Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-11

Written for TINE EVENING star
MOsPIrAsLE CHARLESTON.
Pleasant Reeolleesisas % che 0ssiekea
city And tss People.
A LaDr's ExrkRrKscEs-xfxp rHrArxxHS Or
AsrRANeER-sr. MTcnAELs cHURc1-sckNs
IN aARprN-euMrER DAT.
II was my fortune during recent spring 20
spend some weeks In Charleston, and while
there. stranger, sick and alone ives 10 kseuly
touched by the warm-hearteo friendlinsn Of
tue people that I am impelled 70 spsak q 10
now, hoping that perhaps may thus prompt
some 10 send them help and comfort I'm their
hour OF distress. had been lef, behind by INV
iehow-traveler rs unit 10 come north with the
Ies~ sna went into Charleston nom tho Juno
aon sone AT night alone. but In q great crowd
OF pushing, rushing, tired people. eli eager for
Inc IN best rooms and 70 be most quickly served.
10 force my way up 10 the clerks desk IN t6e
Office OF the Charleston hotel 10 ask for tbe nom
s ms,oa n ~ eeen oespoken for me. Then
seemed 10 DC In the HANDS OF friends At ouOo.
and all the while WAS In Cha rles I'm the s.rne
atmosphere surrounded me. twas apparently
only necessary 10 be a stranger Ia IN ve ina
whole population of the Friendly cIty lanwurd
70 help and direct one Ia the kiudsst way.
TO point out the corner desired aud In the s,rees
cars II one asked question In the hslplesa
aazed manner common 10 stranger. every
man within uearing WAS Mt once watcbful %
give The needed Information. suppose one
wanted TO change ~ junction and In the rain,
IL was suggested, MADAM, the car We shAli
meet further on will be yours II you will ride
10 That you will not get wet" and the driver
would nod approval from the door. You may
say that much OF this comes OF Charlestoufs
oeing small city. Part OF IL docs, but all small
cities cannot lay claim TO such universal oour.
tesy ana consideration for Others.
L went TO church. and while parsine in tn
vestlouie ior that minute 90 iorlorn % n
stranger, saw the rector coming down the
aisle he saw me, smiled, came towards me
with outstretched hands, and taking mine
said: You are q stranger and would like a
coming now, he IL here" and with these pleas
Ant words was turned over 10 the sc ton TO be
seated At once. The interest of the servict
that morning was intensined by the reyerent
attention and responses OF "Dr. Porter's boys,"
ton.
stopped ut Q fruit stall for bananas one Sat-
urday evening. IL WAS hot; the fruit all around
was was perlshabie and perishing. The man slowly
nlied u paper bag-looking 1T me the WHILE
with not his best fruit, but with what IL was
best for him To sell. 1 said nothing, expecting
could not stand the situation n the Suyer
could Alter Milling the bag, without my speak
. .ns, ne turned the fruit out Of IL and
going 10 q cluster hanging on the wall, he
cut dozen OF his finest bananas, with which
he reflled the bag. and handing Il to me win
smiie he walked out 10 the ourbslone 20
point out the car tor me 10 take.
OLD ST. hICHAEL's cnURcH.
was most Of the time In private boarding
house on King street, near the Battery and
not far distant from old ST. Mlchsel's church.
where 1 often went to service. The font was
near the door, after the old English fashion a
being In truth the very entrance 10 the church.
a row OF square pews around the sidss was
from one OF these high pews one day look Cd
down on christening al the Iopt near the old
church door. Tue mural tablets and all the
quaint interior OF the building made IL q most
Interesting spot In The church yard found q
very beautiful monument, q recumbeut cross
winch l asked leave Of the Sc ton 10 .kstch
Permission was freely granted, aud tners sal
among those old graves in the heart of the buSy
clay, aud made the sketch, alter which y monu.
Creek Church, in Washington wus made
When heard that 81 Michaei' q had beeu de.
ing an tue Old CHURCH yard, aud 1 could almost
hear again the sweet chimes in the tower tell.
lug Oh The quarters, above the quiet sleepers
lar below who needed hot
Az that Time lair WAS In progress for the e.
tabilsunent OF an art school, aud A. was pleas
ant w NE 10 hear the gratitude expressed for
giits from northern cities ~ aid them in their
enterprise.
CURING HOME SICKNESS.
1t would not be possible " tell how many
ways were found TO show me kindness In my
temporary home In Charleston. The lady who
kept the house showed me a little circulAr back
stairway running down from my door the
top floor 10 hers on tue first, and Oade me use IL
al Will, whichever wanted To reach her O uickly.
anu one night when she suspected that nome
sickness " as gnawing away al my heart strings
s..e came running up To my ROOM, aud drawing
aside the curtains TOWARDS the garden, showed
me the windows OF some OF the other inmates,
hi lgnted up anu open, and the children there
NJ That. Tnats iitlie home. You know those
people; they sit at our Iauie. You can see theru
could speak 20 them from here. lie just = little
noine. Now LOOK ~ tI-in and don get lonely
THE BEAUTIFUL GARDEN OF a HlAToRIC
HOME.
On the other side my window looked over q
great stretch of the city, aud close under it lay
the garden Of one Of the Old historic houses OF
Charleston. On. that gardenl How the birds
sang an IL, how the children played and how
tue flowers bloomed, aud sometimes a spring
shower would cose laughing down. A great
wisIeria hung It's clusters OF pale purple bios
SONS from the topnost branches VI u tall, tall
tree, dropping them IN iestoons almost ~ tine
ground. young girl would come cut aud cut
clusters OF lhe UlVssuIns, aud punches OF splsn-
uIu roses, and rays OF orange flowers, and
would gather great bowls OF fragrant vioiets.
Ala this IN early April In that sunny Charles
ton. Sometimes the pathetic figure OF the
grand mother would be seen at The window
SHE lad once cut roses and gathered vioietA.
Are they all there STILL or Was the historic
home destroyed, and the beautiful garden laid
desoiaie? While was In that pleasant house
young girl boarding there was married, aud
when 4, tue stranger, expressed pleased sur
prise al being tduen to the wedding, tie reply
was "why. certainly, you are mere; you are with
Us, you must come Aud that giriisu bride
nair lay In sucn a soil coil on her
graceful head, wuere IL she now? Did swift
RUIN come ~ her and hers. or were they spared?
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF FORT
SUMTER.
was in Charleston on the anniversary OF the
battle of Fori sumter. must confess that
went down to breakfast rather un willingly that
day. was the one uortherner among many
souLherners. What would they SAY: Would
not soine chance remark recall tuat day Of
many years oelore, and should not hear some
harsh word spoken OF The old dag, Tor the up-
holding VI watch my beloved had gone forth 10
ne AT, aud, Al need We're, TO die. What did 1
hear? Not one word that mig at not have ueen
spoken before a com mission SET 10 search out
Secession principles IN tue very hottest days of
our civil war. since there no way 10 20 To
sumter. Aud felt like u little quiet cele oralion
OF one, Was told, with most friendly Interest,
how could take the rerry and go ~ Sullivan's
Island anu Fort MoLlrIe.
AL sure That my experience i'm Charleston
WAS not more pleasant Than that of hundreds
OF others who stop there yearly On their way To
ana from the farther south. j am sure, Ioo
that hundreds vi others Are now looking back
Ike me win plying iove 10 tue hoepiLa old
clty, tue city t.sat uas been nearly destroyed
Dy nre, by cyclone, ana by tnis last fearful Wis
itation. "A. WI
WEST VIRGINIA FISH STORY.
Adventures Of Two MOuutaia Trout