The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-30
VIRGINIANS, SEE To THIS,
PRESERVs THE CRADLE OF AMER
iCAN L BGRTY
Little Now is Left Of jamestown, But
That Little should be Saved from Dss-
ecration and Decay-A strong Appeal
For the Ancient Capital

That Little should BE- Saved from Des-
ecration and Decay strong Appeal
For the Ancient Capital
Written for The Times
Leaving Richmond on the early Chesa-
peake and OHIO train for Williamsburg, we
pass swiftly through eyor-cbanging scenery
Of beauty and interest.
doubt very much il half Of the people of
your beautiful city realize how much OF in
terest lies in and around it. There is the
long Church Hill tunnel, the large aniline
dye factory, the mill with its weird mys-
terry Of that poor Young girls death; the
wheel factory, which sends its wheels oy +
Is far as Australia; the bnsy brick-yard-
all these eli & quickly by aud we are IN
ight OF Pow hatan, The old Mayo resi-
dence. There Is an Old-time look Of home
aud comfort "a Jnut II hat apart from lts his
tory renders most Attractive.
Ncxt come the btttie-helds # the Seven
dlys' h.ht in 80. and how b1th memoir
aud the heart quicken at that sisht! Their,
are only few On board the ram. aud they
do not seem To care for these things. They
novels, or the papers. or buying fruit from
the eyer-actiye yender Of these wares. !
feel sorry for them
They can't remember as wildly as d.
the intense anxiety and htart-sick su>-
pensc of that time, those long, weary day,
when the roar Of The cannon and rattle OF
the musks try were continually heard, ~h u
the rumble Of the wagons bringing in the
Door wounded heroes never CO sed. W II
may we say with poor Rip Van WiDkle.
Are they then 80 soon forgotT On "
90 in the glad sunlight past the head waters
Il the sluggish tut famous Cbickahominy -
the bluils-with their deposit OF prehist re-
shells. thrifty Pro, idence FORGE fields win
the gathered and stacked peanuts, on I,
our stopping placr-W William burg.
Here we are met with the most cordial
.fertin-s. and after delightful deJeuner,
~ are a. ain ready 10 move on.
This ancient capital deserves NOR,
l. gthy and scholarly description than !
am able now a. give. Every thing about u
Is quaint aud restlul. II has "A sleepy, old
time air hat one rarely sees NOWADAYS.
except in the cathedral towns. The houses.
aud the very street, have a strange. curious
iir-away look that is simply delicious
Did one ever hear Of street called
"WOOdpecker," except here. IL Is charm
ng in it, entire originality. and carries on
back to the woods and fields, while the
Duke OF Glou ester" street brings one into
the busy hum of life agains and vet II L.
not 50 busting Is one might suppose.
Here We were shown the old communion
service that had once belonged 10 the James
r0wn church. IL is Of silyer-massiye ana
severely smple-bears the date 1861.
Around both cap and plate is this inscrip-
ton: mix Not Holy Things with Pro-
iine.v II is now. alas. no longer needed
at jamestown, but is used on rare occa-
-iOns in the old Church Of BrutOn parish.
n Williamsburg. This church has two
lther sets OF great interest-One Of silver
lilt. given by Queen Anne-yet another Of
silver given by George Ill.
But tn carriages are ready and we may not
long tarry here. 80 Of we 90 feeling as II
"a dreamland soon tne college and town
disappear, and the road winds away 10 the
left among the glowing autumn-tlnted trees.
The Old and famous dUellng-grOund II
reached. Very peaceful It looks now. lynn.
there with the varying shadows IN the sol
sunlight, vet one eau we'll fancy the tragic
scenes once enacted there! To the right,
little further on, sheet Of water claims our
notice, riyalling in blueness and purity
'sCOmO" itself. The trees slOping down
10 the very edge, in all their brilliant col.
Ors. are mirrored back most faithfully from
it, calm, unruiiled bosom. aud form vision
of uncommon beauty. They call It simply
Mil pond. but it Will ever remain 20 us a
hing Of beauty, the Lake OF the Woods"
Soon the driver points with his whip
across some lOw-lying fields. do YOU Sc
that strip ~ light FAR away over thereT
be said. THAT is the river. Never did
xpect that the James would thrill m
through and through; but itdid. | ielt knew
not what An abrupt turn carried us into
shady boiy Of woods. and the rirer. f'i
| the time being, was lost, and when w
emerged il wa- TO find ourselves among th'
! tall marsh grass. with the sedge hens
| wheeling in the clear sky" Get out
now. p sad the driver. walk across
| his bridge. Tor II is hardly sale fo
vehicles" The bridge is built over an arm
II the river, which has made wha' was Onc'
! peninsula into the island OF to-day. Wher'
he lid. now ebHs and flows the gallan
| Giles Bland was hung. over the bridg'
". walked a few more yards, and thei
jamestown.
WUrds cannot tell what are the emottag
hat struggle for mastery when that sp0
irst bursts upon ones sight. pity tn
man VINO can see IL unmOved.
The river sweeps past with majestl'
| How. and 20 Tar as the eye can see IL eS
tends up and down. On IL placid waters u
,wO vessels moored, one with its while sail
| N let and shining IN TIE sun. On the Othe
side are the thickiy-AOOded banks. Nov
and then the faint blue curls cf smoke rise
circling in the air. Ar they peaceful tribe
oserthere watching the approach OF the wbii
i nan. The illusion Is perfect, for 50 II ma.
all have looked to the fret cOlODists whel
they stepped ashore on this faiTe. swte
.andD But turn your eyes inward, aud a
once there is "A rude, "A dull awakening
There stands alone a toWer--all that Is lei
II a church reared with prid'. and JOY, chez
ished with love and faith, hallowed bs ia
worship OF the Almighty God; once stron
and steadtsst, now open To the wind storm
OF Heaven vet grand In its ruins. and :
pitiful. that the hot tears start unbidden a
memory rushes over its past. The low-l, IN
wall is Ouly ON two sides OF the enclosur,
and the cattle can enter and roam at wi
over its once sacred preclncts, Will
men, more cruel than the dumb beas
have IN erred and defacrd the place Que
more. II the time is sadly pathetic, b.
yOnd all words Is the ancient church-yar.
, The broken slabs and tombs that now lie a
Z scattered on the ground vary IN size from
mans hand 10 that OF two feet. Only tw
are lsf. that can b. dsciphsred. Their Il