The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26

Il dozen in the first batch didn't see one
, that [ now recall who didn't have his
! fingers spread wide out, indicating lib
rrality and an Indication To let go. As
hat batch was from Alabama and Ar
kansas. the roll being called alphabeti-
cally. they belonged to the party which
hadn't much to give up, and could afford
! 10 be liberal. As the roll went on |
noted thumbs, always u strong feature,
and [ am free to confess that the Fifty
fourth CONGRESS shows by its thumbs
that il has iirmnesS IN plenty. 1t was 4
rare thing to see "A thumb that WASH
sticking out as sassy as snakes head,
and ia the entire lot of members | only
say. one that was turned clear in OF the
palm. indicating weakness and al dis
position to be led around 10y the nose.
One man held his hand SO mat The
thumb and little finger touched, showing
that his disposition to be schemer was
met by weakness in carrying out his
schemes.
Now and then all the fingers of
hand showed an inclination to fall into
the palm of the hand, which | took to
mean that the owners of such hands
were waiting to see which way the cat
Jumped before they asserted themselves
Again there were hands with the fingers
tightly held together, sure sign that
the pOSSeSSOrs were Secretive men, who
would 20 about with the great affairs
of state on their shoulders and the Sc
crets of councils and caucuses in their
bosOms. yet they would give no sign,s
and if they happened to forget themselves
and in a burst of confidence say some
thing to Il newspaper correspondent that
might prove unwisely or untimely spOk-
en-, and looked different in print from
;tc ncn in la Dpuppn yVnnl1 ha Stpn
to deny the interview and denounce the
The assertiyeness of
some of those outspread fingers was
more than that it was aggressiyeness,
and | think the Fifty-fourth congress
is going to show a good deal of nerve
in some of the things it does. Possibly |
some of these new members were think |
ng of Great Britain and Venezuela |
when they were swearing to be true to |
heir country, but it showed only in their |
hands, not in their faces, because the |
land tells lot more than the face does. |
half dozen hands were closed almost |
o fist size, but that is no sign of strength.
t is weakness, rather, for the strong
land doesn't relax. AS 1t rule the held
I'D hands were of the spatulate or ac-
i've variety. the fingers being square at
he end and stubby rather than long and
lender. Now and then such a hand APP
eared, and the owner nearly always
bowed in his face and bearing that the
and fitted the character, and if he had
lis way he would prefer to sit at his
esk writing rather than be ever ready
o jump up and have q scrap with what
yer might be on the floor There were
few of the long and sloping hands
which indicate the scholar or the recluse,,
nd possibly one or two comic hands of
he artist. They were the exception.
owever, and a general showdown of
he hands of the Fifty-fourth congress
'ould indicate that it was ready for any
ind of fight that might be precipitated.
his was further shown in the thumbs.
'hich, while not only aggressively sassy
l their protuberance, indicated by the
ing first phalanX that their owners
hen once they had reached position
ere going to stick right there till the
nd came. Some of the palms of the
ands, as well as l could see from my
osition in the. gallery, We're soft and
Osy, with a well-developed thickness
nder the thumb, showing cOnclusively
nat if there were JulietS in the balcony
nose congressman on the floor would
ustle around pretty lively for enough
Dpe to make serviceable ladder Of"
How about II. Bracket ReedT in
uired the Wall street man.
The cheirOlOgist laughed.
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