Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-09
Prom the Dinvi'Is (Yl.) Register.
John Randolph's Crave.

On bright and beautiful morning In May, we
mounted OIIf OfSeS 10 visit Roanoke, The zeal Of
tile lale John Randolph. Tie weather was chain.
Ing, our hVfSes III tine life, aud ourselves III good
huInOr with every thing and every body. Under
such circumstances, The ride i1uteeI miles, the
distance tom ChrtlUlIe Count House ~ Roanoke,
was vastly ogreeabls. The country through whlUh
we passed, was Charlotte Court House ~ RuuHuke,
is no, vety Interesting nfefiOt IN all respects, as
| was informed. 10 Ulhet parts VI the county.
Aitra nde Of two " THEE hOufs, We entrted
(Otcst Uf tall oaks, aud were told that we were
OIL John Randopll's estate. Shortly the houses
That were occupied by the gteat aud tccenlttc
genus, aplleaud through the intervening trees,
built up III the midst Vi the woods, MOI stump
10 be seen, MOl q bustgtuhbed upl oil standing as
il the hot Of man had never lrOdden theie.
Nj. Rudolph would no. sulTet the primitive
aspect Of thugs 10 be disturbed In the least. Not
A lice, OF brAucll OF switch was allowed 10 be enl.
Outing his absence IN EntoPe, limb Ol an OAK,
protected towards window OF one Of the houses,
grew 81 neot that old Essex, fearing tie window
would he btOken, cut tie limb OF. On MI. RAN
llophS return, he At once discovered The mulia.
lion, old Essex was called up, and The reason
demanded fOf cutting OF The limb. TIE cd negtO
told his master he lenrrl the window would be
broken. Then said Randolph Why dill you mol
move The LouSel
We were mel by John the celelrated body set.
want Of Nj. Randolph, nnl wcte Treated with MS
much calm dignity and pOllteneSs as should have
expected from the most 10 ished gentleman. lie
accompanied US through. and examined everything
that attracted attention about the summer aud
NinIet houses and teluied ~ US many things con-
uectel IL las late master, Of most lnlt resting
cllaracter. The summer and winter houses stand
Immediately opposite, aud were used ny Mt. RAN
lOluh US theft denomination Indicate. The win
ter house is tude implanted log structure; The
roof that shelters the font, supported by uHSikell
posts. The interior has q confined, roughly.
i ishel appearance. The summer house Is tullt
If better materials, well flushed and paintrh,-
THE plan Of the summer house, though Singular.
is in good state, and deCldeIlly convent nj aud
agreeablc. Instead Of windows, on thee sides Of
each room there ne dUofS Upenins Sery wide, a.
lUtdns plentiful circulation Of an, and on unOD'
SlfucteJ view Of all around. Unfortunately, at
tile time Of our VISIT The louses we1e denuntd OF
their furniture, cIEcuTS'anc OF much regret 10
us.
At my request John directed US 10 his masefs
gave, Of The foot Of lofty pine Just few steps
IN the tear Of Tie summer house, The place wos
selected by Nj. Randolph twenty yeats before his
DEATH aud by his directions his lead wns laid 10
the east instead OF tie west, The usual pUStIOn--
suppose the position was ptefetted by Nj. Ran.
dolph, because Ii was the Indian mode OF sepul.
Chtal nOSIue, ,hisdeSCenI irOm PochalIaS, The In.
dian princess, being one OF the things liz must
bOaSlel Of A rule unchisled msSs VI white rocks,
found by Mr.. Randolph OIL distant part Of his
estate. many yeats GrfJre his deallIj aud used
Of the door or one OF his houses as a wdshstand,
marks thu head OF the gave. rule mass VI