The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-03-31
SIR WALTER SCOTS MANNERS
AND APPEARANCE. 4

Cooper. IN ms new wofk. eniltled
"a Gleanings in Europe. nov in press BY
Carey. Lea & blanchard thus describes
the aArlosi0 Of the North. as Lord
Byron somewhere siyles him.
HIS frame is large and muscular. his
walk difficult, in appearance, though he
boosted himself vigorous mOunIanler:
and his action. in general, measured and
heavy Ills features and eountensnce
were very Scottish. With the short. thick
nose. heavy lips. and MASSIVE cherks.-
The .uperiar or Intellectual part Of his
head sss neither deep nor broad. but per-
haps The reverse. though slngularly high.
Indeed. tits quite uncommon 10 see skull
50 round and iouer-lIke ~ the formation,
though have me, with them in lndIvid-
nsls moi 81 al distinguished for talents.
I % not think . casual observer would
ind any thing unusual in The exterior Ut
SIR Walter Scall, beyond his physical
fore. winch 10 great. without being n all
extraordinary. His eye. however. is
Ger ami, remarkable. Gray. small. and
wiIhani luslrr. IN his graEer momenl il
app-ars 10 look inward, instead II regard
in ex'ernal onJeels, in 4 way. Ih"ngh The
ex pr ssIon more or less belong 10 shsirac-
ton. that ] have never seen equalled.
HIS s.uIis - good nalured aud social:
and aheH he IL In the d,ond, as happen
ed u h. the fact 80 often IN our brief
intercourse as 80 lead ne % think q
characteristic oi the man. his eye would
iigh,en with great deal Of latent fun.
IL spoke more freely Of his pnvsIe sffars
than | had reason IL expect. though our
business introduced The subject naturally:
an, II such times, | thought the ex-
prs-slon changed TO sort Of melancho-
" resolution, that Was not wanting in
suhhmily
The manner Of SIR Walter Scott is
Ina: OF man accustomed 20 see much Of
the world wI.hou, bring exactly man of
the world himself He has evidently
gre. socIal tact perfect sell-po>srssion,
Is quiet, and absolutely without prelen-
sinn,, and has much dignity; and vet il
sr IL me that he wanted the ease and
ar ..aj Of one accustomed To live with
b. Iuais. The fac, Of his being lion
n, .rnducs some such etecl, bu, ! am
M, .ksn # II he not mnre the influence
oil arly habits and opinions Than OF amp
tti = else.
S,ou mas been 30 much the mark 0f
sucir,y, that It has evidently changed his
natural manuer, which l. lar less restraln-
ed than il is his habit to b. Ia the World.
I d., not mean by this the mere restrain.
of ircoruln, but a drilled simplicity or
occurrences. like that of girls who are
curbpi IN their iendt nc, Ia iun and hight
hear'edness. BY the dread OF observ itlon.
ave seldom known a 'DaG Of his wears,
wause manner vas 81 different IN a fefe-
a fete. I'd IN tn presence 81 third
person. In Edinburgh the circle must
BE- -m. II, aud he probably knows every
on l. strangers do g. there, they do
mr., 90 all at pncr, ani at course the Old
"a - tnrn tn great maj 'rI'y; 50 That he
II rImseH always % is.n.aar ground.
| ra'h> tnagine that IA .7W! Reekie,
al mag the proper ST. warmed per.
h.. ~ glass If B1unla'n dew that
SIR " alter Scort, N his peculiar way. Is
@. II h" pleasan'est companions the
rold holds.