Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-28
of John Randolph.
By PROF. PARSONS OF READING, PA.

BY PROF. PARSONS OF READING, PA.
There is no doubt that he was descend
ed from Pocahontas. He was proud of
this. No stranger could be in his COM
pany and remain ignorant of it. He was
sure to bring it in in ouuvuIs liuH pvuIc
way. He felt that old Powhattan was
the lord of all Virginia, and when he aiea
he left his regal rights to his daughter,
and when she died they descended to him,
and he was king of the whole land.
There was ''screw loose" somewhere in
hia mental composition. So long ago as
when the first steamboat was put upon
the Hudson, there was not business enough
to keep it employed every day, SO fire.
0uentlV it would take excursion parties
up the river On one occasion quite q
large party were on board, among them
Randolph and Mr.. Schuyler, who
was very modest, shy man, respect
ed hy ali. While the boat was going
on its way Randolph started up, went a
few PAGES from a party of ladies, and
shouted out, Mr.. Schuyler Mr.. Schuy-
Ter will YOU do me the favor to come
here - Mr.. Schuyler left the party and
approached him. "Mr. Schuyler, look
hero'-placing his hand on his ear
"what do you see r Nothing" replied
Schuyler Look at that ear-wh4t do
You see r Simply an ear" Don't you
see Ppoabontaa there y In order for
Schuyler to get away, he finally said, q
thiuk do see little of it." Mr.. Schuy-
Ter related this TO Parsons. 1t is believed
that the aborign nal descendants of the
country left peculiar mark upon the
I II, ID
such iersuu~ He made visit to Eng
land and behaved quite strangely while
ther., The EuRlieh were at IA loss to ac-
count tor hls ,ccCntticities. They ascribed
tte,o - 'hrrt things-first, that he drank
upon the rly.or was all the time tipsy; or
that he was insane; thirdly, that it was due
to American peculiarities. Our narrator
was told this by an Englishmap, when he
remarked he preferred not to have him
think it the latter of the three Pocahon-
tas married Rolfe-which is the same
word as Randolph. Randolph's grand
father had a perfect right of Rolfes if he
chose it, While in London he saw fit to
dress in the Randolph plaid; he carried
sword, pistols and dirk; had his leg bare
to the knee, just like an old Scot Once
at theatre, two young men from his
strange dress and other cause, smiled at
him. He turned to them and said, Let
him who smiles at tartan beware of the
dirk" at the same time brandishing his
dirk.
The Washington officials became very
tired of him. They feared him, and in
order to get rid of him, he was appointed
minister plenipotentiary to Russia. He
refused to accept, unless permission was
given him to spend some time in Italy for
his health. This was granted, as would
anything to have got rid of him. He
went to Italy, stayed some time there
went to Russia and remained one month
then went TO England and made onite
long stay before returning home. The
reason why he left Russia was this
While he was there, and before he had
been presented to the emperor, some one
to teach him the presentation
etiquette of the court. 1t was verv simpIa |
The minister was to enter the door and
bow, at the end of the room how
again, approach the emperor and bow.
and then the emperor would meet him
and enter into conversation. He was in.
dignant at the idea of any one attemnt.
ing to teach him, and said "Don't Won
think know how without you showing
me ?" The day for the presentation an.
preached. He entered the room and
bowed very low,-came to the middle Of
the room, stopped, and again bowed.-be
then came nearer, took off one gauntlet
and threw it on one side of the emperor
then he pitched his hat off in front, threw
pit his mantle, threw off his sword, and
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Fectly astonished, but being well ednca.
led man, knew how to act under such cir.
So he approached, lifted
him up and conversed with him. His 70.
,eption did not come up to his ideas. so
being Disguised with Russia, he left in q
month.
He had an unbounded admiration of
Mr.. Marshall, who was the only man who
could at all control him. When Marshall
was "A he was in the convention, and an