The Newtown bee., 1897-08-20

blindness make it scarcely worth your while to take me captive"
 His argument was unavailing and see ing this Mrs Fitzhugh walked up to her aged husband and took his arm. The officer tried to persuade her to remain and spoke of the suffering and danger she would incur by going with them. Her only reply was :-
 'My husband is not able to take care of himself and even if he were I would not be separated from him."
 Moved by her wifely devotion the officer took down cloak hanging near and threw it over her shoulders. With only this slight protection from the cold and rain she left the house with the rest. Just as they reached the boats after half-mle walk the firing of & gun caused the soldiers to think that l G4SIG was LDS O1 bAC tbOA Q for the rescue of their captive. A panic seized them and hastily jumping into their boats they pushed off, leaving the colonel and his brave wife on shore. They returned to their home and found that all the negroes had deserted the place except one little girl, who was hidden in the garret.
 In his views as to the code of honor Fitzhugh seems to have been a century or more ahead of his time. It is rela- ted that one of his neighbors, having taken offense at him, sent him chal- lenge which was promptly accepted. Having the choice of weapons and place of meeting he chose spot near famous spring and said that the weapons would be named on the ground. When the adversary appeared at the appointed time he found the colonel and his seconds standing by pot of pea soup. A pair of squirts was then produced and the take one. The cond .tions of the combat were that the parties should face each other across the pot and draw on its contents. for ammunition and the firing should be kept up till both were satis' fled. Of course 8 hearty laugh and { friendly hand-shake ended this affair o1 } honor. Only a man of undoubtet ; courage would have dared to carry ou such an audacious farce in days wher , the stcode" was considered more binding than the ten commandments.
 , During Col Fitzhugh's service as mem - Der of the Legislature he was the owne l of a small dog that used to follow hin I everywhere. The little animal had l trick of yawning loudly whenever h . was tickled on the ribs, and when som D tedious orator would be pouring fortl : his floods of eloquence the colonel neve |
 t failed to provoke from his canine frien d a series of yawns that would cohvuls !. the House and silence the prosy speaker i- "War Billy" another of his martis d nicknames, left seven sons, who inner y ted the spirit of their distinguishe l. father, and transmitted it in turn t I- their children, so that the name c e Fitzhugh in every generation stands flo
 valor, patriotism and love of freedom U Mrs James G. BirneY and Mrs Gerri E Smith, wife of Gerrit Smith of Ne' e York, are granddaughters of "FIghtini
 Billy" Anne Fitzhugh Miller of Ger ; eva, N. Y., a prominent women suffrs
 gist, is g great-great- granddaughtel and Gen Charles L. Fitzhugh, Unio
 general, now living in Pittsburg, is l. grandson of the same. Gen Fitzhugh | the owner of the fine old Hesselins pol ' trait referred to at the beginning of tn
 sketch. The Fitzhughs of Kentuck r are likewise proud to trace up the n descent from "War BIlly.' Miss Bess f. Fitzhugh is well known, both North an
 South, as teacher of the deaf, dunn tt and blind. h the family of the Lexint
 
 ton Fitzhughs are four daughters, 8 7, noted for their literary talent, and s' d in various guises, the soul of the colone