The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13
GRAY EAGLE OF GLEN LILY.
General Simon Bolivar BuCkner and
His Magnificent Country Home.
BEAUTIFUL WIFE And BRIGHT son
Deserves 20 Crown Youth OF Labor
with an Age Of Ease "-Dcscription of
His Everyday Lifc-A Good Farmer
and shinful business Man.

MJNToRDsNlLLE. ky, Sept. 12-
SIecial-lhs little town. The scat Of Hart
county. has sprung into sudden celebrity
since the nomination OF General simon
Bolivar HuaAncr TO the NlceProsidency.
General .hnor does not live here ex-
a.uy. hlt 30 is The nearest railroad sta
tnu. and ls soil.crly figure is almost
daily seen upon its streets His home.
Glen lIy is eight miles from here. and
b. is JUS, now the most talked about
country home in Kentucky. Wonderful
stories aro to.l OF the old soldiers simple
lIle. aud lIs' great riches and valuable
property lle most aro exaggerated but
lr probably no only millionaire Of 500
oaI llrnon who cares SO little for
anything h.t comfort
IHr house itself is a roomy two-stOry
Dos structure. not hy any means a cabin.
S.. a typical Kentucky home OF the bet
f.r GLASS; such ass were known seventy
f. years ago. Gen. Bucknor's tastes 90
r.. ran I'D architecture. he was born boo
hnlse. ana while he has enlarged &c.
l. lls mover suffered in ifs distinctive
pioneer features. Tt was built so hy his
f.f.tr. anl DC viii pass with little altcra-
t.u fo DIS SON. simon Bolivar. Jr
TH. Glen lilly estate consists ~ some
5000 acres of land. but it is no such valua-
u'. anI as the magnificent stock farms
which are generally associated with ken
tn0ky. Con. Eu.kncr is farmer. but be
d.. np stock breeder IIe has often been
called unon to act ass judge ar The Church
h. Downs. but 30 is open 90 doubt that he
lIe a clear iiol of the different strains
chat coursed through The veins of Ten
1'fn00h ana Of Nancy Hanks lie raises
h0r.. s@at arc serviccahlo. and 10 is the
slmo way with DIS COWS and sheep Tho
arm u.s. mostly fertile. wcIl-improvcG. and
w.'l Tiled. though if contains much land
that ls useful only for pasturee.
DELIGHTFUL HOME
Hut while the former Governor is as I'M
osf.rfafious in his private as his public
lfe. 30 must not De inferred that his home
is un.nferesting and unattractive. on the
contrary. 10 is one OF the most picturesque
and delightful retreats imaginable The
situation is charming just lu front and
tut quarter of "a mile distant from the
house is Green river. beautiful stream
remarkable for depth ana the peculiar
color of ms water which has given It its
name IL comes around a wide bend near
ly "a mile above flows almost due north
flIf mile and then IS reflected hy
huge rocky cl1 that forms the southern
wall of tlo plateau upon which the house
lrsts ITO fle east is ono of tho many
E.ens t4t help give tle place It's name,
60 The west i5 another much more In
spring. Back OF the house rises a series
OF small knobs which very nearly attain
fn. dignity of mountains and which fol-
lo~ le north side OF the river Tor miles.
Ina Two g.ens already mentioned are full
or 'srrluEs' OF living water which gIsh
lu prlfls.0u from these limestone hills.
,l. larger glen 10 the west has "a NUM-
Der of beautiful little cascades that tune
li. down tue u.li ana form o. small brook
which Icurs into the river q few hundred
l.r.. away. The little stream is sew
,III feet below the site of the house, and
Old. Du rises SO grand and steep above
j.. I..f it took no lncOusiderable engineer
i.c .Hll fo nuIi the excellent road which
I.II. f1 the top. The grade is construct
tI with all tle scientific design of a West
POINTER ana when the ascent is made.
a glorious view is the reward This par
f..ar glen and several points along the
I..tr we've often put ON canvas by Carl
I..nnar. the famous painter OF beech
woods.
SIMPLE INTERIOR.
Driving un TO the house and dismount-
r. one approaches through q wei-kept
Garden with arh0rs and a profusion OF
r.rls holyho0ks. honcysuck.es coXcombs,
ANA other 0.l-flemoned but woil-remem-
f.r.l lowers The house is so emb0wered
ir trees that a. is difficult 20 got fine
wow of it It is two stories high. and is
surrounded with an oldfashioned porch
or gallery which runs around 10 and which