. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . dorePerry was cut short in its prime. He died at PortSpain. Island of Trinidad, on his birthday, August25,1819, at the age of thirty-four years, of a pain-ful disease, surrounded with every discomfort, yet 268 REMINISCENCES AND MEMORIALS. with a calmness and resignation honorable to hischaracter and worthy of his renown. Matthew Calbratth Perry, brother of the pre-ceding, was born in South Kingston in 1795, anddied in New York City, March 4, 1858. He waschosen an honorary member of the Society of theCincinnati on the s
. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . dorePerry was cut short in its prime. He died at PortSpain. Island of Trinidad, on his birthday, August25,1819, at the age of thirty-four years, of a pain-ful disease, surrounded with every discomfort, yet 268 REMINISCENCES AND MEMORIALS. with a calmness and resignation honorable to hischaracter and worthy of his renown. Matthew Calbratth Perry, brother of the pre-ceding, was born in South Kingston in 1795, anddied in New York City, March 4, 1858. He waschosen an honorary member of the Society of theCincinnati on the same day with his brother. Thiswas an honor well merited by his distinction in theUnited States Navy, from the day when he enteredthe service as midshipman, and served under Com-modores Rodgers and Decatur, to his crowningwork, beginning March 2, 1852, when he was ap-pointed to the command of the Japan expedition,which opened the way to our present commercewith that country. His skill and indomitable en-ergy and perseverance gave him a signal positionin our navnl THE HOLMES HOUSE. CHAPTER XV. PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF REVOLUTIONARYOFFICERS. Although it is not always safe to judge ofcharacter by personal appearance and impression,there is often a striking correspondence betweenthe two. This is to be noticed both in the mili-tary and naval history of our country. In turn-ing over a volume prepared to exhibit the names,characters, and achievements of several of ourAmerican military officers, I was impressed by theremarkable personal appearance of many of thesemen. The frontispiece of that volume gives us thepicture of Washington so often presented, yet asubject which can never cease to interest. Whoever tires of looking at the portrait of this man ?See his tall and well-proportioned figure, so manlyand connnanding in its every part. Those features— grave, dignified, expressing inward vigor (al-though in complete repose), courage, steadiness ofpurpose, and perseverance unit
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