The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-27
aLITrLE CENTENNIAL LADY
Gen. washingtOn's Pet MajOrie.


Scrlbner for July contains delightful
cronicie of the good old times in Viz
yinia one hundred years ago, from the
pen of Mrs. Corst Cary Harrison,
and entitled "A Little Centennial Lady"
The little Centennial lady is Miss Sally
Fairfax. Rev. and Lord Bryan Fsirtax's
six-year.old. Since DR.. John Browns
Pet Msjorie," she is perhaps one OF the
ousintest little mortsls in literature
She was great friends" with Washington
and he comes in for share Of attention
in her journal, part OF which Is repro
duced in Mrs Harrison sketch. There
are also some interesting pictures and a
quite authentic account of love affair on
the part OF Washington Miss Sally was
the great aunt of the writer OF the article
We quote from the Journal:
@On friday the of january papa
went to Colo. Wsshington's and came
home again the next wednesday which
was the {"
.sOn friday the of jan that vile man
adam at night kid apoor cat OF rage be.
cause she eat bit Of meat out of hls hand
and scrsched 1t. y vile wresch of new
nesrows If he was mine l woud cut him
10 pieces a son Of = gun = nice negrow he
should be kid hinselfb by rites.
In this vivid outburst of Sally's wrath,
one is reminded of Pet Msjorie and her
turkey that did not give single dam.
And then the offender wss new ne
grow" tie. not born upon the estate,
which, in itself, was term OF opproerium
.On monday the 9th of january
which was old c mass day in the after
noon IL set To showing and showed TIL
the snow Was about ancie deep and then
IT held up but the snow lasted upon the
,rouud at least week and then there
came another snow ss deep
.On thursday the % OF Jan msrgerry
went Ia washing and brought all the
things IN ready done IN thursday tae stu
g the same mounth think she ~as q
,rsst while about them 8 ~ole week II
Won will believe nle reader.
"Ou friday the 10 OF january IN the
Morning came here danny senens over
.aer for TAFT and tafi went away accoru-
irplv poor taft pity him indeed reader
Of taft ;" otfenses and 'tst's punish
ment, We shall ever BE LEFT IN ignorsneei
hut, OF one thing We are sure. that tea,
purs rs the recording angels was dropped
for him that alo Of january
aOn Safer day the llth OF Jan papa
measured me on the right hand oil 'he
door ~ YOU come out OF the Champe''
The Chamber, This does not present 5
yery clear image, perhaps except % ,he
understanding of = dyed-in-the WOO, NI-
r;n;sn. Thus has always been desis
MAJ ,,i the bedroom Of the mistress IN an
Old Virgins home. This room, genershy
.,,us,ed upon the ground-dosr, Was
broad, spacious, motherly, e1auis',e'S
neat. Here was the great mahogany PED
shrouded in speiless dimity, win .ae
fight of steps leading up TO IT. mere .a ae
huge Gre place blazing welcome, snd !ne
brsss andirons and split basket OF pine
knots upon the hesrth-side. Before VIC
are stood the chintz-claa, easy -enair, %.
hind which covered little impish snap
Of black children brought up for e.y
training in the useful arts here sA' VEG
mistress FOR . stated period every a Jay,
here she held levees Of her people, u.
came in from the quarter, one oy ooS s
dropping curtseys and coortiy oos a.
fsring for sale their eggs and butter' Dc