Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-06-15
From n Volume NJ Sketches.
JOHN RANDOLPH

remember yeas t. have scen John Randolpl
~ l'nn"fe had oquontly read ind heard descriptions
" hm; ,nd one day. a was stIndin, ~ Mark. n, Bal
inorc street. remarked tall tain uni1ne l,okino being
huffsing toward me, wi guck impatient ficp ,dey
much nnnycd 10y crowd Oi boys win" were ,.lpwna close
10 ms htis, not ln the uslfeTpus ninth with which t,ry
would have followed ciily ~ drunken man or ,n rn,
'undor aud hs monkey, hHt . siIent curious wonder
with Which they have haunted Chinese bedcckci IN l
costume. Instantly knew the individual 10 III, Randolph
from The descriptions terciurc advanced towards lnm
that might make i observation ol hil person without
violating Tue rules VI courtesy stopping RAE NJ him
~ bc approached, be- occasionally turned towards the oys
with M angry Glance, but without saying my iunp and
then hurried II 10 out-tnp them Int It would not do
They followed close on behind hc orator. each one ol.efy
~" nun ~ ineny 's each one and nothing to hil coupa.
h"i7 Just belufcl met hu, he stopped Nh G. a cashier
q" one "i the banks, sand a. c odd i-l ~ John himself
ll"ofod IN store clJee 10y, and unuoco remakod tie
Roanoke crater fora considerable tune, and really he
uie stinrcsl baking boing over bclcll
Ia long thin eg about thick strong wall
aud Z" mucla such shape, Oucasod in a pair Of upht
-mal cloths, 30 tight hai they seemed part and parcel Of
ne ll at ic Handsome white stock ngs were
fastened with great hdiness the knees by small gold
buckle and over them, coming about halt way up the COLI
were at " what, believe, called hose course and
county kmi lie wore shoes hey were old fashioned, and
fastened only With bucklcs-hugo lie uod like nm
Indian, witouiurnine he out but plank ny down
straight ahead. " was the fashion IN qe DAYS % cur n
ianned coat with sn, collar and buttons fnr apart
behind, nnd icw on the breast Mr. Randolphs wero the
cvorso Of a s aud instead O hi4 coat being fan tailed
itw1s wontwcbcIoyo tie KNIGHTS ~ tho needle callswapw.
,'l'u' INC collar was immensely large, the buttons
''lnh wcrcin kissing proximity, and They together
~ e"'o on the hrcu tho garment the c1stcrs NJ
~ crowded public festival liz waist was remarkably
slender 30 slender Inst hs stood with his arms ak I'M
DO hc could easily thought with hB ong l,ony fn.
GERS, have sanncd o. Around him h1 coat which was very
ught wa7hcd together 10y button and in c0nsoooonee
an inch OF more m iipe 10 which was attached was per
e'phi' where % wa pulled htouah The cloth Alpst hi.
neck ~ wore large white cravot 10 which his chm was
"ocH"nay buried NJ hc moved hl head in CONVEX ,ti.
1917 yol, Was pefccpuDei every other pcr9on seemed
70 Hu' ".ci upon the sILo 81 hs toy woro ton worn
laEc. MI rs complexion precisely that a mummy
w"''u' s'lf"n, dy and blpDdcge; you could not have
touched Wrinkle. llrhps Thin compressed and col
"Tioe the cn boaTdcs o. boyle was broad Gr the sizs
OF r face which was small; hl no-o wa straigb viii,
nng remarkable m u, except too short lie worn
iut cap, which he took o standing few minute
cred. obsoycd that his head quite SMALL cb,r,c,e
ISc which ~ soid "a have marked many mon ii t,lep,
| Byron and Chief Justice Marshall, fpr instance