Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-04

LETTER From TIE EIUE GRASS LEGION

LErrE. F.uu TIE BITE GRASS LEGION
SnrLEYyiLE, Ky, May -, 1881.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times:
If you will Let an Ohio boy 10y Adoption
though Vcrmonier by birth, claim small
space in your columns. some Of Your many
readers NAV find something of interest IN
what he shall say. and rocosuia" an old ac-
quaintancc.
The farms in this ''hWc sra~>" region re
mind one Of grand old English ancestral de-
mains Five hundred Is three thousand
acres is no uncommon amount To he held hy
one party 1t is characteristic of nearly every
place that the grand old trees have been lett
standing in sufficient quantities 10 give all
these grounds the appearance OF parks, ana
the cifcc, is beautiful and picturesque IN the
extreme. Every family has lis complement
of colorcd help, both male and female, ami
in the proportion of abcui three 10 one OF our
Vermont ideas which indc:.;os their ELI
Cheney. There is, however, a closer reia-
tionship between the master and servant 'han
we understand North. and the old family
relation ,nscn,:trcd ly long ass icihii'n Is
still indicated by actions palmer than words
The hlonlcd stock raised here. Gnrltal" III
the world, is too well known 10 require more
Than "A PASSING mention. Suffice II To say
that the wealthy men are nearly all owners
| or breeders of fast horses an'! are a UNI rs
snoring men, often 10 Their sorrow ana IL
nanca ruin The old " irslni' hlo"I SIM
runs in family veins and the code Is res r'cd
To by various members of successive genera
| tons until honor is vindicaicd. Corr houses
and hotels nearly all bear cvldencrSni bullets;
and one is constantly RECALLED 10y the II cItal
| of these occurrences.
Lexington is most rcilrie with historic m
terest of any point have visited yet 1t u
a preityto town Of twenty thousand inhabitants
| Ashland, one mile in the suburbs, Is
| the home of Henry Clay. and his
descendants still dwell there. The
Lexington Cemetery is feature. There q
grateful people have erected fitting hnml-
ment to ''Kcntucky'S iavnriir son. HE
base is the vault which is about twenty
feet in height and forty fc,t square. FROM
this rises the monument proper. "a beautiful
| Cornthian column surinnuH!ri liy y statue 81
the illus,rioriS statesman. I'll" height oi lht
monument is one hundred and twenty. The
statue twelve and oac half. total ore h'Iii-
dred ihiriv-two and one-half feet. IN ia"
centre of the vaui;, visible through Inc
grated door, is n beautifully carved mArHhr
collin containing The remains OF the ll!iiSin"aS
dead. with this inscription on the SIdr;
can with mistaken cnnii !rnca appeal L. the
Divine arl,itcr for the truth of the drnaia-
ton that have been influenced 10y NJ I'M
pure purpose. TO personal motive, have
sought no personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, bui that
in all nv public acts have had Il sole and
single eve and Il warm. devoted heart direct
and dedicated To what in my best judgment
| | believe to be the true interest OF my coun-
try. Died June 29th. 1852. AT one side Is
a plain marble coffin containing the remains
| Ct his beloved wife. In another plrt nt The
cemetery is Il plain shaft erected 10y CliN L"
| his mother. Here also is the grave oi The
late Gen. John C. Breckenridge. Secretary "i
| War under the Southern tunlcdrracy, also
| Roger Hanson and the dashinG Gen John
| Morgan the guerilla raider who hllei AL
hearts with fear and admiration with his
| fearless deeds. This iSalsp National Gene
tery. and here reposr about three hundred
| Union heroes many of whose graHeS
are marked by that saddrst of all
words Unknown" and about half as
many Conietlcra'cs. will conclude nav let
ter by description of the monument reprr-
scetinr the lost cause" \ stone cross. Ill
teen feet high. with rustic base covered with
beautiful carvings of vines, the olive leaf,
etc. The broken staff, starting ir1m the
base, stands in a leaning position anh where
the arm of the cross projects the broken
! staff follows horiz onially across The
! cross. The heavy folds OF the
flag complete the picture. On enc
side of the base is the broken sword hraulI-
fully carved, and as | stand here amid these
scenes, wonderful emotions crowd upoA the
heart. and one can. for the moment, Imagine
himself rebel Kentucky. land Of beau
ty, land of heroic deeds, mother oi sons
and daughters whose warm hearts AMI loliy
natures reflect their Maker, thy memories
will linrer with Us. all adOwn the stream ol
time. GEO II. Bar.