Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-05-09

roun' up TO his waist in de wa,ah.
a.swearin' an a-cussln' when de seine
git hung on "A log"
swearing and cursingl" We *.
claim. surely mott They say iha,
Washington never swore In his life"
well, dunno" said the old dark,
shaking his hand duHtously. II reckon
de ein'ral was mos like any yethsr
man what ain sickly; an when q.
seine got hung up. why spcct he jc,'
nachally took on an swore like any.
body else. I've seed right smaht O.
seine haulin' In my day. but neVah ST
see a seine took OF hang without
pow'ful sight o. cussin'. Anyway.
when de shad an herrin' season was
done mp de cin'rai jes' have his seine
boat fixed up for bawge. an Ia dat
he come TO chu'ch. My ole grei-gran'-
pap say he often seen him ieckin' snun
wid de preacher ies' by De do. an
ialhin' bout dc crops wid de folks
Nas, sab. dat's a pow'ful ole ehu'ch.
sho' 'uuf'
Here was history indeed. and q o..
tie later We were able 10 verify ". so
FAR. al least. a. concerned Washing.
tons attending service In the little
church, and hauling a seine on his own
fishing shore.
This old church Is surrounded by "a
colorcd people and very old poor whiie
people. who carry the traditions which
were handed down 10 them through
two generations. and shey all agree
that Gen. Washington frequently al.
tended this church across tho river
from bis home. because In some Sra
sons the roads were weli-nigh I'm.
passablc. so that he could not GO 20
old Pohick church. nor 90 old Christ
church in Alexandria. They say that
whether the general was himself
anxious 20 60 every sunday or not. his
wife insisted upon 81: and that o. one
81 the reasons he would be rowcd over
the river 10 church in extremely bad
weather when the roads were too
heavy.
Less than quarter OF n mile farther
down the river road We came 20 The
parsonage, aud the European exploit
crs 90 ancient dwelling places cannot
show anything more quaint or an
cicnt looking. albeit their houses are
surely much older. For the times of
its occupancy. this must have been q
large. prctcntious brick house 81 the
colonial period. having a fine broad
hallway through the entire middle
portion. very wide stairway. with
galleries above. The brick walls are
as sound as ever, and IL must have
been an elegant home a century and a
half ago. but the interior has been
abused. Very little of the stucco work
remains; just enough 90 show that the
walls and ceilings were once beautiful
~ ornamented by skillful workmcn.
The paneling aud laboriously hand.
cut scrolls decorating the walls ere
badly broken. But these, the arched
cupboard In the dining-room. and the
folding inside shutters in the deep re-
cessed windows, show that the pa
sonagc was extensively built The
rector must have had as grand n home
as he had in England. and his sur
roundings were much more romantic.
Besides he had the satisfaction, rs he
ate his shad. bass. lamb chops. beef
and "corn pone," Of knowing that he
was sure enough missionary TO the
heather. Under the circumstances. IN
this elegant home, how he must have
enjoyed himself
One day IN the near future. we will
take n day of and ramble down the
Virginia side Of the Potomac. and see
some other quaint historic places.
SMITH u. FRY.