Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-09-10
CORRESPONDENCE.
Tou, ing In New England

LYNN. CepIs oIu. loso' "a
I, in my wanderings, have reached this
quaint old town-one ofthe earliest settled
in the state-and from here am gong 20
send yo, few jottings that have picked
up here aud there. suppose you VIII
wonder where Lynne" that | am writing
from, is situated Geographically it IS
at the mouth of the Connecticut River.
have wandered to the top Of one OF its
hills, and from It's height fine panorama
il spread out. At tile far north Hre hills
covered with verdure, while here and there
farm house makes through the sur
rounding green. Nearer is u larger por.
ton of the village Ia small boy triumphant
ly DO inted out to me the birthplace OF the
present chief justice, as | sauntereu
through the Main street yesterday, and
at the base of the hill upon which l stand,
is the cemetery, Que half Of which has beef
il burial ground for over tw" hundred year,
Mapv of the stones bear date OF A. u.
1900. A couple OF queer old epitaphs l
have deciphered on two OF the moss
covered stones, after names. dates, NC.
This deacon, aged 6S,
Is freed on earth from sarvln;
Here for u crown no longer waits.
Lynne 5 Capt. Kennos Marvin
The other: ssBetsey, relic of Capt. Mar
vim, aged" &c.'
eiac .'Tis only her body resteth here,
Her soul hath gone to a hire splre.
Ihere are otnei pooui'"i opi'''pA'' ~
none equai 10 lhese., o oo TIN h,ooa
Looking WesIwaiu We DC a Tno
river, sPaliieu 5uso mu,I ;nn Of ts sn7,.
50 peculal ~ oi,o oon'v' nnmant,s n,tice
ports Iiilt ~ uesei se' :. III, :. -, ~.
TOT There Is ou' ono 0oI o,l;na as
country. IL 10 suppo1 'ou ~ mn ", ~ sent;ons
OF immense SIZE, allu l"uo ~, r,o,s .,'''
tlllnk, SONY v7'i 't ~ ;,s;da md th,.
poltSu .use ela AZ III I.;ni,, Ala na,n-nt
Mioie tuue me- miI form, each niar and
roui oi onese ,t,ani a snnn,,rt for the
tllis ll''heS 49, a. wy '.ao ',ss,u fnr in the
Drlo9e' t no 10 'I,',, ~ q r;uar i,
,p.,nS -,,nttias and it. is hurled against
~ 10, Ir dd will tremendous force. Just
.ne ~ t,,osa ;S NO simns nf ire however. and
,ma rimsr Is cnv.re1 With vessels. Schoon-
Ii'e i1so, 10 a,,tS md small Gail. hoats are
nyr Ir ..,o7 acrss the river is the old
t ny LES 81 Ssv,ronk settled long. long ago
w., Iuwli VI s' S, ulo III Rronk from EnSlan1
10 , 10 ,, ~ land tl,ar rms so Far ont
~ ~, nc" n,,i, Island So,nd there is now n
i;n,,t hn,'sa aud !, larye h,tel for summer
| Visitors There WAS wears ago u fort there
| slol.''i' IL, ttIorc r,.,ns tIa Ind;.uc
n H. pa o ord Tenwicl. was killed. and Lady
Fenwick died and was buried. 1t is said
! i4 80, Ia,,nt tl,a cun, r navar
men = ut lion oihnrs have :.
'"a w .c' off hhvn d the hotel and the light
nonse0.hevond the ghost haunted burial
mot stratches Lone Island Sonnd. and
s spot ,ono lne # mravish hinr. hardly dis.
' o.,"o me frnn, tie harzan is iong island.
20 Dc ,,tD +,,r,in, INV avas from the water I
CO D ~ ~ VA 80 n3n,i,o towards me As /
Sc Soo o, o,. frnn, Stata where nuest1on
n s,v;, $50 !, ,,nfacs;on into Stale where
a,a' ,fss;p Is made science Won will
,.ot no snrnrised that T asked The Old man
IN t.os cit dnu,, Nv me and fell me something
o oe t 'ls tow, s,d it's nennle He miuted
ont Tia snat where Am obi man of rhvm-
;nr f s.,, ,'sad tn I've and told me the
f.5Inwin.r fnnnv instance of his wit and
ina,u %i7 This old man was known by
aua,vhodv az t.0ld Terry - One morning
&c Ia ro,sod har ho,ise Hannah. the
s stb udIi , wife of neaenn Smith called
to him: cold Jerry. stop in and make MT.
Owe me r some ci,:er.,' She draw the cider.
hh,,t hag,ra .r;vinr If tn him said ssYun
,nnsI make half the noetry before YOU
1r;nly ), INSTANTLY he began1
.w.an tna o,'i,',rsn If ,sraal w,,te bread a
The Lord from Heaven sent them Mamma
fTh4, he drank the ciler.)
.,,,a ,,,., ,,,, na,.o, Smith wanted a wife
The Devil sent him Hanlllll' r
Get ont If nv house. cried the irate
Mrs Smith: and Oll Jerry felt the weight
Of her hroom-stick upon lis head. i
No one Can visit this town without 60
mo to slBlack Hail. a charming little
| hamlet. settled entirely tby the relations
and descendants of the Governors Gus
| void Here one of the Governors got his
wife by rather a novel courtsh.p.-Thuugh