, 1870-07-17
WASH lNHT0N.
The Field Of Bull Run.
Nine Tears AfterWard.
a Sunday Visit to War Sun.
day School.
Relics and "reminiscences,


HAamISfToNs July 10.
This Ia nearly the ninth Anniversary Of the
battle Of the firet Bull Run, and write these
opening lines At the Robinson House, WHARF,
the hottest battle Was concentrated. Thia day,
Sunday, two weeks, will be the exact auniver-
sAry Of the battle. How time flies! It il \
beautiful day, notquite SO warm u the day Of
the battle, and VIC arc all boxing 1T maps aud
eating soft-boiled egga under Robinson's shed,
with old Mn. Robinson looking down 1t Us
Mrs. Robinson" ray one Of the ladies',
were you frightened when you saw they we're
going to fight battle round your Louse2"
Lear, dear honey says Mrs. Robinson,
Il Tts 90 frightened that can't tell you
nothing about it. Feared Ike had done 50
many sins, they sent all their armies after me-
q purpose, that blessed Sabbath day. I list
got IN the cellar and prayed, aud the ole man
lie got under bridge, and 'specs be prayed
leo. Thank tho Lord for these bright, still
Sundays now-a-daya!"
THE OLD AolD TO Bull Rux.
We paid twenty-five doll1rs for fne.
shows, solid team and two horses, aud left
Washington With tour persons, one Of us aet-
ing III driver, on Saturday afternoon at /
O'Clock. Country roads Of a fair sort led us
ty Balls Cross Roads, Upton Hi, Falls
tLuscll and acroas the shallow branches OF
the Accotink 10 Fairfax Court House-fu1l;
Eighteen Ea1les-whtte We put up for the
night At the clean and NOT expensive tavern Of
Asjus 1yleF, 4 cousin OF the deceased Pzesl-
dent John Tyler, and formerly comnaudant
* Marines II Washington Barracks.
Tyler is thick-set peculiar man, with big
ears and snlal eyes and mouth. and dtsposi-
tiou TO be amiable and 1ordly sogethcr. Alto
E.thez ncau capable of furnishing good w2f-
With spzii,s chicken and fresh eggs, and he
keeps q cellar full Of clear Ice. lhe rest We
produce from the car1isge box, and, after sul,-
per. titting on the upper yerandah, we look
down At the TWO little country stores, 1t the
''chivs" talking about Governor Walker and
Underwood, = tho hard gfayelly turnpike up
which Iomrklns made that absuraiy Interest,"
.ng snid, and It The htisk court house
scrosa tho way. with freshly cemonted loop
,oies In the tidea and gable, where George
Waehingtonh viii is kept. The Air il COZ. IS
cssly spring, and the moonlight makes i won-
d7ous effect in this Virginia country, shining
up the white stEesmefs OF the woods, tinging
tie woods, making rivers and bays Of the clouds
80 tflat every star breaking through ecema to
ue the lump set in ship that rides there.
This is five hundred feet tugher than
Washington" SAYS Major Tyler, ITS the d.
riding ridge between the Accotislk aud the
OccoqaAn. They Get uaa court house heru
wisely"
"NhAt brought you here, Major r.
~ h4d 10 do something, eir, u1s dis
honored man IL l did not give NY services TO
my State. I put ali my money, 1000, in
Confederate securities, and left place where
I had been all my yckta Of manhood. Ny
John Defrece, who bought II, makes me pay
its taxes, and ha4, besides, insured MY life, to
protect himself III the property"
cENIAEFIlLE.
Ccutrcyilie ia oae OF the most ruined OF ali
hamiets. There wcre originally about thirty
houses in it, = majority OF which are nov nero
cllimneyA standing erect among weeds, and
several Of tho houses Which remain have boon
patched up with logs aud planks, 80 that what
stands il. il possible. more forbidding than
"hat il destroyed. At present. the oniy signs
Of life about centreTi1le seem to be ono store,
Que shop, one new church. aud one Methodist
sunday school. There il no tavern III the
place, and there seem to te no wells Of water
in the vicinity, aud all the water is pulled from
the brauch, half-dry a1m Of Bull hun. The
site of Cenireyil3e is oncpf the noblest in Viz
S1nfs, rtAndinK upon the tail spine OF long,
forts Along its whole profile. and makes againtt
the sky b2itlemented horizon, which might
a1roet give suggestions to an architect. Seven
different roads meet at Ceutreyille, and in re-
rl.ed times il ought to BE- busy place.
AT sroSEu1lDG1.
