The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-21
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Mot TpG &GCoEA
.oa,oo--but the First.
SrRlNa,vILLE Jau 8, s.

the ''Lafayette troops, ICpo7 10
1--WE Won uy rccJiIectIJua OF I'Gh. la
fayette. and for the satisfaction 4 your
voung readers, vii preface It with i orl9'
historical sketch.
10 1921, Congress ana inc fr17ilehi OF
the United States invited Pen. Lafayette
to visit America a. the guest Of the na
ton. He &C .epted the invitation. and
landed in New YORK IN the summer Ut
early autumn o. that year.
The ensuing winter was sFg,h' ~ IN
ihe the Northern States, ana ID peDFu
ruay be st out from aahlLgIoh Oh ii7
visit to the South.
The Legislature oI North Oa'o'ii'a ~
autisipatlon Of ms COMING apProPrlaIel
five Thousand dy,'A'7 ~
pehses Necessary i'I ms ~
AT thal tine u'ehiHE9 ~ ""
Governor oi Norm 1Ai''ha "ii' "'...
TO extent aihN'e H''i2'' u ,'iI '..' M..-
guest, he re1aeste" zen ! On, ~
leublr8 u t"'90 ~
readiness "H1h C'i'-4 fr..
About thaL 'ilno lDo 0a''.S ~ $50"
rus aud 9leGA'c'D0Hs M
iOr a genera hluS1'i' H'''i @; -
Inc, ~prcUatt)ry TOT eXelct9', the o"''ei7
made known tue request u Tue '9'elI''
and all that "3uIu 'olul'1.' NJ
ed 10 advance - - -
OF TINS aketc,l was 'h3lo Z" 9p
quite d yout''' dnt vi " 40
ouJ WiGn isaiH ING o"''
nae ana "aS feceiN0u-
AIteT tne music va 80 -
was ht!i at Tue cur Io.S' TO-. ~ tn
pose "a eilfpliiiGL' auu '' 0'0I' V"i-'i'
Gen. mos. " t9lk Was G-,c1f1 oai1''n'
toll James Means ~ H., u, -,
Thomas indepGhoence ON, 1nd i-,eu
tenant C0i. WIN arms hh2l3h' 70
VIM VI. NilcI' ComHi say iH'HF,on
Hunt B~a9femah, VaIeo / neAaa'ei'
baggage .h'ster-
From hat1ltne, regular driaiA5 u 'he
troops topk place al concord ana thar-
Iotte alternately and once al an lhIeThe-
date p ce' un;lL about me IN Ie2'
Whcii Yen OK 3a'9 h'''o' - Or NJ
pany u fGhaeZ'0G' a' 1ohco'u' i".5
dld 81, and can,pGd at inc chd OF tow III
Il grove where w. i. Smith nous 40"
stands. IA the morning th"y '''bte~ ~
the street, and tra'e'ei Ia ih'ti-iy oi''ll
10 caiiSbuIy' "heFc preparation 'i'i "19"
made for the reception OF the Company
at the arbof"ll!h ilou,e, Inc 'lizeuS
&C.,. - ..rr.ny wbi.b oIl cri.ya8
,.ar, n,+,nb rsrf;oplarv The v~oInr,r
yhars opti,n nnvt morninG we pa-
I 4La.,rincina .frea.s ana gent On
- T1x;ngfrn wtcra ycrv fine fire was IN
rea5inass but ma saacplSg araItment. as
L~exingron at that day was not quite out
If h woods. 50 the tents wee stretched
IL a grove near the hotel.
From this place We went to Greens
borough. where ample preparation had
been made At two hotels t" receive the
whole company, about 50 III number.
We next hated at Mrs. Giass on ia"
RIVER near the spot where George o"ep-
s1n's factory now stands ouf next stop
ping place was Chapel NH "hero We
tented on the campus ana were enter
t"ill00 "' NV r. 10 ~ III .
t4a we SCI ~ it'I.lSn' I D.
IN ''II suoulgS j tn"n 'i'S cy ooSr DL
'ou' u d pa ! 49,
"lU @'-Ij u Ct - - - 80
ono roIa - I'D nisn baan ma5o
C'I''-.' r =, on aJi1ia;nr Int H.
:, uar ,a 90" mil f1rtbar notico
.1hn newt 5av paI Wm Polk. q Rev
oIntinnarv soldier. il comnanv with the
tOFernoF, ana tne supreme touilo uGScS
start, d toward Virginia to meet Gen. LA-
tayette. On the following day the cavalry
started IN the same direction. and after
going some ten or fifteen mlies, our OF
tieers were apprlsed OF the near approach
OF our expected gue''. zen. folK or
dered the douote NE to 4'sihount ana
1erh Ia me racing the ROAD, IA d snort
tiine Iniee iouT I'oiSt coatIcS came III
slSht' driving 1cHu I'Nc Win iouf V1au
Iuul iron sraS9 10 tton co"0H- A'le[
IIi.IHS 'S III ttoIt u 80 Ilus, '"' pIi's
Ila'''I gu "I'-i''o " hVui 'h y Tg'o"o'.
ven. Na'"y'''c alA ~ ~ 90 N''0
III .i'e 'Tl'u''St ooAN5Is' NT1is' 'oSl
ingt"H' L@'a}e ''e 511 "os. boIlon W.T..
III inc second atI t'1 oIp'Tyae N@"F'
I"uao' WYE III '''f t"I-u. pc" CGl'