Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1901-02-14

at the more thought nf the under
taking. Their lUvelinesS has been
an inspiration to me for nearly half
a century and made the memory of
Wildwood AN oasis in the desert of
life.
Near by Miltwnod is the " Fairfax
Quarter" afterwards called Green.
way Court, the home of Thomas
Lord Fairfax in Colonial times. The
old lord set no pace for the fashion
of the neighborhodd, although he
ordered fashionable suits from Lon
don every year. fIe was Il bachelor
Disappointed in love, dressed rs IA
hackwoodsma Of his day, and lived
in A log cabin in the yard. He l.
remembered as the friend and patron
of George Washington the sixteen
wear. old surveyor, he employed TO
survey lands lying west OF the noun
tainS.
-Four miles from Wildwood, we
waded the Shenandoah river
Daughter-of.t he-stars" Is what the
name means in the Indian tongue.
It hugs the base of the mountain :"
I closely, that its surface 1T might IL Il
superior reflector, and mirrors hack
more stars than streams do ordI'
nArily.
! II was at dusk of lovely July
/ evening that we crossed, ana IN"
! wading gave the soldiers a refresh
! ING bath. General Jackson wrote
home tn Il the river WAS walst-deep
to the men. That depended on the
| height of the rn"n. II struck Henry
! Myers and Jack McCaughtry about
/ the chin, and Captain White about
! the hips. On the east bank We Saf
! down only long enough to draw on
| our socks aud SHOES, preparatory I" /
! tackling the Sleeps beyond. /
l.uvelinst among the mountains l. !
! the Blue Ridge Others with their
giant peakes, that pierce: the vault OF .
| heaven, and canUn6 that fend the |
earth to its center, may excel II !
for grandure and %uhiimity; hnt IN
symmetry, lights and shades aud |
color it SURPRISES them all. Seen !
from distance, wrapped Ill hal" !
of blue peculiarly its own, 1t Is
drearn, poem.
I'm childhood it had been to nae the |
enchanted border nf fairy land me-
yUnd. Often had seen the summer !
clouds lifts their heads above ITS /
crest, and look over with ha-hing
eyes, As if playing goblin +" excite
childish fears, and, then. refreshing
the mountain with showers. fahe
into goSSamer and float into the up
per air. And it WIS over It's summit
that the sun each morning had risen
in his majesty, bringing light ana
gladunsS to the Old home. other
friends have passed on or nav"
changed. but the Blue Ridge - still
there, imnutahle in its loVellnesS t"
welcome the Wanderer home, ana
to stand sentinel over his lowry
grave.
SUPREME tuUR JUSTICES Poor
ON So, 900 A YEAR Senator ll"ar
has asked Congress To raise the salary
Of the Justices OF ;ne &uprrna Court
to 80, 600 a year, instead OF the sIp,'
900 which they now receive. There
are two opinions in Washington as
to the Justice Of this increase. 1t l.
a curiuuS phase of our civic life
that we expect 10 60 on forever get
ting men who can earn fifty or more
thousands year rs lawyers to give
no their practice before the bar and
come down here and sit on our great
bench for less than enough to pay
their house rent and servants wages.
II is true that successful lawyers are
anxious to cOtne for the honor that
is in it, but they must be men VIII"
have laid 10y the foundation "f IN
incoune. There is n sort ut trahi-
ton here that the first thing the
President must do when looking
about for new Justice of the Su.
preme Bench is to inquire As 10 tn"
financial standing Of the various
persons suggested. No poor IMAM
need apply; an only those VII"
have assured and permanent incomes
OF from ten thousand upward per |
wear are considered aNallahle.
President CLEVELAND offered the Chief
Justiceship OF the Supreme Court t"
Western lawyer of fine character
aud great ability, whuae l!te'drean
it had been to sit upon this great
! Bench, hut who was compelled t"
decline because he had a large |
family and no fixed income. All
! the offer did to that poor man was
to break his heart. With ten thnuS-
and year a JUSTICE with a family
cannot get along here if he have 40
independent means. Some OF the
Justices now on the Bench are hard |
pressed for ready money all the
time. which is thing that ought |
not to be-.
He GOT SOME WORK To Do !
g Prisoner" said the learned msgiS.
trate tn q lazy fellow before him,
this is the third time you've been
| here"
"But. your honor" pleaded the
prisoner, "I've been trying to get
work, but couldn't"
You wouldn't work it you could
get it."