Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-08-03
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI TUESDAY, AUGUST g. 1871

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sion for the Gazette and sundry ANIMALS. s.
With reference to her engagements at this G
periofland to her personal appearance,her h
biographer says:
Nobody who might happen to see her Q
for the first time about this period, enjoy
ing the little quiet dance (of which she
| was fond,) or the snug corner of the
room where the little lively discussion
(Which she liked still better) was going on.
could possibly have traced in her one iea-
ture of the Senatimentalist which popular
error reputed her to be. The listener
might only hear her running on from SUBJ
iect to subject, and lighting up each with
a wit never ill-natured, and often brilliant
scattering quotations as thick as hail
opinions as wild as the win ds--defylng
; fair argument to keep pace with her, and
fairly talking herself out of breath. He
1 would most probably hear from her lips |
!, many pointed and sparkling aphorism.
i. the wittiest things of the night, let who
e might be around her-he would be sur
j. prised, pleased; but his heroine of song,
l. as pointed by anticipation, he would be
+ unable 10 discover. He would see her
a looking Younger than she really was; and
d perhaps, struck by her animated air, her
10 expressive face, and her slight but elegant
IS figure, his impression would at once find
es utterance in the exclamation which year
ID or two afterwards escaped from the lips
ly of the Ettrick Shepherd, on being first
I'd presented to her whose romantic tancles
of had often charmed him in the wild
c. mountains-"Hey! but l did ma think
es we'd been sac bonnie!"-staring at the
if same time with all poets capacity Of
ne eye.
ed Without attempting an elaborate des
il. cription of the personal appearance OF T.
ay r. L., we cite this expression Of surprise
he as some indication tina; she was far pref
lot tier than report allowed her to be, at the
not period we are speaking of: and never per
zen haps did she look better than about thu
md time. Her easy carriage and careles
in movements would seem to imply insensl
be biIitv to the femenine passion for dress
to vet she had proper sense of 1t, and neve
han disdained the foreign aid Tournament, a
on. ways provided it was simple, quite, an
any becoming. Her hair was "darkly brown,
lses very soft and beautiful, and always taste
: in fully arranged; her figure, as before r.
and marked, slight, but well formed and grac
the full; her feet small, but her hands eSpecl0
IT of " so. and faultlessly white and tlne
that shaped; her fingers were fairy hngeI
erful her ears. also, were observably little. II
d or face. though not regular in every teatur
and became beautiful by expression; eve
CHI a flash ofthought, every change and col
: po- of feeling, lightened over it as she spo
how earnestly. The forehead was not hI}
ltion, but broad and full; the eyes had no oy
by as powering brilliancy, but their clear M
ness. ectual light penetrated by It's exquE
ed to soeness: her mouth was not less ma !
ainful bv character, AMI besides the glor
st as faculty. Of uttcrires tho pearls and
mel monds of fancy and wit, knew how TO
same press scorn, or anger, or pride, as wei
,elan- i knew how to smile willingly, or 10 P
would forth those short, quick, ringing lau
said which. not excepting even her BONA
: you and aphorisms, were the most deiigI
il;and things that issued from it.
found TO iudges of her powers of conVe
past, ton, it is necessary 10 CONSIDER not
e out the qualities already referred to, but
sturdy extraordinary memory, and The stores
Of her information and anecdote which an
actice. weared and diversified course OF rea'
anish- during many years, had placed at her
head. mand. We have seen nothing OF
on Of progress of L. E. LIS acqulren
", or since her childish pursuits came to an
D, she and the family left Trevor park, and
cd out deed it would be no easy task TO trac
ne po- studies in regular order, or to point
| state the sources of her extensive aud
e and knowledge. She often exhibited al
7 will lnuaintance with books which could
nts that " bv accident Git would appear have
its own thrown in her way; and how she acc
of 9th. 60 early in life as she did, an inslgh
those subjects of foreign lore VINO
lblished afterwards displayed thorough acc
her po- t,nce with, was little short OF mys
ed with A. the neriod to which we have now
public, we'd she was well read in French, al
need an most equally well in Italian, liter
II care She had, in truth, been an Inde1at
lie least reader; and while triflers IN society
rapidly cd. expecting that her talk would
,tulation rooonIioht and roses, they were
cath is snrnr;sed TO hear her-uness mrtl
egan to nened to be her obiect,and satire o.
7 melted tifcation her choice-discusslng TN
weekly acter of distant age, or the rise
lg were GREAT nation, theinhuence of might
ess and rs uponhis contemporaries; the Valt
creed out worn; or some historical
of her Indictment of which demanded--w
,as at its would not fail to exhibit II she sp
and as alan insight into the actors, t
snorting lev and the manners OF the Il
nv were which it related. Her studies, IN
Of ma. mt her in possession of great
/ in bit. tages. which her excellent memo
j finally abIed her to turn readily to acc
ost con. In 1914 she visited Paris, and
er char. tiers are full of valuable and entel
other in. remarks on the various incidents
lure and she encountered. On her retu
cter. ser. continued to write with the same
ith pow. ness and her productions were
,ssary 10 with the same fervent admlratio
e.. its in. first. On the 7th Of June 1887 $
from the married to Mr.. George Maciean'
nich they the early age of seventeen was az
as bitter Secretary to the Governor OF per :
o,abce Of ne and had not been there long 3
his nuriod was Governor himself: Their
ess Of soul acquaintance was not very intlm
0ese most in their general tastes and mann
,od name. wers but slightly assimlated.
0u I'll "o1o .a.-;od and aas she stoot