The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-23

as high authority as the letter OF Gov
ernor Harvey. ,so- no
1 regard the bricks found IN 1870 as
absolutely conhrmatory or tue uaa''io'S,
and OF the old vestry-book recofu' anu
oonclusive as TO the date OF the erectloh
OF the old church. 49,
do not regard-I did not regaro-'ne
testimony of the witnesses stii alive, as
10 inc tradition. as TO the l.st-recoiu, anu
the evidence from the secohu NcS4'
hook of l7E3. as entirely supernuous, anu
valuable only two hundred years hr"o',
but / did regard them as e~ceeuinsiS
valuable. as confrmatory OF the ptlohS'
and such as now ought 10 De put y"
record so that 10 icOnoclast or TWO
hundred years hence might question their
Oenuineuess: and II had not done 80,
ouyht 10 have been sent. not to the VII
Iiafnsburg College, but TO the Williams
burg asylum.
The census OF 1924 ought not TO be pa
raded. with flourish OF trumpets, against
an outlying settlement, barely fe"
wears old. surrounded by Indians when
IL ought 10 be remembered now very III
perfect any census must be when Is taken
At such a time. Besides, II ouBht 10 "
remembered that the dreadful lnllah mas
sacre OF 1872 had but recently occurred'
that of the total loss Of three hundred
and forty-seven persons, at twenty-five
settlements nfty-four or fifty-hve fell on
one plantation IN Isle Of wight. ana
that jamestown and other places es-
caped by the disclosures Of the lndlah
Chance 10 Robert Pace and william
Powell that the terror inspired by this
massacre was so great that every ehoft
was made to ind.ce the inhabitants OF
the "outlving settlements, only a few
years old, surrounded by Indians 10
abandon them and concentrate In some
five or six settlements. The census OF
1870. 1880. and 1880 is the subject OF IRE
aueut complaint and city Upon top OF
city has complained Of the inaccuray OF
tic census Of the General Government
and has ordered one OF It's own, ana then
has not been satisfied with II. But, not
outstanding the dreadful shock and ter
ror Of that Indian massacre OF le2@ people
did gradually return TO their FORMER
homes. ana others came, with courage
and with confidence, and at the census OF
1854, Isle Of Wight stood fourth in the
list, with only a part OF the county re-
ported.
THE HOME or HIS YOUTH.
This is my baliwick. the home OF my
youth, and that bld church is the church
Of my ancestors and there IS possl-
bnify of my knowing as much OF both az
Professor TyIer does of the church M
jamestown. 1 would not. for worlds. say
a word against It, l should be delighted
to Join hands with him 10 carry II back
TO the earliest possible date. But.
whether 1t was bailt IN 1872 or 1888. or
at an earlier date, there is n church al
jamestown that thrills my soul with
pleasure. Ii is that old church Of the
awning or old sail which we hung 10
three or four trees 10 shadow us from
the sun with it's walls "of rails of wood,
with its seats Of unhewn trees, TIL we
cut rlanks." and It's pulpit "a bar OF
wood, nailed TO two neighboring trees.
That proves that our ancestors were not
the goddess scamps that the Purftans
and che quasi-Puritans are forever say
ing that they were. That's the church
that excites my admiration and love, and
whilst Jamestown mas that, leave Us
ours.
In 1891, when I was writing the paper
on the old brick church, Mr.. Joseph
Noteworthy (wnose family intermarried
with the Bridges wrote me that there
was q tradition ia his family that a
certain Miss Noteworthy was buried IN
the aisle Of the old church I'm 1860 Gas
well as / remember the date; / have mis-
placed the letter. 1 did not mention IL
because / had never heard Of IL before.
and / did not wish TO publish anything
that might be Of doubtful character
Iut i'm October. 1894 when We were
about 10 move the remains or General
Joseph Bridges from the White Marsh
farm. and We're digging his grave I'm the
aisle OF the old church, we came across
the remains Of a woman just exactly
where Mr.. Noteworthy said they ought 10
be found. owe Mr. Noteworthy an
APOLOGY for withholding his statement,
and / now make IL.
| have alluded 10 the evidence that the
l4rr
heretofore alluded 10 the evidence that
Mr.. Falkner was pastor Of that church
in 1912. IL holds the remains Of Miss
Noteworthy, OF 1000, and the subsequent
evidence need not be alluded TO.
Perhaps ] ought not 10 close without re-
turning my thanks 90 Professor Eyer
for his kind cxhortatiOn mot TO be dis
outraged" with the sad results Of this
little controversy" with him: ana for his
gracious permission 10 occupy cer'ain
designated fields of labor.
l do not know what 1 would do If did
not regard the first suggestion as pre-
mature. and the second as TOO late.
did not know until he told fne Of 10 that
t was bruised. manslcd ana bleeding AT
every pore.
have been browsing i'm the fields men
toned a little occasionally. and as Pro
fessor Tyler has been doing the same
thing If be will come over. we viii smoke
the pipe Of peace and take Il g0od-natuf-
ed kind-hcartcd. amdble stroll through
them. even If he does assume little ar
Of patronage and announcement.