MARK TWAIN

head, slightly wrinkled—little gray side whiskers—eyes
that have a drawn appearance of having been strained to
the focus of glasses—a sharp beak of a nose—chews nerv-
ously, and when gets fagged out poking around, sits down
—is generally around elsewhere than in his seat.

Horace Maynard, Tenn.—one of purest men in Con-
gress—Union from first—very gentlemanly, talented and
fine speaker. Remarkable-looking man—very tall and
very slim—long black hair, combed flat and behind ears
gives him a trim, shrewd, "cleared for action" old-style
look. Indian. Pleasant look in face. Very little black
moustache.

John D. Baldwin (of Mass.)—Prop. Worcester Spy—
unblemished character—one of the best read men—very
large—specs gold—light gray hair—dark goatee and
moustache—patriarchal look.

Ben Butler—forward part of his bald skull looks raised
like a water-blister—its boundaries at the sides and at its
base in front is marked by deep creases—fat face—small
dark moustache—considerable hair behind and on the
sides—one reliable eye. Is short and pursy—fond of
standing up with hands in pants pockets and looking
around to each speaker with the air of a man who has
half a mind to crush them and yet is rather too indiffer-
ent. Butler is dismally and drearily homely, and when he
smiles it is like the breaking up of a hard winter.

Robinson, Brooklyn—hair kinky, thick, pretty long-
in odd stripes of rich brown and silver—glossy.

One wishes these notes might continue—
thumb-nail sketches—vivid likenesses. They
break off short. Complications over the Alta let-
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