The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
MARBLE MEMORIAL

The stone was erected evidently short
1y after the woman's death. It is of the
white marble then in vogue. There are
two slabs and six columns of the same
material. It is about six feet IN length
by three and q half in breadth and stances
about three and half feet high. It was
erected evidently under the personal SUI
pervision of the man and it is one OF few
anything like so old that has not needed
repair though in those days, things were
fashioned to last.
Around it is coping which from time
to time has nodded repair, and the people
OF the old town as well as the church
and cemetery authorities have seen to it
that it got it's needs On this coping
originally and back as far as the for
ties there was an iron railing that was
very high. It is said, and on good autho-
rity, that an aged ironmonger who claim
| ed to have erected the railing. in q fit Of
evil disposition, took 1t down, saying
that it had not been paid for and that
the man who ordered 1t put up was q
scoundrel and was behind the bars OF a
New York prison. Marks upon the cop
ing still show that a railing Of some
kind was originally upon 1t, and many
old citizens remember a willow tree that
grew at the foot Of the table which was
said to be from some historical place or
island far over the seas.
A#DAILY VISITOR
Probably the most interesting story re-
Iating to the female stranger and her
grave is that told by generations OF peo-
Die who lived near the grave yards, at
least wrrnln about quarter OF mile
of the same. They saw that for years
upon years and up to the first year u
the civil war man visited that grave
in October days Of each year-it was at
night rather. He would be heard out
there a moaning and grooming and pray
ing throughout the night and often ~
was for several nights.
The man was looked for or. at least
those sounds were listened for regularly
when the leaves began to fall. yellow anu
crimson, when cool winds blew from INC
north. @ There is absolutely no doubt OF
this, and it Is no ghost story. elthei. -
may seem strange that no one essi ~ "
copied the man, especially because I y
the interest in the strangers grave,
haps in those days people atteil,leu A.o,o
to their own business and let oth el.. son.
duct their business to SUIT ~,
Thus too many OF US Wno Ne, 49,
ont az erave-yards by night more strict
" than now It Is said that 1oV1al zap.
tian r Vincent Davis, superintendent OF
tba M +iona1 Cemetery, out there. mas 10
each night visitor several thousand a.1 oy
day. and it's only because MS 1al1i'lS W
80, tho lodge. Young men even care
not to go thither under the most ia !
,.o,.a ble auspices and flattering induce
ments. They just Will not.
OF HIGH ESTATE.
several years ago lady and gentleman
visiting the strangers grave asked me
seton Of the cemetery several questions
that give some to believe that they. as
tI,ev said, were related to the fair sleep
err. " q. -
vas OF high estate and cultured. OF Eng
-lish stock Of French descent, and that
the man was an officer In the British
East or West Indian service, who went
wrong or was accused Of wrongfnlly5 ma
nipula ting some pay accounts.
They bore every mark OF being Eng
.lfsh subjects and OF being highly cul-
tured and though they said they had been
directed thither by old papers found
amongst family belongings and had come