Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-01-07
NO. VIII.
noTE. or TnAve. IN VIRGINIA.

We turned aside from our path tor space
to visit an object of some curiosity, which
is one of the "lions' of ''the Eastern Shore"
This is an ancient vault, belonging to a
member of the "Custis" family, branch
of the same stock with which Washington
intermarried. 1t lies upon fine OLD farm
stead looking out upon ''the Bay" and oc-
cupies the centre of large field the only
prominent object, sheltered by some OLD trees
This vault is Of white marble, elaborately
carved in London, in state OF partial d.
lapidation. The curious feature aooutit
consists in its inscription, which runs thus
"tJnder this marble tomb lies the body oftho
Hon. JOHN GUSTS, Esq
oftbe city of Williamsburg, and Parish OF
Burton formerly of Hmgar's Parish on
the eastern shore of Virginia, and county
OF NORTHAMPTON aged II years and yet
Gred bui semen vears, wAich rcas the space OF
time he kept BACHELORS HoAs t{ a. =! AN, n'iihg-
ton, on the eastern shore of Virginia
This inscription, we are tola by aho'heI'
on the opposlted side, was put on the tomb
bv his own positive orders. The giist OF IT.
as onr lady readers will be pleased to per"
"e;ve @ va consists in the lines we have itali-
o;sod the force of which will be better tell
and understood from the addlttonai fact'
which does not appear, that tins facne!or'
who lived only in his nashe.o, ,ss 'OiiTso. Wis sr
was actually married three f'n'es s ilis SH'
perience if we are to beiIeye ms ePi'aPn'
was greatlv adverse to the idea OF any hap
n;ness in the marriage state; yet howstran:ee
that he should have ventu.ed thrice upon IL
The natural conclusion is, seas hon. John
Gusts was a singularly just 'nd conscien-
tious man who unwilling to do the sex any
wrong BY premature juf gementgaSs mem
a full and fair trial, at the expense o. a's
own happiness, and pronounced judgment
only after his repeated experiments lraai-
tion has preserved some anecdotes Oh .n'
sort of experience wiirh ne enjoyed IN .he
marriage state, one of which VIII relate.
# appears that he was driving out IN his an.
c;ent coach with one of his wives-and
TO do him Justice we must assure the read
or that he had but one at a tine-and inthe
ne;obborhood of the very spot to which We
ourselves are tending-Cape Charles. A
matrimonial discussion ensued between the
noir which warmed as they proceeded
The lord grew angry, the lady voclferous,
: ut was the diamond" said ons-and II
lnslstn quoth the other "that At was tes
club" w Is
aYou will drive me mad r' cried Jno, Gus,
tis. ..i -.
ri should call that admirable drivingtp'
retorted the wife.
sBy-!" he exclaimed, 'if you sayga--
mother word will drive down into the seal"
they were even then upon the beach. s
t'Another word" screamed the lady,
"Dnve where you please" she added, TN
to the seal can 60 as deep as you dare 60.
any day." !, ssadi,
He became furious, took her at hsr word,
and drove the horses and chariot into the
ocean. They began to swim: He held IN,
looked into her face, and she laughsd;inhis..
"Why do you stop ~ she demanded ex-
ultingly, not whit alarmed. saiinco
"You are a devil" he exclaimed, fling
ing the horses about, and making for the
shore with all expedition.
"Pooh poohp' laughed his terfhentorI-.-
"Learn from this that there IS noplace where
you dare to go, where dare not accompany
you" 1,
"Even to --"
"The only exception" She answered,
with chucklc; "there, my dear, leave
you.." hs
She had conquered He never drove in
at Cape Charles again, but groaRed with the
recollection of the seven years, bachelor life
at Arlington.--Cor Charleston Eue1ing
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