Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1810-11-30
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was able, Notwithstanding his age, TO bear
the fatigues of war, fully as well as when
q young man."
Marshal Souworow was in the habit of
rising, the whole year round, at four %
clock III the morning /; bot sometimes at
twelve al night. On rising. he went our
OF his tent. and had several pals OF cold
water thrown on his naked body. Neither
his advanced age, nor the inelemency of
seasons, ever made him relax from this
singular practice. He usually dined as
eight O'clock in the morning in winter ;
and st seven in the summer Dinner was
his principal meal. Il was his only time
Tor recreation |; and he accordingly, in-
dulged often in long sittings az table,
where he sometimes forgot himself, for a
longer time than he could have wished.
He never sat down to table, or rose from
II, without saying a previous grace, or re-
turning thanks, to which he sometimes add
ed . shor, blessing for his guests. If they
did not answer amen, he would say, ink-
lngiy, IS those who have not said amen shall
have no brandy" Although he was very
fond of wine, and OF liquors, yet he never
was seen intoxicated. He ate and drank
a great deal, because he had naturally a
great appetite and, besides, dinner was
his only meal. The rest of the day, he
would take only some cups Of tea or of cof-
fee, He was in the habit of sleeping an
hour or two after his dinner, according 70
the ordinary practice in Russia. His table
was in general, far from delicate ; the en-
t%ertainment was composed Of cossaek.ra-
gouts, excessively bad but which nobo-
dy presumed to notice as such Each dish
went round, and contained a separate mess
for each guest.
. As Souworow was like no one, his mode
Of dress must OF course, be utterly unlike
(: that Of every body else. Jockey boots,
half cleaned, i'll made, and slouching, with
/ knee pieces coming Up very high breech-
es of white dimity a jacket of the same,
with a cape and FACING Of green linen +; !
8 white waistcoat underneath, and a small
5 wooden helmet, with green fringcs. Such
! was his dress when with the army, in all
seasons Of the year. What made this ap-
. parcl still more whimsical. was the circun1-
stance of his having WI old wounds, one
ia the knee, and the other ia the leg, which
often incommoded him, and compelled
him, now and then, to wear his boot on
one leg only having the knee band loos-
ened, and the stocking down, on the other.
Add 10 this, a huge sabre hanging down to
the ground. FL was so thin and slender,
that this light dress seemed hardly 70 hang
on his person. When, however, the cold
was excessively intense, he would exchange
the dimity dress, for one Of white cloth,
exactly of the same fashion; but this was
L l..< ~.Il-- II THE osrr,,iue ~~r&r~
Souworow commanded, inspected, address.
ed, and cncamped his soldiers on the fro
zen plains Of Russia. He had obtained 4
great quantity of decorations and diamonds,
in recompensr of his numerous victories.
On occasions of important ceremony, be
was covered with them, and on those oc-
~casions only, would he display his splen-
did uniform of field. marshal, but, in pri-
vatc, or at the head of his troops, Of all
his orders, he only wore the riband of the
third class, of that of st. Andrew.
Although this extreme external simpIici-
ty had all the appearance Of a~varicc, those
| would be egregiousiy mistaken who could
suspect Souworow of that mean vice. He
| always manifested a stoical contempt for
money. When he spoke about it, which
was rarely, it was always in a way which
induced the belief, that he had almost cons
pletely forgot its value. He never carried
any about him was unacquainted with the
price of every article and never paid for
any thing himself. An old soldier, named
Tichinka, who had saved his life. and
whom he had attached to his person, by
making him his private aid-de-camp, was
at the same time, his m~ajor.domo, his I
stcward, his caterer, and had exclusively
the care ofall his expenditure. He nrver
carried about him watch or jewels, except
in grand ceremonies, when he would deck