The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-12-25
MIs5cE1 Ian 20 US.
Uashiagton's Ueisiing---in lutte
resting sketch


resting Sketch.
u - uUN sotnr wears since visited a seut rshlr
'iihor utiiuntrl, connected with the lie o.
s,s't n,sn--o!d ~ Peters Charch ia NrN keu'
cSasn Nmg,ni, wh.rr Washington "a. mar.
t,~s
IL Is leave Tor opent the tsstlr. t-ruioli
al 'rs,h at the lroa Ag-. and 20 bick ,o he
t,st esliar, Nhsn life Was more delitefat- solid
AT Pss'ar-sqlv The 0ll church Of which
'P--k iskes ,ou s.sily back. ,on EsEr At
sol n~r- IS 'h~ aaird interest o. ~ association
-ila iav aapIiAls Of Washington
oA ;, Peter bsli ar baeA ss ne
,'ar I'o5 and Is a .uag. .ow 1a.a!.as ~ sur
dried ls,eA, brSagbt over iroia Ea- and a. uas
ta-a the habtt. 9Th a steep roof aad sails en-
tfoss-,i b! ag- square tower rise. atovr ihc
'ssists-, "a = level s.th the grosal, taI . ihis
to~-f = th- rrsiry room TO ~hica you sscrni
by loiiy aishi Of sseirni aEd ereakius stsy. -
cfo- uiax 'h- loser 10 sort Of sie~pe. slrmcani.
I'd ~ sross-I io4s bearing he l~tiers T.
" sad 90 ne sunni, o. al u small po-'s
o. "a 81 4 a'aer-eoek which protah,, 7svlel
"a tn ~inG. q the las, eraiary
The ssr-oaadisgs Of the uue-h0aors,l fee
~ autiqs- a. he sgiliing sh.ch staa4s 90
90 ~eo1-d sauli siih tie sturdy az o. a veteran
c.r-i-ss o. TIM tad tide ga 80 bfiess sr.
esrv-l nsme. sod i,'rs o. hanis thAt have ious
efgnt.vi na- o. ihr.e i4ie. - Ises. ga
.r-'t tomb.'os- s-ssa,h ihr ORE. Atadoa val
- ~ 70. some reason. 3. eoai-ofarzs rsissi
"a i-s.. rvllsf-i shield ~iih ious star u,oa u
sh,is- knighrs vtrsra 1--WE ne -vrv--,
isk- marquis apPsr~n'ly --sncireiiag i sad.
ssrRssniins all the sriaa.ns head q Aolf -
ga iais stone. DARK aud taratis ~ ~as "a. mar
h~ % that spoeh d, cut the date i-l6 Not a
irsa-ry ass groSn dun, GOT letter Or 6gure l.
ia4is'ise, n, soils longgs lulls 0at 6sree'y
b.. -rr- glare A1 iee,h saAH The fain Aad
sno~ sn4 sanshiae have fsilsn for a een'ary and
hal' % tue ksighiiy helmet aud tas bead o thr
-oi'-aat neither rain, soow Or suusaiss h-s
Affected the iroa sarfaec
The objects take yos back to remote period,
very saiike The present, sbsa bsiidiags, tomb
stones, Asi I'll other ,hiags, seem eoasifucisi o.
transient materials AaOther memori4i Of cid
tiHes - ih- grave ~ Er-a, oass arognt re chsrch
wbsi p,siSr~-fue scvn-s thsss nlus' has. s'gcss-
=
after graeraiion rolled the chariot o. oid.'iue
yir.ini.n- drtwa b. 'heir four horses AMI eoa-
ss,ntas ~ .qairr his sic and MAIDEN. and
ehiIir-a attending church To 'asse tougti
w-rr '-ihsr-i 'h- hfii'es o' thorough bred ll-sss
ridden ~ gsilsat yo4ti.s i0a4er 'ae chafio's
aisehArle thsir baf3sH.-Ihs pOmp0as Old iosi
~ the manor The ss.i dane his wife sn1
H.ssN-
hoop-d ar--- SQUARE so4iee. POsisrsd hair. AMI
red he~lsd .ho~- shch she display as she raises
her siis dr~.s aud scarlet ps,teoa'. a. ih-y cali.
ID Il thea You may sse her still ia imagiaA.
ton. a. she smiles and noIs, slayiag ~i,h her
hight eyes the yosihs With embroidered coats.
long wsisicoats and ssiies sho hAsien 10 a..
sat her. aud con,sad for the i7ach Of the snail
had
All ,h,, has passed assay Toe youths and
maiden. are long dad The parson no more
SWEEPS 49~s the ses,ry stairs, or thnadsFs, or
droa-- ia hi' high, tubsbap-d pulp, above the
lis,sser, "a 'h- lofty p~~s Squire and dame aud
Parsos aud sAl.h; lover and little beauty lave
alone 10 the memory Of the great oaks, which
waved asoss them, wave still, and will probably
rss'Ir 'hsir leaves ip the winds Of another osniu-
~.
Sseh 10 aud Vas old 81, Prisr's Chufch--aa Ia.
isfssiinS Frlie. today, ola time thai is long
dead Interesting. more than all, as hav. said,
80 hssiay b--a the sc~ns 81 wasAinztoa's wed.
ding.
Til. iarii-nt which led 10 that eveni IA worth
nar.,iny. and 10 some,tAng Of aeomedy hope
10 relating IL, shall not he charged With 'irrev-
sr.ses' to The memory Of the famous bridegroom.
Ne "a. q msn Of lofty pride. angus, digni,y a
very grand type Of manhood. Blu, he was man,
M, ar,ni.sod, and 'felI In love At leas, twice
10 his life, like ihs hsmblesi Of his speciss.--
This was his second love. aud something Of 70.
saanee vas connected with the origin Of the AZ.
fair.
I, was In the spring Of 1853. NJ. Gusts, a
planter. residing at bis estate called the White
House. was riding oct one morning, when be
met, coming from the aorshward, . young gen.
,I.man Of military appearances. and excelIenily
mounted, accompanied by q gaun, old servant,
or sergeant, Who rode respectfully a few PAGES
behind his master The new conner was Colonel
George Washington, on his way from winches.
isr 70 Williamsburg. and his attendant, Bishop,
formerly Braddock's body servant, now hisown.
Washington was twenty-five At tina, time, and
ayoang mas of great sedaieaess and dignity
Ne vas 10 chief command on the frontier, aud
saw or though, little Of the fair ser. But. on
this spring morning Of 1853, his time had come.
Mr. Casts greeted him. and invited him "a
stop q, the wbi.s House. lie would do 90 with
pleasure, but u would be for half an hour only
Ills business Sss pressing be must hasten on ''
SEE his Excsilsaey at Williamsburg. Aud con
vsssing, they rode bach. aud reached The Whit
Hosss. Here washing,oN dismounied. aud de
nvrssd bis horse 10 Bishop, With orders to avail
him there ; be would continue his journey In hal
an hour. Bishop saluted graveiy, With hant
raised TO his ha, bis master catered the house
and the half hour passsd-the old servan, wal,
Ing patiently.
HE master did not, however, make bic aPpsar
aues. The even. was anhsafd Of Col. Wash