Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20

ant as the next one, As he Is worth fyo
or six million dollars he could deck himself
out in ano ralment, sport diamonds galore
and pateu, leather shoos by the cart load,
but be is too sensible to attempt TO put
On any extra frills.
Whenever no hears % a homely man. he
laughs and saysi "They say can't hold
a candle TO him. VOL, have taken blue
ribbons and have held Iay own IN Con-
gress. where tho beauties arc scarce as
hens tcoth.' Tho Highest tribute to "Un.
Gle Geosge'a' Chat Is what every body calls
hlm) unique Appearance was paid 20 him
t"o or taFco years aED IN San Francisco.
He ls a Mystic shriuer ana woat on ono
OF the big excursions of the order TO the
Plciac slope
- never knew great honor awaited me
In rhe We1t," no sald. speaking Of IT, but
even nov | take Oh my hat to the ladies Of
Frisco Secause they paid ne great com
piinient.' After arriving IN tho Golden Cato
city We went upon an excursion down the
bay. ard the ladles on tho boat almost
unanimously voted that / was tho hand
some9r man they had ever seen from the
effeto East And ! gugss they are right,
That reiutos the imputation made by New
Horkora that am not beautiful"
Whenuyer Uncle George tolls that a,ory
his eyes fairly beam with mcrrlment. and
as coon as he finishes It he indulgoa In un.
restrained laughter. ThoR In mock solemn
fly, he slys; "Now that dlsposos Of SLAM
dors against my personal appearance. Cod
bless tho fair women Of San Francisco;
thoy have excellent taste and know hand,
rome man WHOM thoy sec him"
George West 10 short, bias short legs, an
immense body. broad shoulders. a large.
expressive mouth. not scusual but firm. a
rather too long distance between his mouth
aud his large. nat nose aud a forehead that
is round and high, Eyon hls gray beard
adds to his striltinG and original appearance
There is nothing. however. repugnant In
his looks. and his breezy. humorous CONVEX
sauon. interpolated with funny stories.
makes enc forget that unclo George ia not
an Adonls, II one should meet him ON ton
Of tho Catskill Mountains on inoonllght
might, his short, gnoms-likc iguro. hls lsnF
flowing gray beard and his Immense head
would recall wildly tho tcn-pln rollers In
the weird story OF Rip Van Wrinkle. And
yet he has nothing Dutch about him and
nothing that Is uncanny and unnatural
Sweet philanthropy beams Within hs eyes.
NHu kuhAt NulaA lNutA ms noble soul.
His political success has been largely due
TO his antique appearance aud his ability
to say something witty and apostle thereto.
Often his political opponents have TIED
TO defeat him on the alimmest kir,i OF
pretexta. They even went SO far as to dis
tribute Thousands Of his pictures in his
district, but tho trick acted like a boom
erang. In 1876 no was a member of the
Legislature, and ono day, AFTER no had
been up all night working on some bills
In behalf Of tho worldngman. he sat back
In his chair and went sound asleep. That
was TOO good chance TO escape his politl-
cal opponents, and they not only had him
photographed asleep. but got several light
ming sketch artists TO caricature him. Tho
caricatures represented him with his feet
on his desk and his head rolled back pro
foundly reclining In the arms Of Morpheus.
Eight or ten thousand OF these carioatures
which had boon photographed. we're scat.
tered broadeaat in his district with this
legend printed on them: