The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-10-28
JOHN RANDOLPH CT RopHoKE
Personsl characteristics Anecdotes c,-

.'""s utC usf op Hssic Ssnt c
/. man Mt hotel dinner sahs. ia Rel,
tnonl, he Observed thu. he wi. cal
Ia, one If the luxurious sost-erabs !,
| that re zion, and that, as the CASTOR
at The hotel, glas, Of milk hod beer
placed near his plato. Laokiu. vi
from his own, he said, in n thin wI.
ins voice "lhl,'. a sing liar dish o.
ynnr', si'. ,erg Singular crabs ana
m',e Jaha. hriag ms a bosl o.
milk, aad cranbe soms crabs ia II.
| At the sanc iio:el. he sud ia the
niorafy absetce &c Jaba. hauded
him a, the sane time his cap aud san,
! Ger:
Fake tia, s'tav - chan re H..
VIVA, no YOU ~snt Mr, Il ,ninlrh,
asked the w"i,et respectfully. do
Won wan, cog.e or tea p
IL that s'nf is tea" said 10
| give ne cofee if It's cofte, btinr
mr. tea; wan. a chance
Nos. reader, h ave heard. rcrlaI s.
Of his reply to well knowr ard hi ii.
! " respectable gontlemsr Of The So,'h,
who intro lucel himself q him. while
s,lniins eonversins Win some friends
with,
Il should he pleased 20 make the
acquaintance Of 81 .,insui,hej a
public servant as Mr. Ranlolph. |
am fran TIC ci,y Of Baltimore. NV
name is Blnrt.'
'B.unt,--oh. replied NJ. r nholph
i >hoill think so, sir ana lie deisa.
ea him M further to,;cc
Eqrll'y f,mi,,ary to many. II may
be, viii be found his rrlly to Il gen,
, tleri,n who rather forced hirnscii'
upon Mr. Rlni,lpA's notice, whilo en-
/ ga .ed in conversation with others in
a hotel in Virginia.
1 have had the pleasure, Mr. Ran
do'ph. recently Of frr>inr your house
lam glal oFi,,' sail Mr Randolph
i hope yen arrays do it. sir,
On one occasion. Mt Washington,
a brother member Of Congress was
cnli2hteaing Mr. Randolph as to the
manner Of shopping at the capital.
The merchants said he 'have two
priccs-an asking price and 'ta.
king price I used ,o send nv wife,
around to make all the purchases for
the family, bv which We made a say
ing Of from fifteen to twenty per cent.
Il had rather my wife said Ram
dolrh, bitterly. should make her iiv-
ing in any other way, but one, thar
that :.
| Being a confirmed old bachelor ,hc
remark was not less cor,ical than Sc
we're.
4 sporting friend was once relating
an adventure which occurred on III,
! part Of another hunter he had falIcr
in with. on the banks re the Potomac
trhe man, he said, hal followed ,
large fock Of canvass. back, until ,hcy
entered cove. aud secretel himscl
b'hind 4 lor. 10 await an opr0r;lni
t. to get large number in range. -
After waiting in tho cold for some
time anl finding fair III ne to place
his gun over the log to take rest. anl
Just as ne had taken sight. and wa
re adv TO ru'l The trigger. what shorlc
he se. hut another long gun direct,
onpositc. aiming at tho same oljec,
He had barely time to dron down bc
hind the log. before awav h'azed tn,
Other sportsman, the whole charg,
cominy into the log behind which h,
VAS
Lwng". said Mr. RanAolrh. and
dcnlv finishing the sentence. 70 th'
! great amazcmen' of the connpanv.
scarrelv ancih;nc more character
;a,ic Of Mr Ranielrh is recorded 0
him hr anv of his biocrarhcrI. thsr
I the following incident. which occrrr'
! IN ,he morning he was to leave fo
En gland. cn his last visit 70 Tia; coun
try. The Steamer il ai'ing 70 con
yey passengers when lis friend call
/. nron him:
'Mr. Rando'1h.' he savs. IN N
name Of Heaven. what is toe matter
10 van know tha, il IS rcsrly 'e
o'c'oct, and TIA, he Steamboat wai,
for noh"dv: Why, you are not eve
. dressed :"
Il can't he,n j: sir. replied lie
I'm oil confusion this morning ever
thing goes wrong even my uemor
has gone wool gathering. ] an ins
writing farewell address 70 nv cor
s,i,ucn,s. and I've forgotten The cr
&c. word. of A quotation from the y
BE whieh wan, 10 usc. and as | al
wav% quote corertlv. ! cannot clor
ms letter until J find the passage ;hu
strange t, say. I forgot both the chap
ter and the verse. ] never was .
. fault before. sir. Wts' shdf | DO
! DO Won remember any rart e H.
, quotation ; asked he friend. rrrhap
; y can assis. Won with the rest
! II hesins.' said Re with how h,v
! I loved tiee. OH hrs for the lif
. of roe. I can't rero'lrrl tie mex
. yoris. Oh nv head rny head -
d.. There DO yaa take the Bib,e, ani ru'
lover that maze. Willie arr wyit;r