Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-06
AARON BURR AND JOHN RAN
DOLPH.

DOLPH.
Colonel Burr who had been Weep resi-
dent Of America. and probably would,
have been the next President tut for
his unfortunate duel with General Ham
ilton. came over to England, and was
known to me by Mr.. Randolph Of Wiz.
GINA, with whom / was very intimate.
Hereq uested l would introduce him to
Mr.. Grsttsn, whom he was excessively
anxious to see. Colonel Burr was not :
man of very prepossessing appearance
rough-featured, and neither dressy nor
polished; buta well.informed, sensible
man, and though not a particularly
agreeable yet an instructive companion.
People in general form extravagaut anti.
cipations regarding eminentpersons. The
idea of a great orator and an Irish chief,
carried with it, naturally enough, CORES.
popding notious of physical elegance,
vigor and dignity. Such was Colonel
Burr's mistake, believe, about Mr..
Grattan, and took care not to undeceive
him. We went to my friends house,
who was to leave London next day. I
announced that Colenel Burr, from Am.
erica. Mr.. Randolph and myself, wished
to pay our respects, and the servant in.
formed US that his master would receive
us IN short time, but was at that mo-
ment much occupied on business Of con.
sequence. Burr's expectations were oil
Oh the alert! Randolph, also, was anxi-
oas to BE- presented to the great Graf
tan, and both impatient for the entrance
Of this Demosthenes. At length the
door opened, and in hoped small, bent
figure, meager, yellow, and ordinary;
one slipper and one shoe; his breeches'
knees loose; his cravat hanging down;
his shirt and coat sleeves tucked up
high, and an old hat upon bis head.
This apparition saluted the strangers
very courteously, asked, without any in
PRODUCTION, how long they had been in
England, and Immediately proceeded to
make inquiries about the late General
Washington aud the Revolutionary War.
NJ companions looked at each other;
their replies we're costive, and they
seemed quite impatient to see Mr.. Graf
tan. l could scarcely contain myself.
but determined to let my eccentric coun-
tryman take bis course, who appeared
quite delighted to see bis visitors, and
was the most inquisitive person IN the
world. Randolph was by far the tsllest
and most dignifed looking man of the
two, grey-hsirsd, and well-dressed; GRAFT
tan, therefore, took him for the Vice
President, and addressed him according.
ly. Randolph at length begged to know
if they could shortly havethe honor Of
seeing Mr.. Grattan. Upon which our
host, not doubting that they knew him,
conceived it must be bis son James for
which they inquired, and said he believ-
ed he had that moment wandered out
somewhere to amuse himself. Thi. .om.
pletely disconnected the Americana, and
they were about to make their b,w and
their exit, when thought it high time
to explain. And taking Colonel Burr
and Mr.. Randolph respectively by the
hand, introduced them to the Right Hon.
orable Henry Grattan. l never saw PEG.
pie stare SO, or so much embarrassed!
Grattan himself, perceiving the cause,
heartily joined in the merriment. He
pulled down his shirt sleeves, pulled up
his stockings, and in his own irresistible
way apologized for the outre figure he
cut, assuring them that he had totally
overlooked it, in his anxiety not to keep
them waiting that he was returning to
Ireland the next morning, and had been
bus;ly packing up his books and papers,
in a cl 'set full of dust and cobwebs!
This incident rendered the interview
/. more interesting. The Americans were
charmed with their reception, and after
q protracted visit, retired highly graft
fed, while Grattan returned again to
his books and his cobwebs.