Ono naturally expects Is he approaches =
celebrated hau Soon s{ter tho event which
commentaries it that be will observe nany
vestiges Of the action. There arc but two bst-
,le-fie31s ! have ecen which boar ous thus
cbas1cter-N4terloo, where tho 1ont-holtd
brick wallis Of the orchard remain ~ thev were
OIL the day Of the light. As well IS the black
rnea rains Of tho ChateAu OF Aongonmoat.
The other battlefield il Bull 11nn, which is full
Of ruin. md the sigus Of r7lin begin fron the
time you omit Fairfax Court 1ion4e following
tbs path Ut the Northern army. Ia the Gsst
place there III Fairfax itself, partly pulled
down; the Court House. which wac loop-hnled
during tLree-fourths Of the Waf, still showing
the frefh bricks in it: the jail. also !oop-ho!ea,
aud Just on the outskirts Of Fairfax 4 few
bricks are lying upon each other 10 tell wherc
existed the hamlet Of Germantown.
About n mile past FaiEfax, tho good turn
l,ika r1ns otf to Chautilly. the scene Of ropc's
nnal defeat. niIere Stevens and kcar1ey
.;aye up u1eis hres. Leaving this turnpike.
our carriage descended into what IL, above all
other highways known to man, a road Of ruin
lie road TO Gcnsrevitie. 4 forLidding sud a
lonesome look marks this nide road from a fal
distance. Like al the old turnpikes IT Viz
;,lilla. it hau been lullt III a staunch manner
with bard, high, limestone pavement III The
luI3d1e nl it: SUNG of tho stones white ant
.0me red. but all large. hard, and acf up emil
sa!s; and. formerly. this Rampant Of rocl
"aa covered WITH clay, rnnd. and gravel, g.
that u made tue broad area OF tho foad love
and like parade. Now the material part oi
| tic road III tho centre haa been washed free oi
1llthe gravel aud the clay, 80 that it looks iikt
| he naked skeleton Of u blasted highway, tht
| Nnes OF = road ot,co merry With life aud tiuk
| ling with teams. The only way to travel it a
| all VAS 10 takc the side-paths, or. Whist ars
ra!led hero, tho summer roads. which, son1e
l 9,1n4s Anf}r fcF Itt1l 2EfhS anil
:.ck md on.c1oppins limestone, At which v,
,.,u.A see the ladies' looking alasnaed from
distance, AMI! 1icrrousIy holding Hight ,tE,ei
seats. This lonely. this deholatc, shs battle
acc,1rsed roaa Flhs from Fsirfa1 almost da
ssext for thirteen miles, rsssing througl. Con
,sevillo, and = short DISTANCE iron
Store Bridge it il barred across il,
Whole length by ratte, for Ston
bridge Is still a rain nster five yes7s Of rc.cc
AMI all wagons have to take to the fields
| .l,akinE long t1ctour, and fo-linG Bull Hun a
The oaks, eIn,s, and heinloeks, form Dan
tesqne bank againet the ford. while tho othe
| ~ 4 tinrk, succClent aud enaky coEse. witl
| swanps grape-vincs and wild mixtures o
,iogrood. willow and Titgiaia ececrcrs
through this defte Eorthv OF the re:,c
at Salvador Nosa~ our citr-male ca7iae
moved Like London anob hunting i
Eencalte Jungle, aud directly II
plunged to the hubs into Bull E,,n, rrstt
stream Of 1cd.lisl gray coIo<, incliued 70 b
muddy, viii, Bwamns b.nks and crops OF cor
sroxire closeiy up to tho margin. lselow M
above, tho stream made IN aisle Of black lict
under the arch Of the trees, and In the curreE
;:rew bunches Of i1uck.weeds, blue stake
| ilaga. and other. aauatic leares, tho appea
ance Of which indicated euakee beneath then
Ne made another long tletorr on the 9th,
ride, and CAME to pas at bars, wlNeh asaj
admitted rs to the turnpike, and here
.n2dc inquiries It the Van Re
Huuee. and then retraced, over the tsae
taken bv Tylefs division. to the celebrate
stone bridge. The turnpike was grown {
into long green grass. md before We got
the bridge We saw ! snake wrig8Ie on bcfe
The horses hoofs.. Close by ihe bridso '
tobk Tho hosses out Of .heir harnexs, desccc.
/ I'd bepcx,h tho alutrcnts Of the bridS
spread shawls for the lsd1es. md proceed,
ourselves ia croes tie stream hy certain stcu
aud feh-toxcs which spau il. VIC hs1l !,
! ~co,.r nj ~ faat nm Yha frat stones ~,