Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

A
n7rI1AMsBURG, VA, October Is
I,.-s IS being said and written against
tendency to migrate from rural dis
s 10 The feveIish and consestcd life
mo cities Men who think and write of
a., rra,.erus Of life, on subjects OF ccono-
I, and social reform, are advocating
r., life ~ the country as most natural
haa7v Probably 10 this current of
-ght IS Que q revived interest in the
,oNrls OF Maryland and Virginia.
| yss.tver the cause Inc old capital de-
,es her share OF notice. Excelline
| sis;nrtc interest. 10 town OF its class
ssr s!ruass il in picturesGucncss health
s,,E-,ss or the general conditions which
"a make an ideal rural life. Indeed.
Williamsburg has a charm peculiarly its
w There Is no one who has ever dwelt
}re lui longs some day to return. The
susI visitor carries away vision OF
@pose OF quaint houses buried amid flow
rs and trees, ana Of wide old streets
.oasa ieyyv veTtue ana shade VIII return
/ haunt him amid The rush and heat OF
a4s s5,v From colonial times to the
4r.aIaa7r il vas The scene Of stirring
--s and the spirit Of that romantic
seems to pervaGe the very atlnos.
e Those same old grassy streets
echoed the footsteps Of men whose
aro familiar TO every school-boy
q, L.ese. lrteranceS and acuons shaped
z,stlnv Of The nation.
ET- OF GLOUCESTER STREET.
ill., a stroiIs the length OF the famous
II II Gloucester street he Will see
with which are associated some
ne most uonentous events in the his
H.. a he country. Under the spread
s Lord Botctourt, the oest-beloyed
governors, and one can imagine the
g ~ NE great Hugh Blair, scholar.
IT. msr. and founder of the college.
vsu- about beneath their shadows.
Ir.Ee u Gloucester street is a mile in
9ergcl ana looking from the college
fs-6gch The vista of trees toward the
r-rs- ea6 Of the street one can see the
Al NJ me House Of burgesses, the two
lfser!7 5uildings-one of legislation, the
-har Of learring-once facing each other.
throughout the town are picturesque old
tq-s!ons some dating back to that Pc
lo5 when Governor Nicholson removed
liz capital thither. and bearing that air
|. stately exclusivencss which marked 4
tine II social aristocracE. Many Of these
orsas are owned by the descendants Of
s.nffss distinguished in the literary and
f~rh soTtmn and imposing in the digni-
# Of It's age and traditions To its gates
.-aa rolled the coaches Of courtly old
.,zztsrs and its pevs We're filed with gen
Ii 5ames-the flower of colonial beauty.
is possible Jefferson often came here
smiling sarca sGcally at the pageantTy Of
itn "aristocraJs. Vet eager TO catch a
smile from his Belinda, the fascinating
Kiss Burwell. The church survived the
-rlEsIe Of nonconformity against the
establishment. when Edmund Pendleton
vas lis friend and Jefferson its foe, and
s.l'l stands as a national landmark
-7rr5 the corner is the Palace Green.
rsrred in springtinle with innumerable
'rercups Z his is the site of the Gov
r-7-'s palace-the nucleus Of gayety and
ssbi5- Tor this once gay town
RALEIGH TAVERN.
Tg-ther down near the capitol stood the
Essit-h Tavern" the rendezvous of the
srz bloods gathered in town for races
balls. and later the. haunt of Lee.
Fatztck Henry. Jefferson, and Randolph,
rs6 met in the apollo Room TO con-
81, and plan. Thither the indignant Bur
lasszs. when dissolved, fastened TO as
s-5'e and pass laws under the very eyes
the irate royal Governor. Midway in
h. Town still stands the Powder Horn
d. scene of virginia's ''Gunpowder
Fr"-built in ln5 by Governor Spots
55o7 who started from this town on his
4 huous. expedition 10 the Blue Ridge and
lis smiling valley. Things happened
s1icElv during those days which preceded
he Revolution. and one can picture the
fes}thy march Of the British marines
though the darkness TO seize the powder
II Lord Dunmore's orders-the excite
rez, and fury OF the crowds in the
| t,-eats next day: the call TO arms. and the
Il t.-sg-s and denunciations hurled at the
,.gnc!lfoTs Fastening TO the palace.
BOLD. INFECTIOUS BACON.
\ tsher visions from the far past come-of
H,con bold im7etuous, daring, stopping
here years before the town was Planned
t-t Il was simply the Middle Planta-
ton TO administer the oath OF allie
gs7ce TO his followers; of Governor
Sro'swood starting forth with his retl-
Tue 70 explore an unknown region; OF
lgDmore fleeing through the forests 1or
bis life; OF washington. dignifled ana
c-ju, and jefferson. alert and determined