The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-01-21
THE PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF MIR. JET
PERSON

description OF Mr. Jcficrson's personal ap-
pearance:
" MIR. Jefferson was generally, however,
rather a f,voritc with the other sex, and no,
without reason. His appearance was en-
gagng. His face, though angular, and far
from beautiful, bcamcd with intelligence,
with bcncvoence, and with the cheerful vi
vaci'y of Il happy, hopeful spirit. His com
plexion was ruddy and dclcately fair his
reddish, chesnut hair, luxuriant and siIken.
LIS full, deep set eyes, the prevailing color
of which was light hazel Tor tlocks Of
hazel on u groundwork of grew were Pc
cullary expressive, and mirrorcd, as the
clear lake mirrors the cloud, every emotion
OF which was passing throught his mind
lie stood six feet two and II half inches in
height, and though very slim at this period ,
his form was erect and sincwy, and his
movements displayed elasticity and vror.
lie was IN expert musician, u fine dancer. a
d;'shing rider, and there WAS no manly OK
ercise in which he could not play well his
part. His manners were unusually grace.
tuI, but simple and cordial. Ills convcrs,-
ton already possessed 70 inconsi.lcrab!e
share OF that charm which, in after wears
WAS SO much cxtolIcd by friends, and to
which enemies attributed so seductive IN
influence i'll moulding the young and the
waverlng to his political views. There was
trankncss, earncstncss and corlali,y in
his toncs-a deep sympathy with humani
ty-a confidence in man, and sanguine
hopc!ulncss in his destiny, which irrcsisii
bly, won upon the feelings, not only of the
ordinary hearer, but Of those grave men
whose commerce with the world had per.
haps led them to form glowing estimates of
t-of such men us the scllolar.likc Small
the sagacious Wythc, the courtly and Gift.
ed Fauquier.
MIR. Jciicrson's temper was gentle, kindly
and forgIving. If it naturally had any.
thing of that warmth Which is the usual
concomltant of affections and sympathies
so ardent, and it no doubt had, it had been
sulJ"gatcd by habibual control. Yet, un-
der its even pacidity, there were not want
ing those indications Of calm self reliance
and courage which allinstinctivcly recognize
aud respect. There is not an instance on
record of his having been engaged in a
personal rcncontrc, or his having suffered
personal indiguity. Possessing the ac-
compl'shrnents, he avoided Tie vices of the
young Virginia gentry Of the day, and
class of habits which, if not vices them
selves, wcro too often made the preIudes to
them. lie never gambled. TO avoid i'm
portunitics to games which were generally
accompanied with betting, lie never dsln-
guishcd one card from another; he was
moderate in the enjoyment of the table, to
strong drinks he had an aversion Which
rarely yielded to any circumstances his
mouth was unpodIuted by oatls or tobacco
Though he speaks of enjoying 'the victory
OF favorite horsc,' and she death ef the
fox, he never put but one horse in training
to run-never run but a single race, and
he very rarely joined in the pleasant excite
ment-hc knew it to be too pleasant for
the aspiring student-of the case. With
such qualities of mind and character, will,
the favor of powerful friends and relatives.
and even OF viccroyalty to urge him on
war!, MIR. Jefferson was not Il Young man
to he lightly regarded 10y the young or old
OF either SEX. lie herame of age in 1864.
'Sopstonc Gus Burners. bur-
ncrs, usually made ofiron or brass, arc
subjected to some difficulties. The
heat Of the flame expands the metal
and enlarges the opening, causing
some waste of gas; and, besides, the
metal is liable to corrode by the action
Of the gas upon it. 10 obviate these
evils, NJ. Schwarz, of Nurcmburg.
Germany, has lately manufactured gas
burners from soapstone, stcatitc, which
is prepared for this purpose in a pccu.
liar manner. This stone is cut up into
small four-sidcd slabs, put into her
meticall y sealed cases, and exposed to
a slow fire until it becomes red hot
Great care is exercised in thus roasting
the stone, because ifquickly heated, il
will rupture by the sudden expansion
ofsmall particles of moisture in it. The
steatitc slabs are exposed to this licat
for about two hours, slowly cooled,
and are then easily turned to the pro
per shape in lathe. After this thcy
are boiled in oil until they acquire a
deep brown color, when they arc taken
out, dried, and made to assume a beau
tiful polish simply rubbing them with
q woolen rag. The boring of gas
burners is an art requiring great care
and skill as the opening ofeach burner
Is formed TO consume certin quantity
Of gas. -
Gas Rnrners made as described from
soapst8 gre stated to be perfectly !
!; ire, ire lss aot liable to any change
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