The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
The eyolutlo .l,r army arl abosut phila:

In the Revolutionary army about Phila--i
.delphia- Il "a .' d. d.
Some time since (she writes in one
place. arrived two officers, Lieutenants
Lee ana Warning, Yirginians. had
only the salutations Of the morn from
them Lee ID not remarkable one way
or the other; Warning an Insignificant
piece enough. Lee sings prettly, and
talks great deal |; how good turkey
hash and fried horniny is "a pretty dis
course to entertain LADIES' extols Vir-$
ginia, and execrates Maryland, which,
by the-by. I y provoked them to- for
though admire both Virginia and
Maryland, 7 laugh'd at the former and
prais d the latter, Ridiculed their man
ner& Of speaking. I took q great delight
in teasing them. believe B did It
sometimes ill-naturedly; but don't
care. They were not, I am certain al
most. first rate gentlemen" And again:
"......I am more pleas'd with Major Jane,
son than I was at first. He Is sensible
and agreeable,-a manly, person and q
very good countennnce. We girls differ
about him.. Prissa and I admire him
whilst Liddy and Betsy will not allow
him q spark Of beauty. Aunt's family
are charm d with his. behavior, so po-
lite, SO unassuming. When he disturbed
them last night, he made a hundred
apologies, was so sorry to call them VI, i
twas q real necessity that oblig'd
him. can't help remarkins the con-
trast between him and tDandrid go t,kaT me
former appears to be rather grave than
gay,-no vain, assuming airs The lat
ter calls for tho genius OF q tHogarth TO
characterize him, He Is possess d Of
"a 1thara1 cd
9ucation, gay and volatile to excess. He
+ is an indian, n gentleman, grave and
aad In the same hour. But what Sig
nifies? can't give thee true idea Of
him but he assumes at pleasure be-
hayior the most courtly, tho most ele-
CANT Of anything i ever; saw. lie b IS 4
very entertaining company, a and very
vain of his personal beauties; yet never
theless his character Is exceptional
5 'virginians came In for q good deal OF
Miss sally's second description. banter
and compliments. A list Of the promi-
n neI With siographical i i notes. shows
large percentage Of them. There arc
General William Smallwood, OF the Mary
land line, afterward Governor Of Mary
land; Colonel James Wood, OF Virginia.
afterward gadier-general and Governor
of Virginia: Major Aaron Ogden, Of New
jersey, u1LcCWHrQ UHlleu StdtcSH soeIlitoi
Governor OF New Jersey, and president
general Of the Society Of the Cincinnati;
Colonel Mordecai ciist, Of Maryland, Z at-
,terward brigadier-ge Captain Hora-
ito Claggett OF Maryland; Or, Enocha
Edwards, OF Byberry, Philadelphia, after
ward Judge Of the Philadelphia Court OF
Common Pleas; Colonel Samuel Miles,
afterward quartermaster-g general of Penn
sylvania,, Judge OF Court OF Errors and
Appeals, mayor Of Philadelphia; Captain
Dbenezer Finley, OF Maryland, afterward
Department. Judge Advocate Of the 6outh-
ern Department; Leutenan t-C Colonel Geo.
Lyme. Of Virginia, afterward member Of
the House Of Durgessesi Captain Reuben
Lipscomb; Of Virginia & Captain Hea bara
Jameson. OF Yirglnia;H lieutenant Cole
Dlggs,a,of Virginia; n Arajor William Tru,,
man Htoddert,ss of Marylapd; Genera!
Daniel Brodhead. afterwardA SURVEYORS
general OF Pennsylvania; Captain Cad
wallader Jones. of virginia; Ca ptain John
Watts, OF Virginia; Or. Charles Moore.
Brigadier- General William Maxwell, OF
New Jersey; Captain Alexander Spots
wood cambridge, Of Yirginlai Brlgadier-
General John Lacey,sof Bucks county,
Pa. Captain Josiah 81 GODDARD, II OF Con-
nectcut;, Captain Amos Nmer son, OF New
Hampshlre;s L!eutensht william Lindsay
fttbkpA " nSSAsSNNSA ~
toms for Norfolk and Portsmouth,; Cap
tain Alexander FurDlyal Of baltimore,
Md afterward postmaster Of baltimore,
Major Alexander Clough, OF New. Jersey;
Captain John swans OF Maryland.
or tho minor Incidents Of the Reyolu-
ton none Is fuller Of romantic charm than
this tale OF tho sojpurn OF q Quaker
maiden or Philadelphia In a country on
tie Wissahiokon, amongst the camps Of
the continental armies, ii the fatefu win
ter of 1777-'7S
Sally Wlster was the daughter Of Dam
lei Wlster, a prosperous merchant Of
Philadelphia, Early In The Revolution
he grew apprehensiye that Philadelphia
would become the scene Of active warfare
and moved hin family to tho old Foulke
mansion in Gwynedd township, then the
homo of Hannah Foulke aid her family.
The Foulkes We're Cousins by mar
riage,p /. e,.--one Of tho sons OF Hannah
Foulke lad married one of the sisters
Of Sally, Wister' stllot her. IL
I During the .i,AgiS. h occupat ton Of Pull