Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-16
John Ra.;do.pl, Of Roanoke.


at hotel dinner table in Richmond, he
obs rycd that he was eating one Of the
luxurious soft crafts of that region, and
that, as was the custom of the hotel, Q
g'ass of milk had been placed near his
plate, looking up from his own, he said,
in thin piping voice:
CHATS singular dish of yours, sir,
very singular; crabs and milk Juba,
bring ma bowl of milk, and crumble
some crabs in it ~
At the same hotel, he said TO wait
er, in the temporary absence of Juba,
handing to him at the same time his cup
and saucer:
Take that away-change it,"
"What do You want, 1fr. Randolph -
asked the waiter respectfully '.Do you
want coffee or tea p
''If that stuff is tea," said Le, "give
me coffee; if it is coffee bring me tea ;
I want a change"
Most readers have heard, perhaps, Of
his reply to well known and highly
respectable gentleman of the South, who
introduced himself to him while standing
and conversing with some friends, with ::
q should be p'eased to make the ac-
quaintance of so distinguished a public
servant as Mr.. Randolph 1 am from
the city Of BalliHore-my name is
Blunt,
blunt, ch :" replied DIR. Randolph,
II should think 50, sir;' and he deign-
ed him no further notice.
Eqnaily familiar to many, it may be,
win be found his reply to a gentleman
who rather forced himself upon Mr.. Ran
dolph's notice, while engaged in CONVEX
sation with others, in a hotel in Virginia.
II have had the pleasure, Mr.. Ran
dolph, recently Of passing your house. :"
Il am glad Of it )" said Mr.. Ran.
dolph Il hope you will always do it
sir"
On one occasion, at Washington, a
brother member Of Congress was enlight-
ening Mr.. Randolph as to the manner Of
shopping" at the capital
"The merchants y said be, 'have two
prices-an "asking price" and "tak-
ing price" I used to send my wife to
make all the purchases for the family, by
which we made saving of fifteen to
twenty per cent"
4 had rather uy wife, said Randolph,
bitterly, "should make living in any
other way but one, than that %
Being confirmed old bachelor, the
remark was no less comical than severe.
Scarcely anything more characteristic
Of MIR. Randolph is recorded of him in
any Of his biographies, than in the fol-
lowing incident, which occurred on the
morning he was to leave for England, oD
his last visit to that country. The stea-
mer is waiting to convey passengers when
his friend calls upon him.
"Mr. Randolph," he says, din the
name of Heaven. what is the matter ,
Do you know that it is nearly ten o'clock,
and thatrhe steamboat waits for nobody :
Why, you are not even dressed"
81 can't help it sir, replied he, "I'm
all confusion this morning-everything
goes wrong; even my memory has gone
wool-gathering- l am just writing
a farewell address to my constituents,
and I've forgotten the exact words of a
quotation from the Bible, which | want
to use, and as I quote correctly, cannot
close my letter until find the passage,
but, strange to say, | have forgot both
the chapter and the verse. l never was
in fault before, sir. What shall l do ~
''Do you remember any part of the
quotation - asked his friend, ''perhaps
| can assist you with the rest'''
SIT begins" said he, with how have
loved thee, oh, but for the lite of me,
can't recollect the next words. Oh, my
head /. There, do you take the Bible and
run over that page while l am writing
the remainder of my address,
"My dear sir" was the reply, 'you
have no time to DO this now !; let Us take
the letter. Bible and all on board the
steamer, where you VIII have enough
time to find the passage YOU want, be-
fore we reach the packet"
After a great deal Of hesitation and
reluctance, and after much expostula-
ton, the proposition was agreed to.
A rather cruel test Of the affection of
his servant John was tried on the occa>
sion referred to. John had il some way