Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-17
Letter from Fauquicr.

Correspondence Ol AICNuHuTlt NttlLcIlcl
MARSHALL, Aug II. Your CORE.
spondcnt's brief holiday for rest and the
benefit OF the lime stone water was
spent lately in the neighborhood o.
Millwood, Clarke county, Va. As every
where, now in Virginia every house
seems to have visitors or boarders, and
to the writer it was pleasant to revisit
the place of his nativity and to be wei
come by hosts of kinsmen, and to look
out on the grand old Blue Ridge and
the Shenandoah valley and river. A
small boy was soon on hand to propose
lets 20 fishing Z le following morn
ing there were served for breakfast at
Clay Hill bass fish Of superb flavor
The angler must successful is Mr.
Lewis Burwell, of Cumberland.
As usual, the young people were
busy with every pastimc and innocent
amusement.
a grand tournament came off at
Page Brook, on the lawn of the resi-
dence of the late DR.. Robert Page. The
display of youth and beauty assembled
from all parts of the land could not be
excelled. The successful knight was
Mr.. Boyce, who placed q beautiful
crown on the brow of Miss Henry.
Among the maids of honor were Misses
Meade, Cook and Page, and the orator
for the occasion was Mr.. Cook, son
of the distinguished author and poet,
the late j. Esten Cook.
4 Fauquier Mssie present was as
sured that if she would prolong her
visit tournament would be held in
her honor the next week.
Our visit to the "old chapel GENE
terry where repose the remains of some
of the most honored people of Virginia
and beloved kinsmen of the writer, was
sad yet gratifying. The splendid shaft
of marble in honor OF the brave soldiers
who fell during the late war was con-
spicuous for its beauty, and as lis col
umn bearing so many familiar names of
relatives and friends was seen tear
of sorrow fell uuconsciously from our
eyes.
We were favored to worship once
more at Christ Church, Millwood, and
TO occupy the pew for years occupied
by an honored grandfather, the late
DR.. Robert II. Little and his family
The church building is one of the finest
in style of any country church of Vir-
ginia. The improvements, such as
walls and the superb and costly stained
windows and cbaucel decorations are
fruits of the work of Rev Mr.. Bryan
the late rector The present incumbent
is Rev. Mr.. Tyler, in person a Philips
Brookes style of man. and said TO be q
most faithful christian worker. The SER
mon which we heard him preach was
excellent. AT the church door we recog-
nized the voice of an old college mate
at the University Of Virginia Bob
Atkinson, NJ d. When he intro
duced to US his grandson, huge lad OF
sixteen years, perhaps, we felt like
shouting, 'Hurrah for the old man.
Unluckily we failed TO get as far as
Winchester, to be reminded there of a
like experience with Judge VIM. Clark
and ex Governor Holiday. How the
years speed by, but we managed tc
oIlHS HoHic Will uo d 'oPS VI eHo l.
tory of the Lower Shenandoah Valley
and counties of Frederick, Berkeley
Jefferson and Clarke" by J. E. Norris
Il volume deeply interesting, and con
tanning handsome eillustrations Of Carter
Hall and copies of admirable portraits
of Ex-Governor Holiday, Judge John
+. Page and the copy of the commits
sion of ".Iohn Brown, commander in
chief to Wm, H. Leeman, captain in
the army established under the provi-
sional constitution, near Harper's Fer
ey, Oct l5 1859" The query thus is
suggested who struck Billy Patterson,
or rather who began the late war?