The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-19

| lileHus lllhc mas uealt kindly Win our ageC
friend. He still retains much of the vigol
and activity of earlier life He has beer
blessed with good health throughout life and
although he has now passed the boundary OF
his four score years, he still takes active eX
ercise-even on horse back-and exposes
| himself to inclement weather as though for
gctful of his sum of years.
| Age creeps on us so gradually that We
neither acknowledge nor realize the necessi
ty for conforming our habits and labors tC
the changed and reduced condition of tho
vital forces until some unwecome malady
| inyades the system, when too late to mend
| ard transforms our existence from Il state o
| health to that of confirmed invalidism.
Friend Coale enjoys the possession of q
very handsome and fairsized farm; quite
billy, it is true, but not sufficiently so to i'm
pair its farming value. His dwelling house
| is an old-stye stone building, very comforta
| BILE, and of good appearance externally. II
was erected, five remember correctly, in the
year 1904 and, we understand, the property
has been in his family for much longer time
The house is located upon an elevated and
| beautiful spot and shows from various points
and from long distances,
Within the last two or three years, Mr.
Coale has divided portion of his farm that
portion which lies across, and is separated
from the main body by the public road that
leads from Chenille to Wilson's Mills, and
gave it in to the possession of his son Isaac,
upon the event of the ailers marriage. Mr.
Isaac Coale has built II very neat and pretty
stone house upon his portion of the farm,
which adds considerably to the improvement
of the neighborhood. The building is not n
large one, but is sufficiently commodious for
present use, and capable of addition, if neces-
sary. Many persons build large houses and
afterwards occupy about onc-half of them, the
rest being assigned as spare rooms" to he
used by visiting friend once or twice n
year.
The stone used in the construction of Mr..
Isaac Coales dwelling came from very fine
quarry near by, and by their size, shape and
color make n very handsome wall.
Possessing, as he does, the advantages of
youth, health and strength, Mr.. Coale, in
process of time, will doubtless cause his farm
to blossom like the rose" and yield amply for
all his needs. He has our best wishes for that
result.
Immediately above the farm of Mr.. John
w. Coale, along the borders of the creek we
find the valuable property which now belongs
to Mr.. VIM. t. Easter, who married daugh
ter of the late Benjamin Silver, ST.. This is
believed to be an excellent farm, and well re-
wards the laborers who properly till the soil
This property is improved by a stone dwell
ing which has weathered the storms of many
a year. We do not know the age ofthe house
but it is in very good state ofrepar. 1t is
large and commodious building, and Mr.
Easter has improved it very much since it
came into his possession. He has re-pointed
the walls, painted the woodwork and erect
ed a spacious piazza in front, very long and
wide, which adds to the beauty as well rs to
Io TnlnoJ hn luz Ia,
so re- uvenated in appearance as to be scarce
ly recognizable to those who knew it half
century ago.
In the days of the writer's early youth, this
property was owned and occupied by James
Doderill and his wife and daughter We are
uncertain as to the photography of the name,
ithaving been n long time, if ever, since we
have seen it written or in print. They were
likewise members ofthe old Friends Meeting
at Darlington; and were always very regu-
lar in their attendance. We can still recall,
through tile vista of years, the fixed and sol
emn expression Worn by Friend D., to our
youthful and wondering eyes, and the staid
and prim form of his good wife, as they occu-
pied the higher benches in silent meening;"
and we can even dimly remember through
all these years, our wondering reflections as
to the vast amount of religious grace appar-
to degree that appeared unattainable TO our
aspirations! 'Alas they come no more as
they did of yore," but have long since peace
fully departed to that bourne whence no
traveller returns.
We are now reminded, by the number of
our pages, and by the limited space we can
claim in the columns of our liberal and &C
commodating tgis that the present letter is
sufficiently long.
AT the conclusion of No. ., our last, we re-
marked that it was our expectation to treat
in our next, the present. upon an interesting
and ancient Home that had been recently re-
stored. AS many may have surmiscd, we
referred to hent0D. But, in consequence of
our having loitcred by the way, in this letter
like the truant scbool-boy, more than was an
ticipatcd when the promise was made, we
find that our space has all been consumed be-
fore reaching that historic ground. Kenton
will probably he sufficient ofitsclf to occupy
our thoughts and pen throughout our next
letter. Therefore, kind reader should no I'M
torsecn circumstance, "that unspiriual god,"
ms the great Byron termed it, intervene To
turn aside our intentions, we will next intro.
ducc you to Kcnton, and To Kcnton's host
Till thou adicu