Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-12
VIRGINIA SKETCHES.
Tho Curious Experience Of Two Stu
dents 10 RappahannOck.
JOE BROWNING, OR "OLD HARRY"
Quaint sto~ics About an odd but Gallant
Confederate soldier-Professor
Charles w. Kent.
lcoreepondenee Of the Di.paicn.l

which lies in Rappahsnn0ck nestled
among the foothills Of the Blue Ridge.
Al that time two students--One OF Rich
Iuonl College and the other o. the Uni
versty Of Virginia we're seated IN one OF
tho most charming homes IN Piedmont
Virginia. The boy from the city on the
james was monopolizing the chief at'rac-
ton Of that drawing-room, and the o'her
gentleman had 90 try 10 content
himself by reading Colonel Thomas White
bends Handbook of the Old Dominion.
]. IL no reflection 10 say, under the CIR
cumstancos. that this most excellent WORK
proved ~ dry as the bones Of the bison
bleaching upon the plains OF the West.
At last the time for parting came, Hnd
from tho soft-way-down tread into the
rich Brussels the two lads went. ghdcd
into their slickers. Jumped into the saddle.
ard IN moment their colts were making
the mud fv "a thick as lghtulng-bugs on
n eunlncr night. In town they stopped
for a few minutes % put on their rubber
legginee and were on again. II hAd
boon raining FOR two days, ard the noun
tam streams were swollen like tho Rhine
and re- one IN the days of Old. All went
well uutll they reached the rundown bf
the old mill three miles north Of the wi
Iago. There. where few DAYS ago the
ufunow was sporting IN the shallow
wator. Young whale could now ia"l Gt
home The gentleman who had bceu so
lucce-sful IN the drawing-room, sthTtcI
INTO the raging waters, but ere he reached
tho other shore ms horses feet few up and
tb0afore,aid gentleman went down. Mere
va. n splash "a big " cough ~ boy nod
ING 70 colts name, and soon there
stood on dry land tho damp
est dryc.t-Iookiug lad that was ever
invented. Tho end Of his pink four
iu-Aaud indicated upon his chest the high
water mark, and as ho got INTO the saddle
once moro DE called 20 the other shore:
Partner. are Won coming oyerF
Tho " handbook boy' now had mo-
uuu.!v az the smiles, and "a be sat over
tlere no the saddle ON dry land he laughed
until Boz cried. When he saw that ms
f.ar. were raising tho run he rode ~ and
,,.4 500 fortunate as 10 have only one
fourth of himself dampened as ne crossed.
Both gentlemen then put spurs 10 their
horses. soon passed through Washington,
tao county cat. rode up the banks OF
Hu.h rlV,r. stopped not far from me
Devils Stairs ln the southern sloPt Oh
Nlt. Marshall, changed Their oulht5, are
Almost excellent supper. fell asleep ana
dreamed of happy days to come, when The
o.e should wed hs Juliet. and the other
should bear eyes for the first time.
Old UAElT.
D..l.,.-.od l.,liog from laurel Nillsto
A,..,s.,..ll ma Eapralauuock county. Us
am ..d .rI-t-mill formerly owned by the
Corbru-. but NOW bv q Mrs. br. Moss 3.
nu.rt.rof 10 mile northeast Of tins point u
i.,.|- -o.l tgru- 10 flc left down through
90. ,y,.4s crosse. a stream whose
.-, t-.,.....i ,.,th Che ollor and fern.
..,''..I,' ..,.l. a, ,In ,vh,rDubDut half
-I e,.. e.. ,r.lr road But LOOKING
, ', tI.. ,,,..t ono Sos stgot. curliueup
,.. ci..,,,o. 90 "a email house which
~, .,..l 1,.t.pf rod. down.
"' o., ia n.li,g ana
e.. po-rh inst then
,,r..L lo'L.d like he
d.. .Louo Il 1870 ran
--'' ~. o.. l.' SOM. strong barking.
frt. ".a.f, 6o,1r. which now
... '.,.r. ti., little low-thatchcd
e, ..Vb, h.lir Henry h. CON
..r ..''i.1 -. .ae ,.on Couelp "
'''' ,,-,, tnnt md grav. hut hrs
i' la, al. 49, a. tho can
'..I"- "a e. ,,,,.a..j r. ,y.r,or
a. At., "H' ,. rIto,o amen,
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W. ..' t,, ,.o,,,r,d,..iu. ,,us
VI. va, .o1l Ii.rr,, i.o bachelor
"-'- To- 49, i'-i'' ,..tt t;s mother Who
COY %, '''u' ,'' III Ia. - f,ur-ec.,ra
- n'" .'I"' ,.' \, fIc a@rlv morning he
''.s ,'''. .' s.rn Nth bia r1h. huntrp-
- ,,,,r.l Winch MAKE. its home
a. f,r..t ,..sr whore Joe now gatLcrs
~ t,,l,t. ~. All. Of otbor dav..
EV'-'
T., ,sst,s, "Old Harry" was buniipp
nohler came. ne and is chum. Henry
No. No. ~ Ven v,r,noyy live noor ASA.
80 49, t.,,,,.,,,..r r,.,rty were AS braye
80 .'rs- dra,v - baitIa blade. AFR.
Tr,vD often to,tiic, ID the pluck OF ms
I''U" ','l ,,l, however otteu had AN eva
.'"i 90 - b,s avn ,,av ONO rainy
II loii'- ral" ;S,io r ,n r,cIct dutv lie
IA '..,r,,j his rusket for SONS time when
- L.,,n H. faU m torrents. He
-, >, th,Tk of th. hove M IN their
-, - ,,ra,,sI "a thor comfortable bIan-
- ,,d theu br,le ont with thisexclaIna-
non. II declare I'm not going 10 drown
for those ,leepv-hcadcd rascals. The
NorIees may catch for what | care" and
az, he went ont under the trees and made
lnmself A. comfortable as possible.
During one If the campaigns be desired
10 be away from camp at night, but could
not obtain permission. One night has
friend Brown saw him bringing crooked
loo about SIX feet long INTO their tent.
" Harry asked his friend, what In the
world are Won going to DO with that log Z "
FIN going to wrap II in my blanket here,
he replied, land when that fool Inspector
comes around at 10 O'Clock he will think
That I'm m. Iexpect to see Miss Sue every
evening while our camp Is here. SO good
n,cGt Old HOY. I'll be back before NOM
mo Tbe inspector came aud saw the
snte.-Urapped log; "Old Harry went
md saw his sweetheart; both were salts
fed. .o,. ,5....,
one quiet suInmer-uay N'u iI"I,
Wan alone TAI SP on hi"u ti ~
Nearly huhuIeu innAcSs no ~ 20 ~ ~
astobtShment We're uIatcnlag 'tSu. ~, w, VA
road toWords Nun re "ould po Sap' va
II he dIdnt DO souletnlk' ~, ~ - - L. IT,
thSt sonnet !ue IL uuiI - ~ u i'
decided! lie hileu us Ca niuo az ~ ny ~" ~
zle with powder capped u, t"stune" ~ III
a tree. uod a stilug 10 Tue ,TI'sSeI' E"t "c-
bfud pine, and WMttd. Inc 1ahks Wer"
now only two hundred yards distant; he
pulled the string and the very mountains
seemed TO shake. Had ten brass cannon
been on hand the effect could not have
been more satisfactory. Every blue,
coat" turned and He'd, leaving O'd
Harry TO stroll Oh at his leisure IN order
to replace the rusty carbne he rad burst
with new one,