Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-01-30


Tom Marshall. doliye,ol At louisville last
Tuesday evening a very interesting lecture
upon the life Of the brilliant, gifted, and luck
less Kentucky orator. From fall report Of
lin the CoBiqJogn 70 We copy the follow
Ing passages describing the last, melancholy
miserable days Of Marshall's life:
a have said be had no home. That was
true. because he had in him none Of the home
qualities. He could NOT or would not make
home. Before the death of Or. Lewis Mar
shall he gave to lis dauahier-in-law, Ms Tom
Marshall. during her life, oue-afh Of the old
Buck Poud form, consisting Of more than one
hundred acres, situated about four miles from
the town Of Versailles Upon this tract a
small but comfortable cottage was erected aud
paid for ly the iiberaity Of the community.
Here Mis-. Marshsll resided and this place he
called his home. But he came into town, and
remained days aud even weeks before Feinrn-
ing How he lived, aud what manner Of life
he led. +, is indeed difficult to drcscrbe.
"In August, 1868 two years before lis
death. Mr.. Marshall, in communication to
one Of the Louisville papers, had occasion to
speak Of himself. using tie third person, when
he employed the following language He
seemed 20 have LOST caste in Versailles with
all political parties, aud to te utterly without
weight. iuduuce or social position in Wood
ford. A few Of bis Old friends still f.equeui
his company. and court bis conversation 10
his sober intervals. This was a sad picture
drawn Is bis own rcu-oud ye; j, hardly did
iisiice 10 the facts The sober intervals
became less frequent. he grew sad for want
Of company, for want Of mental employment
f., wapt of Intellectual association. He
would stop the scboolboys 90 the street aud
read and explain TO them tldr Latin and
Greek cycrci.cs. He would gather around
him group Of men or boys-auy one ior an
aulience-and read TO them from ancient or
modern history, but more frequently from hia
own writings, which had been published IN
1858 by Sr. W. T. Barre lIo would
pause in these st5gct readings, aui explaio,
c'iicise, condemn or approve The 'u'je't o'
the writer. lie was exceedingly fond Of read
ing from lis own essays or articles puO"'h'o
between 1880 a'd Is0o' an1 '' p''O''"E co' ,'
how subsequent events bad demonstrated his
wisdom or coNuTheu "'S views ~" w"
COPY oi h'' WIN - wiz" '1',
lent him, and ""lc" he peAo" '''''"'' '"'0oS"
aud through. During the last iouF of A'e
years Of BIS life, he was entirely without
means, and had no employment pr'ca''u'
aud hazardous c"'''p SDip''' "'' "''''
lie slept many nights 10 cDa'' 10 ''e ''''''
r''n s'''nS-foo'n % '"'"F ''""',
IN warm weather ne sept o." q "'.''', 0-'.'
in the courthouse poT''co ; a"' Gu',"s -. VIC
cooler n'Ih'S OIL 'ne cary ''',' 10 ''e 10Y ''''
ot pubic i''ry' ne 'e'' "'' '''U'','" ''V'1
keeuiy ''Hn one "'s"' s'Fp'''' '"' 'o',' ',
oiieu speak oI II "l'H o''''' S'"Ie r'' WIN
Tar more VII tNan reverence u P''S' i''
was wont TO compare h''N'a'i VIII" ''c o'''''.
Of mankind, saying That he hhe OH''s'' "aD
not where 20 lay bis head. li's ioo1 Was oo-
tained IN much the same manner as his o'he'
necessities were sUppI'''' I'e n'''!.'s' '"'
clarity OF a meal wherever ana whenever
1t was oheTed 10 N'". 1' '''''' one II' az