Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-23
CHRISTMAS MEMORIES.
Recollection Of Famous Occurrences
in the Vanished Past.
HALCYON DAYS RECALLED.
Numbers Of Well.EnOwn CITIZENS Indulge In
IaiertsiIns "reminiscences.
MOVING INCIDENTS.
Stories Of Battles, sisges, Life az Sea, Child
hoods Happy Hours, Big Fires, Deer
- and Yox-Hants. Counting
Y Expeditions, &c.


liens have been persuaded to furnish. They
make pleasant and instructive collection
Of short stories for the old and young, con-
tanning numerous Incidents some pathetic;
some humorous, nearly all historical Thai
time now so rapidly fading ioto the mea-
sarelest past. Our friends, who speak 70
generation bssking 10 the sunshine Of pros
perty, nearly all have lived in remarkable
period OF the couniry's history, and Their
remniscences Illustrate varied phases OF
life which will be new 10 many readers.
However Il f. not a string Of war'anecdoies
that is SET before the public, hus a sympo-
stun Of experiences. growing ont OF the
question, "Wbat is your most memorable
Christmas recollcctionY" including &C.
counts Of sleigh-rdcs, counting eXDedinons,
fife in Federal prl.ous, 'possum-hnut-. Tecol-
lcclions Of Confederate naval officer eXpt-
riences OF an amateur constable. dinner Win
sfoncwaU Jackson, evidence That grave
civ Official was once 8 noisy boy, ease OF
buck.fevor. remarkable fires. yonth's ursl
fox.huui. disastrous acquaintance "ith The
egg.noe h0Wi, de-. Sc, as follows
u<Nre WIN -1ONEwAIL JACKSON.
Or. Hunter NlGqirc: December -, 1861,
fsa memorable CHRISTMAS to me. During
fnr winter of 1912 the htl'c "Army of
The Naiev" was c0canpcd near Winchoster
su8 mv fsta,I. on Cnrl-tna~Dgy gave me "a
dinutr-llly. About twcntF-fyo guests
were a. Zoe table. Among them were Gene
rl ~. j.. Jackson, Naio.s irndlcion'
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'H'ari Ah' ~ A"'i'"N'
Nj. Thomas Ppit: Perhaps the Christ
mas oi ail others which Impressed ire most
was one sifnt loo london some years ato'
wa. NoplufW ihe " lhh'iug cross mo.
ifl, directly opposite ih. grand oiH riufcl OF
ST. Mutn .~in'iurfl' Ia' hAu ai carry sun
r.-t Zoe .iF'tioue N.is OF iu' chine '""N'
mo VIII tur e.ai song 10 "Ififc ON lAtn'
Good Na Toward Men, "1s STRANGER
Bon 90 tig city up ie thIi hour, Goa. ! TEX al. a.
tle clHo sounded ihc Hl1i message tht'
Was among freud snd no longer stranger.
went tllt thrisfm1s-i1sY no Wa5 on ~iln-
dgYl ir-' to Dear pcau Stanley ln We. ulin-
aDr Abbey, iu the afternoon io 81 ram
Cathedral 20 lclr Clnnpu Li'don, ana geo
night o. bear Rev tn1'l'- II. -'uiRton' iur
great E4p't preacher. 81 was oAy long 10
Doe remembered, aud | treasure Do up WIN
fond recolee'on-.
d.. ctsu At rI-rEH.vUrE.
r.,it,, N.f,tbv. december. IgGl-in
t.r,t. ,,trt,r M l.i.nar.,illo iu An.
',-'.., c.unfy VIZ. Duriu. th4t wear had
iaef father and mother by DEATH from natural
causes aud nav eldest brother b.iled ~ b'l-
tlc. BY homc-ilr grown ol thhll-UN'
y,ars~Wss gone. iht parents were u'a''
every son OF ttrifs in camps t1e G'iEui'H
under tnc lioi'1 l'n "' i''"'i yes t"'n" '"',
books, ho"'eh''d toous -s'iu' ",s''", Nv ~
lost so loA, none "i l''i, ,.i" l"" NC 'D',i.
lhe second company OF hI'h'""u Ho"'-
2crs, in which hau the hon"l 10 serve aa d
private, N'n part on '"lf"i" "i''ie'
battalion. was 10 camp without TENS. me
ground was covered SNOW rom eltulrrn
10 tweniN-lon nchrs o''p' anu 10 was "',',,
colo. our ioe "'7 "''' "eu.l "'', u",
Dot nnisncd-n"t even i"'le1 w. "'u't"'
Larly had Oeen a'ieNIu qua t"o "Ius '"u',
e0. Al were more OF less ''t 'e,'r". ~
were thlnlf c'aI' auu So,n, wiz. n"''s !
could give were paieio'"u' h''''nS WE
me.s-porb. foUcn peas "u"",''u '9' A.
an" srif u"W. ~. u".,V. VI III. u's''.'o y,
were hFln-' or i''"'4 "f'"-' ~" """' a."
straw only. IN COMPANY WIN Wy u'",He'
walked several miles % acouuil iuAsNiIAte
90 sign away our interest 40 Our ihneI estate
for the benefit Of oar sisters. Henry IL: biN,
son came mp 60 srg hrs son lAy'of' ana
brought ease OF smOhihE.ipu'cc". ~ e
SMoted. True men were rcadN an1 W'lHhS
10 i've M cons. ami dl,co"it"it OF ave ih All
guish ioI lice cause We u'hciu'
Az AMATEUR CONSTABLE.
pofoc.J pntion. F>u.. Christmas morning
about tv,onf,.uye wear. AGO foundth ground
covered . loot deem in snow. About day-
mn tho b,rl-inc NJ The doc and the sbout.
-, 80, ern,,sed u,c from eleen 1
i',oI in The ro,niry NJ the tlme. mex.
- 49,, ts,,,er c,iiing mo dressed ana
80 d,,,n and he ,ci6 me DR. Uaskin.
'''', Wv, -, ~, 80 his bou.o st once l
49, ,,v h,rsc IN snch an exfont
80 i'f, Ltm,t homo and rode a mulo
''". - nr II,.tins,. 7 found thst ne
in hi. csnaeity rs Justice Of the peace. had
hcr who hsd suddenly become iereneed
hc5ore F, commission 10 be held AZ KrnnedV's
Store That day. His son, Creed Haskins,
had crested the derAugod man toe night he
fo,e. brought him 10 his bone, aud lat I'D oil
night with him. II was beautiful morn.
ing when We set out. The deranged
man sang, PRAYED. and threatened TO
KIN VI Alternately. We set out the
sun shining brightly on the face OF
the snow, making millions OF diamonds.
As soon A. we reached and Dasscd the outer
gate to the lawn IN trout Of the house our
prisoner put spurs n his horse and loaped a
psir OF draw-hars. which had been lowered
10 allow the cattle TO enter an immense PAS
ture. Ills horse was raw-b0ned, tgll, long
legged, aud one Of her legs was as big as 4
hushei above her hoOi. With tins leg she
kicked M clouds az snow, from which the
rider yeiled "G'long. Jenny Lind what
feed Won torYv His arms were swingina
ike ,6ose ~ Windmill as ne dissppeared
hundred yaras ahead Of ms An = dense
WOOD Ne sobered down 10 a walk and
,oek The trnil. finally coming upon the pooI
ga man on bis knees in the snow prayine
ust,lv He rej,i.od 10 mount until a pisto
was drawn on hun. one OF us then took
the hftaie relns and we had 10 further trou.