The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-13
A ROMANCE OF TWO GENERATIONS.
A Scene In the United States Senate Cham.
Der In 1893.
From Hdrpe,'s Magazine for apri.

- scene In the United States senate Cham.
Der In 1893.
From Harper's Magazine for Apri.
On the 23d OF December, 1888 the
floor or the Senate Chamber at Annapo.
lis was filled TO overfowing by stately
dar,es and gentle maidens who mad
hocked to the Capitol as if the weight of
state questions had been for this one
hour intrusted TO their wise deliberations.
Washington, the mighty yet unambitiouy
hero of the time, while still the idol of
the public hearts, WAS on this day TO Law
down his laurels by resigning to Con.
gress his commission as Commander in
Chief Of the brave little army whose
triumphs he had directed and whose
sufterings he had shared. Accompanied
by his aides, Col. Benjamin Walker and
Col. David Humphreys, and the officers
appointed US escort, Washington entered
the hall where the assembled Congress
awaited him, every manly voice among
the spectators cheering, and every fem.
iline handkerchief waving an enthusiasm
of approval and welcome; but the cheers
were hushed into breathless silence by
the first words Of the great hero's dig.
nlfied address, to which Gen. Miflin. as
President of the Senate, made an elo.
quent and appropriate reply. On Wash.
ington's. left stood the valiant soldier.
Col. John Eager Howard, Of Maryland,
and facing Col. Howard, conspicuous
among the foremost group Of Senators.
was Gen. Read, of South Carolina, tho
hero of this short legend of a bygoue
love. How little did either of these
young men, strangers to one another,
dream of the day To como when son
and daughter of each were to become
husband and wife to the daughter and
son of the other! Many were the men
whose names were already distinguished.
or to become historic, who were present,
either as members Of Congress or spec.
tators of the impressive sceue, Madison,
Jefferson, Monroe; Lee, of Virginia
Osgood, of Massachusetts; Morris, of
Pennsylvania; McComb, of Delaware.
and Gen. Ohio Williams, Gems. Smi.,
and Swan, Of Maryland The we'll
known Charles Carroll, of Carrolton,
was accompanied by his two daughters,
one of whom was afterward, as Mrs.
Cation, mother TO the celebrated trio of
American beauties who became respec-
lively kady Stafford. the Marchioness of
Wellesley, and the Duchess OF Leeds.
But absorbing as was the attention
given to Washington by the august as
semblage of heroes and patriots, who
recognized in him the greatest hc-o aud
patriot of any, the young Carolinian's
eyes wandered up to the gallery above,
where Mrs. Washington with her young
grandchildren 1T her knee vas seated in
all the dignity and legitimate pride of
the wife who crowns herself with her
husbands glory. Grouped around her
chair were the three Calvert sisters.
Maryland's blood royal, the family OF
Lord Baltimore and never was the famo
OF Maryland beauty better maintained
than by the contrasting lovcliness of the
youngest. Miss Ariana Calvert, with the
more brilliant charms of her elder sis.
ters, who had been espoused during all
the perils of the war, both on the same
evening, the one by Washington's step.
son, Parke Custis, and the other b, Nfr.
George Stuart, Of Maryland. 1t ia told
of these gentlemen that each received
the announcement of the birth of son
born on the same day, year after the
marriages-while on the battlefield.
But it was not the rich bloom or dark
eyes of the beautiful young matrons
which so riveted the attention of the
young Southerner that even the sublime
presence of Washington WAS for while
forgotten. To his eyes the youngest
sister was much the fairest; and he
gazed up ut the unconscious young girl
until the friend at his elbow, Mr.. James
Monroe-too thorough Nirginian not
TO recognize the phenomena of love mt
first sight-whispered her name in his
ear, and the offer to present him before
the lady quilted Annapolis town for her
home in the country. The offer was
gratefully accepted, and ere the winter
was half over Miss Calvert was afiianced
to her eager and enraptured young lover !;
but not, alas =! with the entire consent
and appreciation Of her family and
friends, and thence arose the cloud which
darkened the horizon Of this love legend.
AS usual, that passion youth defes, age
coldly ignored. The Carolinian was
wealthy, of prominent position and good
birth, and Of distinguished education ::
but the lady was threatened with decline.
She was also the youngest darling of the
household her sisters had married so
we'll. yet remained in their midst, and
her family grew more and more reluctant
that this comparative stranger should
bear away their tender and fragile flower
to his far off Southern home to pine
away, and die perhaps, out Of sight and
hearing of those who had loved her from
her cradle, and the angered lover saw
the feeble health of his lady love give
way under the conflict of duty with feel.
ing, until sue became indeed seriously
i'll. But the passionate Southerncr was
not to have the woman of his heart
granted to his wishes. The sensibilisy
which could doom the gentle Arana
Calvert to IN early death could not per-
init her to sacrifice family affections to
her own and her lovers happiness
What bitter tears and faltering words
were exchanged in their parting none
can tell but the miniatures, given once
as the fair tokens of union, each still
retained to be sorrowful consolation and
reminder of lifelong separation.
ASHES For SWEET POTATOES co r
respondent says: ~ notice the question is
asked, which is the best fertilizer or man.
ure for sweet potatoes? From the ex-
perience | have bad in manuring the
sweet potato, must say that rotted aches,
when properly put on has precedence over
all others have had any experience with.
The plan that adopted was 20 open
deep furrow with scnoter plow and put
in plenty of ashes. Bed on the ashes
and sure crop may be realized on the
poorest soil. Cow-penning is good-so
are cotton seed pnd stable mamma. I,rt