Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-02-16

solved ana Richard BlaCklStOn continued
in business at that stand. think he was
succeeded by James l.. Bewley who after
wards removed to Philadelphia, and both
in Smyrna and Philadelphia was greatly
esteemed for his personal worth and bust.
ness capabilities. Mr.. Blackiston kept the
most fancy stock of goods of any merchant
in the town. lie was rather fancy man
when | knew him; his cloth was of the
finest, his jewelry costly, his linen spotless
and the "cul of his jill" Of the latest fashion.
He had musical gold watch that played
several tunes, and in which he once discov-
cred horse hair and could not tell how il
got there. His sorrel mare was pretty
picture of horse flesh and his two wheel
buggy was deliberately adorned with silver
mountings. He had a very sagacious dog,
| think setter, white and tan, that was
his constant companion. He had a joke
on this dog that he was fond Of repeating.
On suggestive occasions he would call his
dogand say TO him-"Y our name sir, is Mott
but your perfumery is not Burgy Mott" Mr..
b. was something Of an epcure and delight
eel 10 entertain his particular friends with a
turkey, wild duck or oyster suppers, served
up after business hours in his store. Mid.
night suppers in stores were quite common
then. 1t is to be hoped that they have
gone out of fashion with the clerks OF
Smyrna. If Bill Kenton and his wife Ann.
who were famous caterers, are now livine
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that might disturb the virtuous slumbers
OF some Of your merchants of the present
day.
Going back from Richard Blackiston to
his sire, am reminded of description of
a gentleman:
He whose every thought and deed
BY rules of virtue moved
Whose generous tongues disdained to speak,
The thing his heart disproved"
Such in my opinion was Eben Blackiston.
who lived opposite to Benz. Coombe's. Mr..
Biackiston was a tail, erect man of com
handing appearance and Chesterfisldian
politeness. He was an old school gentle
man and wore the long cut away coat.
breaches, silk stockings, Henry II OF
France, was the first who wore silk stock.
lngs) low shoes, knee and shoe buckles
also ruttied shirts and ruffled wristbands.
Mr.. b. was one Of the old men when was
q child. His wife, cousin Sukey," was
my paragon of a lady. His son George
left Smyrna before | did, and | know
nothing of his future. His youngest daugh'
tar 81, Ill
years and many hearts were slain by hel
darts. A an uncertain age, she married n
Mr.. Schu'zanhach and removed to New
York or Philadelphia. had the pleasure
to meet her several times after she was q
widow and she retained that symmetry Of
form, elasticity of1no sement and sparklina
conversational powers, for which she wa,
noted in her youth. Her sister Eliza
married Jacob Raymond, and left two
daughters and one son. Their daughter
Susan, turned deaf ear to all suitors, but
Martha accepted a Cummins' invitation
to matrimony. ] understand she has re
modelled the old Blackiston Homestead
and renewed her "youth and beauty"
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but know she was of most poetic nature
and conversant with Byron and othel
poets, from whose writings she could quot,
aproPos. Mr.. Raymonds son, Georg,
Henry, | am told, is now president of one
OF your Banks and we'll known to YOU
readers. In former years / had some in
Innate association with him and esteeme,
him most highly. Mr.. Jacob Raymont
had clerk who lived in his family. On.
day the clerk purchased a bundle of rag
and the weight of the package, created
suspicion. When he took the bundle Il
the rag room, ho opened it and found it t.
8 contain full suit Of Sailors wooden clothes
Soon after the young man was taken sicl
and Dr. Perkins pronounced his diseas
ISM Ill POx." Great alarm pervaded tn,
town and Mr.. Raymond was urged to hav,
the patient removed, but both he and hi
r. family refused to turn the afflicted cler,
"a out of their house. Young Thomas Per
I kins, eldest son of the Doctor, volunteers,
,r to nurse the patient and Mr.. RAYMOND
m family were heroic in their attention te an,
a. efforts for the recovery of the plague strick
Ie en- young man, but he died and in tn
N shades OF evening his corpse was carried
% out OF the town. 1t was q melancboll,
d funeral and but few dared to approach tn
:, house.
70 East of Mr.. Raymonds were severa
1t dwellings, in one of which think live,
$ Robert Preston. He was n drummer bo,
81 in the war of 1912. and Drum Major i,
q the 9th Regiment Del Infantry Volunteers
re- IN the late civil war. think he was nbou
al seventy when the war broke out, but und..
Is refining fire of patriotism he was reduce,
N to fourty'five, when he enlisted. A Mr.
Of Llsinger, who was great wag, lived in on
$, Of those houses.
pr Next to this row was the dwelling o
es VIM. Budd, before referred to. His wifi
Of was daughter Of Judge Davis, and maj
RS ried first Robert Wilson and second Mr.
rs Budd. have often thought that tn
10 eptaph that General jackson wrote an,
:" had inscribed on the tomb of his wit
II. might well have been written for Mr.,
id Mary Budd, viz:
~ "Her face was fair, her person pleasing
v, her temper amiable, and her heart kind
rp She delighted in relieving the wants of he
il, fellow creatures and cultivated that divin