Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-12-17

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SAID my tFienh- mat or. van buren, never
travels ny The direct retas
or, van bufeii tooH al ~ gooa Paft' now
asefs continued pr 1iay, ana fen'afkt o.
NJ eooto teii Q s5li' ee'tef ssofy On himself
mat y y, asked! re- ii'tie anecuote
feia'ea ~ ihy 'rienu Judge D. OF en-
hessee' -aha pr. van bhreh went onto re-
pea, ~ as 'olo ny me 'ooee.
De'hg az fasl,e snow one gay IN 4 oehes-
s'', 9as = 'o'se' 'ei"a'huo a s'ea' "a-
Ia, W., Luz mss az, au,oas ,a ,i,,a vas s., ppe
tin,, or ,sat clean I,n,1. a pnd vail rorr,sa
and salLhnIt N ay.tt ,,tt he ,ranaaa ,,d
ravorted ab,n,, had and taiI ~ the sdmira.
lion Of All, Al Iengtb an ala farmer an.
preached the rider. and inspesliop The animal
closely. remarked. that's , fine horse yne have
there. and | should like to breed d mare to
him, If we can agree On The terms how much
do yon ask only five dollars, sir, and take
it ~ trade That's cheap enough. certainly.
SAD the farmer, and of he started in search
,' n's mare hf'ef proceeding a few steps ne
'''e' anu t''e'' i'.'o! t'eha' Nhat the
-, ~ y '"''e mi wv ~, feie ~
a n.. - a !, shs" : ~ i''n ~"
~, .. ni,s,ta,t,t ~. ~ E'oo'" :"
hsaa 4, aNa ra 49, ~ ~ man, S,F1l"E nn1
nv mare to a b,rss named Van nntsn me
colt would III M h,,dIs. snrei
viii, mere Of amusing anerde,e than I
could write in a dar.-fr6m which We have
given all That huftered on politics-and a ge-
nerotts fund Of instructive discourse. the hours
hurried away. Law, history, biography, but
clHctit agriculture. occupied the time. All
were pleased, | might say, delighted quite
as much So, perhaps, as they would have been,
hnd HE uceasloh been one OF political i'm port.
ana me great orator IN one OF his hepplest
moods.
iS"f W'll: tins', Inc narration Of the above
points IN ms o'ief interview, be considered
i"ne,o','s ~ any M ''ay IS nationat pro-
F,.n n,' w PeoP'e nave Jug gains ~ d
n"u",n'se - us F'lN''e Us WEI, a. Pu"lo
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heart "Cod bIess and s,aaa tbss Usr,F III
enrta,pIv thai ,ersnn uas NOT Tho writer.
fror me Curtis Rceollections and Private
Memoirs
WASHING OMIT PERSON AND PERSONAL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF HIS GREAT rHY-
steal PvwEes-ln person Washington was
unique. lie looked like no one else. To q
s'atute lofty aud commanding. he united a
'"rltot the manifest proportions, limbs cast IN
natures finest mould, and a carriage The most
d'gnltied, graceful. aud imposing. Ne one
ever approached The pater ratrJm that did mol
teel hls presence.
SO long ago ms The Vice.regal court at WI
'a'''Fbnrg, ~ the days OF Lord Botetenrt, Cot
washington was remarkable ir his splendid
person, the ar with which he were . small
SWORD, ahd his peculiar walk, that had The
l'ght elastic tread acquired by his long service
on he frontier. and was a matter OF much OBJ
seryat'of' especially TO foreigners.
WINE Colonel Washington was on u vlsIt
to New York IN l773, ! ! was %boasted, at the
tabls 81 the British A'oyertor, That a regiment
JUST lahded from England contained among
It's officers some Of the finest specimens Of
martial elegance III ne malestys serrlte--lh
fact the most superb looking fellows ever land
cd upon the shores OF the New World, va
ger your EScellency a pair OF gloves. said a
Mrs. Morris, an American lady, that ] Will
show YOU a finer man in the procession to-
morrow than your Escellency can select from
your famous regiment. Done, madam, replied
The Governor. The morrow came, (the 4th
Of June,) and Tho procession in honor Of the
birthday Of the King advanced through Broad
way 10 the strains OF military music. A. the
troops detiled before the Governor, he pointed
out 10 the lady several officers by name, claim.
ing her admiration for their superior persoirs
and brilliant equipments. In rear Of the
troops came o band of officers not OF, duty, oi
colonial officers, and strangers Of distinction.
immediately Oh their approach, the attention
OF the Governor was seen to be directed to.