The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-20
Join RANDOLPH. o. ROANOKE.

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stzw. &c
"Grell wis 10 ma1asss are neariy allied.
I Femsmhsr same years sinee 70 have
sen J,hn Rsn1olphin ElsIIimarr. had
loqafHlly read and hearl descriptions OF
Lia. and one day. a. | Was standing ia
Marker. nav Bal,imare street. I remarked
sisIl, thin unique locking being hurtying
nrards me with qairk impalirni slep.
srldrn,ly much annoyed BY crowd or
hpys Who were { flowing close ii bis
heel. 1T il Tie nb.lrenerous mirIh With
uhirh they would have fnlllwed crazy
81 dmnsen man. M an organ grinder
al III. monkey. Ia, IN the s,leni eurinus
wnnieI vi n which they would have
hunted Chinese bedeeked in foil cos
tune. Instantly knew the indiyidusl 10
be Randolph. from The descriptions. !
therefore advanced ioa ards him, thar
might make full observation az bis per.
sln wilhnnl violating The rules Of courtesy
ia stopping 10 gaze Al him. As he sp.
Vralrhrd. he occasionally inrntd towards
the boys with an angry glance, but with.
cut saying any thing. and then hurried on
a. L TO ou,slrIp them, hui IL woull not 10.
They followed close behind The Orator.
each one observing him so iniently that
he said nothing 10 his companions. Just
before mel him he slnppsd = Nc. c..
cashier II one Of The banks, said to be
as odd fish a. john himself. ! loilered
N store rlnss BY. and. nnno,iced. re-.
Marked the Roanoke orator Tor consider.
able time. and really he was the sirsngesi
looking being ever behsld.
III, Long thin leg,. abnui as thick as 3
strong walking cane. and Of such shape.
were encased in . pair Of light small
rlhhss. 50 ,ish, tia, they seemed part
aud parcel Of the limbs Of the wearcr.
Handsome white stockings were fastened
with great tidiness II The knees by small
gold burke, and over them, coming about
h,lI way up The calf. were pair of what.
I believe. are called hose, coarse aud
country knit. He wore shoes. They
were old-iashioned. and fastened also
wlIh buckles-huee ones. lie trod like
an Indian. without turning his toes out.
but planking them down s,rsigh, ahead.
Il was the fashion in those days In wear
ian.islled coat. with email collar. and
buttons far arar, behind. and few on The
tre,sL Mr. Raniolph's we're lie reverse
IL al this. and, instead of his coat being
fan.iail,d, il was what, we believe. the
knight. Of The needle call sw allow. tailed;
the callsr Was Immensely large, The
buttons we're. ia kissing proxiIRny, aud
they sat together as close on the breast Of
the gmmen, as the feasters at crowded
puhlIc festival. Ills waist wssremsrkshly
slender; so slender thai. as he stood his
arms akimbo. he could easily, as ]
thought, with his lung bony fingers have
spanned il. Around him his coat. which
vas very tight. was held together By one
hutton, and. in consequence. an inch or
more Of tape, 10 which il was attached.
was psrceptible where il was pulled
through the cloth. About his neck he
wore large white cravat. in which his
chin was occasionally buried as he moved
his head in conversation; no shirt collar
was re'cepublr; every other person
srpmed To pride himself upon the size Of
his. as ihpy were then worn large. Mr..
Rand"lph's complexion was precisely
tia, of mummy, withered. saffron, dry
and bloodless: you could not have placed
pins point on hrs face where yam
would nut have touched a wrinkle. His
lips were Thin. compressed. and colorles.;
the chin, beardlrss as boys. was broad
Tor the size Of his face, which was small,
his nose was straight. with nothing re
markabIp in IL. except perhaps /, was too
short. lie wore fur cap. which he
tnok of. sianding a few moments I'M
covered. | observed that his head was
quite small, characteristic which is said
10 have marked many men OF talent.
Byron aud Ghief Justice Marshall. for
ans,snce. Judge Burne,. Of Cincinnati.
who has been alike distinguished At The
har. IN the bench. and in the United
5St,ies Senate. and whom ] have heard
40 Jess a Judge and possessor Of 'alen,
ahan Mr.. Hammond, Of the Gazette. say
was the clearest and most impressive
spraker he ever heard, has also a very
small head. Mr.. Randnlph's hair was
remarkably fne--fine as All infants, and
thin. |, was very long. and was parted
with great care on The top Of his head,
and was tied behind with q Bit Of black
ubrnd about three inches from bis neck;
abe Whole ri il forned queue not thicker
than the lille hngrr Of delicate gill
Ills Inrehcad was low. with no bum phoio>
Gy about j.; but his eye. though sunken.
was mast brilliant and startling in its
gl'nce. Il vas not an eye Of profound.
hat Of impulsise aud p'ssiunate thought.
with an expression at times such as
physicians describe 10 be that Of insanity.
hut an insanity which seemed TO quicken.
not destroy. intrlleetual aru,enes'. l
never brhel,i an eve that struck me more.