The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25
RANDoLPh OF ROANOKE.
Some New Light HE Life by q Descend
ant of the Family.

Some New Light on HE Life by q Descend
ant of the Family.
i lChicago Currentl
John Randolph confided in my grand
mother. They were relatives, and his
brother Richard married my grandfather
sister. Judith, daughter of Thomas Mann
Randolph, ST. of Tuckahoe. Our plantation,
Green creek. was only few miles from Baz
ARE, their homestead, and John, who lived
with them, came in and out of our house al
most as one of the family. NV grand
mother. in speaking of him to me, said ::
Jack had a remarkable quality. Irritable
and sensitive as he was when alone he
would bear with patience, and also invite q
full expression of friends opinion on his
conduct, either private or public" He
once handed her valuable diamond ring,
with coiled serpent on it. An initial was
caught glimpse of, cut in the ring, under
the coil, which lifted up with q spring. 1t
was too quickly withdrawn for her to scrut.
inize it more closely, and his emotion too
great TO elicit confidence in regard to it,
which, no doubt, he intended to give. He
groaned out: 'One loved better than my
own soul or Him that created it,"
She told me who it was. He had known
and loved her from childhood. A short time
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sumated he was walking with his betrothed,
and she proposed stopping into a store to
look at some fine laces which had been Just
imported. A valuable piece was afterwards
missed, and John must have noticed her
take it. This occurred at Richmond, and ne
was seen going to his hotel in very excita.
BILE manner. Some hours after, mis- servant
found him in his room in state of insensi-
bllity. Physicians were called in, and il
was long before he was restored and only at
the prayers and entreatles of his faithful
and devoted servant, "Juba," could be in
duced to taste of the food placed before him.
DE never communicated to any one the
cause OF his strange conduct, and the sur
mise was that the lady had Tilted him. One
year after she united her fortunes with one
In whose society she might hope to live q
more happy life than in that of her most de
voted but unfortunate lover.
few months after her marriage, while
SulIy, the artirt, was completing portrait
OF her, she took blue mass in q green
plum, to increase her brillisncy, fell into
spasms and died The key to the mystery
was found, and the secret disclosed: she was
klept0manac. This took place in the
midst of the exciting debate of Congress.
he writes to friend, without stating the
cause: II would like to bid adleu to nv na.
tive shores for a few years at least. Nothing
but high sense OF the obligations of public
duty has prevented my resignation" And
some time after, when feeling depressed, he
said MY apathy is not natural, but su-
perinduced. There was volcano under my
ice, but it is burnt ut, and a face of desola-
ton has come on not to be rectified in ages,
could my life be pro longed to q patriarchal
longevity. The niece ssity of loving and be-
ing beloved was never felt by the imaginary
beings of Rousseau's and Byron's creation
more imperious than myself. My heart was
offered up with devotion that knew no re-
serve"
He was true to his friends. At the time
that Robert Randolph pulled President An.
drew Jsckson's nose for unjust treatment of
him, whilst officer in the navy, there
were rumors of his probable arrest. Robert
came at once from the steamboat where it
was done to the Powhatsn House. He was
speedily followed by John Randolph. of
Roanoke, in his English coach attended by
his colored servant, Juba, and the appear
ance of bis equipage each day before the
door excited much interest and comment, as
1T was known that John Randolph had been
heard to say that with his life would ne
prott CT his kinsman, should General Jackson
attempt arrest"
Lieutenant Randolph was q kinsnan also
OF my father, and visited us at Green Creek
after the matter was Quieted down. Curl
dining room servant said: IF had such al
big red nose as Mars Robert d bin mighty /
glad if Mars President Jackson had a pulled |
IL Cledu ou EDMUND evidently had nOtl
heard on which face was the pulled nose.
Commodore Decatur and John Randolph |
were devoted friends. The COMMODORE |
untimely end proved too much for Johns
nervous system, and his conduct on the oc- /
casion of the funeral is said to have been |
very extravaganza, and the ignorant multi
tude that followed the funeral pageant pro
claim: The man is mad" Hoping to
draw him away from this highly exciting
state of mind his friends prevailed on him
to visit England. 'One day / was passing
along the street" says Mr.. Anderson, the
Cashier of the United States Branch Bank IN |
Richmond, about April 20, 1920, when Mr..
Randolph hailed me in q louder voice than
usual The first question he asked me was
whether knew of good ship in the James
River in which he could get q passage to
England. He said he had been sick of q re- /
mittent and intermittent fever for forty
days and his physician said he must 60 to |
England"
Il told him there were no ships here fit |
for his accommodation, and that he had bet. |
ter go to New York and sail from that port /
DO you think said be, i would give my
money TO those who are ready to make my
negroes cut my throat IL I can not 90 to |
England from q Southern port, will not go |
at ALL l then endeavored to think of the
best course for him to take, and told him
there was a ship in the river. He asked the
name OF the ship. / told him Ii was the /
Henry Claw. He threw up his arms and ex-
claimed: Henry Clay No, sir! l will never
step on the planks of . ship of that name
saw him in the autumn Of the same year /