Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-18
THE GRAND CGLEnRt rsON AZ JAuEs

TOWN.
On Wednesday the 18Th day OF Nav. ISL oc-
CURED the celebration of the two hsndred aud
fiftieih anniversary of the settlement Of James
town. To one Acquainted with the former h-to
ry of Virginia. and possessing those generous at.
tributes and patriotic impulses which should char
acterze every son of her noble soil -neh mn
event would naturally inspire feelings 1T hon
es, pride aud awaken glowing tom ut CRATE
ful exnlia,ion. Shortly after III" hr.l c'rbrntlon
in 1917. III. society then formed ~ honor Of It's
cnmmemota iion, resolved I" establish qalnt'n
NAL celebration of the memorable ecch,ion, tut
owing H. u rerni..nes- which. W. felt conscious.
wa far from hrinr an iadisposifion T. i.'iiaw "ut
Their plan, the resolution was not pf"l"ily he
ded aud when re1' we hear Of 'hr celebration oi
the seitl, meut ot jamestown. il j. nil"r hiatus
of fit en- years-Mpy b. lS22 Since then until
but within a few years past,the matter ha- remain
ed almost wholly iorgotienamd when hr"nehrd IN
'57. it, novelty was 80 striking that in-t"hd pf
being booked upon n The rrviSifcntian IT nm I'D
and neglected gala. il was hailed bv thau.ands
ns H. hawnng of new light the esinnti .huent
az az originality which should excite thrp pairl.
ism: and urge them still onward in the aor"m
pi-hmen, of iecal progress aud impre'rms Mt
Il = owing to tn, ever commended" dm0I pa
triae ot itr Youngstown Society. m NN-htng'o on.
winch j. ronh tspd wholly of Virginia utnfl,"nen
that ,hi- rrvivifcaion ha. been H. cted, The
msnife. .erion on the Jart of this Slalr Ia reward
tn x.r'ons with their praise. proves the IN
tefest Nhuh sho truly feels, not alone tor tho
CIV If iup hour he indulgence "f tnn'p -
~ e,uitation, hut To rtrlr'aa'r undInlini d
the vigorous brilliance Il b,r historic 1-corl,
Thus may The eye If pnst"rity glsnr'' tark mao
the past. through progress retirement, nphoti
iani-m. with all thu j,'yous cNhb'rnnc" uf gsate
ful hearts tina, have gone befp,a. ihu- ~, the
march of improvement rush boldly ou Virgin
las crest even gli-ten with Ia ~iie-N nuch II
time. and yet retain undimmed. unchanged, the
lustrous souvenirs of by gone days
VISIT TO TnE RUINS.
Before others had shaken oil the influence ot
the drowsy god. and just at tie hour when ih'
scene was richest. the never end ing variety 81
scenery on every side bahed in the ''mraw
morning sunshine. we accompanied irirnt
to the ruins, beneath whose vr,y shadow, ".
NAV almost say, We had rrpnsed during the nigh
As one approaches sweet melanch"ily swe' I
across his spirit. and il followed by gl"sln,
throb of patriotism and religious feeling only l.
be felt in its fullest and mo,t touching force, b,
by the VIRGINIAN. The old tower. >rIll clad il
ivy. and the fast deoayng old church yard will
its broken and d-fac-d tonh-tones surrnunde
and intergrown with the tulip tree, willow, mul
berry, wild plum, and sycamore. nil locked to
gether, as it were, with the gigantic f'id- of i'm
mense vines are viewed with silent and impress
blSe ChntemVidtlon ItTt III tHbsf Ctns' 'lhit
days assembled the sturdy pioneers t. bles
that Being who had led them triumphant
through the perils of the deep-to rest from tn
labors OF the day beneath the pat,iarchnl shad
of these old trees-to sit and musc when tn
mid days sun bronz"d the rugged features of til
laborer in the feld-to listen to such sweet sound
of bird music, which still swell in rich au,hern
above these crumbling tombs or worship b'neat
the moons pale ray AZ it stole twnkney 'hr mg
the sylvan canopy, at that altar at aliars, wbo
burned even then with brighter aud purer rad
ances than since on earih-ot Love. The,
may be only the passing suggestions of the h"u
creatures OF Imagination which another seen
may blot ont forever. But there is witcher
about these old ruins which chains the fame
down to such. and only such musings n partsk
OF its own dream fraught spir,-a charm whic
none can resist.
The tomb stones. grey and worn with tim
many brok-n and di.solvng into earth. presel
rare and interesting remn scence al fnrm
days. Old Mortality like, we have daojpher,
with the greatest officially the epiiaph- upon 80
eral of the oldest stones which withnu. furth
introduction commit 10 type:
ANCIENT EPITAPIIs.
l. "Under this stone lie. hurried the body
Mrs. Hannah Ladwpll. Teiict If the Hnnoral,
Phillip Ludw~il. Esq by whom he had :,
and two daughters. after most exemplary hf
spent in cheerful innocence. and the constant o
e!ci-e oI pi"ty' CHARITY ana hospitality. She ?
fiaptly submitted I" death on the 4th ia, If A pl
1871. in tn. 42nd yr "f her age
Near by lies the Hon. Phillip LndweIi. wi
died 18th Jan. 1920. in the 54th year If hi- age
for sometime aoditur Of his majesty revenue.
H. Mere iyeth inter'd tn body Of Ursu
Beverly late wfe If Robert Beverly aud d u
ter If ye very han Coll W'n Byrd. who a"la,i.
this life ith day of Octr 1913. being zach i
meised Of aIl who know her. aged l6 ,,- q
daies."
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