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friend, that his detractors said he

married Mary Willis Amber. Sht
was lovely woman, and belonged
to family so noted for their piet,
that the saying went, "as pious as
au Amber" She was a daughte,
OF Colonel Jaquelin Amber, a de
scendant of the Huguenot Jauuelin
who fled from France when the per
secution of the Protestants began.
In a brief sketch of Judge Mar
shall's married life, written by the
late Hon. Edward G.. Marshall, his
youngest son, this incident is noted
"lt was an interesting exhibition
OF fathers devotion to my mothers
memory, who was buried near Rich.
mond, Va, that he habitually walked
TO her grave every Sunday after,
noon, distance of one and a half
miles, Upon one Sunday afternoon,
suffering with the malady which led
to his death, he was taking his ac.
customed walk, when he fell from
exhaustion on the common outside
the city, and was unable to proceed
lie was fortunately seen by two ne
gro men Everybody knew him, and
was carried in their arms to his home,
whence he went to Philadelphia and
placed himself under the care Of the
celebrated Drs. Physick and Chap
man. Without avail, however, as
in few weeks his body was brought
to Richmond and buried by the side
of his dear wife"
The marriage took place at the
residence of the brides father, who
was at that time Treasurer of Vir-
ginia, and the best-loved man in the
State. The house was a long, frame
building, an old-fashioned story and
half, with Dutch roof, on the
west side of Fifth, between Brook
and Marshall streets, in this city.
THE JUDGES RECREATION.
The Chief Justice was for years a
member of the Richmond Quot
Club. 1t was formed in 1888, and
lasted for more than forty years. 1t
had thirty members, and he was one
of the most enthusiastic and by far
the most popular.
The friendship between Washing
ton and Marshall lasted until the
Generals death and was deep and
warm. His dislike for Mr.. Thomas
Jefferson was intense, and lasted
through life. They bitterly disa-
greed upon matter of vital interest
to the University of Virginia, and
from that time the Chief Justice
never spoke to him and sent his five
sons to Northern colleges.
HIS GENTLENEss AND PoLITENEss.
The gentleness of his manner, his
unvarying politeness, attracted all.
On one occasion he was riding down
Main street in Richmond, and, as
was his custom when on horseback,
held in his hand long, keen switch.
A gentleman standing on the corner
said to friend: 6" What long
switch the Chief Justice carries. -
Is it possible that is Justice Mar
shall?" replied the other. q will
ask him what he carries such a long
switch for ?" and he actually stopped
the old man 10 ask him the question.
With the greatest politeness the
Chief Justice answered: "To cut
my horse with," and bowing, rode
on. The gentleman was so cha
grined at his own impertinent con-
duct and the quiet, dignified polite
ness Of the Judge, that he wrote him
an humble apology. The Chief JUS
tice kept these switches, long, keen
birch, in certain place in his hall.
He cut them himself at his farm, a
few miles from the city.
| A COURTEOUS AND HOsPITABLE
In his home he was the perfect
host, the most courteous and hOspi-
table of men, and his house was al
ways one of the most attractive in
Virginia. Especially were young
people to be found there. His gen.
ileness invited confidence, and they
confided to him their troubles. He
was generous, kind and lenient with
them. Time and again he was
known to pay young mems debts,
aud start them in life. The little
hesitation in his speech is said to
have lent it force and charm in private
conversation.
He had six children-five sons and
one daughter. He was a most de-
voted father, deeply interested in
all that concerned his children
Nothing was left undone that could
please or instruct them, and he COM
manded from them feeling of low
in greverence.
His dress was so simple and old
fashioned, and has manner so unaf-
fected and plain, that a number of
ludicrous mistakes occurred. One
morning, he went to call on n lady
who had just married his brother,
and who had never met him. She
was expecting the butcher to call to
look at a calf she wished to SELL
When the servant told her man
wanted to see her at the door, the
girl had not thought him worthy to
enter the parlor, Mrs. Marshall,
glancing around, also deceived by
his plain clothes, concluded he was
the butcher, and ordered him to be
taken tO the stable to see the calf
He laughingly explained who he
was, and the lady, very much con-
fused and mortified, hastily invited
him in.
He was DEVOTED to farming, and
understood it thoroughly. He had
a farm hear Richmond where he
spent much time, and he could dis
course as learnedly on pasture and
tillage, crops and stock, as on the
law. A cousin told me he met him
hurrying out to his farm one morn
ing. He had large jug resting on
the pommel Of his saddle, and, hav-
ing lost the cork, was holding his
thnmh i'm IL for q SlOnDer. 1t was