Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-11-22

I
ing athletes were accustomed to Rave at Berry :
tavern lthe nucleus Of The present town. and in
which that -thunder-bolt of war Daniel Nor.
/ gan. when young nan, used Ia figure ~ ths.
discontinue Of all antagonists.
From thence. and into the adjoining county Of
Jeficrson l''the garden Of Virginia our route
| was through highly cultivated region. which
/ presented n succession Of
..heart-eSpaniinE We've.
tar A. the etrchng eye could shoot anuand,r
that combined, in their ,errne Iovelines,. %
many strikingly attractive features as 90 entire
ly redeem them frou any approach To tameness.
Here and there might lie seen n stately mansion
erowning the crest Of some wooded hill, and. on
every hand, snug looking bomesteads nesting
among orchards. and surrounded by afHueni
belds--the happy abodes Of A. kind hearted.
eontentcd, intelligent, and independent popu-
laucn A. can be found upon the continent
Her'abou,s arr the productive "Iiallskin Plan
tations, which Washington Inherited from his
brother IAwsDos, and which be Spcak. i'm one
Of has lettenl Of stopping to visit -hen on his
way home tn Mount Vernon Aftrr Bradtlosk Is
defeat. Much Of this valuable property vet NJ.
mains in possession uf the faniiics of tho-. who
inherited the name and lands ~ their inast-ioas
relative
We halioi few minutes r'r rcfrczhnents a,
ChArlcstowa, which j. The county seat of JcfFrr-
son' and n nAned after wAshingtoas youngest
brother. Charles, on whose laDl II wa laid out
s''d who d sAid greatly so hNvo rv>.1ablrd the
''eneral IN m dignity u be sprearar-e n we'll
a. in his disposition RDi character. Resn,nirr
our ssAss. turnsd our hor.os gl.-Adsl toward
i'eio~n. and resisting the tsnpta,ioa to sso,.
and e'1rhine ths picturesque runs q an Ar,-iea,
char,h shieh nc boticrd Bear tba roah. AMI
Whsch = said - have heen src-,ssi IN Ia. MIN
u Goorgr vs dro,o slowly past -HAr.-
vc,d ths~A- oid plaee of pleasant Ansl "a.
i''otie HasEaorie-. vhore wAshinStons bro,h~r
ssmHel dWelL shere 1Ansss Madison was mar.
r'ed ard ~hers Lous Phihps,-' and IA. ~,
hrcthsr- lthe pukr ~ Noa,p-asier and Count
Bs-'jolalal With thsir faithful ser,Aat. Bean
dooin. vsse eatsFtsinosi IA time -hAlIowesi s,1r.,
mansion ruu-sgro~n and gray. whirh. having
been planned and built under the pvrsonai ,v
rerihtendenoo of washiugton birnas.lC good ta.,.
has preserTed fum the desecrAtion OF white
wash and The atrOciiy ofstnneo. and whieA. ,.e
trust viii continue 10 be guarded ~ith jaaioa,
care from that seBSaleSs vandalism which has
no regard for thc recclIections of our history
AMI which is ever ready 10 l-,u down or di.sr.
ure with modern Improvements the venerable
monuments built by the strong haB,l. Of car
fathers
Soon aftcrward We found ourselv,. In fruut
Of the forrher residener of General Charls., Is,
Of ReyolutionRry notoristy. Tia house n a lous.
low qua'nr-looking building. with y hieh-pi.eb
ell roof ard irreEGlarly placed chimneys. IL
stands short distance frrBn the turnpike road.
and on rising ground. bat is 80 hidden behind a
tangled ooPse of neglseted shrubbery, that !,
s'-ras to seolude ilself irou, observation with
something Of the sAme PertiRaeic.is spirit Of
nisAnthrupy that characterized tbe cynical sol
der Of fortune who onec pos--ss-,i u.
Although it was built about ono hundred
year. Seo, the soldiy of its limestone wall. AMI
the souniness OF ~ timbcTr give assaranc, t,at
it will lAst ut loasf another century. IL not de-
struyed by the meddls-omo hand of modern IN.
proyeneni.
When occupied by Lee, 4 is well known that
b. allowed no partitions to divide a. Interior
bat huge chimney. which rises through The cen.
ter Of the building. served IN -omo degree 70
separate the cooking department from that
which was made 10 answer for hi. tcdroom
parlor library, dog-heanel and ali
Herr h. vas living .aur,d. disapp,ia,cd
man, against whom ths door of prouotio, bad
becn olos.d in bis own country Whsn H. var
for Independence legan in oars. and hither br
Frtirrd with heart fuller than ever n bitter
ness AMI hate after the Continental Congress
had confrlard the hndng of thc cuuri martial
thsi sat IN Judgement on hs conduc, AZ thr Rat.
tle q Monmouth II certainly seems strange
that such man ~ lec .b0old have lived. aBd
- lived. in ihis thee rsiirsl place tia, cue
whose attainnseBts wew ~ grcat, whose career
bod hees ~ erontful. whose sn,hition wss 80
uusatsfisi win hal served iu tl.s farnous cam
/ paigus ~ furppr commanded tossasks. fosizht
! With Turks. talked whh Frs,ieriek iLe Great
I ani been a''i-,leeanp O. tht king of Poland
should base ssleesoltAs 'lodgc On vbat vas
I thcu comparatively - vast wilderness for h.
alo,ie Bm ~ 80 iuAuees ~ a. .o b.. b.
1 freni snd fliow roiIisr geu Haratis Gate.
\ Who rssi,ied ~ IN ssue neirhh,4finod ursa as
estate called -Traveirr'. Rest r ss.i e. th.- lsi
trs hs pro'e 20 Iee p-rsusainr hiss ~ -aid.
uhrre hc "a a Bon ehsraftrfistie asi -ar.
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