The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-21
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fryn never. never III sleaI tsl 8 II ftaE.i
VI hsileye ii anlnlssss y. Il l 49,
ys,snrhrstcr llug the anu sra,.
cemetery ia the ~ can !. NJ
M ,,oirt outside the sus s vent
distsnce the thought Of q 0eau.,ls,3p ;shin
Grove which hides happy no..,s. ,hs verv
lie gates, you seem TO approaI ~. W az
throne 81 peace and quiet, and pu1 ~, ny ssne
riercipg Shrek ol the locomos w, VIZ man
n meditation would hear nosu'sl AZ louder
than the doves piaint've moar =, or s
I,fowsy tfnktinRs tia: iai n 70 ,stant folds"
The soldiers section Is Of course interest
Inc. il vas neatly krs;p t, and divided &C,
cording to the States whose sons lie buIlen
there. The desip.a Is that each state sna !.
erect an apron fate monument over nsnma
dead. This slrginia has done. Mals.Sn a,,
follows next, but the other States nave pe GU
slow to AXE hold Of the matter, ana Us ye.
merel-y the situs rel is described. aon nass
alrG adv had described in your coiui ,na,
the handsome monument uhse .ho
,Juue, II Is not only a triDu,s ~ w. -
q unknown and unrecordeu aeau' So"
alan lasting memorial OF the |ihue! ..aaa,,
HE zeal of d sex that has never oeeu aeSon w.
s,r,icted." On our way out we pauseu rh ~
fire grave OF old GeneralDan. MoIgau, VIZ
III .ne r.; ;a 1910 We were IN the county Where
.h;s I'D soldier performed some OF his ear
s;nst and btayest deeds, and we felt not Ut
+,e interested in the various accounts we
hoard OF him. He was man OF very nu IIl
hle origia, IL seems, and OF little OF no eaos
cation when ne began bis career; put ne .m aas
blessed with good sense and mighty sl'iftt
thot vented ITSELF sometimes In perseyerae os
mnder great difficulties, and at others ~ an
unconnuerable resolution in encounters,
nublic aud private. He is SAID once 10 nave
been D,aced in u room, to speno the nlSnl,
,vh;cb had hut one bed, already oocu pieQ by
y ,rnveIler. Morgan began t1isrobfng, when
tho Stranger called 10 him from tpe bed
g Look here, my friend, iwant TO save you
so-ne trouble. You needn't. nndress any
, S,I Yo,ire not going to sleep in this bed
IN. nipbtNn Morgan completed his prepare.
ionsfor retiring rcsardless,W the threats OF
ais pruIf acquaintance, and when ne was
reafiy 20 retire ne walked to the BEDSIDE ana
Tins delivered himself: "1Ssranger, Pm go
inc to>sseep In this bed tonight, and in no
other. l've thrasted fire men to-day,
and I have no objection to making 1t
r0nr,d half dozen. And now you've go1 10
/ stay In that bed very 'auietly with me or
| jght,.' and, drawing back, he struck the
pugilistic attitude and invited mill. Inc
stranger thought it safer to accept a BED
fe.Iew than such an antagonist, and sienl-
fled the same to Morgan, who put out the
light, sprang into bed, and went peacef uliy
to sleep. There is in the possession OF
EJudge Sherraad, 'oi Winchester, General
Norgan's canp.ehest, rare OLD curiosity
G rude but substantial finish. The Judge
gave us the history OF the box, ard ended
tine account by saying he had no use for it,
taud would tevery glad to donate 1t to the
virginia Historical Society il they would
receive it. Tam sure it would be strong
and valuable repository for the Society
papers. =.
We saw great deal OF the Tines in Win
chester. In'fact, we made his cosy sanctun
our sure and safe retreat from sightseeing
and all the lesser evils that tramps are he'll
to. The gSn1eS is one OF the best fellow:
in the world. He has all ineXhaustlble 1unG
OF anecdote, and is the pleasantest OF com
panions. Having passed through all the
yicissitudes of war and the aftermatll-de
structiou and reconstruction, as our Couslr
Tavlor calls 1.-THE Times knows every
thing about everybody, and is especially III
teresting when he is induced to give you
glimpse Of the true inwardness OF the coun
ellis of the late war, of which councils the
world now knows but little besides the
opinion which was actually followed
The. Times, you know, carried the nag o.
truce at AppomattoX, but he always refers
to that, when he speaks OF it at all, with O
tone different from the usual animated tenor
OF his narrative. and you can't help from
surmising that event must have been very
sad and trying one to bis soul.
But life is succession OF fareWells, ana
EWinchester's turn came next. So shaking
hands with our kind friends there, we TOOK
up our line of march again, and looked not
behind till we paused few moments on
the top OF neighborng bill that was soon
to shut out that happy little town from our
tYiew. Here we called to mind our pieasan
kyisit, gave farewell to old Winchester
and hurried away toward Wildwood, where
we spent the night. 80,
| ] have written these closing lines with
music in the air. Ego has persisted II
playing "Peace, Troubled Soul" upon
metallic piano about three inches high
which he manipulates by resting on al
ttrees-his band and knees-while with MS
right hand he wakes to ecstacy the llVlns
Tyre. With this disturbing element sound
ing in my ear, draw this letter to close
and promise the next from us more worthy
Eof perusal. aLT osn
.Fauquier county, w., August is, 1879.