The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-09-25

The following short extract from Ran.
dalrs life Of Jefferson contains SO much
70 admire Of this great mrn, that We deem
1t duty to publish it i:
Mr.. Jefferson was generally rather "a
vorite with the sex, and not without rca-
son. His face, though angular aud far
from beautiful, beamcd with intelligence,
with benevcleuce, and with cheerful
vivscity Of happy, hopeful spirit. His
complexion was ruddy and delicately fair;
his reddish chestnut hair luxuriant aud
silkeu. His full, deep set eyes, the pre-
vailing color Of which was a light hazel,
Cor fecks of hazel on a ground work of
gray,) we're peculiarly expressive, aud
nsirrored, ~ the clear lake mirrors the
cloud, the emotion which was passing
through his miud.
He stood six feet two and half inch
es in height, and though very slim at
this period, his form was erect and SIM
ewy, aad his movements displayed elasti.
city and vigor. He was an expert musi-
clan, a fine dancer, = dashing rider, and
there was no manly exercise in which he
could not play well his part. His man
ncrs were unusually graceful, but simple
and cordial, His conversation already
possessed no uncomfortable share of that
charm which in after years was so much
extolled by his friends, aud to which en-
emies attributed so seductive an influence
in moulding the young and the wavering
to his political views. There was frank
ness, earnestness aud cordiality in his
tone-a deep sympathy with humanity
. cou6d. noe in man, and sanguine hope
fulness in his destiny, which irresistibly
won upon the feeling not only of the or.
dinary hearer, but Of those grave men
whose commerce with the world had led
them to form less glowing estimates of it
of such men as the scholar like Small
the sagacious Wythe, the courtly and
gifted Fauquier.
Mr.. Jetferson's temper was gentle,
kindly and forgiving. If it naturally
had anything Of that warmth which is
the usual concomitant of affections an1l
sympathies SO ardcnt--and it 70 doubt
had--it had been subjugssi.ed BY habitual
control. Yet ur.3aer its even placidity
there were not wanting those indications
OF Cam sclf-rcliauce and courage which
all instinctively recognize respect. There
Is not single instance on record of his
having been engaged in a personal en-
counter, or his having suffered personal
indignity. Possessing the accomplish.
mcnts, he avoided the vices of the young
Virginia gentry of the day, and class
of habits, which, if they were not vices
themselves, were often the preludes to
them. He never gambled. To avoid
opportunities to games which were gen
orally accompanied with betting, he new
er learned to distinguish one card from
another; he was moderate in the enjoy
ment of the table; to strong drinks he
had aversion which rarely yielded un-
der any circumstance his mouth was
never polluted by oaths or tobacco! Al,
though be speaks of enjoying "thc victo-
ry Of favorite horse" and the "death
of the fox" he never put but one horse
in training to run--never ran but sim
gle race, aud he rarely joined in the
pleasant excitement---he knew it to be too
diverting for the aspiring studeut--of
the chase. With such QUANTITIES of mind
and character, with the favor of powerful
friends aud relatives, and even viceroyal-
ty, to urge him onward, Mr.. Jefferson
was not young man to be lightly regar-
ded by the young or old of either sex.