Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-17
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We found Gen. La FiYs'rTE surrounded ny his pa
rafchai iamiy his excellent and daugher.in lan
his two daughters tihe sharprs of his dnlaeon In or
nuz) ahd their husbands eleven grand Children ana
venerable grand rnce, e exgraad prior Malia win
nan aswhlie as snow, ana his cross aud his order
as proudly as wien bc ,syEed forth he head of tue
uoops against thc 9Tgsig fee" or Christian eHeiny.-
"S was tue er"Hpc ia received MS Ia the sasnn OF
Stansc; such was the close Emit that made Our
etranst Rnd onr elmer party accompanied rs in our
dehshed Tanlbes through the grounds and woods OF II
Grange and constantly presented The most perfect uniiy
OF FANNY Interests, ha5iis taste and affections.
we Naturally expect To find sreng traces time in tic
FORM OF those, with whose and we have hecl
long acquainted OF those who had ob;sned h,-
sts ithe word almost before had eUtcred it. Rut
on me persOn OF La Fayste lime has LETT Impression
net Wrinkle burrows the ample brow and his uni,nt
and noble hsue is still upright bold aud vigorous as
'ns hiihu tGat informs IT. Grace. strength and dignity
st dstngsh the ne person Ofths extraordinary man
VINO tn"ugh more han forty years before the void en-
sageon scenes OF strange and etentfa couIci not
yet appear 10 have reached his omacteTic Busting ard
act7e IN his farm, graceful and elegant In his ajon "a
onct I" uace IN one OF the most successful a,Tteui-
Isls ahd sne Of the most perfect hne gentlemen that
France has produced, awafror aud LEGISLATOR The
patriot, however, 10 always discermihle.
In the m possession of every faculty and talent he ev-
CT possessed, the memory Of b.. La cite has all the IT,
naclty OF unworn youthtU! recollection: ard besides
these, high views all that most eevulcd nm nm. in,
conception Ills conversation is brilliantly enrIchc ed
Nth anecdotes of all that Is celebrated IN cbayater and
event. TOT the 'ast ATTY years. He still a.Es with INV ca
ned delst Of his shortyisiI 70 Engi2nd 90 s friend 81
ior aud dwelt on The Ettchcry of aie Duche % Of
De,onshiie, with almost boy:sh enthusiasm lie speaks
IL J. Z
RatVe tongue lie has made tuse! master Ofa thai s
pest worth knowing, IN Ehslish lilcrainTs and philosophy
0nseIseo tha ~. hoiar, conlahtd mary Of our
ehhel au'h"is upon all -nhJects His eeaaa aud eil
chosen collection If h0ok occupies the hiohe.f .rsrt
meats M one Of tie towers Of the chateau; and lie ihe
sINoy OF H"n'aene, hangs override farm yard tie phi
o5ophca agrcn!inTist.' IL frequently happens ai
NJ Ia Fa et!e. a, We we're iook, Of The wind, M
sons hotks which were mOyiry beneath fyeuuep V
hsSp.ns hai my Nerhos, snd my hay carts dispute nv
atiSflt.on with your nnne, orr own Voilaie 80
~ 3e CEVii5S retirement ia tie CEgi5fsr o., f1-
CoyNeifts-5TOn tic same
II vas SAID 10 me IN Paris that Masae de Genls had
retired the C2.meites desabusee sst g-,,,tss e -.
N'l',ds or les eh'n!eres &c k1 ceIeJrifs."
sno@ not hos farlis may nc tine but 4 il certain
d' II she hss dsns with ne r1ieS Of the world che
mas BY no means IeinGushei its refnencss and tases
even amidst The goddess aud arstegjiy Of ronyrnt
Her apartment might have equally 70, the o,
frg ~ ta4Ht Of the 5ondOr Of a cJ7Rette Her blue
SIR drapercs, her aiabasler vases L.r t,esb
dowsIs ana elegant Gfeciah couch biealhtd si ot6is
Wod bGttbe Ia &c nc:hX that image OF saernp and
humility, wbic. ug ri The foot OF lie cnnrt W. ~
Vo'i"nai n".ss thai lay mingled lay works and lie
ciapets and rosafies which hun sus ii fron vail
wnere Into vibrated aud which her paintings adorned
lndicaed vocation before which genius lay snbdued
aad the gracss forgotten. On showing me he pjou,
mes which enriched this pretty CELL Madame de eenIis
pointed ont 10 my admiration Christ on me (,roes
Plsh hung II the foot OF her bed II ceebTa,ed
ore beauty OF its execution that the Pope had sent for
IT, when he was IN Pars. and blessed it, ere he returned
me Sad anu hoy representation to its distinguished
et And she naturally placed great value On rosary
which had belonged 10 Fencon and which tLst eIe@a,
death. ~ "i'
years could lie taken into the account of Iads,sc
Madame DE- GsHlis mnsi be Gar advanced in life a. 4,
some time back since the Baron do Grimm speaks OF her
as " dfhfoelfe de qV6hs, qWi R'6tait con;Ne 0I,,s
IHe paT Sd ofe sGfr q sen talent PoWr aAayve." In
h!mp, however seems 10 have spared ser slight aus -
naciated gure her dark eye st full If lie and OK
preston and though her features are thin worn and
shafply marked, and her complexion and pale the
traces OF age are neither deep multiplied Ifher
son IS Infinitely less issh and vigorous ian her mind
sun u iew OF those 'ad impressions, which time
slowly and impefcepiiby prBls with his whitening md 81
lent ioncb, on the rnestnusol and the brehe5t bloom