Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-06-25
tFori the Spirit Of Jsfier.on.l
THE CENTENNIAL JUBILEE In.
BERKELEY.

yon were not represented either in person or
by proxy on the 18th In Martinsbure, pro
pose to give you brief and imperfect sketch
of the incidents which came under my own
observation upon the great gala day Just cele
brated in our mother county
reached the city of NJ artinsburg TO break.
fast on that morning. and repaired to the
Stewart House. The first man i saw there
was our talented friend j. NJ. NJ, who was
talking earnestly TO a Morgan county man
NJ. was laying down his propositions in the
palm of the left hand, with the digital finger
of the right and Morgan noddihg assent so
violently that feared every moment to see
hisPeriosteun, draw elaret, Gas the pugilists
say, from NJ s nasal organ. Fearing that the
burden of this conversation was political,
veered TO the right. and sailed into the break
fast>room. About nine O'Clock Hon. Charles
James Faulkner, the President of the day,
drove up in an open two-horse chaise,, and
very soon the strains of martial music an
nounced that the grand procession was about
to form
COLI. @ a. Nadenbousch, so distinguished
for his dash and gallantry in the late war, was
the chief Marshal, and very soon. with gaunt
let's. sash, and baton, he made his appearance
at the head of the column. First came the
Steam Fire-Engine. with Firemen and Band
This was typical of the marvellous mechanical
triumphs of the past century, Effected chiefly
through the instrumentalty of steam, as a
motive power-(wonderfnl wonderful Gem
fury that it was y Then came the various
orders and societies of odd and. even fellows.
with music and regalia, as diversified as their
names. The nextp place in order of procession
was assigned TO the clergy, orators, and press
ident of the day. These were to assemble in
the paror of the Stewart House, to Join the
procession at the appropriate place, and to be
followed by invited guests and citizens Ac.
cordingly, in the parlor of the Hotel, your
correspondent found DIR. Stuart Robinson.
an acquaintance and friend endeared by the
ties aud recollections of former companionship
in exile. A sad havoc of disease caused by
his recent attack Of small pox had pitilesslv
changed his appearance. and made him, bald.
But how little difference the loss Of comeliness
to such q man as Robinson, while the intellect
is safe, and the bright immortal genius unim
paired | thought of that fine sentiment of
Plato, once appropriated by DR.. Bedsoe in
this language: The beauty of the soul, is
the soul of beauty, and, like the soul itself,
survives all fairest forms Of dustI' senti-
ment which your correspondent once feebly
paraphrszed thus:
1.-The in,oara, TO the outcard charm, should be
As a lair flower oil celestial birth.
fragrant with its own immortality.
To some poor, pcrishabe plant of earth"
DIR. Robinson Informed me that there Yves
no truth in the report that he had neglected
vaccination; on the contrary, he had been
vaccinated when young, and had been pune
tured for vaccination several times since with
out success. For twenty four days he lay out
of his head, and during that period the drv-
inS>whecl of his ponderous mind continued to
rovolve, uncontrolled, and uucon trollable by
he wi 10 Mi of Al
of what poor Lamb wrote to Coleridye
Think not to realize the glory of imagins-
ton, until you have been in straight jacketw
All the abstruse metaphysical problems about
the ego aud the non ego, and especially the
Darwinian theory of the descent of man, were
undergoing process of fusion, hammerins, and
analysis in the fevered furnace of the great
divine's mind. during the crisis of his disease.
Gen'l.. David Fl. Strother. the orator of the
occasion, and DIR. John Poisal, (another of
Berkeley's distinguished sons.) were not on
hand, as was expected. but the latter soon
joined us. and he, the Hon. Andrew Hunter.
DR.. Robinson, ard your spondent, entered
the procession in carriage, and were driven
towards 'Fryatts Grove three miles south
of the city. Only once in life time or ono
centennially, let us ssy, does the opportunity
occur to enjoy trio of such gifted school,
mates! Every corner, every alley, almost
every house, had some Notwithstanding
boyish prank some juvenile deviltry or sug
gestive anecdote. connected with it. and en-
balming it in memory. 1t is not possible to
| go into any description of this ride-it was
| like boat-ride through the ST Lawrence
Rapids All the old men of this section
passed in review and about the time that Dr.
Poisal was at the height of his genuine. and
classical elegance of manner. Stuart Robinson
brought him down 'thu>ly:' Il remember
| said he, what sensation was created among
us boys, when it was said John Posal, the
biggest dare, devil in town, has Joined the
church y" Mr.. Hunter, ignoring any defer
ence to pastoral dignity, piled up his ancc-
dotes, good, bad and Indifferent one upon
another, like Pelion upon Ossa, without the
slightest regard to any proprietcs those
recognized by the laws of genuine wit and
humor. / do not believe that 'old Dire w.
ever corruscated in wider circles of supreme
aud irresistible wit, Occasionally tinged with
pathos, in his life, than on this ride and the
other two stars seemed to recognize the fact
| that in this department, one star differeth from
another, and Drew was brightest of them
all.
On reaching the Grove, we found an inn
mense concourse. The bands were all play
ing at once, the eyes Of the ladies were fash
ing, and the voices of men sounding, in every
direction. Presently all was hushed by the
voice of Mr., Faulkner, calling the vast con-
course to order. In his best style, the Pres
ident, with gradually increasing volume of
sound touched and vibrated every heart in
that large audience to harmonious music
Mr.. Faulkner adverted to the feelings of pa
triutism which had collected SO many of the
native sons of Berkeley to aid in celebrating
her centennial birthday. Nature herself,
under the order of Providence, seemed to
conspire in breeze, aud sky, aud temperature
to enhance the pleasure of the occasion. The
President then adverted to the prominent