The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-18
RETURNING GRANDSON.
w. A. Dua0, Glrnodsos Of Able.
Vile County, Leaves His Home In
Iudiapn 70 y the Land OF HIS
RalfsePa.

Vile Comfy, Leaves His Home u
Iudlapn Z Nee the Land % HIS
Fathers.
CAPT W. X. n Of Dopaids was 10 tow
last week introducing ~ our people bis ccus
in Mr.. W. A. Dunn OF Mount Comfort. In'
dians.
10 nov known M the Donaldsville section In
1889, aud settled 10 Indians, the homo OF Sam.
! uel Walliugf0rd. the great aposiie Of free silver
and the big dealer In mules and horses here
about. =.
This was Mr.. Dnpn's first visit 10 the old
home OF his ancestors, and he expressed him.
self IN much pleased With the hospitality and
| some historic because Of the stirring scenes
through which they had passed. He bad nj
ways heen taught To reverencs the land ofhis
ancestors. while the historical incidents con.
nectsd with their old home made Il douoly
He came doEn with Cap. W: 4. Dunn 70
MeetinS Wss held In 1850, and 10 look upoo
the ground where the Republican cohorts
gave up the race for Governor In 1875. He
saw where the widest enthusiasm carried our
Son told Judge WardIaw that we could wade
10 and siuk thr Federal Rarships that might
come 10 ChaIieston harbor. He saw the
heights from which the booming cannon In
creEied tbs excitement OF the people In l68D.
and he sHw the trees between which Ihe
speakers platform was built In 1875. around
which no innumsrable multitude OF Red
Dissois 10 their pockets and dessrminsiion in
their eyes. Chamberlain was routed. The
negroes fled and their leaders left town By
when Mr. Dunn had seen Bees ssion
Hill and 10 magnificent oaks, be OF.
pressed tho desire 70 zee he Burt House.
shsfe the aas' cabinet t"e'l'nC was held with
Turnins footsteps In the direction OF the
house whose grounda were shaded BY splen.
Old msgpclias and other ornamental tress,
and whose fame had gone abroad. he walked
viewing The structure, win iis great ooiumns
which were partially hidden by The surround.
ing s~hrubbery. And thusit was the Indian
Ian saw With bis Y eyes, the house which
The myth ebout the Great Seal Of the Con.
tederacy being thrown into an old we'll here
about was discussed. and the Iudianian dis.
missed u With the remark that u M such
hole some eutsrprising citizen would clean
He also ssW the Al.loo house. from which
DO sacrificed In tho war. While stationed 10
the Moultrie house on Sullivan's I.lsnd he
ran against Q comrade'e 6nyonet which co.
tered hi1 eyo and pierced his brain: He wa:
brought home . oofspe soon after his exultsnt
departure, hoping Tor q triumphant re-
turn. He, like tnouaanda Of Others. went 10
his grave, while upholdinE the dag, OF his
10 viewing Secession Hill. Mr.. Dunn was
not intDrmed That tho summit OF that his
torie spot vas Magazine hill. upon whose
crest was buiitin the Revolutionary war. the
chief storshouse for military supplies for the
Revolutionary army In this section OF the
And IN his hurry be did no, learn the bis.
tory Of Fort Pickens whose boundary lay at
only By the brook. Fort Pickeos -
No undsrstaud, was the log fort TO whicn
the white people OF this section docked ~ q
protection from inc indisns .,th "nom tney
land thht Shiiitto, one OF the nrst while sot.
tiers Of this county. was burnt at the stake:
Like many other old names, that OF
dants arc here. the o o and daushiem Of
women OF that family vho married other
10 walking the streets. Mr.. Dunn said: Il
isaiss.s Wien asked n ss did no, DO the
same st home. be aid: INC. We never think
Of lining our hats. We treat them With re:
,pssi: boz dS no: 1,f ss osI ase; n., ere ,S Sa1 so Of
meeting . lady without lifting bic hat. Ifshe
sees him, even II he does % know her. he
lifts his hat at the calico"
ladies stepped on the sidewaik In front Of IN.
Mr.. Dunn vas told that ''the young lady was
. BRIDE" He inquired 10 which We referred.
s ss ana s., sss S.us !nist WsIs so "yo SSs1 ls sa ! nom
Mr.. Dunn thought that our streets and side.
walks were fully up TO the streets ana side
walks OF Northern cities OF the same asxe. He
spoke enthusiastically Of the archilecturs ard
beauty OF our dwelling houses and their sur
When asked about the product o The
price Of adjacent farming land. where be
lives, h0 said that some land could DO bought
a. low a . hundred dollars an acre. When q
corr crop measured up leas than my bushels
70 the acre. t wan considered very poor. A
rood crop Eangsd from Q hundred buahels up.
When ask Cd nov q poor man could get q
foothoid where the land vas 40 high. he seem.
Cd ponplussed for q ~ .nu'e but rallied and
sasd q lab0ring mat received good wages.
when Mr.. Dunn len us no said that he vas
going 10 Charleston. He wanted 10 o. that
old town, and to meet some Of the people OF
the historic city.
Mn. Dunn came 10 D0naids with NJ. Dunn,
bot he len her With tho family OF his kins'
man, Capt w. X. Dunn, while he came 20 Al
beviile. He di6nt sea many OF %, pot We
think he coca away With q GOOD opinion OF
his ancestors r-igbbon. When Il was suz.
rested thai he p,ssiblv thought before CON.
Ing that We wore borra. hoofs and pistols.
be said no. but he dida't say it very strong.