The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-13
carriages of politicians and either,

ness the destruction OF the Confed.'n.lit VIC
army. That event finally came on s'
owing to certain obstinate circurno,, w. DV'
IL was delayed for several years. and 49,,
was good deal OF unpleasantness me-
while. "'sdn-
) Close to the road along which occu,,..
this Wild flight now stands an iynt.r.,I
granite monument, inscribed TO the ~ ~
DRY OK the heroic dead OF the Copfod.-
acy." ~0'iieaer-
Inc Northern correspondents View M
monument with complacency, cornnoers
upon its correct proportions its incorrs~.
spelling OF "Zacharlah," and. upon -
whole, warmly approve OF IL. The ona.'
tette then invaded the funny little on
story one-room building. which Is ~.
ONCE OF the clerk OF the county. TIL
hItie room, with its rude deal table.
ana rusty old fireplace ana iron andrea
is rich in treasure for the historian
am not writing ancient history. / wi,
touch briefly upon them.
Inc clerk opened an old-fashioned i-,.
safe and pulled out the original viii =.
George Washington. 1t is In the CT,
and painstalking handwriting OF 80
father OF his country and little slins ~
regulation photography are plainly IN eoi
dence. This will, at the opening OF 3D..
war, was sent to Richmond for safe keen.
ahSb INV ~ NhN bNlAtilS Oh ln1l ClfV
the time OF the evacuation IL was 30.
cued from destruction by accident. ci,,
zen Of Fairfax recognizing IL IN a pile =,
| rubbish. Urgent application has hee.
made for the exhibition OF this doci,Yners
at the Worlds Fair, but the laws of tt.
State, passed for its protection. ara =,
! such character as 10 render this NOV
ment doubtful, il not impossible.
At the same time, any ordinary burr'a-
| could get possession Of It in half an bor-
! and hold it for a big ransom. Or a sra~,
| from the fireplace would clean or ia
whole room In less than half that tlr,o
We read the wonderful will OF Job,
Mason, the author Of the Bill OF Richie
upon which the national and nearly All
the State Constitutions are based in
which he disposes OF his vast estates b,
hundreds OF slaves, and my marso,
house and seat Of Gunston Hall"
These old records, dating back 20 IT'S
are marveis in perfection OF binding
heaviness of paper and penmanshlp.whi.b
is as perfect as copperplate. There vera
great penmen in those days, but. then.
there were no stenographers and TYNE.
writer's, and penmanship was a recor.
nized and appreciated art. It was I'm Ina
with the formalities and conyentionalitio,
Of the times. Nobody cares for peuman.
ship now. The ideas are what We are
hustling after.
From the minute book" OF l7jl copi.A
this entry: "Ordered that there be erected
in the town Of Alexandria a whipping
post and stocks; also a ducking stool for
the punishment Of offenders" The duck
ing stool was intended especially Tor
women who talked too much
Here is another minute" In the elabo-
rate penmanship Of the clerk in 1752:
Martha Brown came into court for hav-
ing a bastard child. Ordered that the
sheriff give her twenty-five lashes on the
bare back"
The forms and ceremonies OF those days
are very curious to us in free and easy
Republican and Democratic times. For
instance, in the sale Of a pew a quitcloim
deed had TO be given in all the legal
vocabulary. and signed and sworn 70 by
the vestrymen. Against every yestry-
mans name was placed a seal and the
document recorded In the clerks office.
On these deeds you find the signatures
OF Washington, Mason, Fairfax, and 50
on. each one followed with a funny little
red SEAL looking very much Ike corn
plaster. In the court records you ind
the judges names signed always as Gem
tlemen Justices" An odd little paper i5
the law regulating licensed inn-keepers
and prescribing their prices. 1t had 20 be
DOSltu III al lAilS anu oAg NA"A~NNA|AA "a 49,
regulations was visited with a punish
ment of fine OF seventy-five pounds Of
tobacco, the same fine that attached 20
The use Of profane language or walking
abroad on the Sabbath day.
This is the tariff OF prices as Il existed
lnder his Gracious Majesty zone gallon
IF rum, shillings; one gallon Nank
brandy 10 shillings; Virginia punch or
.pple brandy. 8 shillings; New England
. I'M civ 4
he quart. made into punch. shillings'
ny red or white wine by the quart
and sixpence; Fayal and other
NV wines, / shilling and siXpence; London
eer, called porter, l shilling; English
trong beer, / shilling and pence; Nir-
mia strong beer, IL pence n quart;
yder, by the quart bottle, pence; for
i'll OF rum made into punch, with loat
ugar, pence with fruit, IL PENCE
he same with brown sugar, 41-2 pence
'or a hot diet, with beer or cyder shl-
ng; for a cold diet. 6 pence. For a sal.
IN Of oats or corn, pence; for stabling
nd fodder q hours, pence; for pastur-
&c OF horse. "a hours and one night,
ence; for u nights lodging. with clean
heets, pence; otherwise nothing.
We went into the Jail and saw the prls.
ners In an iron cage which stands IN
le centre of the room, leaving space for
narrow corridor around IT. The whole
,ene is horribly suggestive OF a den Of
lid animals, even TO the odor. All tho
were colored. The bright young
~ who showed US around instructed rs
,ncernins the prisoners in exactly tho
me way the menagerie man descant5
)on the animals in the van.
BY this time we were all like the Demo.
attic party, as described in Chicago in
So by George William Curtis. very
ingry and very thirsty" We were dl-
cted TO walk down the road 10 the last
iite house There were three with a
rich. and there we could get dinner. We
lowed directions. and were welcomed ty
lady In the old-fashioned pollteness wo
d met from everybody during the day.
d soon were gathered around the table
a coy home dining-room
What a feast il was for men cloyed
tn hotel and restaurant experienced
ere was the inevitable fried chicken
d corn bread-the corn not long out OF
= shuck and the chickens only an hour
so out Of their feathers. There was
mt and snowy homemade bread. sweet
tatoes boiled with "mlddlings." Irish
tatoes and mashed turnips
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