The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

CHRONICLES OF The OLD DOMINION.
.By AN ULTRA oCTo GEN ARIAN.
Continued from Last Week.)
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humbly before God.
b q. On a pebble, brought from 4 he loved
! land OF his fathers. transparent as glass,
\ he caused it be engraved. as a seal for
himself his family device. namely. a
dove and q serpent, the symbols or inI~
nocence and wisdom, with the motto: Y
5''Virtutis Glorta Mercedes. \ Isl
-. And TINS motion and precept OF Inc
Prophet were lamps unto his feet and
lights unto his path. sei3S
- When no longer able TO enjoy the b
beauties OF nature. or the pleasures of
gladly received the piOfrered arm OF
mans best friend. X 5
Is. Unterrifled at the thought of enter
ing the dark valley and the shadow that
separaites Time from Eternity; nay. hope
fully assured of enjoying beyond 1t the
glorious reward he had ever endeavored
to deserve by exemplary virtues
the high Office OF clerk. and nfterwards8
OF member of the Prlvy Council OF Stats
were conhded to him..
buried. as was his VIE afterwards at
about the same age. In the family bury
ing ground at Cobbs
Is Alas. alas! that ancient family
tty and mirth; for It hath become a ruin
10 A stranger came with bag of gold.
rand srake to William. saying, sell me
this barren heritage.
so. And william said to the stranger,
dwell at#n dLstance( In the fat valley OF
Mh P mh aa Uhsg Of me What anp pro
this barren soil and piney wilderness to
me, Count thy money.
(, 81 And they counted It together, and
the stranger said I will give thee the
So And William said. give me AZ. for he
was coyetous overmuch
80. And the stranger said. take all; ana WILL
| liam sold his heritage.
81 And the stranger totcd the bag OF money
seat ana turned his back forever upon Old
| cohbs, the honored and pleasant homo Of
from tho slime s Of the food that newer bee
fore had fol. the edEe Of the axe lana rose
above Sis. were were laid low Tor nlthy lucre.
yen The ss ssrE to mined into
4 81 Through the deserted hall. in former
days hung round with ancestral Images; the
mo mole in may circles. Til touched BY
4 Times unsparing wand the walls crumbled
and fell, crushing the obscene reptiles nestled
NIX s ss Esass y Mae5s ssa had a sn
grnzed by cattle and their bones uprooted
tags g. s and NEGLECT s,a ct his duty. sS -
40 The Voice gently reused mo from SAD a.
/ thoughts, sRyug: THOU mas registered the
1 ak generations Of the Princess Pocahontas,
and four others have succeeded; the last being
i infants"
ii. John Boiling and his five sihters have
been fruitful. and their children. ana chill.
A dren's Children the Bolllngs and the RAN
doIphs and Tlemings and Gays and Isldridges
4 and Murrays ss
a. And the Blands and Tazewells and Dan.
bridges and carys. Wakes and Meades and
i Fergiisons and Ciordons and many other nav
branchss and offshoots al Of whom derive
through John Holling. son Of Jane Rolph; Y ~ =,
4 IS. Have Increased and multiplied TIL they
1 can no longer be- told for multitude and the
Family Tree hath taken deep root ~ and !, over
4 II, Ana the families mentioned by name
hath ever been reputed among the. first in the
4 Old Dominion for their noble principles and
many virtues. and no. fsW q haze s,,, served
i as All, thought !. therefore, Is It they have
drawn upon themselves the hatred and malice
a Of tho low bred Northern Roundheads, who, IN
4 derisicn calls them Southern cayillers
Il 49, And the Voice continued, saying, "l1nd
here thy tienealogy. and leave the living and
A future generations to be chIonicled when thel.
i deeds for evil on for good MAJ ~ slnlSnso
and weighed In the balancs.