The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-30
"rHE HuGuRSor LOVERS"
A Novel by sil.Knoun Citizen Of
Richmond.

Major c. r. T. Burgwyn has long been
known In Richmond az an accomplished
civil engineer, hut he has lately entered
on q new yole--ihai OF an aathor. lie
has Just completed pretty romance,
founded on facts familiar TO every resi-
dent Of Richmond, entitled Tie llugue-
not Lovers" which is very meritoricus
production. Some idea Of It's worth
may be gathered from the following ex-
tract from Chapter V, headed, THE
Drive" giving a description OF the view
from Libby Hill
INote-The hero, Colonel Carter, il a
Virginian, and has taken the heroine,
Edyth Prescott, 10 drive. They have
arrived az the crest Of the hill at Mar
shall Park.
They next assembled q high hill. from
which a most magnificent view was OBJ
tanned Colonel Carter rested his horses
here, while he described the different
points Of interest which were spread as
in a panorama before them. On their
right lay the city OF Richmond, with It's
prominent buildings and its church-spires
rearing alOst against the sky their sunlit
points like 80 many islands in an ocean $
waste. On yonder hill had perched the
raven crOakng his midnight dirges for
the lost Lenore. There lay Belle Isle
another OF those beautiful GASES amidst
the desert Of smoky industry. The city
of Manchester was before them, welded
to the river as the city Of the LOmbards
was to the Adria;ic Far oil towards the
South could be seen the majestic river
on its way to the sea Us giant strength
was hancssed. The low-lying walls and
the trellaces could readily be traced, and
where the hand of man had been laid
upon the rivers name, the mighty cur
rent was doing the appointed task. The
river was deepening itself. On neigh
boring hill was disclosed one of the rest
ing places of the old Indian warrior, since
made into a home for the white man.
The stone around which the savage or
gies had been enacted was surrOuned by
4 vine The hush of silence reigned DER
PowhataD's grave The horizons edge
was touched al the point where once the
fierce conflict of two armed hosts had
fought out the first OF modern bats
ties between the land and the sea
The silent river was flowing beneath
them. but what memories were voiced up
from It's hollow tones Its mouth had
beheld the cradle of our race. Two
great wars that marked new era upon
the world were fought along rs shores,
while the seige of Yorktown and the fall
of Richmond settled the destinies Of
mankind within sight of its waters.
Upon its bosom were borne the fouuhs,
az tribute to the English king. Near 10
lis end took place the first great struggle
between iron-clad foes An Indian chief
when pursued by yindictiye assailants
found friendly rescue upon its tide 4
hostile army, such as the world has
rarely surpassed, was saved from destruc-
ton when sheltered by its embrace.
As Colonel Carter drew these pictures
Of vanished age, his voice sounded like
that of Monker waking up the dead.
Edyth could see infancy, the various
scenes on which he touched There
was Newport bringing succor and great
help 10 the Inflated cOlonists. There
was the low-lying monitor, and her great
antagonist locked in their giant contest.
while the solitary tower az jamestown
was telling of time that had flown
The armies of CORVALLIS and of Nc
Clellan were before her vision, and the
thunder of the Galenas guns seemed TO
echo in her ears. TO her ii was the
imagery of language, but to him it was
the resurrection Of the past.