The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-05-21

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10 = series Of pen and ink portraits, b.
Edward William johnson, Of Virginia, ",
fluid the ante xed sketch Of Thomas JesFsr
sons peraonal appearance aud Of HE con
versntionnl powers:
Dressed. within doors. ~ saw hi,
lust. no longer III the red breeches whicl
we've once famous A. his favorits aud rattle
conspicuous attire, but stlll vindicating b!
n capgciaus wsistcoat his attachment I,
that republican, snsor; in gmy sAerts
snail silver knee buckles, gray wools'
stockings. black slippers, blue hody cost
sarnnUnt-d by g'ny spencer; tall. ano
Though 1.-THE OF person and decidedly grace
tut snd agile Of motion and carriage. vi
long aud iii-I'n,bsd - Mr. JetT.rsons 1gur,
was commanding and striking. though bad
and his face most animated and agreeable
though remarkably ugly. His legs. YOU
perceive, by no menus summed olsefva.
ton yet they were scarcely largcr Mt the
knee than the ankle, and had never been
conscious Of a cali. STILL though without
strength, they hive always born. hin. slong
with vi,os and .uppIeness These bod
~ H"""rS' NJ" ""h''" "'sh'N untahtse,
h- preserved Il, a mpst singular degree. to
the very close Of his life. At the time I
speak OF, when he WAS IN his eighty first
year. he not only mounted his horse with
Out A'.'''Snce, and rode habtualiy some
ten miles day. but. di.nsunting 1t a fence
breast high. would leap over Il by only
p'ac'ug his hand on the topnost rail. liz
'h~n walked not only well and sw''tly, bu'
WIN i'shtness and spr'nsi">ss OF tread
sncf h' i'" 'en"@ ever have. IL was rest
toss if"vitY ai mlno, winch reformed al
INNS pnpsdNl mohlitt OF body Afi Nv"
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'o' MS '",''''.' """, ~" u's pers''h n'"''
s'1e 'hs" shape more ""tol'ness 'uat loice.
more supp'ehess 'hsn so''d'ty, a"d effected
us c"ds ny c""''@"ing ~ action not t'ass
o. power bs manipulate" moi n'nScu'"'t,.
s"u may oa"e' 10 pieces WITS sMsii
"hh''hcf mat winch eahho" ba'' wou'n
not hh''er' ne was never '1'e nay hsrd
" ""neh' sun. IL" rose e"f!t ana was
w rare 'h'""s" n's me- MI" WAS an o"s'
whenever OUT %" '"''t or u" ""fsrphck' ~
study n. w"'k' or '" conversation II MS
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was sure '" y gohe. 'nu-r", even ~hs"
s''"n u, "'S '''''f, :" SPANS" o"s'. "'
.s'" "t'h ~ No VISITORS a" si'ncs' a"u'ess
M" o' n"' discourse ms n"oy Aee'"e"
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CAPTAIN bonpb, in Pan. a, the price of old
clothes. mud offered to Congress. but which
il mt by with di.daio. nx = ,,,oke of ,pec-
uIation. meant to proeur. professional nd
vancemen, not earned in nm, other way.
From All th.s. a q pet. n inst enooyb idea
Of tn, mere mould of hn physioruomy
la, none. of ,our,r of ,bn, ,noh,lr, which
WA. ia only line onsli,y. nor the oddi,y Of
hi, e,nol.,,oo Their. was much in il.