Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-15

uon. L was going to cross the Pont,
'!s"arts, when seen the people run.
hIhg along like crazy folks, bare head
cd and bare legged, and thousands OF
CT" III bunch. Says | to man
'hat was walking along, what's to pay
says L! " Vwaly Shmi," says he. and
walked on. So walked on too. for
expected something or other waste nav
''S' men heard the cannons roar. and
sn'a'i aims rattle as they did a, Stun.
"'"S'oh. All attwonst | seen a pothe,
great mob with sticks and slaves no,
y"hr understandable slaves, | don't mean.
ou' s'ch as they could lay their hands
Oh, and sdme of them had flays of three
Inherent coloTs. Then they sent up a
s'ea' shout, but darnd thing could l
Understand the meaning Of VivaIly
ohi,t, and sure enough sume ON EN-
nad Ut sucha thing to their backs as I
could see. l joined IN with them and
'hen they cried Toolleries, Too!Ieries
winch thought was moi necessary for
'hey seemed to have all sorts of tools in
their hands already. But what scene
| Inc streets all bombarded aud barrica.
ooed with coaches, all the paving stones
dug up aud carried off!
They began To cry TooIIeries more
'han ever, and on they went. And |
got SD much consumed about the busi.
ness, that thought my dear SALLY Ann
no more about the Mary Jane. So on i
goes. by and by we comes to e,arnal
ing guardians all full of walks. with
ious'n, bigger than Funnel hall and
me slate house both together. Here
was "a terrible sight. Thousands IF
people firing at the windows and doors
ana thousands Of solLiers firm, back at
them. The trouble was pretty much
over though for all. We scroughed I'M
CLOSER and closer, and by and bv the
people broke in. What crash was
mat ere. Pell nell we wen, in. Down
ieh the SWISS boys-Blood flowed ~
'o''ei's. All that wasn't killed sur,en-
ueied or cut stick and cleared.
wen on we went, aud at last we
came TO Rue Honerey street. Then
all at once they stopped before an old
fashioned house, and then they cried
we la Fayette. Oh no saws / here's
where the Marquis li.es. | saws no
'hing, but steered Tor the door which
Sai'or like they called port, and in |
went. went from one room To ann
'her Tor some time before [ found the
nght one. But at last found il and
'here sure enough stood the old Mar
gus dressed up in his uniform like cid
ocheral lro;ter, AMI ever so many
more ronnd him. What a srnnishiug
ola man! he kuowed me beGnre | said
word, and though looked more like
oiiihnley sweep than geuovne a.
iherican! Says he, " ,iy good friend |
now do you do. When did you come
I" The city" So told him what I'd
been about, and he shook me by the
hand, and SO did the rest ofthem. called
me the brave American Only think
now Sally Ann ofthal ere. Then one of
his values was called, and he came
mountain up the stairs and took me TO a
rheum where had something that was
NICE and cold, and lots of good wines
and so forth. | felt pretty tired. and
so wished EN- all Il good evening and
went home TO my lodings. where / stole
INTO bed. Here was French patri-
OF, helping the people to their freedom
and didn't know nothing about il. But
on this pint | will say somethirg in INV
next letter. My dear Sally, | remain
yours Til death, and that was not far
'ff to this day tell you.-Aibany nd
UcrtiSer.