The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16

came from who could do such fine cary
ing as Is seen In every room from foo
to ceiling. am told no deed ever conveyed
the place until General Johnson bought
Il. II having been before him ) always IN
the same family and granted to the Hrst
owner by royal patent, The house nestlea
back In an oak grove Of some SIX acres
the underground long ago cut out. leav-
Ing behind gigantic trees, many Of them
OF seven feet diameter. A holly, the
largest T ever saw, full sixty feet tall and
measuring thirty-four inches diameter III
the body, stands some thirty yards from
the front door, and at once engages the
attention, 81 =, Z,
These giants OF long agone forest
have been all named by the General IN
! his ''hours Of idleness" and there STANDS
the General himself and his lamented
wife a little way Oft, and thare are n. y.
Lee and Jackson and Longstreet and
Early and Fill and few other choice
and congenial spirits OF . like faith, with
whom anon the present owner holus
fancied converse.
ana OF much interest over the fireplace
in truly an ancestral hall II q verltahle
metal helmet, such as was worn III ING
days when "knighthood was IN hower'
Alongside is q pike saved from sne Jonh
Brown raid, and very powerful Spy.
glass. ca ptured from General Pope's head
quarters in the night att!aak upoR cat
'''s life 'tiIFr; s1zr, PORTRAITS
This hall is hung with life size oil paint
iinrs..some very rich and fne--of the Gem
eral himself when q younger man IN golfl
braid regImentals-one OF Mrs, Johnson
ara Of all his distinguished ancestry. w !,
elusive Of that Of the Mrss Governor "
Maryland, In this collection are alto
lie Size oil paintings Of T, ]. jackson md
Jubal Early, the one OF Jackson SAID to
be tho best extant OF him,
From this hall the visitor passes Int
the library and Ia confronted by books
unon books-books UP, books down, books
here and all around,
One, upon entering. reefs the 1orse oE
Jeanie Deane's remark, when, as a rustic
maiden, she trudged tnrougA tue clty ~
Work. and for the first time looked lnto
tha drug store windows with their cplr
ored waters and saw the drugs upon ten
Z Of drugs surely, she said, the people
hero cnn nayer get sick with 50 much
medloine TO keen them well, for there is
enough "a cure all Scotland. And SO one
mirhf Thing, surely there Is nothing more
for the General 10 learn With nll these
books around him, ,x,,,,,,,,
a& TAUTOGHAFFl HIt tt9tNa,
Hero was shown me an AUTOGRAPH letter
Of Gee seers So Westminster, written UPON two /,
SIDES Of sheet Of letter Size paper, i
wa writ,en TO General JphnsoN's grand
fath h brother soliciting him to become
a member Of the presidential cabinet, The
j etter goes on 10 say that ls no nnnleuDr
in nt' honor nor that he is rendering, but That
he Reeds his counsels IN the affairs Of
tbs infant government
Over he qnantel is CROSSING o. SWORDS
artistieaiiy arransed~some hn!f.dosen or
m s'H' with a curious history. Z, !, .
ws oAa er q thea BY tie cy q Peorsbuvg
to sI Ms Bradley Johnson. IN testimony Of
tha |f y u's nnrec ton Of her rming and
e sTch ni1 eut and out from Ner private
msans Tia tirst Maryland reglmen,t This
IN turn NJ Mas presented BY her to her hgs'
band and bears upon II appropriate !e.
ssAss y TO: FOR oALLANTRY, y
( Next is a sword presented to General
Johnson by General Hampton for galr
iantry in timely lnterposlng himself with
force Of some sixty men between Eich-
mona ana Dalghrcn. with some Afteen