Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-08-23

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the middle and gathered behind the ears.
had lost the youthful gloss oflold days,
and was stiff and intractable. The
bright cheeks had become sallow aud
sshrunken. Those two terrible enemies,
age and misfortune, had marched over
the courtenance once so blooming and
beautiful. They Had trodden down the
flowers IN the rosy checks plonghed the
smooth forehead into heavy burrows !;
and ii those deep burrows. they had
sowed the rank seeds Of suffering and
care. Bitter tears had dimmed the bright
eyes once 90 brilliant; midnight agony
and groans had wasted the round cheeks
between the smiling portrait Of Gilbert
Stuart and the picture ] looked on Of The
aged man, there was scarcely any resen
blanee to be discovered. John Randolph,
10 .sbeautifuln IN his youth. with such
high hopes aud bright thoughts Of the
future, had become thus in time, and
| from sickness and suffering, quite snoth-
| ~ being--a sad and sorroWful figurs--the
mark Of iests Of, wonder--of pity OF adj
Emiration, or dislike. His figure. like his
face, was full of eecentricity. Tall, an
gular, thin as q shadow, be resembled
rather some ghost from another world,
Than 4 yeritable being of flesh aud blood.
His limbs were wonderfully slender, and
1.-THE fashion Of the time served to display
this popularity to its fullest extent! He
wore small clothes so tight that they
seemed to be part of his person and
| the snow white stocking, fastened Al the
knees by small gold buckle, Cited as
closely as the cuticle almost. Over
these, and reaching about midway the
calf. wers 4 pair Of coarse country knit
yarn stockings. or 4 hose as they were
then called. His shoes were of the old
Revolutionary fashion, with huge buckles
Ibis coat ample, and buttoned tightly
around his slender woman like waist;
j his chin half burieditself in the folds Of q
great white crayat, aud the dry faxen
hair was surmounted by fur cap. The
movements Of this singular figure were az
unique as the Jcustume. In walking Ran.
i dolph followed theindian fashion, placing
1.-THE foot straight ID front-the toes in,
clined neither inward nor outward. A
ifancifuV mind might have attributed this
Ipeculjarity to his Indian blood. for b
\ was descended iii the seventh degree
from The Princess Pocahontas. Moving
4 quickly and slowly BY starts, with heac
Ethrown back, and the keen eyes sparkling
4 beneath the rim Of his dark fur cap
often muttering 10 himself. 70 wake sud
denly to a conscientiousness Of the worlt
taround him, and stride, on rapidly 70 hi:
LONELY apartment-this singular figure
i was emanently calculated 70 attract th'
\ attention Of every one, whether il moved
lover the familiar court greens Of Virginia
Eor in the streets Of Washington Or Lon
don. In both Of these cities, be was th,
I !" observed Of all observers The me
! ltropolis Of England. where physical pc
I euliarities and eccntricities are met viii
necessarily. could furnish nothing stran
ger than the form Of the oratorlof Virg IN
La. In Washington. Baltimore, Phila
delphia and Richmond, be was the mari
Eof alEeyes--to be pointed out with III
ii finger. Boys often followed him, Blu
], rarely laughed. orindulged in those prac
rliokes So cougenial to the mischievon
I minds Of youth. They trooped afte
! Randolph as one who Witnessed the sigh
\ declares, ssin silent and curious wonder.
II This notoriety annoyed him, but led to n
!, ALTERATION in his costume. His clothes
like his principles, seemed to be part 9
! him. He felt. doubtless. rs the grea
!, statesman OF |. Marsh6eld " did. when b
, said that he could more easily change hi
) political convictions than the mode Q
/ wearing. Or the fashion Of his shirt collar
/ Randolph doubtless chung to bis eccen
/ trio mode OF dress--for he was always IA
. behind the fashion ina portion Of hiss COZ
. tume-from his intense attachment
d everything Virginian. His old neigh
Ibors still adhered 10 the fashions Of th
d Epast in . great degree and il anon
9 these be could wear his swallow taile
ii coat. With lofty collar, when the mod
twas fantailed with no collar at all, VIII
i should he not do 80 in the streets (
: Washington Or London ? He had = kee
;lrelish for all thatlswas characteristic {
5 his native soil, and ID travelling follows
4 the old fashion Of bis colonial forefathe
. He always made use iof his private yeh
3 ele-either coach dragged onward B
/ four blooded horses, Or shlky drawn b
. IA fast tfotter. He was geperally drive
) lby Jupiter, his body servant Juba
) was his familiar name warm -hearte