Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS
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GV0LETTONARYREN
IN THE
OLD DOMINION,
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Aher tie reception Of The fOragDine Lstaer
Lee lost no time in securing the estate IL refer,
to; and having taken possession Of IL in thu
autumn Of lT74 be lived there until tha follow.
ing May, when he repaired To Philadelphia
where the Continental Congress was thea in
-ess'on--and was soon after appointed major
general in tho American array.
From the time of his arrival with W AAhin.,too
at the camp Of Cambridge. On the I'd Of July,
l71a, TO that ut his trial in the summer Of l77s,
and the ratification by Congress Of his sentence
% suspension in the succeeding winter, the iussi.
dents Of his career ars too well known 20 re-
quire repetition here. Ii is snlieient TO say OF
them that they were for the most part such As
to justify the souLriqEef Of boiling water, ,'
hestowed upon him by the Mohawk Indians.
when ihey adopted him into their tribe; for his
hery temper kept him continually in ho, water.
AMI made isi=n ever rvady TO boil over at the
slightest provocation.
II was not until the spring Of 1879 that no
had an opportunity to revisit his Virginia plan
,at'on but hen be rcturpod 20 IL. he remained
there until the fall ofl5s2, when, although FAC.
eoriing 10 his hiosrnphcr) he had become 80
rlsiieaiFd that be could have lived in n tub with
hogvBes," Lea determined 10 sell thc estate and
settle near some seaport town. With this view
he went 10 Philadelphia, and took lodsing, in
'the Slate Roof House' ia which wm Penn
once rcsided but lev days aftar has arrival
be was seized with n fever. which cAnssI Nj.
death on the "a of octoboT. lSs2.
Having thoroughly sIaminesl the lee house.
We leit Il ~ prosecute eur rrsearrhes - TRAY
elsr's Rest the next poini of interest on our
route-and as ws ratified over the turnpike road,
my friend rocpunsed several Well-autl.euticAtssl
traditions eoRoerning Lee. vhich yet IiAgrr in
that locality, Rad which. having nsver appeared
in print. are too illustrative Of Ais character 10
he lost. Wiii therefore repeat them, OF rather.
let my informant do 80 IN has own Language.
You are aware" said he. that Il was
one u Lees Pecnliaritics 20 have constantly
sboui him a great number Of dcgs-snAl dogs.
ia'aTiAhly--aad thA, his imPiety vas no less
uo.1riors.
"But no one. whose tnowicdgu Of this bald
bad man lwho OBVIOUSLY soushi 20 dethrone
Washington from ihe oonhdsnoc nf tbe nation1
has been derived fran books, can form m i,iea
fthe extent 60 which ho carried he hatred Of
rcligion, aud thc pains be took 20 exhibit has
contempt flr all that Christian nscn bold sAcrcd
"foF instance. having named thrve ~ HE der,
afer che Holy Trinity and twelve q fism af
ter The APOSTLES Ia order that tLsro laiehi ~
no mistake IN r,gard 10 their r.sJss.iiys Appsl
lations, h. eausod che htle q earh 10 b. cgn.
spieuously engraved upun it. collar that from
its Elu.e iho world might kuow The nasars of
ihe bosst tha, bore it'
"on onn occasiou a ncighbor b. the nasne of
.GranthaH called o. rvi some ueiHiuc fro,a
him. II wa quite early, And tbe Goosral sas
yst in bed r,ssdiag. he sas isvited 10. hou.
ever. and shortly afteF b. had taken his s-at.
Guis-eppi Minghini lihs iiaiisa valeg vAoa ha
calls 10 his vill 'ay cid snd f.iihlal .srraa,. ~
raider huHibls frisnd1 brought IN fru,a ths vel
. bustei u pstr vhish NJ piaooi upou a.
aoor. 30 soon ~ be had dana -. De saiiFs
pack ~ cars clustered ssoaad q 10 driak. uhioh
ihey ssre psru,itiad n Do vi,hous inSlesia,ion
frs,n masirs % nan.
-ffcreniiy iso arose frola b. oaup bel IL
o. o0rner. and iahing up iis boelst brssa -
adnk frus Il hia.sslE 'ghsgi Ge.eraly 81.
sisius,i ~. s-topisasd naighhay. vii yoa driak
SIR yuar dags Wa aot pirF sad Iss
'dars nstsr pl,soa shat ~ ssi abl dfiat ~
Bui e. o. msn. 10 poisaa = sisir ifads asyur
tr,,st tl.sla " you y ia ~ thrser
fTn8iu5a dos noi stats > istlsf. sfter ssel
p rfnart ~ Granihau uas altoesi..ss ssa-
taf b. irlsf iis nssa auf tsks ~ u,-sisins. ~
uhsshrr - a. uoi aasu = 90 o. q,lts as pro.
f.at = f.fav fiai ptysis .a d. d.,asJ
zoe saoitrr 81 tssss. - kialt-ast.d fliar.
f,rmers sssnsersd - s sta as sa.tsa .s
nts fau 81 fhs eauairy b. hust aui t.s asrs
cep ~ ta Ard hs.J hei acsriy raa,l.isd
ibfir isi,si..f t,st vbea ttfJ sau Iee rsi.nv
uassriesiiy Iata ~ ssid uifb 81 tr,,ap 81 -
s'nf hfodes fi'evsl si OF, hseh