Show or 01 TIIE SCHUYLER COLFAX the hon colfax the newly elected speaker of the united states house of representatives was lorn born in this city on the of march 1823 lie ile is a descendant ant of gen schuyler cr and captain colfax both of revolutionary fame at the age of thirteen he removed into ind lie he traveled much with the lion ilon mr alfr lane during his political canvass and where lie he learned the fiade biado of a printer A ivi widows dows son a poor poo boy he educated himself for a life of labor and made up for his lack of collegiate 6 tuition by his peise pei severance and courage 11 about the year 1843 lie he bec amethe of a newspaper known as the south bond bend register lic gisler and after a short time was somewhat popular as an editor in connection with his profession lie he took a very active part in the politics of lil indiana diana and in 1848 was appointed a delegate to the whig national convention of that year pilling dining 1850 1860 lie he way was a member of the Int indiana liana constitutional convention and in 1852 was again selected its as a delegate to the whig ni national convention foi the nomination of a president of the U states lie ile was elected a representative in the thirty fourth united states congress for the state of indiana during the year 1854 and was cho chosen son from the ninth district of his state succeeding the von hon man eddy lie ile took his seat on the ad of dec 1855 and since that date lias has continued to hold liis his position as representative of tile ninth district of indiana halwas chosen d duding ua bilg jhc thc sitting ink of tile the thirty fifth con gross gress as the chairman of the committee on post offices and post roads and held this thia office for two terms lie ile was also selected as one of the re of the 0 smithsonian institute durin during the Ses of 1861 2 and still holds the 0 position on the uh day of december 1863 mr alfr colfax was elected viva voce the speaker odthe of the house of representatives obtaining nine votes over the number yta secure his bis election biz out of being twenty one votes over all liis his opponents mr colfax is a solf self made man who by force of his native powers and in despite of the want of a classical education has raised himself to the high position lie he now low occupies A 4 a speaker he is plain dis fluent and forcible lie ile is ig under the medium hight rather slim and spare lai laige go forehead brown hair and eyes pale face and good features N Y herald dec ath I 1 ignal ignol ig nol ili him 1 but it 13 ot 1 lady sin a he becomes gerful get ful go 0 1 b oi b ed is tic lie in listen listening inq to the tones it heald he be has ha a th thit tt deli delic delicious C ioui voice although ally times time ab efcic and lie is gently chided for in ind from froin a pair of mid laid nation by a quick glance nt at eyes eves raised for an instant to his face A I 1 t ale lc full fall of orloo lo 10 L ansbe answers is that glance the leaves music ale aio properly turned and the lady I 1 ili ancs on I 1 that voice can never be forgotten whet whether her heard beard the farm house of dark clark amid new eng hill bills in the fashionable carlois of new york t or on the western prairies neither can that ire pale foi oi chead or those wonderful black eyes f mistaken talca though ten years have passed oi oan er n u t brow brott and mellott cd tho lustre of those eyes IM we first beheld them i lie he masic is hushed the piano closed the fair oter bies bi es the hand of the grey dignified man S it preyed affectionately upon her cheek check ahm bops ors bip to an old whito haired man mail who is sitting t 1 I gibat easy chair by the win window flow she throws II 11 r arms lovingly around his neck and nestles her I 1 ce cc close cloe to his bosom I 1 el emmy may 1 murmurs the old man 11 you are i V v ting to be more and moi boic c like my little ittle girl blat used to live down on the old rockland faini faim s tv pi etty darlin little girl th tb tt it used ived to to sing ill all s a day long borall for all tho the lilethe like the bildstin the i i I 1 a or chaid that was a fine farm emmy I 1 ider it deacon lec leaird rd has planted tho the great nth lot in corn this ear car and if lie he has cat down bein bem hickoy trees an and 1 I the old man iani blea lt 11 childish ish fit of talking until he nods in 1 1 it I lyl obas 0 has found peace and liapi happiness iness at Ellen ellinwood wooi she has he blissful at lie hocher c er of tine enduring I 1 jars rs full of chastened chasteney chast ened joy have passed cassea g with her dear old father to the got ol 01 her husband that husband whom A ith all the strength of her powerful lie itic itt eines uleAs of her soul has departed parted ac ina 6 u 1 off of sweet ical happiness is fast pill her heart all tho those se harsh barsh feelings edlu 1 tence of her bitter caily experience |