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great deal of Irascibility, tempered with a large stock 

 of benevolence. His predominating idea was at- 

 tachment to the Interest of his patron. He always 

 wore his hair in a quetcCy and on Sundays would ap- 

 pear at church In knee breeches and silk stockings. 

 His veins, which age had enlarged, would show 

 themselves through his stockings, and the Irreverent 

 boys would point to them In ridicule, believing that, 

 In order to give more dignity to his shrunk calves, 

 he had stuffed them with paper. He was useful to 

 the public by discharging the duties of a magistrate, 

 and when Mr. Gourdin's Influence promoted Pine- 

 ville to the rank of a post town, Mr. Wall was 

 appointed the postmaster. He had the reputation 

 of being a miser, but we believe he hoarded only 

 for his patron. Mr. Gourdin was a man full of 

 many schemes, which were not very profitable, and 

 Mr. Wall was said to have been never so happy as 

 when his patron was prevented from intermeddling 

 in his own business by his avocations In Washing- 

 ton as a member of Congress. The mutual attach- 

 ment of the benevolent patron and the humble 

 factor reflected the brightest credit upon each. Mr. 

 Gourdin bequeathed to him an annuity as a token 

 of his sense of the value of his services, but the de- 

 voted friend did not enjoy his munificence. He 

 survived his patron but a few months, and appeared 

 to die of a broken heart, lamenting the only man he 

 ever loved. 



