Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-19
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Old MIR. BARurrE is dead. Thousands will
remember the honest old DuIehman. lie was,
we beieve, soldier, in the war Of the Revolution
At the close OF tina, eouies, he settled upon the farm
upon which he ever after lived, and upon which he
has recently dsG. The situation was secluded in the
deep pine forest, about two mics south Of the VII
Lace OF SARATOGA Springs. The aneen; Dutch farm.
house IN which he lived stands upon a knoll facing
10 the east. Deep 10 q ravine Just north Of the
house IS little lake, rather pond, the waters of
which are as clear as the fountains Of Helcon and
being overshsdowed by the dark umbrase of the
tall trees, the limbs Of which are interaced above
the temperature Of the waters is always of delici.
GUS GOODNESS. In word, II Just such pond rs
forms paradise for trout; and If the Naildes dwell
in the groves of Saratoga Barhyte's pond is be-
yond doubt their fAvor,e bathing place. The situa-
ton is indeed beautifully romantic; and it is here
that the epicurean visitors OF the Springs have been
accustomed qnnff their choices, wines over their
dinners OF trout for almost half century.
Mr. Barhyie was peculiar man. Re regarded
his trout rs part o. his real estate and neither love
nor money could induce him 20 part with a SINGLE
fish, unless cooked and eaten on his own premises
His only vice incident TO his race-,hat OF
sN lESe-but then he talked so well of the border.
Of the Revolution and recounied the exploits
Of Joe Be,,ys and John Walter Meyer in a manner
simple and interesting, while Whit after Whit OF
the blue vapor from his pipe cured over his head,
that the offence was forgotten.
Struck with the secluded beauty Of the locality,
Joseph BoHaparie la one Of his early visits 10 Sara.
toEaf aNAtHNpNtl 10 pufCHAsG TX. &c tarrl mtgh.
then have been worth three thousand dollars The
ex King offered thirty thousand. The old man
paused for consideration. and FOX a few seconds
puffed at his pipe with extraordinary vvaci,v. HIS
determination was soon taken: "Ve!l den, you cant
afort to gfme dirty tousand dollars for il, can Of
ford 10 keep it," From this determination he would
never swerve. The only favor that he would allow
his distinguished viser, whose head had been graced
by the dadems Of Naples and Spain. was permits
sion TO st With him in his little canoe and catch trout
with his own hand. Great was the terror OF the
eI-soya house hold ofihe King, when the Illus
irous stepped into the ,o:ling vessel but still
greater vas their delight when they saw from the
shore that he pulled up h-h on his own hook.
MIR B,rhyte always sai that he in fact caught
the sh for him, by giving his pole sudden jerk at
the nick of time, else his ex-MaisSiy might have
ansed there without success ill d5omijay. But TO
matter He had the credit Of the exploit, and on
coming ashore, his aiendin.s the ladies' in particu-
lar, clasped him round the neck in ecsiacies. The
deceased always char-eI him for his dinners of
trout. The table was plainly SET bu, every thns
was "as neat rs wax" and the wines were Of the
fines, favor. But he IS gone, and in his departure
Saratoga has lost eccentric but worthy man.
NJ Y. Commercial .9ap.