Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-26
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IL tie Mountains 4Sociui- EycHi$, &c, dc.
MAE!lH.t}I. August >, '79.--Taa s5a0u1
cement ct The death Il Ei1ary Dixor, j.. has
revised N Ills county tho vltici pefs2a3l re-
c,llca io.s of his late Iatnoat5:; " father, who
MAS shot AMI kil!ct! By Di. =. Eiay Maddqx
10 your city, in lSGj Tho dtlels, niTsa7s anl
cutting scrspcs OF this " instricus Teta5naga
have becu common TUX Tor years in this coInty,
| aud every detail OF lis ell: edged career is so
| niLu:cy k10Wl By these people That il #0ul,! &c
| q work OF eupGrcrOgatlOn 10 attempt 10 tell
| them anything they don't know about hlr. DIX
| on but 10 the outside world, where the lights
anu iaIcits of hi0 beautifully va.icgatcd history
| never penetrated, brief sketch nl his cco:Etria
character may not bo devoid q interest. la
| the language CT Mr. Phillips, whoever l0 vas,
Hcnly Il. DlXon was - Ean WlthCu: model
and without SHADOW, or wards to that eff
feet. lie Wss an 0riglaal suigtncris This
section ct country has produced Q cotcie OF
oddities, and among tholn may Be mentioned
the famous Mich Garter. Charles Med ,pncush,
| Tom Sealock aad others, but even hero Mr.
Dixon stood pro-cmincGt and WAS eaiitlcd to
| til , first chrome offered fer Lhr creates: cuti-
| osity of human nature.
! Of bis son. litt!o Henry as he IVES ua!lcd, |
hsVc not known great deal since 10 liSed with
Lis father at TIP Top, near Piedmont end went
to school ct Edwards Academy. He Was very
ycu:g at thst time, slight Of build aud delicate
in appearance, but even then ho had Q rcd hot
temper and would fight st tho drop OF c hat.
Many timo have seen that irail youth, thin
almost to e1EGcisiiou, aud apparently no sroug
or than giTl, marching around among the
larger boys with a chip On his head at that
school, 10 thocs days, the chip business meant
fight, and Notwithstanding tho lac! that tho
academy was msloly attended by largo nusou
lar fellows who amused themselves With Tia
Oruddlo aDd tho plow il tho summer aud only
cams to school dung the winter mortira, GDd
from whose brawny fist, Injured 10 Gil kidd OF
farm work, onc.squcro blow ass enough to have
Knocked him iGto tho middle Of eternity; YET
young Dixon, slight G5 he WSs, never failed &c
Gcoept an invitation to fight, and always gave
his antagonists the best he had 10 the shop
1t is true that ho frequently went horne uitu:
q few hsnt!uis OF hair, wilh & frcSc@d tyG aud
Huii!aicd b0sa, but &c general rnl1, hJ gave
IS good Is WAS sent end the ncInculcc2 81 the
afray were mutually sud evenly distributed Ui
twcon hiGsCli and his adversary. 1t was sell
DON lie osmo cit aooond b2s: from any difficulty
and when ne did, it Sls only 10 renew it OF
|
he WON it. At tho outbreak o; III, war l!cnTy
Dixon, IT,, married y rich wilow--:ic was .hea
in lucG-~.1i iorlly?G to the Stub. ;cre, i,
s2,m?, Is became & desperate, AL Ike hi;
father. died Wi!E I3 b3ets CT. j4asr :hc
sauic airgur3stsuc2g and su,r4cnri2& c:aG!ionj
his !..i!.@r .G5G,! haYo Goae IL. &:m;. There
n@7CC T"r1 lEj IASi T9g5 a!-l. 10 lu:scc2s
c3p2, CT :yacc;;1E i;uit9 c.L!t haze Gis:1y>rc. Z:
: drII3zGlce a5iTe.2 tn(ia. The j!@tc2 T&3
aUt ''1i:ip !t2i4 TIC g.l lcci5," Ii. .ho
iG.!Ur ID gcG:Cr Tcce Duplicates. i p.cu IL
Two from t:io liz 81 lis father vii :r3?c what
kIn,; ii 3 hair lin !i9 wai. ;.Sd bow cX2e:,E
s;lnis: wa3 bis csrtuc: aLd be!iavigr il Virgil
a;a. tc ti2t Il lis worthy ecioo l. Mississippi.
