Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-06

knowledge exhibited bis superiority. He
had. and displayed great faculty for
vCrsifying or rhymlrg. and / believe
he translated the greater part, if rot
the whole Had. Beyond that he ala
not exhibit or develop that sreat poetic
genius that afterwards made him 20 cele-
bratci. As Z companion. he was pleasant
ana sociable. and with me remarkably
so All Of US. as young gentlemen, were
on our honor. and he was not more
careful 10 avoid difficulties than prompt
to resent insults. We We're studying The
French language AID We agreed ID al
dress each other only in that language,
and as both If as carried a pocket dicuJn-
arr. IL was amusing TO see NJ when We
could not answer properly, pull out our
book ard look for the word 10 express
our idea.
Il can remember nothing beyond the
regular routine OF = students life while
We were at the university.
About three years after leaving the
University, / was seated one evening in
the Richmond Theatre. when a gentleman
came and seated himself by me- and, on
looking around, l recognized my old col
lege-mate. Poe. We were mutually
pleased to meet each other, and lie in
formed me he had just returned from
South America. whore he had been and
served under Boliver, the Washington Of
that country. His descriptions Of the
country. OF the war and Of Bolivia were
beautifully vivid and graphic, ana inter
ested me greatly. Not lo.g after that
he went to Europe on a tour. when, In
the German schools. | suppose. he I'M
bibed those peculiar ideas that character
tie his writings. never saw him after
wards.
MY appreciation of his character my
friendship may exagcerate but remem-
Der him as the warm hearted. genial COM
panion with those he called his friends
but to the outside world cold. distant.
and reserved. His imagination gave q
charm to his conversation, and his
sketches. either with pencil or pen, were
vivid and life-like."
The question Is oftea asked, Who Is
the Oldest inhabtant OF the city? But.
As a general thing, nobody seems In any
great haste TO answer. This arises. per-
haps. more from the idea that any re-
ference to Old age Is slur than
anything else 1t Is a specimen or false
sentimentaiity, better in the breach than
the observance. Ola age is honorable, Oh
ought to be. There are so few compare
tNtly tldi tllIilD UNNOlb lbo dAlN $50
limit Of human existence that the fact
should be considered one Of honor, and not
reproach. There are number of persons
OF both sexes now in Richmond whose
ages range between so and 80. None whose
age, perhaps exceeds the latter term.
But one man has died in Richmond with
In quarter OF century who came
near the hundred-year mark. He was
Peter X. Morgan Sr. who passed away
at IS. "Ol Uncle Peter" as he was
Familiarity called. was. during most OF
his active life. the trusted agent OF Mrs.
Abigail de Pass Mayo. the former owner
Of the bridge still called by her name.
Many people here have occupied the
same house from infancy to old age. Con-
sidering the constant breaking up OF
families from death. marriage. and other
causes. some OF the instances are re-
markable. Mrs. Julia A. Workman
widow Of DR.. A. G.. Workman. has
resided at No. POI east Marshall street
for about seventy-one years. Her ia
Their. Mr.. Archibald Thomas. moved to
that place, corner OF Second street, when
she was about 6 years old, in order
10 have his family In the country.
IT seems queer now TO contemplate So
cond and Marshall streets as being
IN Henrico county. but so 1t was In the
long ago. Then the city had three
wards-Jefferson. Madison, and Monroe.
Jefferson ran from Fifteenth street east.
and took in Butchertown and most OF
Church Hill south OF Broad street. Madi-
son commenced on the line or the alley
leading 10 Lumpkin's Bottom. on Frank
lin street. and extended west down TO
the river. as far as Sixth street. Mon
roe embraced the balance OF the terri
tory within the corporate limits. north
south and west: but these limits were
not extensive. and did not include Clay
Ward. Screamersville. or Sidney. II
will be seen by this enumeration that
the city has grown somewhat, albeit
slowly.
One Of the Oldest and most respected
Of Manchester's citizens II Justice James