The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-18
Maoaulay's Ways.

Macaulay's outward man was never
better described, Mr. Trevelyan tell.
us, than in two sentences of Praed's
introduction to Knights Quarterly
magazine There came up a short
manly figure, mnrvcously upright, with
bad neck.cloth and one hand IN his
waisteoat. OF regular beauty he had
little to boast ; but in faces where there
is an expression of great power or OF
great good humor, or Of both, you do not
regret its absence This picture, "
Mr.. Trevelyan adds, in which every
touch is correct, tells all that there is to
be told He had massive head, aud
features Of powerful and rugged cast so
constantly lighted up by every joyful and
ennobling emotion that it mattered little
if, when absolutely quiescent, his face was
rather homely than handsome, While
conversing at table no one thought him
otherwise than good-looking, but when he
rose he was seen to be short aud stout in
figure" "At Holland house, the other
day." writes his sister Margaret, in Sep.
tember, 1881. Tom met Lady Lynd-
hurst for the first time. She said to him
Mr.. Macaulay. you are so different to
what | expected. thought you were
dark and thin, but you are fair, and real.
ly, Mr.. Macaulay, you are fat He at
all times sat and stood straight, full, and
square, and in this respect Woolner, in the
fine statue at Cambridge, has missed what
was undoubtedly the most marked fact in
his personal appearance. He dressed
badly, but not cheaply. His cl9thes,
though i'll put on, were good, and his
wardrobe was always enormously over.
stocked. Later IN life he INDUCED him.
self in an apparently inexhaustible sue.
cession Of handsome cmbodered waist
coats, which he used to regard with much
complacency. He was unhandy to a
degree quite unexawpled in the expert.
ence of all who knew him When in the
open air he wore perfectly new dark kid
gloves, into the fingers OF which he never
succeeded in inserting his owa more than
half way. After he had sailed for India
there were found in his chambers between
fifty and sixty strops, hacked into strips
and splnters, and razors without begin.
ming or end About the same period he
hurt his hand, and was reduced to send
for barber. After the operation he
asked what was to pay. Oh, SIR" said
the man, whatever you usually give the
person who shaves you" " In that case"
said Macaulay, 81 should give you
great cash on each check Macaulay,
we are further told by his biOgrapher,
" was utterly destitute Of bodily accom-.
plishments, and lie viewed his deficiencies
with supreme indifference IIo could
neither swim, nor row, nor drive, nor
skate, nor shoot He seldom crossed
saddle. and never willingly When in
attendance at Windsor, as cabinet
minister, he was informed that horse
was at his disposal If her majesty
wishes to see me ride he said. she must
order out an elephant The only exer.
else in which he can be said to have ex.
celled was that Of treadiDg crowded
streets with his eyes fixed upon a book.
He might be seen 10 such thoroughfarcs
as Oxford street and Cheapside walking
as fast as other people walked, and read
ing great deal faster than anybody else
could read. As a pedestrian he was in.
deed above the average. Till he had pas.
sed fifty, he thought nothing of going on
foot from the Albany to Clapham, and
from Claphan on TO Greenwich, and
while still in the prime of life, he was
ioreve. on his feet indoors as well as
out"