The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25
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=. p,chmond We Visited, osae r
.s. a. Tho old stone house wnb1 u ~
u'.s ~ o ana Of the largo collsce!01 - j
p'ea ~ s ,,.cd by Washington 1ns = u!
49, M by bright little 10Y.
w., v'r~,a, IA bright. a. the noocee ~
ran,J call him. prcnin'e he -
"ou" 20, ..a,,ng fellow. with the mlstN
oo .sss ,, ,bo African tingiing ~ ~
n'usls :. ~, ,,,. uroud and navy bluc -
'ose'''s. ,,,ront The mulntfQ eaQ -
Of n'' s vra, very pop,sar oil through ga
800 80 they are very bright. scu'e 9. No.
snd what like best about them
',,,s, u,odesty in speaking OF their
y,,a ala stone house IL a queer ~ ~
"a =. .onI rent for about - pr
Washington did not care WY ~..s~1
stvle in his headquarters. 0us ~ - -
nleuty OF them He never "an's, ~ ~.e~S.
Of headquarters 30 ne na' 49,. sir-~.
IIshed IN all the growing towns ei 49, ,ss---
Ereoueutly he would secure ~
IN . town and then not visit tne" sss-
1, wassoi in this case Washington va 49,
ma, and simple ia his oabio< no ~,
sxtrayacanr 10 the number OF ~ 49,,
,s,s and We can forgive him Tor 'n"''
IN the hack yard the little boy showed ~
Ma. ,rsa planted by Washington niins1s
Wsshlnoton jefferson and Monroe pisntse
-, ~ lsrge trees Ina Virginia, With tue Ok
-a.,,o, ~ thrae On tie trunk OF tins w.
ore rwo larre iron staples or haadles, nov ~
49,, hurried ia the trunk Tho little muistt0
how savs they were probably driven ~ <
for tho English 20 tie their horssf'o :.
rhev came TO gashingtoi,s headQua''sis
surrender; or perhaps ir after years 49, 49,
were tied TO these big iron hanu'es .-..
ehev we're whipped. Possibly WasninsH
usel them in place OF a sbawistrap
ins, tha tree down TO Richmond to p'ai,s ~
L. fancy now | can see the father Oh W
c.,,vtrv lust as he was about TO become ="
W. osfs IN the train from Washinstous
aud carving in one hand small porteuo--
rois containing a manicure set ana po"u
rog while in the other he holds by tncse ~ ~
handles the small tree which be purPo
olantino ia the rear of his headquarters.
Going 10 the Exchange hotel no res'seeIs
ord ,ncnlres Of the clerk in charge u they
have Washington's headquarters ia ''''''
mond IA
Bur all this is Just fancy, for George oio
not. as a matter Of fact, have any heaaqus.
ter; here in Richmond at all. lie pousns
site Tor one but never built on II.
Libby prison is soon to BIO removed ,io.'
Richmond TO Chicago We visited IL 20
not know what price was paid for It, bug
whatever the sum would ratner have 10
than the prison. The work OF taking II down.
/ brick by brick, numbering each aud putting
il back in the same place, taking OUT the
mortar. grinding u up and using y over
/ AGAIN. numbering each single, board ono
nah hole so as to put IL back exactly as IL was
before. will he a gigantic one. Moreover
| TIA inner wall is covered with the names OF
numberless autographs Of prisoners, written
4 with pencn or scratched into tue hard bristlcs
by those who are living today or gone to their
reward. Il will he almost impossible TO re-
move the wall aud preserve these names,
which really make the prison valuable as .
relic Besides, there are many names COW
cred ND by repeated withdrawing since tho
war. ard every day a new ono Is discovered
by carefully peellng of the thick coat OK
lime which hides the inner wall.
Since tho war Libby prison les been used
as a repository for fertilizers IL now has =
breath which will advertise its arrival In
Chicago without loss Of time. II the people
Of the north DO not visit Libby prison it VIII
not b. because they are ignorant OF It's where
! abouts.
Il is a solemn place 10 visit even for little
| while The three Of us together visited the
various doors Mr.. Riley, tho writer and
I largo. earnest odor. There are stu many
marks Of tho Old time Incarceration, such a.
the checker boards scattered on tho floor aud
the fox aud geese diagram. Bill Nyein New
York World.