Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-16
ICOMMUNICATED.
"Reminiscences.

| COMMUNICATED.
"Reminiscences.
Ii is well known from history that ID the
days of the Revolution tho kiDg OF Eagsbd
hired from The King Of HeSss men to oome
here to Gsht sgeins: tho Americans. Ihey
were called llesians. Before they cameovar the
| ly iu wheat was not known here. They vera
brought here in tho stray bcds, and were thur
called Hessian Flies
! Many of those mea never returned to the'f
own native country, but remained among u.s.
They were industrious aud thrifty; raised up
| respec,ablc tamii,s. | remember scms OF
| them myself, aad know they were good, houess
citizens.
Jacob IIeioamao, who bought property from
MIR. John West, lived 10 the house now occu-
| pied by Mr.. j ohn L. Hunter, near the Stone
bridge, 10 Fairfax county, Va. his properly
was bought from Alr. West 10 tho year lS04,
aad presume the house wss built by Heins,
man. remember lho old man well. He and
pY father were quite ultimate. lie was Gale
| brated for his wonderful yarns.
lis said he was Often pitted against others
| az to spinning yarns. The manner his friends
would get him into it was, they would Bat
oyscr slippers, 81, On lis great abilities 10
that lice. The supper Ta5 prepared on Ger
tsi, cyspiug. and lisiaauan iovitcd al one oil
tho guests, he Got kunWiog that ii was put up
lob, and ina other sid, leadIug OF TO start
| ii. When ho got under way he proved him
self pcrfcc. Culver, aad never was beaten
| remember on ouc occasion my father and l
were cou,n2 from AltXacdrla; We called TO see
tho old man he erqrired the ncW5. ~. Inc
stceple on the market house was near compile
| ,t,t. ord talked aOOCt.
as it was wonderful! thing for old Alexaadfis
at that day TO have So tall n stccpio. ~. My
father remarked that the bell had arrived; and
a splendid oae it was wciehlog 50 much. how
much | nov forget. lltinaman listened pa
tieu,ly to the news, aud wheu my father got
through bo remarked, Friend Lewis, you may
think that heavy, nicc bell, but my fathers
bull in tho old cou3ry wore q larger bell on
his neck" This was said without smile ou
bis part. | thought it woode1tul, and asked
nv father if tbs, could be possible. My father
laughed aud said 1einaman Is great Tor his
varcs NV brother 10 Law, Moses kennsy, was
40 apprentice to lieioaman to learn the butch
c1icg business, aud while learning that business
he had to mako himself generally useful, such
as ,1ill boy, &c. flcilaman thought there was
no man cuuaI to Gen. George Washington. All
the stock lit for market, sucil as lambs. vea5.
&C., was bought by him from tho General. and
he. the General, thought great deal OF tlel
namau for his honest, square dealing. 10 Ia.
yor Washington, as be, H., thousht ho used
to send his grain sIl the way to Washington y
mill to be ground. Whether Sump Il Beck
cts mill, was established ct Cameron Ruo III
those day | am cot iniorm2c, but ireFnhe
there were ether mills nearer than the Geo
erals On Dscue Creek. However distance was
no,kiug with IT,; he determined 10 pa,roplze
tho great Sud good naa Of tho Natou. hlv
brother ia law, ai have stated, was the mil
boy. lie has ofter told me about Washington;
what noble usn he WAS 10, &c. lie ha1
often seen him, bu5 never came IN close contsc
with him, until one day, coming or going TO the
niIl that day Kcnncy had his gun and dog Will,
him (be used TO shoot tqulrrel5 On tho read
side,) Sooa as he saw Washington, he te!t
scared, as he heard that Washington took !h'
guns away ir0m those fouad shooting on DIS
land However be was Ecnm"d 10 aud hai "
taco the uuslc.
Washington rode up aai spike to hia, vsry
kindly. asking him who' = !i.tle man.ho was.
am Mr. H's. little man. How is tho old gen
tlemau, 10, &c. Whn they were taking thr
dog barKad near By. Ssid Washington: Is thai
vonr dog? whether kcnDey had ever heard
about the little ha,chct, am rot advised; hos
over, bo that Oh il may, he waI cotncr3d ani
had to tell the tru.h). YES, sir he has treed
a snnierel. Are you sring to shoot II? | Will
nv vour pc.mil.ior. Washington smiled. aph
said [ Grant il; will lido with you and eco ytu
shoot. When they got to he trco they ;u1d
thrne in the came tree, afler the hickory nuts
Kenney remarked 10 the Geocra!, yGu hal bei
| ter yet down. yQur holse viii scare. Never
f niud, shoe, away keouey said he to1k d.
lberAte aim, aud doau caUe the 'q1!r3s; h'
: was lucky to hill sii three. Washington
!, praised tim for kii ski'. a2d s3ii he Won Il
make aood soIiiar. Now, s,ii be. my lite
: man you may shoot tic tqlrres "non y'u
o think rroper, tu. don't shoot at tho deer, II
cou shoot at them, 10 all prob'lItS ycu wtu
only c;iop!o them, poor thlG25, they would Iua
off and did, aad it wcu'd be 20 PIX f. TO you Whit
!, evsr. howeycr don't want the deer killed. aud
von mnst rot shoot OF them, even to try to ki
them, Keoney has lsequeo'ly told me that De
often had chauc:a to shoot the Geer but no
l. conld not think OF 6i:oDeying the great vast
jinetop. From 10y experience aud Observation
hava come 10 the following concluioo -
If you want to foed out msn truo obaracte'
n you mus. 90 where he lives bl5 nelgh6ors G ~
q give tho true history. l hare IL my day me;
FL mapy Who knew Washington faco to fAoc. and
| vary large maj orty sS3 be was nesrer per
L feeton than any man they ever knew; s9@e
p few pretended to say he was arbitrary, 70 ~
was tG many caslS, ho WAS ooi'Eeu " o
Il Washington was man That never aoweu an.
" one to iotrinre on bis right: he was found o
seeing the deer raugiag in thcit naive WoGd
and tried to protec! those co his oW1 ianur .
or nothing would displeasc him moro than ~
noachers to come on his land and snoo' tn'
deer. and had all men been Law aoiuius lne:
~ conld not saw that Washington was atollLatt
Is he ever did Wropg he was ai@yas teaay y
apooss as he did Q cqoPs piy"s Hsoo sbS Ft9s
gather aod that from 'h and anal pUIr h, SIos ba Va
bis neighborhood hey al aSseo una. and ~ desd
the great, good ma3 Nay hls name nau os;I ~