The Weekly register., 1843-08-26
John RandOIDh.

remember some years since 10 nave
seen John Randolph in Baltimore. /
had frequently read ana heard descrip4
lions of him, and one day, as was
fstanding in' Market, new Baltimore
street, | remarked tall, thin, unique
looking being hurrying toward me with
a quick impatient step, evidently much
annoyed by a crowd Of boys who were
following close to his heels, not in lire
obstreperous, nairth with which they
would have followed crazy or drunk
en- man or an organ grinder and his
monkey, but in the silent, curious won
der with which they have haunted a
Chinese bederked irt full costume.
instantly knew the individual TO be RAM
dolph from the descriptions. | there
fore advanced toward that might make
a full observation OF his person without
violating the rules of courtesy in stop
ping to. gaze al him. As lie approach
ed, he occasionally turned toward the
boys with an angry glance, but without
Saying anything, and then hurried on
as if to ouistrip Them; but it would not
do. They followed close on behind
The crater, each one said nothing to his
companions. Just before mel him he
stopped Mr.. c., a cashier Of one of
the banks, said to be as odd fish as
John himself. loitered IN store close
by, unnoticed, remarked the Roanoke
orator for considerable time, and real
ly he was the strangest looking being
ever beheld.
His long thin legs, about as thick as
strong walking cane, and Of much such
a shape, were encased in a pair Of tight
small-clothes, sotight that they seemed
part and parcel ofihe limbs of the wear
er. Handsome white stockings were
fastened with great tidiness at the knees
by small gold buckle, and over them,
were q pair Of whai / believe are called
hose, and country knit. He wore shoes.
They were oid-fashioned and fastened
only with buckles, huge ones. He trod
like an Indian, without turning his toes
out, but panking them down straight
ahead. 1t was the fashion in those DAYS
to wear fan-taiIed coat with small
collar and buttons far apart behind, and
a few on the breast. Mr.. RandoIph's
were the reverse ofall this; and instead
of his coat being fan tailed, it was what
we believe the Knights Of the needle
call swallow tailed; the collar Yves inn
mensely large, the buttons behind were
in kissing proximity. and they satto-
gether as close on The breast as the fea-
ters at crowded public festival. His
waistwes remarkably slender-so slen-
der that, as he stood with his arms a.
kimbo he could easily, as thought with
his long bony fingers, have spanned it.
Around him his coat, which was very
tight, was held together by one button,
and in consequence, an inch or more Of
tape to which it was attached was per-
ceptible where it 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 perceptible; every other person
seemed to pride himself upon the size
of his, as they were worn large. Mr..
Randolph;s complexion was precisely
that .icf q mummy, withered, saffron,
dry and bloodless; you could not have
placed pins pointupon his face where
you would not have touched a wrinkle.
His lips we're thin, compressed and
colorless; the chin, beardless as boys,
was broad for the size Of his face,
which was small; his nose was straight,
with nothing remarkable in it, except
it was TOO short. He wore a fur cap,
which he took off, standing few min-
utes uncovered.-I observed that his
head was quite small, Characteristic
which is said to have marked many
men Of talent--By ron and Chief JUS
tice Marshall, fer instance.
Or A Wyandot Squaw, 112 years