Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-29
OAK HILL.
TIE OLD HISTORIC MANSION OF The
MARSHALLS IN FAUoUlER.
,.,ores,,nq "Reminiscences Of the chief
JustIce-Old-Time Hospita''s
Washington Relics.

Washington Relies
Growing a high hill rising malesticelly
above the surrounding country III Tue II
tiIe VIRGINIA county OF iauqultt, Hut
thickly dotted with giant oaHs vi
many generations III age; ~ 49,
H. a. ,'' l,,nportiug "A broad, well shaded
,''.ronda whose cool shade has Sheltered
,,anv a generation now dead ana gone,
and with a legion OF Cut-bmidlns, P''u-
I,ar "a these Old Dominion residences.
Tbaeo aud other evidences o. q
erabla ace are descriptive 81 YAK n.h'
tho former home of th'eI-J u7t''e
Marshall. but now the re-. dcnc,e, 81 y n.y.
les gracious host .CGionciF he.D lh ttuA'
a hospituble Vlrginian OF the olu 't1,. ',.
Oak 'Hn has not been thr ugh many
hands since tho demise of it, dl5tinGulsuel
founder. Willed 10 Colonel Thomas Aai-
shall n handsome son fond of nHurioui
ltviur generous entertainment, ana Ih,nF
forms oe worldly excess, the II il had .
different lord from the PLAIN, Simple ~
Judge. transformations To- degree: INC
old Niger mammies and uncie- ~ w
neigh lOrhood repeat many tales OF 'H'
Judges pl1inncss. told them 10y '''lI ~,
and cuilcd from their masters boards TOY
INflf-sliH Eif..r Nii 80 iiN W. VIZ
BENI>sCENcE,.
"A one story goes. the grand Ola man
enc cold, BLEAK, and snowy Cnrl. tmaS-et e
,vls passing on foot through the lit5le VIII
lac Of Salem since named tor MIN Nu,H
lr came upon q gaudv youth. one OF inc
ga, village swain who was swearing rlgLt
lu.t.lv because ne had no one 20 carry
home his Christmas turkey. The JUG"
injured the cause of the young man
trouble and kindly offered 10 carry s's
burden home for HIM. which he dii. me
feelings of the call0w youth We're not
easily described when ne learned tina
his bcncfactor was the Chief Ju-tir"
Of the United States. Another tine
Uncle John was driving his "no-top
buggy aud gray mare through a piece OF
woodland when the hubs OF ms IRON
wheels simultaneously came ia contac'
with two large elms. The legal driver
studied over the situation for awhile IN,
calling one of his servants hard by told
h.m to cut down the tree.
IVY Massa.' snid the surprised oic
darky. "ie- back go boss out Oh dat tiX.
sur enough, sure enough. sad the
old Justice. " / never Thought Of that.
But 10 return f. the changes ia the own
crshlp OF Oak fill.
ITQrEArUED AND SOLD.
Upon the death of " Colonel Tom. % he
wa familmrlv called by his slaves. the old
-. ,,.,tb ~. fartiIe fields and well wa
1911 ,rnodiani. was Leoucathed 10 his
'...,,d SON "vonu0 Colonel Tom.n who
was killed vahautlv lattlng for the Lost
Cause. The father now peacefully rcpoSrs
in the family burying ground man orchard
near the house.
tbe Marshall family. and Oak Hill WAS sold
under the hammer % % Mr.. Knight. Of
OIL county Nh. The plantatiou did not
tnrive und,r the MANAGEMENT of that gen
tin,,an and il was not long before there
,.o. ~ MINOR curront I'm the nriehb0rh00d
I'll. .G.rf thot OAK UiU was AGAIN in
,,a .,,.rll.t and arain The purcha-cr wa. "a
.,ati,c - [,rai,,i.,'. fwiu-sisfor state. Mr..
,i.a-r.e n Kgtony.r n nrominert citi1.n
Of Baltimore. who sold the properly aiirr
- few wears To 'lGh'l j.. N'"" -'i''''"N'
the local agricultural Hi'-"''''
por-p o- , s.r<p
H., y-,r.,;,,;o .,.,., i,, Oh.
Many years w" "i,' .,'','', 49,. A 90, d,
HeIEu, %. u'I ,l.. ,,..al,b 81 Co.,.
or Nlll'' ""1 I.''I- ~ ,'..,.i...
E"iN,H ".,' 'it.i AI.-il f.-
iI'n" OF l"' ''l.' '.H" 80 . III
nae anu H'AIN l'".''' II, ..l %
s,hooI - c.l-, ~ o,,.,.,,.-
lii, ,..'i ,I ,.i i, WA, thn Ii.t,m
&c 49,. r'rr t,,o,, ,.o,npouion4 to annual
l.. ii-,,,ot l',,o or,,bor's' loor14 beciuniur
-, VT Rronl and endin, m OAK I'M.
tf,,,., li,,,,.- e,,rb a. old MARYLAND and
V.,',,,,', a,,.,ti.g alan. can .,rve vote
Ill Ia '.l0,r,,lv tatan "a. 10 which nos
.,..',J tb, l..tflr est.te and invariably tine
80. III ~, .',,.,riod ~ on Hill much
}" Caloucl 'rom,s rvnro.-cd DELIGHT. f. So
banuonel that Nr Thomas l.. MadduX.
one of the quartettc, bad son nam u
Webster. but which usage and the boj $
desire had abbreviated o. Webb.
Now Webb used % hear of these annual
dinners and unanimous votes, ana from
lis earliest bovhyod vowed ID, womb one
day own YAK Hhi; Sulhc' !, 10 say I' i''s
kept ms VOW ana Is DO" 'H' ~'"''l us
penser oi ITS hospitality.
rHr GOOD OLD TIMES.
r,,..r,- e,,r,,,,or tl,c boorv ola nile ia full
-,l,',',,.. ,,.;,i, o.. ,,rtL and b.o,tv
&c Tho surrnundiro country. She has
Hlt,.,i3 ,,ri,',I, 49,, and smiled Lani,rly
~, a. s.,.nt courtsLiu -tolen inter
l'oH '...'i - Iii Viri,,,;, o,.dJin1
','li.,'t;t,,i. ~ i,;,nitaIir rro,,a-oi
G+.'.,- a,,J .,,l,.,. ,ri,.. fr,r, n callor a
,,,,',, Ia ana .t,sf IN .,,. 4broILino
t,,,.,i.s on5 MOD -.I0t e,-,s o,' tho morrow,
,yhrT' tbs tired jewellers of the nirbt before
would .ravri d,sconsolatelv down tho
Lrnod naL,n stairway with us pauollod
eilr. of ash and 1runcl ice and frozen
,b,,l., m. Gvnlorg dor i'm Nh. Grateful
',I.lr. - - da.,, vor,oJ,s rousirpinp
a., a,,.+t,. 1.ol,,,. .1,o C,1.,ci'. y.,pes,uJ
~ w. I,oi,,J c,Ilars II - not an nm,
lri,,,-',, +b.",, for ina oil hons IN have
,r,. ,,c-4 -, ,Lo ,onrpi,,,, and count
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ii' T - ,i,' - Jcpo nm , lara. scale
Oro ctrr fCll comfrisrs ga a,ros and
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