The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-21

In by their Pennsylvania ancestors TO the
camp At "Valley Forge" "hard enough 10
be thrown across the room without break
ing"
our host al Edinburg. FIVE miles beyond
Woodstock, was Madison Riddleberger,
father OF the future Senator. He was tall,
comely man, famous as maker Of rifles. |
remember admiring them, and the select
pieces Of apple-tree weed from which nc
shaped the stocks. The war went hard with
HE establishment, despite the boom IN
firearms, even Of the ancient model. Harry
Gilmore and companion were riding by
the little hOsterie one day and stopped TO
ask for a glass Of milk. The girl Mt the door
said they had none. "1hen," said Gilmor,
sat least you can lend us tin cup 70 get q
drink OF water from the pump "Well, no.
we haven't even tin cup. You see, Gil-
mOrs thieves came along one day and took
everything we had Harry rode on.
At New Market { recall double sensa-
ton Martin Van Buren, and a menageric.
The great original barn-burner and black
Republican (the adjective is tas,efully dis
pensed with now, then the head OF tbs
Democratic party, was on his way home
from the Virginia springs, travelling IN MS
private carriage. He held for the hour he
STAYED, quite a levcc of loyal Tenth Legion-
ers in the sanded public room of the village
tavern. My first President was not impo-
sing in aspect, and by no means correspond
ed with my young idea Of what such an
exalt d functiOnary ought TO look Ike lie
was lust little baldheaded man with red
ace and red wbisker-.
preferred the show, which was fixed in
my youthful memory by an incident not
down on the bill. that came off outside the
tent after the exhibition was over. The
elephant in those days worked his own pas
sage about the country on iOCt, covered
with a sheet, consequently his size was not
limited by railroad requirements, and was
generally very respectable. Ii was 80 IN
the present instance. The huge tusker was
teihered under tree in meadow nara 1y
the tent. \ sight-seer VINO had Deeh ullhk-
ing teased and tantalized him GOOD deal
The man finally came for moment Wllhlh
reach OF the Infatuated pachydum, and was
instantly seized and tossed among the
branches of the tree, when he fell immedi-
ately in front Of the elephant, the latter
made a dive at him with his tuskS. one
grazed a shoulder and the other the inside
Of thigh. neither drawing blood. beiore
another plunge could be made the lnsensi-
BILE man was jerked by the shOwmen out Ol
reach. He was stunned for a time. but not
otherwise injured. The expression had MOI
then enriched the English language, Dul u
he is alive now, he will not hesitate 10 al
nit having seen the elephant.
At that time, German was still the YER
nacular Of many Of the people OF Shehah'
doah and Rockingham counties. 10 20
among them was like Il trip TO foreign
country. The progress of events, ana moi
least, the shaking up attendant upon the
war. has changed all that But German
thrift is still in the ascendant. The ne"
barns are bigger than the old ones. They
are fuller than ever, and the burned mills
clack liyelier than before. The myriads OF
cows that flock back and forth 10 the noun
tains morning and evening, with regular
| ity that sets the time % many housewife
do not need 10 carry their rations. They are
as independent of subsistence transporta
ton as they are of the hard white road they
| ly across. That road i OF stone, nankc'
with stone walls and b0rdered by the honc'
OF the St0newal Brigade. Naturally D
came 10 stay. il has stayed. and II promise
10 stay. Perhaps the cOnceit may ne par
doned that the extraordinary series Of pro
cessi0ns which have traversed IT were un
willingly pioneered by l.. c. BRUCE.