific sphere" we take pleasure in com
mendng to him an early acquaintance with the
New-Yorls Senator'S Mcssrs. Day B. Hill and
Edward Murphy who arc ALL. ID in much
the same way. and will no doubt take great
delight in sitting up nights with him discussing
the scientific sphere OF politics. And on Ms
way {, Washington he might stop over in this
town and got some points from Richard croker
who is probably one OF the best posted men
on thc sci ntfc sphere Of politics that can be
The Doctors "mcst striking characteristic
is said 10 be :" his engaging frankness." "Tha'
is none of your business. SIR" the correspondent
.ays, "s form Of expression frequently en-
ploycd to convey his thought and meaning
This sort of frankncss is considered engaging
in Washington as well as in Quincy, but it en-
cages the man who INDUCES in it in perhaps q
different way. On the whole, the Doctor vii
do well while in Washington 10 convey nj
thought and meaning by some other form o
expression. A neighbor of the Doctors saiC
to the correspondent: "If he ever break
loose on the floor there will be circus. Wo'
betido the man who prods him into fin'
frenzy. lie is cyclone with tornado sauce
when he gets Oh one of his tantrums.' Ant
tho correspondent says, in conclusion: "lr
fine, it will pay to keep an eye on DR.. William
Everett, OF Quincy, during the next two years
We should say so. Several eyes. Also thu
Capitol Police and the Weather Bureau. !,
"cycone with tornado sauce' needs watching