The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-22

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/ About the knoll were out houses for his nu
n,crous servants, black and white, with stable
for saddle horses and hunters, and kennels TO-
his hounds; for his iordship retained his keel
hunting prorcnsitics, and the ncighborhoot
Aboundcd 10 game. Indians, half brccis, ant
leathernclad woodsmen loitercd about th'
place, and partook OF the abundance Of tn,
kitchen. His lordshipis table WAS plentiful
but plain. and served in the English fashion.
1 Here Warrington had full opportunity. II
the propor seasons. OF indulgtng his kndnssl
for Geld sports. aud once more accompanying
his lorylship in the chase. The conversation o
lord Fairfax, too, was full of interest and 10
! struction to an inexperienced youth. from hii
cultivated talents, his literary taste, and hil
past intercourse with the best society Of Ea
rope. and its most distinguished authors liz
d.r,... ana iron, W..h;rg,o,'s I;.rv wc An,
that, during his yoiourn here, he was diligently
reading the History Of England and the O.
says of the Spectator.
Such was t;rcenway Court in these, is pamy
DAYS. We visited Il recently, and found !,
| totterins 70 its fall. mouldering in the midst o.
= magnificent country, where nature sill -four
ishes In full luxuriance and beauty
fhk TROPICS AND rs'rs
Among the hospital'ties Of the place the
; svnshss. were leyl,el. 70 the house Of Judge
Msynsrjs, TO dine with an association OF ths
hrst people OF the place, who met at each 9th
ers house alternately, every Saturday. under
the incontestably English title of The Becf
steak and Tripe Club. Washington notes
with admlrstion the profusion OF tropical fruits
with which the table WAS loaded, the gramA
dilla, sspsdella, pomegranate, sweet orange,
watermelon, forbidden fruit, and guava. The
homsly prosaic beeistesk and tripe must have
contrasted strangely, though stur,iily, with
these magnificent poetical fruits Of tho tropics
But John bull Is faithful to his native habits
and native dishes whatever may be the country
or CLINE, and would set up . ehophouse nj the
very gates Of Paradise
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In crossing erry OF .he iamuhkey' pfaneh
oI iofA river ne ieii IN company WIN ar
'hameeriayne' VINO ii'eu 10 inc beghDorhood'
ana Who, 10 the spirit OF .irg'nian nospltail,y,
claimed nm as guest IL was WIN dllnculty
warrington could bc prevailed 10 halt lof dln'
ner, 80 impatient was he TO arrive af Williams
burg, and accomplish his mission.
Among the guests Of Mr.. Chamberlayne was
young and blooming widow. Mrs. Martin
Custis. daughter OF Mr.. John Dandridge, both
patrician names In the province. Her hus
band, John Parke Gusts, had been dead three
years, leaving her with two young children,
and large fortune. She Is represented as be-
vei, shanej viii nm agrecahle countcnsncs
dark hazel eyes aud hair. and those frank, en-
gaging manners, NO captivating in Southern
women. We are not informed whether Wash
ington had met with her before; probably not
during her widowhood, u during that time be
had been almost continually on the frontier.
We have shown that. with all his gravity and
reserve, hc was quickly susceptible TO female
charms and they may have had greater Il
feet upon him when thus casually encountered
in acctihg moments snaichcd from the cares
and perplcxitns and rude scenes Of frontier
warfare. At any rate. his heart appears to
have been taken by surprise.
The dinner, which in those days, was m
earlier meal than al present, seemed all Too
short. The afternoon passed away like dream
Bishop 1.-THE military .eryanO Was punc,ual TO
Al - IT, a
inotoo loitcred in the p.th Of duty The horses
were countermanded, and IL was not until the
next morning that he was again In the saddle.
spurrinp for Williamsburg. Happily. the
White ! ou.c. the r,.sideuce Of Mrs ifusiis was
in New Kent county, a, no great distance from
that citv. 40 that he hal opportunities Of visit
ing her In tho intervals OF b,,4iness.
"a'hiSotos LArGhis".
A letter in cipher Ia a person in Boston. hos
tile to the cause, and to bc Delivered into the
hands Of Captain W aliace. the nautical ms
rauder there evidently was treason in the
camp but how vas the traitor 10 he detectolr
The irst step was to .ecure the woman, the
hcarer Of the letter, Who hal returned 10 Cam
bridge. Tradition give. n. a graphic scene
connected with the arrest. Washington was
in bis chamber at head quarters. when he bc.
held IRON hi. window. General Putnam np.
preaching on horseback, with a stout woman
On s,oups behind him lie hal pounccd upon
the culprit The group pr--cnisd by the old
general aDd his prize, overpowered even Wash
ing,on's gravity. /, vas the only occasion
throughout the whole campaign. ia which he
was known to laugh heartily
while giving tb'se familiar sccpes ani Oc-
enrren"s at the camp we are tempted TO sub
pih one iurnlshei IRON The manuscript netnoir
o. an eye-w,tncss \ large party of Virginia
f'neinch' WHO hah recently arrived 10 camp
we're sroiiing sDout cambridge aDd vrwibg
'hs e"'egsu Dala,ng.' nov turned INTO bar.