The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-14

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| having been denied II, there is CONN.,,
| or restless spirit in kno"lns tas
II is preserved and treasured, hasrs
| only as curiosity, By one W ~ tbe
| INV name and is a descendant from 90
| same noble family Tae litte ha .LSe 9
hair here has the features OF a can
| and she wears the plald oi yvaftlng
| SO at last after 20 years o. e"1 re -
| Tae homes and my sword nave DC, "a "a
cued from the stranger by my az peace.
lily and my restless soul can p' oyer the
"gut tonight / must 80 VsnaIyer-
| ground again, as / have on YEAR Toe
sary for nearly two hunui murder
soul OF a soldier whose cow body has
| roc been unaxenaed, ana whoot -, ret
nor had Christian DuTlAI, eword and
Tonight / must take hiSi lori within
make the, round b yye,o 11e G grave. and
milT ,.ro,,,tse from my cOm:ade9 tn1t iHy
bodv should be returheu eDynrd no
for Christian burial ann anu ny 8, r entiv
the old ancestral nan
belonged
Tgs pocroh's STORY.
Az daparted and left Doris
me oIone VITA the little IRON soloieiS
ana ihe hearth ana the dying emDeIS.
| Iris was asleep ia her CHAIR @ta III, 1rne
| go been dreaming. cahnpl te,t, -sino
| hactnr came downstairs IN nus u e,oi, ne
doet0i "a LOOK Tor his BABY, ana aIt1r nv
! ia taken her up TO bed we hslteu ~ IN =, n
| n ntSu and I told him ny lhteiNie" VIZ a.
| me stranger. DO you waiting
| a he asked, and without "aItlls
s.tr nv answer, he went on Il CONFESS ',!'
| ~ / belIeye in some KIND OF cIose ~
| nectlon between this and the spirit w. W.
| and that the spirits OF the u aTpp%t 10
| sometimes make themselves dPP aboyt
~ s eTaiStnn We unearthed when we
| built Doriscourt. and l nave t Ii ,ynu
| pected such visit as TINS "hIlh toon
have had And ths ola s"Tra do MT know
! why. but / felt tnat couid hot 81 g.,
| il TO the Historical Society Wheh H neTg
| asked Tor it, / felt that IT Delollseu NC
over the mantel, for this chin,he ,,,o VAS
ss a monument to the colder VINO hdSS
| buried where it stands. l nave sea- o thia
the records TO find some crew 70 In Stn,,
| lonely grave, and the reVelatioh " f,Se
tonight may solve thee the m fhat Old Fotr
Casco was located on thls Po'"e, go
that this was the scene OF the ihasea
ere OF August 10, 1913, Just I9l years "a "a
tonight. The antiquarahs WHO re-
me n wear ago, when ] uneartned 'tie
skeleton with the long sword ioided "a y,
its arms, expressed the opinion tndi ~
was that of a soldier Killed In the Ihu,ail
wars about that time. US eXce!ie NJ = q
was covered with shells. ana II occur ~ ca u
TO me at the time that the body hau
been hastily covered win tnese 70 PIed
vent its discovery by the ihdlahs. ana ~
for more Christian burial
The peculiar warfare of the indians
and French. who drove the Gng.lsh lIoiIi
this coast at that time, no uouot ,,'a' I'm
| that IL was the grave OF no common
| soldier. and that the body was placeu
| here by friends rather than left by enc
| mics. The sword you see is not on
! rapier. such as was carried by men OF
| rank al court That was an age OF oar,
| ing and skill in fencing, ana j nave redi
| of many young English and Frehch
knights who went into battle win u.s. IT,
| long rapiers, regarding them as more
| servicabie than the broadsworu, because
! of their length and the skill with Whlcn
| they could be used In hand,to-hanu
| encounter. Since the revelation that hip9
| come 10 you whether II be by spirit OF
| in a dream ] accept ii, and am reauy
| TO believe that that skeleton IN the cioSel
Is the remains OF an EnSHsh soIuieI
| who was killed in the fight mere Whei
| the French and Indians MADE their say ;
| 10 1703 and murdered so many Eng
| fish settlers. If 1t is / am not surpIlsstt
| that his spirit should return ana prolesI
| against having his bones puIiuie ,at baye
| been man taller than either Oh US, u
| man who stood at least six rect IN hIs ,
| stockings. and l believe that shoulu
haunt the house where my bones WeIe
/
| 70 stretch out in my final steep. me
! soldier has filled his protest, ana l stdlI
| give him decent burla! again. p"S
| shall accept the word OF the gilosI anu
| keep his sword over the ihaii'ei III LUIS
court
THE LINDSAY PLAID.
"Perhaps he is an ancestor OF yours.
He said that he was n Lindsay and he
called Doris Little Lady Lindsay, sa1d
I as much 10 myself as TO the DOCTOR
III may be. My family BELONGED G, TO
the Lindsay clan, and you know or
William Lindsay the youngest son OF
the Lord of Crawford, is the first Ear
oy crawford given in Burke Peerase'
an fine seventeenth century Earl Ludo 5
vic. sixteenth Earl of CRAWFORD, u, Sa
earidom into the hands of King Charies
I Tor n regrant in favor OF LORD Joiin
lindsay. a remote kinsman 10 tne pIeJu-
dice of his nearer heirs. LudoVlc was
prisoner at New Castle at the tliil n,,, 49,,
there is a tradition that he only SecurHcu
hts liberty by this transfer OF his tue
| and his estates to John, VINO was d
warm adherens of King Charles ana VINO
| was imprisoned in the rover by CF4Ili-
| well when Charles was Deheaded, Dut
was restored to his estate after the
| restoration and the ascention OF Cnailes
| III 10 the throne. There was the DTeah
! that sent my ancestors out OF a great
| estate and an earldom. rms soldier may
| nave been one Oi liiOoN sVN''o
| Earl Ludoyic who was passed over Tor
| Lord John. and he may have sought to
| serve King William ana good queen Ahhe
| NV enlisting In the war III the colonies,
| as aid many young Engiishmeh Oh ranK'
| Who knows? Perhaps the ghCst is flsht,
| and the sword that could not De returned
| 10 the halls of Balcarres IN StoLlahd
| NAV, appropriately hang on the walls OF
| Doriscotirt as an evidence or the proWess
| of nv clan and my klnsnen. ~,
| And the plaid which Doris wears
| "That was the plaid of the Lindsay
| clan II has long remained in the ram
| ilV. Nv mother brought IL with her from
| Scotland wears ago as one or the momen-
| tos of the family. a Scotchmah never
| gets so away from the past that ne -
| not proud OF the clans mat MADE ms
| country so famous in history ana 50 PiSt-
| uresque in romance, lie cllngs 10 the
| traditions OF the elan as do Enshshmeh
| clan as ne loves the coiors of his eoun-
| try, and he clings TO the old paid with
| the same tenacity that he does TO the
| Shorter catechism. My family have not
| been exempt from this weakness, if you
| call IL such, and / must confess that
| while an American the sight Of the old
| plaid stirs in me emotions akin TO those
| that are inspired by the sight OF the
| American flag. To-day Doris wore the
| nlaid i'm honor Of the visit of her grand
| mother. and did you notice how tenderiy
the old lady picked up the child and
| said she was wee Scotch lassie? There
was a double bond of endearment in her
| grandchild. She was the newest OF the
FACE the Youngest OF the family OF
| grandchildren. and she wore the plaid
| ~ recalled the earliest traditions OF