The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16

nv, his mother and grandmother. Not
withstanding. after his oxford career he
made his debut into London society, and
il: addition to all his other blessings was,
according tc sn ancient writer, a vastly
pretty fellow His name, his position
and a fortune brought aroud him nordes
of flattercrs, who idoliZed him. Another
old choncler, whose works are quite
scarce, in telling of such a combination
OF fortunes smiles being concentrated
upon the young man, relates the story
of how he became eIltanSled in the meshes
SO often thrown by skiilful matchmaking
matrons and says:
in this case, however, it was not a
catch simply of the lady who charmed
him. She had secured a lover true and
devoted: she had aroused in her admirer
a feeling that lasted unto death. love
that could compromise with nothing short
of it's first object. To lose that first
love was to shut forever from his heart
any other. And, alas! for poor Fairfax
he whom we OF Virginia only know
as the stern old Lord Of Greenway Court,
the proprietor of also countless acres of
this beautiful valley land, the patron OF
that illustrious man who gave us free
dom and an independent country; this
splendid young Fairfax, with line OF
soldier lords stretching backward five
hundred years. was tilted by the faith
less fair one upon whom he had lavished
all the affection OF his honorable nature:
the engagement peremptorily broken. af-
ter all arrangements had been made,
carriages. and jewels and trousseauN or
dered, contracts signed and guests in
vtted-hecause the fact had come to
the knowledge of the lady that her at
famed had lost portion of his domains!
WHO the false land calcula ting one
was is not now known, at least to the
world, for Lord Fairfax carefully and
with the consideration worthy of an hon
durable gentleman, effected the signature
of the lady from the marriage contract,
only leaving his own. apparently to attest
the loyalty of his DEVOTION
Many years ago there was found in an
old deserted Virginia house a musty
parchment. with the writing faded al
most beyond recognition. yet tliscernab!e
to careful eye. 1t was the marriage con
tract, and it is held by one of the Fair
fax descendants of Virginia. This cpl
sode drove Lord Fairfax to the wilds OF
the Old Dominion. He investigated his
estates here and returned to his old home
in order to arrange his affairs that he
could forever turn his back upon the land
so dear to him, Yet SO full Of bitter
memories Returning to America in
1888 he lived for awhile at 'sBclvoir." or
the Potomac. with his cousin and agent
William Fairfax. The elegance and com
fort of .'I5elvoir'' exceeded anything OF
the kind in the COLONY. and to its vel
come gates came the Nelson's. Lees. Car
tiers. Carys. Pages. Randolphs, Berkeleys
Taylocs, Nicholases. Corsins and others
Of the gentry Of that stately time.
ADMIRED WASHINGTON.
About this time Lawrence Washington
married Anne Fairfax. and took his
bride to Mount Vernon to live. Upon this
occasion Lord Fairfax met George Wash.
inston, then sixteen years old. and tt
him the old lord took inStan. fancy which
grew into admiration, and finally the his
est respect, which continued through life
Lord Fairfax. in 1fi0, employed Washing.
ton and George William Fairfax, enter
prising young men, to survey and MAKE
maps Of his lands III the Valley OF Vir
GINA, which work WAS completed or
April S. 17sl. he paid them at the rate
OF $50 4 day.
His lordship laid off IN extensive plar-
tation for his own use, and named il
Gteenway Court. 1t has been intimate CT
that the name of his first love may have
lad something to do with the name
given his hunters lodge, but there ap-
pears to be no material evidence to sup
port this assertion. Here in this then
comparative wilderness settled down The
fnrme, say and luxurious lord-near the
| banks of the Shenandoah, of which tho
1ouses sing-with his dogs, guns. books
aid fine furniture brought over from
England. The fact that he kept twelve
beds for guests and dining-room fur
| nished with ample accommodations for
| raany visitors, as well as his keeping
ri:nety-seyen negro servants, are signs
that he was hospitable. He entertained
the rich and the poor of good character
and was generous almost to a fault
| .'lSis early disappointment in love" says
Er. Burnaby, one Of the earliest English
tourists, lis thought to have excited II
him general dislike for the sex, ir
whose company. unless he was particn.
larly acquainted with the parties. it is
| said he was reserved and under evident
restraint and embarrassment but + was
| present when, upon a visit to Licuten.
cpt- Governor Fauquier, who had arrived