The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-03

his mouth, when low and suppressed breath
ing was visible, and thu Bers NE
was preserved, and ever afterwards
they called this Bcn's hole. The WORD
went round, "Boys, let us 90 washing III
Brn's hole" ! have diligently inquired
for Ben since my arrival. | can get no
tidiugs Of him. ! SIlppos" he las long
since paid the debt OF nature. l'"ii e'er
Afterwards showed lnr me the mort sincere
attachment mi gratitude. Upon Sundays
he would bring me apples or melons, as
evidence Of his gratitude.
IIp VAS WINKLE.
Afrrr the short sleep OF twenty years on
the K4it,kill Mountains, Rip Van Wrinkle
returned to his native hOInc and scarcely
recognized the country. He Inquired for
his faithful du9 Wolf, but he had been dead
for many years. II; looked around Tor his
Gun and he found only a lock AMI barrel
the stock being worm eaten, which ,lic ana
not recognise as his. As he approached
tie VILLAGE, he met Il number OipeOpIc, nut
mons that he knew. Their dress was
different from that to which he was ac-
cu,'omrd. Strange children followed him;
the docs harnrI at him, not on" oi winch
he recognized; everything seemed to
h, altered and changed. He could
recognise nothing but the kattsklll noun
tuius. There ran the .ilycry Hudson in
the distance. lie looked in vain for the
sl.r Nirlolqs VcIdrr, with his broad face
and long pipe; or th" SchoolmaSlcr, Bum
mel, doing to Il select crowd tlc contents
Of an ancient newspaper. III the place vi
Them "A lean, bill or!s-Iouking fellow wa
h~arraugiug %yrhcmrutly about the rights Of
citizens, elections, member Of Congress
liberty, Bnnkrr's Hin, heroes Of 10, all OF
which wa, EahyIoni,h jlrgon 10 linn. One
fellow asked him ON which side he voted;
another whether le wa, Federal or Demo
crat. ltip was at IA loss how to answer
these questions. When h wclt to sleep,
ln was Il subject Of George the Third;
when he awUkr the battles Of the ~itrvOlu-
mon lau been fought and the independence
ur,hr country established. AT last he was
asked ly "A mln with II cooked hat, wi, 81
keen eye penetrated into his very soul,
"iyIar brought him to the election with Il
guu ON hi, shoulder and Il mob at his
l,rrlS, and whether he intended To breed a
riot in Tie village. Ii p,suincwlat dlslnaycd,
replied that h" was Il Qttirt man, Il native
uflhr place, and 81 loyal subject to the
king, God bless him. Here til" shout was
raised, ~ Tony. a Tory, il spy hustle
him away lie was again asked what he
came there for, and whom Was he seeking.
I.ip said, II come IN search of soInc OF my
,ighbors.' Ne was asked to name them.
"Nhrlr Is Nicholas Ncddcr"' why hc IS
dead and zone l. years. ''WIrorc is Iirom
Dutrhrrn' lie was killed in the S%torning
If Stony Point. Rps heart died wi'hinl ilA
a. hearing Of tllror sad changes among his
friends, and IN his native home, lluding
himself thus alone in the world. | can
syn prhihr with poor old Rip, for ! feel on
lhi, orruSlon much IIh" lc did, when | re-
turn to NV native home and ask Tor the
friends Of my youth.
WELCOME 10 LAFAYETTE.
Who is here to-day that was present at the
w,lrnnc at Nashville, given to Cen.
Lafayette in Ih25? | pause for a reply.
Your Silrnc" indicates, not one. Then let
nae aiIu lc to that interesting occasion.
LAFAYETTE, IN lITG was a young
F.rnrlI uoblrman. His noble nature was
iiiri hy the principles ANNOUNCED III our
immortal Declaration of Independence.
H." saw tine dl,'mrr colonies oppressed by
the British Crown. Though few III num-
beers and with Limited resources, headed by
i,rr. Washington, they were bravery max
iug the ll!hl tor inhrp. ndrncr. Lafayette
pul 10 lmltri his large torl en-, his lie and
his |rolhltIl prospects. lie called to his
standard the c~liNalIy of France, purchased
and equipped ymiuuS vessels and sailed Tor
America. uniting his destiny with ours.
#, is appointed by Gen. Washington
l.ri.Idjrr-I,rnrril and commands the gal
Tan French in llr various battles OF the re-
y|,Iutluu At the battle Of li~randyWihe he
rec riv"d Il dangerous wound. Through ms
influence, France recognized the Indtpend-
rurr Of our country at II time when our
! fortunes were dropping, which nrrved the
: arms Of our patriots intleir dcall-Strugelc.
Nor did Gen. Lafayette and his gallant
command leave us IN the fight until Lord
G., rnwalIis surrendered the English army,
which, fixed the independence Of oUr colIIl-
try. FIFTY years nllrr this great event, the
people uftlr United States invited Gen.
lLENcltr kO visit our country rs the nj
lion ; quest. He accepted the invitation
and was bIou"lt over i'll IA government yes
,rl. His arrival was til" occasion of bon
fine, and fireworks displayed in every city
IN the United States. The American heart
wa, fired hy love and gratitude to the assO-
crate IN arms of our immortal Washington.
Every means was pat forth to bcsl"w APP
prorriatc hOnorS ON The mtlOu'S guest.
raised a company Of one hundred men wlC
elected me Captain. With 4 flaming sasl
and red feather which tlOltcd in The
breeze. led them to Nashville,
where We rnrmnrrd with other com.
pmicS, forming an army Of 10000 men.
LAFAYETTE was received on the Public
Square, M open ura being reserved. l.a'
ia,rtlr was sitting IN a carriage drawn ny
SIX white horscS, open to public view.
The balance Of the Squat" was covered
with human iorus. All The windows and
tops Of houses were streaming with a SEA
If heads. The fair waving their htndkcr-
chief, and the loaiing Of banners an,
nounrrd a hearty welcome to the nation
guest. This was the first time that Ten
nrssrr, except Il few Of the Revolutionary
soldiers, had seen Gen. Lafayette. lie was
A SQUARE. mIsrulIi, wclI-bIilt man OF
about i've feet eight inches; "A full, coed
nltuird. benevolent face. hazel eyes, ilcshy
nose aud lips, swathy color, with long ell
cpllant ears. indicating much kindness and
humanity, coupled with manly iirmness,
but no very eminent degree OF
talent. 4, he stood in the open carriage
with the ewes of twenty-five thousand pco-
pie upon him, another parsonage picIrcd
upontlc scene, a man with whom We were
familiar. and in whose presence We often
took delight. 1t was Gen. jackson. A.,
he strobe across the open area To greet La
~fiyette, it was tie tread Of IA Chesterfield,
,s we'll 1S that # , military clirfilin. As