The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-11-01
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THE OLD STONE HOUSE, RICH.
1OxD.
Reeelleetl>as Of . Naaslsa IN tho Old
Donlnloo, With Seine Hitherto
Unpublished AnecdDtes Of
Tss- WasklnSton, Lafayette and
the Pair DANES That
Frequentsa 4.
from tho Dstr0it Free Pr 80. |

think their lives we'll employed In COL
Letting shells there sre others not lese
satisfied to spend theirs in cbasiug but.
tertlies. For my own part, always pro.
ferred animate to inxnimate nature, Sud
would rather post to tho s"dpo.les to
mark . neW ch ,ractor OF develop On in.
tSeesting Incident than become fellow
Of The Royal Society BY enricsinX mo
seums with nondescripts."-[l ntloduc.
ton to tho "Cautsfbury Tales"
The old stone house, one OF tho
few antiquities OF Richmond, Va,
Glands on Main street, aud Il Was
built, prior 70 s.. Johns Church. By
jacob Eye 10 17A0, remaining still 10
tho posGessiQu u bic descendants.
The headqusfterD q Washington sod
Lafayette during tho revolutionary
vSI, It possesses much historical 10.
terest, and Q few incidents occurring
during the occupancy Of those die.
tlpguiohed men. which I nov record,
may DOT b uuintsreetiSg., ~
During their residence In that
quaint old house. Q brilliant ball
took place In Richmond, which Wse
graced not only BY tho presence Of
lafayette, but OF Washington. An
old msa, Wm. Martin, who, after
pesoe was declared, became . noted
Aeth0dbt preacher, marrying Q
niece OF Judge f imund Pendletoo,
o lady OF great worth and beauty,
settling near LyochburR, used often
to recount that be was 10 the same
country dance With tho Father OF bic
Country, aud With much Spirtt ho
led bio mariner down tho middle,
then outDtde, evidently enjoying the
dance 10 q dignifled manurr, Sh.Mgh
unlike Pickwick ut Dtogley Dell,
making four fSlse starto 10 excessive
impstlenee 70 begin. o. the came
occasion General Lafayette ch0so for
nts partner 10 tho mt0uet, tho beau.
tiful Alse Ward, OF Gloucester WOO.
In after years, married 90 eminent
member Of tho Randolph family.
Being left . Wld0w, sue married .
eec0nd time, Ne. Higgiobothsm, OF
Richmond, keoplng \ boarding house
just below the Capitol, rivsling that
VI the famous tHrs. Randolph. Of
cookery. book mNWOry.r
A family friend, vas Nm. Hlggin.
bothxm. and 10 ner old age tt Wao
her delight 70 recount the scene. her
pride and delight Ut the distinction.
der dresO OF piok satin, her high.
heeled shoes, I'll carefully preserved
along Nth her t00efiOR VhitA fAsth.
er, which, che ssid, feOm her sgiss.
ton sh,xk and trembled like leaves
Vt 'he quivert0g Ssl'en tree. qga
One VI the Inmates Ut the stone
hOusU ut tho time It was Inhabited by
Washington and L,fsyette, vas Z
gOOd, steady led named Thurman,
and ct that time, though u mere
youth. 10 tnen hei1 some c6loe, pftl.
badly that oi 10 orderly, whtoh made
1t Necessary f,r him b b.. cDnstsutly
WITH the m, aid to him wss accorded
this high honor Il Sss0fi~:ing lott.
Wst..ly With thesa ,,lusir.o mso.
Wh-o Lafayette ' tee Richmond,
IN loSS, be did not vi ,ura 1t the Old
stUss bouse, but At tue Z aele Hot |,
givtng . celebrity - tnSt 7huuee,
which, many years stnoes ne buroj
down. Dsgivio6 IN iisteetet tn,m the
CIT cumstA oeo IL Lafayette. his . u
aud his suite belux there domtCiled
fPoaDee 70 Rtve it . pobeauR uOsive
Duilt macy sssrs since " Z WEALTHY
man, xr. Carry. It Vas eeld thes q
! partial Was Mr.. Curry % this p0eeloe
81 bic estate that 10 'mAkiLg III Ill
!! be could never geg any larSher thar
the Eagle Hotel. which b. said II
! could Iot b+queath 70 any QUE. 4
! WIS IN immense structure, = o,urs
yard 10 the center. like Ut g .dsbv'l
het6k .NxbAiuktoa City, "a enor
mous golden eagle ov.r the vide
front door. The hmous L,lsyeftl
! bsll vas held 10 the court, whic6
4 Wxs d0Ored over. lhor ;top covered
! wins handDoms eapopy. The spira