Eaoso wlo EGTo acquainted Will tie Yarefai!a
sjIc, VI! &c ga5E3 his m4uY Ti7:u3a reflected
viii i4u":s 6!,!arJ0r, ia tho i:aaav ,cIIicvc~
0ens IT tbs foZ30 p.lGrsc,ipt. X ;ia :;a.
r1ii"H q ha exploits wlrG % n,.s Jha
i:sorg (; cj i!cGT2 hit"3a,r he picture
c,.i;iY: saaTG>:3 10 MARE STIRLING in at.!i0a G:
faithful IN tcte;l. i!naI? Z. I;x7a, }a.ho7 81
tno Ia@!0 ;toAerIej Dizzy, T7as :. son 81! Tuner
DX0c, :. wcaibcr Of 0nc 81 TIC III !Gat Els!
best I.n!iiiAe Il FirEjria.' sghG so':2vGd ;~cG1
Is ,l=. IHinG: s:i3n Il ,E;i5 $'biH q Ill psGa:at,a7
called "tcT:nnut,' ;l:Ua:&.; ;7.ar H2i::1, Il,
ta5q1iar c2l0tT, na0r g"%rs -, T.: w1iG''
tp,eci old iiGA:y WsG Hnra. i! lilo !.a.C Il his
Iremoga iron: !2wsr Virginia. Turner D;x91.
| though coasi3ciirs iimscii Z br.kec ma.
Gaancialy, :Ga5 Il ia}: CO.. .! Tie -chc'e 1:aD
i:lo 80 That limo had lost Eo:loi;!i:g Gi H.,
c9losss! proportions. i!U; IL Ell. aaa1: 3gr ..
Eve tl'0uGaEl! acils Il s:;l;!, i.2a hg: iu3G5cG
ycqryoS add c0udt&. bin cl:!'. Gil {, hundred
hills. This i7is };aiCro The days whcG .cilG9,
had maGc such Tgp!1 strides ii GTvcui;i:!e, 2Bts.
Though thc rclpcg anG s!:am iaEushCg T9rn IN
Known, 1t !sas 10 uGG0u!H;9a sight to a:e - o.
20 cradles ruUniuS in lis wheel E.l5. lis
Ucgrn quarters compliSci village, nearly q
l1u in extent. which was called Cherry ToWu.
Lilo Wes line specimen OF tho old Virginia
gentleman, decidedly hospitabo and SO
eisGlc in his disposition, AID wcrl etort
brooches and kGeo buckles, for in these
days all tho men Of the first Camiies" crossed
10 tho revolutionary or somo other ridiculous
style. When he gave what Firaiaiaps call g
dinner" it was sure 10 h. an entertainment
such as would bankrupt ar Astor, and in 60.
cordGDco witt the custom then among gcnt,e-
men, tho dinner" was Invariably preceded by
tox chgsc and followed by o daucA, and per.
haps something else commencing likewise With
ad.
This Vermont estate. situated 10 bcau;i
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its broad acres rolling 10 broken, billcwy ex.
psnsC, its mansion of old Eugsh architecture,
| emboscmcd 10 grove CT ancestral oaks, is
place whose natural beauty and romantic Ell,
fractions arc eoftcncd by many tender and
touching recollec!iona. Within tho portals of
that old mansion joy hes been uuconined-
those cid oakcn floors havo often sRsyed with
tho fantastic steps Ct merry datccrs-a7d those
moss grown walls have cchCcG with tho cht
laughter of Virgioia's chivalry end beauty;
but now all there is silent lud solemn, ard will
SD remain, perhaps. till in future years. ike
history repeating itself, the souCd of rovclry
breaks in once mere. louder, clearer and wilder
than before. 10 this quiet house, and amid
these scenes of peace. tho turbulent spirit of
Henry T. Dixon first saw the light. Ard ike
Atilla, King of the Huns, he came into the
world to disturb it. 10 personal appearance ho
was not bad looking man. lilo was about Eve
feet nine inchcsiu height. Of powerful physique,
weighed lG5 pounds, had small, rouud dark
Dyes, cleaning and twinkliug With malicious
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