The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-02-12


road, and at one time belonged to David
Lamhorne, who carried on paper manufac-
tory. lie was very droll man, with a cad
aVcrous complexion, u hawk-bill nose, and
was poc-marked. He could grind out rhymes
about MS fast as he could talk, and took great
pleasure in Going so. He was walking en-
encyclopedia of information, and so addicted
was he to smoking (firc-for a-ceutI segars,
That nc had drawn q depression upon each
cheek about the size ola walnut Ii was said
| he would try at one of these Injuries all tho
way from his residence to Baltimore, a dis
lance CT ~ miles, but / will not risk my REP.
utation by vouohing for the truth ofthe state
mcnt. lie was in the habit of greatly anus
ing the people just before an election, by
comparing tile canvass to a race course and
the candidates to horses, giving each an ap.
proprlate and expressive name
! announcer gentleman whom well remember
was John henderson. He, too, was an Cd
dity wore queue, and revelcd in old bache-
| iofFNm. se was excessively fond of female
society, loved them all indiscrimlnately, but
never while knew him could concentrate
ms aneclions upon any particular individual.
lie llVcd short mile east of town, in a house
surrounded by giant wild poplars, owned a
very large farm, and one that might have
Deen very valuable, but he cultivated it so
oadly, That it yielded him little besidcs black.
berries, John was genial man, carried a
warm tlearl IN his bosom, and exactly the
sort Of man that have thought never would
Gle OF disease, but .just dry up under tho
weight OF years l hope he is Still living.
Nicholas Bond was another bachelor-tbo'
not an Old one fortyyears ago, by any means.
lie mad the management of one of the finest
iaims IN tle county, an oblong square, two
miles long and about enc mile broad. Like
John HenuGrgon he was rcmiss in farming and
seemed to be satisfied if he could make both
ends meet after keeping his mothers family
COMFORTABLY and feeding his negroes. pre-
sumo he is living, but of course he has no re-
collectlon pf the bare-footed boy with whom
he has kindly chattGd hundred times be,
meath the big walnut trees along the road
that passes h.s house.
Another confirmed barhal0r was Lame"
Joshua Bond, man Of splendid education
and requirements Of more than ordinary
intellect, ana an invcterate talkcr in several
languages, with perfect mania for the Span
ish. lie had Travelled extensively, was fine
Judge OF human nature and good liquor, and
| TOOK great pleasure in giving Young persons
and children the advantages of his diversified
attanments. Many an hour has he talked to
me eXemplifyng the superiority ofmind over
matter, and directing my young thoughts to
those higher aims and enls by which q man
had 1t In his power TO make the world better
by having lived in it, His heart must have
been almost as large as a halfbushel, and his
bcnevolcncc was only limited by his means,
There was family by the name of Preston
living between Bel Air and the Hickory, CON
sisting of a very old lady, maiden daughter
and two sons-Ben and Scott. The latter
was Dllid from his birth, was a great fiddler,
and man gilmore than ordinary shrewdness.
| | hnnnpnpl IN bn u FL Ito ,,cl, 4
muncratc me for reading to him for hours
together, he undertook to- learn me to play
the hddlc, in which he was about as success
ful as he would have been in instructing one
OF his mother $ horses Ben had become Some
what dementgl by the use of liquor, and one
dram ahead WG,Ild make him imagine the
first stick he saw was fife, which he would
hold to his lips ffe-fashion, and whistle upon
it al! day Long, the power OF imagination lead
ing HIM TO believe that lc was rayishing the
world with his music. Poor Ben, he was as
inotfcnsiye as child, had been Il good soldier
in the war OF 1912, hut has long since laid
aside his life presume, and now sleeps with
"Po0r Bill Eagleston,' whose name he ne
yer failed to mention when drinking, and
who fell by his side in the storm of battle.
The two principal gallants in Bel Air in
those days., were Augustus A. Bond and
| Elisha Guyton. The former was handsome
spfiShiiy young man, full of fun and song,
and was the life and soul of many happy
company under Col. Richardson's big hickory
tree. In fact, he Yves good company in any
crowd, and great favorite with the ladies'
The latter was equally fond of the ladies,
though perhaps moi quite so great favorite
as the former, for the reason it may be- that
there was certain gentleman there, (who
shall be nameless here,) for whom Elisha had
| IN n n fyptI -
flnc horse and fine clothes, and as Adiutant
OF regiment of militia that annually met al
Cooptown, lie outshone the picture of Napo-
leon crossing the Alps upon his magnificent
charger. He was the best scribe in the coun-
ty, Tie truth OF which may be tested by an
examination Of the records in the Clerks
office. ..r
A. w. Bradford, of whom | spoke in nv
h:st letter, was contemporary of the two
last named, but not 50 much of ladies' man.
lie seemed to have but one intimate ascot
ate and that was big yellow dog he called
"Allicoss," or some such name, that had more
sense than half the boys in town. He had
taught this dog to carry little leather pouch
to the post. office to get his mail, and if Mr..
Mckinney failed 10 wait upon him very
promptly, he would turn over chairs, tables,
shovels and longs, and kick up rumpus
generally, till he got his mail Some of his
teats were remarkable, partaking more of
reason than of instinct
had hoped to have room in this letter to
refer to several of my contemporary boys, but
find it is already longer than had contem-
plated IS cannot think Of closing my
correspondence without renewing my ac-
quaintance with some of my playmates at
least will have to ask you to allow me an
other letter after my chapter upon the ladies,
which will follow this. Hoping it may be
your pleasure to do so, am
Yours, Respectfully, CBC.
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