The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-17

Suli WIN tuc CueeTlulest lhcc anu most
pleasant smile | ever saw. When they
moved into town, near my fathers, Frank
was half grown, md ready to enter rs q
law student with Roger b, Taney, then at
the head Of the Frederick bar. Roger was
al tall, galnt fellow, as lean, they used to
say, as a Potomac lRrring, and as shrewd
as the shTewdest. He married bright lit
tie Anna. ltwas Ike the union Of hawk
with sky.lark; but she lived to be the
wife of Chief Justice Of the United States,
and never heard that either repented Of
their marriage. Mr. Toney was strict
Catholic, and Frank IN Episcopalian, not
considered very jealous and sharp in his
profession, and mucl given to dreaming.
lie went to Virginia and brought home
wife much larger anl taller than himself,
went to Housekeeping on Market Street,
and had couple Of little children when |
left home in 1909 d seek my fortune in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
"Thep you little thought you had been
daily seeing the man whose inspired song
'Cnld become the national anthem Of
meliclln | asked,
no more tian Abraham was aware that
was entertaining angels. Yet the war
d, through which the light Of his ge-
was to burst upon US, was even then
herring. You hive read about the en-
20 which was declared in 1900 when
gland, jealous Of,he naval power of the
les, fired into tho United States ship
irSdjnote, sd beloved otherwise so rude.
We were compelled to close our ports
qhst her vessel and Imports. Those
trc the days"-uAd here the old gentle
IN invOluntariy lrew up his bowed form
-"whcn even TIL proudest city bellies
ere woocd aud won in homespun rather
.han be dependent a foreign tincry. |
have danced with many an elegant woman
in linscy-woolsey and tow frock those
times, and we'll remember that Governor
Simon Snyder, at hisinauguration in 1903,
wore suit Of boadcloth manufactured
in loom in the borough Of Lancaster.
Patriotism was strong when it could con-
qner even womhns yRnity.n
lorgave the malicious twinkle of his
eyes at that last "hit'' out Of honest rev.
crenco 10 orr risndmothers, who inspircd
II. I"7TI,
HWclln be continued ,tEno,ond kcnt
urowing more ;nsnlfinr the whole country
VIZ clamorous to punish her, and war was
declared on the 18th ol July, 1912. Ihad
gone down in do btrse to Baltimore to
INV some tvne.InctaittS Far INV father who
wos nm ostronominA Instr1imcnt MAKER
md Witnessed onn.or Hhosc U,tbrcalss ot
nonulsr fecling rrovrE ont vr thc state or
the timcs w6ich plEthat notriot;r bnt
;mnulsivc o;tv the InLnornrv title of tNfob
Town Wv 1'
"a rows,,ro, called tho E,,y,yol R,nyI.
li,on which hod besn nnblished in Ce6rrc-
town bv n marty of rcbels 10 The admins
tration wos rrHoycj ID Baltimore. where
its issuss containej violent articles In ON.
nos;t;on w N thc wsr XII government and
Ioyal citizens Of Baltimore. The people
dcterminpd tbcy would not stand il. So
tLcy hmrriedlv uot nm A PROCESSION. in
which they were loiped by A number Of
sailors from olr the'Biy. WHO. drawing aE.
tor them n huge chile eucircIed the print.
mr.oiiice, and pullcdit down. The rebel
nnrtv procured new material, and, rcmov.
Inc into A large brick building, deGcd the
lmob, and continued their publication.
anticipating another attack, they wrote to
loger r. 1aney, At Frederictown-whO
Belonged to their rarty-to come down to
rneir assistance, bringing with him lathing-
atchets, pitchIorks, and any other implc-
Rents Of warfare he could obtain. Roger
fis a sober citizen, Who thought discre-
TIN was the better pat Of vnlor, aud staid
home. The Baliinoreans renewed their
ftack upon the building, from which many
9tthem were fired Oh md killed. Cover
tCr Windcr then ordered the military to
IPut the mob, which they did; and the
sheriff entering the house, tho offenders
surrendered to him, and were put in the
j4l for their protection; All seemed quiet
until the following night, when the pcpu,,
laeerc-assembled, brdkc into the Jail, killed
a eneral lAingan,i 10 the doorway, and
cr1elly beat and wounded many Others.
They then threatened the post-oilice, Ill
which several Of Thy obnoxious papers were
said to be deposited but the civil and mil
itiry authorities igain interfering, they
ware finally qutll4. Thus You see how
history reproduccs Itself.
.iyou have heat,l of Admiral Cockburn,
whS commanded dc British ilcet7 The
attmt;nns scounlttll Words can never
mint No miserable coward and boaster in
bis huS colos. After his depredations