The Arkansas advocate., 1835-01-02

Aterpreter, that they were at liberty to go' Nwere they pleased. 5 LAFAYErrE.-The following portrait of Sthe great and good Lafayette is from a se- 9ries of letters on the subject of his person. Nal and domestic history, written to theI &editor of the New York Evenng Star, by' Ia French correspondent who was the fami- Ely physician of "the great apostle of liber-I ety in two hemispheres." a As an introduction, permit me to retracei sto you the portrait of Lafayette, as well as' 5my memory and my pen can supply thcI Epeneil of an able artist.
 s In person, Lafayette was tall and we'll proporiioned--fuH, but without fatness. His head was rather large, his face oval aand regular; his forehead high and open. His eyes of a greyish blue, large, some
 < what prominent, and surtnounted by faint; Ely pencilled eyebrows, beamed with al 8mingled expression of goodness and intel- 7iigenee. lis nose was aquiline hisl
 smouth, good-sized and naturally smilinal s was seldom opened but to utter kind ands 5graeious things. His complexion wasS 5sclear;; bis cheeks lightly eolered, and at gthe age of 76 not a wrinkle furrowed hisi < zcountenance, remarkable for its general Repression of frankness and candor. # Possessing a strong and vigorous con-l { sstitution that had acquired but slowly itsE sfull development, Lafayette, notwthstand- Fling his advanced notwithstanding the svicissitudes of life passed in the midst off spolitieal commotions, and the privations and| ssuferings of a long captivitY.--enioyed thel Spertect use of his intellectual faculties, andi Twas gifted with moral energy which eIe-I avated hlm above those circumstances that; Ahend down or overwhelm most men. Du-1 firing the latter years of his life, his health Smay be said to have been good. He was @seldom troubled by slight indlsposition, or Fby an access of gout which first attacked Hhim some years ago. Whenever he was Sloreed to resort 10 the use Of Medicine, my Rtriend Professor -, attended him as Sphysician, and myself as surgeon.
 \ His sight remained excellect to the last, Rb but his hearing had for sometime lost a alittle of its acuteness, as was particularly Sapparent during ndisposition. Lafayette ss was endowed both physically and morally Nwith lively sensibility, and usually gave &free vent to his agreeable impressions. SOver those, on the contrary of a sad or %panful character, he exercised great con- %Irol, con6ning them to his own bosom, Strom the delicate wish to spare his friends l |. l..- l.,
 Nngs. His physiognomy was habitualy Realm; but reflected faithfully the affections aof his soul, yielding to the influence rather ssof the sentiments than of the sensations he
 Experienced hope and joy, pity or grati- Ntude, tenderness or severity, by turns were %depieted in his eyes, or enlivened the other 8leatures of his countenance.
 ss His mien was dignified and noble: but
 Nhis gait had lost a part of it's elasticity ksince the severe accidents he had experl- Senced in 1903, while under treatment for a ssfracture of the left thigh. In walking, he swas obliged 10 lean on his cane; and in sssitting down to use much caution, on ac- Recount of stiffness in the articulation of the
 ship. His other movements were character Aized by hatmony, and though his fingers had Mbut little pliancy, his gestures were graceful H-rarely sudden or violent, even during an- asimated conversation. His voice was ssgraye, but gentle and agreeable or loud and #powerfuI according to the circumstances in Ewbich he was speaking. If the subject of &conversation was amusing, he made no sSeffiort to repress his hearty galty, but never
 N permitted 1t to degenerate into noisy laugh Mter. He lived with great temperance and
 #sobriety: and have no doubt that to this Mregularity of life should be attributed his
 Mfreedom from the infrmities of oldage.
 aas The dress of Lafayette was simple, and
 Mfree from all research. Clad usually Tn a
 Mlono gray or dark colored surtout, and
 Swearing hat of the ordinary shape, his
 @apparel was completed by pantaloons and
 f3gaiters, as is represented i'll the full length
 Eoortrait taken of him by Schefler, hls
 Efnend and painter, some years ago,--the
 Hresemblance of which is in every respect
 Hpenect.
 K His love of cleanliness was remarkable' Wand might be termed minutes accordingly .SBastien, his valet-de-chambre, who had , Sbeen long time in his service, and sci
 sdom if ever quilted him, was for him an ln- , Indispensable parsonage. lie ssias ..a.ailiai
 Awith all the habits of the General, and Tn sssoms sort anticipated all his wants. "A Tn his latter years, Lafayette led que' and very regular life, giving to each instant
 z its allotted employment. His recreation he
 Nsought in the bosom of his family, and IT