Show john marshall V 1 I ea IL is a A correspondent of the new york century gives gives a pleasant account of the early days 0 of f john marshall who the chief justice of the supreme court the following picture of the young man mali is is given in the spring of 1776 a number of the virginia troops who had bad participated in in the battle of 0 great bridge tarried on their journey home at the good old town of vr york ri among them was a young man of twenty who became a great favorite with the gentlemen and ladies of the borough lorow h he was tall slender with sparkling black eyes and lips which wore an habitual al smite smile in his bis walk his bis bearing his simple and winning gestures were observable aLle that characteristic called thoroughbred thorough bred in costume he was far from presenting I 1 ng a very imposino imposing im g appearance his dress diess was as plain and somewhat the worst for wear his slouch hat was actually s shabby habby he plainly paid not the leat a ri retention to to his personal adornment ile he had another suit which he be sometimes wore no doubt to the terror of his nervous nervous young lady friends this co consisted n als ted chiefly of f a rude cap decorated with the tail of a buck a leathern belt sustaining nim a tomahawk and bouleau de c hasse chasse and ana a g groen raen hunting shirts shirt with the words liberty or death in large white letters on the bosom it was 1 he e uniform of the culpepper min minute u te men in which corps the y youth 0 uth held the post of lieutenant tarrying thus in the fine spring 9 days ay at yorktown he became a regular vis visitor at the houses of the old gentry who nho at that time made the borough a an r attractive spot illustrating it with all the charms of former manners and refined festivities among other friends whom the young lieutenant made was mr jaquelin fumbler ambler collector of customs for the portana port por tand and afterward treasurer of the new commonwealth when his incorruptible integrity secured for him the noble name of the aristides of virginia with the whole household of the worthy col ambler the youth soon BOOR became what was then called a great toast but especially did he manage age I 1 to find his way to the heart of a little damsel only fourteen years of age miss mary willis ambler by name he read poetry to the ladies in his sweet voice filled with melody and pathos waited upon them with the grand s simple I 1 gallantry and knightly elegance of the old regime and endeared himself to one and all by his kindness and dignity |