The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-09-07

till can feather my own nest and have
few years dissipation.
The White House and its Associations.
A correspondent of the Richmond Times
writes as follows:
yesterday we rode through the estate
| of Gen. William Henry +. Lee, son Of Gen.
| Robert E. Lee. This is the large tract of
| land known to history as the White House
1t lies South of the Psmunkey river, aud
contains about FIVE thousand acres of first
class land.
In June, 1859, when the grand cavalry
reconnaissance was made in rear of Nc
Clellan's army, battle was fought on this
farm between Gen. Stuart's command and
some Federal infantry, stationed here to
guard cOmmisary and quar:ermaster sup
plies. The Federals, in this engagement,
were forced to beat hasty retreat to their
gunbOats, leaving many of their dead be-
hind. Only small portion of this farm
was under cultivation last year. Gen. w.
H. F. Lee, Immediately after the unfortu-
nate termination of events, pulled off his
coat, rolled up his sleeves, and pitched in
like good fellow. Noble examplel What
a withering rebuke to those young men
who throw away their time in frui;less
searches after soft positions, such as clerk
! ships, drummers and so oni The owner of
| five thousand acres of the best land in the
State, the dashing and gallant Cavalry Off
Ger, the accomplished scholar, the thorough
| gentleman, the trained soldier, in short, the
e DIX Z =
walk between the Plow handlesl
| Gen. Lees present residence is a small
cabin, recently built. 1t stands in a clump
| of trees near the river bank, about one mile
below the ruins of the White House. He
has no family, having lost his wife and
children during the war. Previous to the
building of the cabin, the General slept out
on the ground. His table, 'so-called," is
supplied with soldiers fare.
A few ohimneys standing near the river
bank, is all that is now left of the White
| House. Nay, not all; thousand memories
linger around those burnt chimneys-
memories of the good, the brave and the
great.
Many years ago. in the good old time of
knee buckles, there lived here fair and
| comely widow. Possessed of personal
| beauty, winning manners and rare mental
| accomplish ments; reared in the lap of
| wealth, the daughter of a courtly gentle
man, she was a woman we'll worthy to
| wear a matron's crown. Chief among
| her many admirers, was a tall fine looking
| young man from Westmoreland county
Nature had stamped greatness upon his
countenance, while a loving mother had
woven the garland of truth around his soul.
/ He loved the gentle widow-the gentle
widow loved him. How he wooed and won
her in her river home; what whispered
words of endearment passed from mouth
and ear, as, hand in hand, they walked
where then the 'vernal flowers purpled all
| the ground but where now the ashes lie
let those old chimneys tell-notI l. They
made loVe-made it, I venture, pretty much
in the same foolish way young people do
now. For love, after all, is to the emotion
al world what carbon is to the material; it
never loses its identity. 1t IS the same
thing to-day it was yesterday; it is the same
thing to-day that it will be tomorrow.
George Washington loved the widow
Custis-the widow GUSTS loved George
| Wasbiugton-and the old folks offering no
objection, they were married 'in the usual
way The burnt ehimneys might aay.
ave saw two clouds at morning
Tinged by the rising sun;
And in the dawn they foated on,
And mingled into one;
We thougkt the morning cloud was biest,
It moved 30 sweety to the west"
The marriage ceremony was performed
by an Episcopal minister in st. Peters
Church. This ancient building may still
be seen by the curious traveller some two
miles south of the ruins of the White House.
Up to the commencement Of the late war,
it was a neat little country chapel dedicated
10 TIRE living GoD, where the neighboring
planters had been wont for more than Gen.
tury to assemble, Sabbath after Sabbath, 10
listen to the words Of holy writ and sing
praises to the LORD GoD Of Israel. But
during the war a set Of miserable scoun-
drels attached to the Federal army violated
this holy sanctuary; }defaoing the walls
with obscene pencil sketches, breaking 10
pieces the tablet whereon was inscribed the
marriage Of Gen. Washington 10 Mrs. Cus-
tis, and so mutilatiBg the building as 70
render Il upit for divine service"
WHEu a man is saddled with bad wife,