The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-03-07

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4 correspondent. Of the Cincinnati Car.
1.<yial. Oh visiting the sites Of Jamesto nn
aua Hampton. Virginia, Wrote the follow.
ing descriptions Of :hsss ,poy Of misuse
~ bistoriesl intsrest;I .!'siL bas ajaR 10 70
rode to the center Of this ancient city,
[H.mptsn) To visit one fths most rsmsr.
ksbls relics on the continent, &C.,
u. JsaAs CRUNCH.
~ This s,rsc.sre. venerable With ils tuo
.gs Aanirsd aud more Of years. imp"ses on
our Ansrisan modernnrss With the weight
sftven.y European centuries.
W. Twas reared. iusths days Of Charles H.,
just after Cromwell. The plan Of i, j.
rs, supposed; 10 BE- giyen,by Sir, Christopher
Wren. .bc arahiteelsf Willisn and Mays
co!laes. Tbs brick, composing the wall.
sss,.srs imported frou Holland sand are hard,
er and, hsadsolasrs,illn than those Of The
bosses erected on ,sas-s,rsslsS yesterday
They 1s fairly petr;dsd by ago. The
Mortar between them 10 so bard that you
NJ lu :" .ua i"A"'o" 'te s.
lae esatea u QUIZ! eruc!'orm, IN tho sort
~ ynors Iban$ ,hunlrs 'fset 70 length : The
slope ii is gables lie rounded arch Of its
windows. snd tho spacious circular spsr-
lures 10 tho va ab,ls il aoo,vsysi yiy1
ing the structure . cha'ssaed beauty OF ,r'
easnown 70 .ae nlsa pressss,oae shsrshe,
'91''of msasin: eites, ss.sE.bI 4 .sI
.ssssatai.., go BY The poor tplfel..rsn,'ee'.
GUSTS OF Hampton. anywhere along the
streets Of Cincinnati. aud il. though no!
large, would be tho most Observable still
fAIs!r prre,ssslIts eomgs!ins's Ip your mriroP'
au. fssee Have nssl.ssz 80 ss0heeeh
swept away 6y hre. and II. walls have stood
1911 - rfmt9 g lazy .srsIaade: ssErs9ngdef
oy rn,ned grave stones. and hesvy droaP-
ing willows. the place inPre,.e, you like
a. abbey o. the s'usstl snclthtsltia'l q
sAonld say that there waa hardly an arehi.
iJs,.fses Va relic " shs gnltsd State' % in.
ira lessg O. this church Ils Of s. John, IN the
,ssD ot Ha'nPsoh. Here Id the eatli,sts
days Of Amerleaa history, in The twilight
o. our cl'llls,t'On: gathered tor worship
FN4r9!n'pih sslss fhs i:hAneh ty dance g And
bold cavaliers 81 GqlaHii a, SjrglPlr 5e. i,n,
Al that was bsautliul, or refined, or
ss6!s Of that early STATE. passed ssaer ~
~ esss,euosfssy'9 Fora century 20 on lbs
Revolution, tsstsslemn lrislsl pitbsEsl.
!ish Church was repeated .. it's sl,ars-
.Iitan thence, for Charles or James their
King, were tifted FOR its'worshippSrs q
,.s. ihou Ys prayers q royalty. >.
5i,,s u When the spirit Pf the Revolution stirred
,i1,G W eeDsresasionI of tie ancient church:
stthsy. stood, M Tue Sunday service, here
Z &, Ssder The st1ssly trees shadowing the en-
, TRANCE. poinsIns fGniicsnily to'the last
Ensl,sh ship afr',srin Hampton Road.
With fresh news Of fyrsnny, And whispered
febsllioo .agains. the throne. A cen'ur!
moro; and their followers pronounced it
asain IN the s'me place against tho Repub-
lie. ssd looked behlndstbsmto sec tue an
G si.nt .alls followed out vitb fire But
from shs Sennos .salth under Cromwell
Sto.t!'s Common wealth under Caahy the
walls have stood, spanning the arch Of SO
many change.
The chureh-yard cemetery is . wilder
n'sa-d ~sed. and broken tombstones. III
10 surrounded with . heavy anciest brick
Rfl3aadFl oesgPist at ons time during
sss ssr>bJ bes!et aud hia troops, uang
~ the ypll Y dSfsnss snt The lofty church
towel as , signal statioh. he soldiers
.. msds' ruaeud!hssoa aHone tha gave,
stones. The Oldest date recorded upoR