The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1904-02-18

Stringless spinnets and dumb harp
siChords stand mute records OF the
days gone by, while empty chairs and
broken tables, like limping spirits, fill
the halls and rooms with shadows OF
the past.
The from. and portico OF the Car.
lyle House remain to-day as they we're
originally when they looked unob-
structedly across upon the ancient
market place Of the town, and beyond
to the further side of that square,
where still survives the old City Hotel,
built in 1852, and for some time Wash
ington's headquarters.
This same hotel, then known as
| Wises tavern, was built by Lord
airfax out of the same lot Of bricks
he imported from England in III,
from which he also built Christ
| Church, where Washington worship
| ped and the chapel to the same
| church at Pohick, few miles distant.
The Fairfax House. still surviving
was built between the market space
and Christ church.
NC MAI net SpdCc VI
intimately connected with the story
| of Washington's life at Mt. Vernon. At
one time the place was known as Bell
haven, and in those days, according
! to Weems, 1t boasted more of beauty
| for the eye than charms for the pal
| ate. He says:
Not that the neighborhood of Bell
haven was desert; on the contrary,
| it was In many places a garden spot
Astounding with luxuries. But its in
| habitants, though wealthy. were not
| wise. BY the successful culture of
| tobacco they had money. And having
filed their coach houses with gilt car.
riages, and their dining rooms with
! gilt glasses, they began to look down
,pon the poorer sort and to talk about
! families.
"Of course It would never do for
such great people to run marke! carts!
Hence tho poor Bellhavenites, though
embosomej in plenty. were often IN
| danger of gnawing their nails. And
| unless they could cater a lamb from
| some good-natured cracker, or leash
| of chickens from the Sunday negroes,
were obliged to sit down with long
faces to a half-graced dinner Of salt
meat and Journey cake.
This was the order OF the day.
A. D. 80, when Washington. just mar
ried to the wealthy young widow Gus
tbs, had settled at Mt. Vernon, nine
| v,tIac haior, polIboyan rho ,,unIoo,
ant situation of the families at that
| place soon reached his ears. To a
man of his character. with too much
| spirit to follow bad example when
he had the power to set good one.
and too much wit to look for happi.
ness anywhere but In his own bosom,
could not long be questionable what
part he had to act.
"A market cart was Instantly con-
structed, and regularly. three times a
week. sent off to Bellhaven. filed with
nice roasters, kidney covered lamb
and veal. green geese, fat ducks and
goblers. chickens by the basket, fresh
butter, new laid eggs, vegetables and
! fruits Of all sorts. Country gentle
men dining with their friends in town
very soon remarked the welcome
change Of dist. Bless us ALL ex-
claimed they. what's the meaning of
this? You invited us to family fare
and here you have given rs a lord
mayors feast Yes replied the
others, thank God fer sending a Col.
Washington into our neighborhood.'
THE cat was thus let out of the bag,
to the extreme modification Of some
OF the Little Great Ones, that Col.
Washington should ever have rur .
market cart"