The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-29
acknowledgements TO hysteric crowds IN the
street and on tho sidewalks.
We1cotne LAFAYETTE.

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Assif possessed by tho old spirit, our
cininlsccnt-- striking his forehead IN q
pcrplcxing roverie--would cxclnin: Let
mo consider! Was II not 1 who, after
lcepinT3 step with the soldiers. calno TO
tho four corners of Main and Nineteenth
Street, where, under n double arch OF
flowers and cvergrcens, waved, without
Knowing well what did, tiny l,andter-
chief ,,poi, whose flaring rcd ground had
been painted the likeness of General
14afnyotte?3 Did 1 not stand there and
shout with IL chorus Of infant voices.
welcome, welcome, Lafnyotte!' as that
old gentleman passed bareheadcd under
tho evergreens, every now and then
bowling this way and that, and pressing
his hand to his heart? Crazy people they
all then seemed to rnc--sone throwing
flowers before tho four white horses, and
Some dcnfening the Generals cars with
loud l,,lxztls.
N Is 1t possible. saw and heard and
now remember all ths-the bHrouche
and the beautiful team OF horses. that
halted IL few minutes In front Of tho
Union Tavern to enable Lafayette to re-
ccive tho decorations Of the Masons?
There It Is in my memory like q pic
ltlirc-the Fayette Artillery with their
brass guns, Captain Rutherford in COM
mand: Captain Johnston and the Blues.
the Rifle Rangers tho old Richmond
Troop and Captain Gamble"
H I shall now leave young Enders at the
four. corners still waving his tiny hand
kcrcl1icf under tho beautiful arches, and
hasten with tho head of the column to
tho Eagle Tavern where q banquet
awaited the guest Of Virginia, Two long
tables in the great hall were we'll FUR
nshcd with all the delicacics Of the mar
ket. Ned lTallam, 4 the proprietor ,shad
laid in his stores In anticipation of a
possible famine; Robert Gordon, ner-
chant. near by, guaranteed the purity
Of his wines and spilits-all of his own
importation. Benjamin Watkins j. Leigh
was toastmastcr at one table and DR..
John Rrockenbrough at the other. Whcrd
in all tie Commonwealth may ones eyes
light upon two such worthless as thesc?-
leigh an orator OF the silver tongue, q
statesman of the breadth OF Jefferson;
Brockcnbrough. renowned In his day as
Il belles-lottres scholar. About the tables
sat sereney but rovcrently men Of the
stamp Of Calhoun and Randolph and
Pleasants and Giles and Ritche FL Not
less noteworthy were tho veterans OF the
Revolution. among whom were seen
James Gibbon and Peter Francisco, both
well known to Lafayette and highly
esteemed by him.
Needless to say, from all accounts of
those who t1;n corod :, ~, hn,Su,o+ 4b,t
n,,o,v aar 10 ,,onana r,,,io,. a. natoI, tI,a
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Wanted to Save Marshall.
After The fatigucs OF the long march
IN the main streets It is quite natural
to suppose that General LAFAYETTE. not
yvithstandinp the delirhts of the hanuu,t 4
would have retired to his apartments
ana sought that rcst no stood On
much in need ar Not so far ono dear
face was missing at those tables. one
Gcars corrradr who novt to rolonci NJ.
rcr or sont, Carolina 1bc dcs,rnd n,ost
10 see We'll might no saw IN ono thnt
snt NV hin "r count tho ,nonnnt. IN
i run nmbrn 20 nv t,ood friend 1ohn Mar.
sholl !" ' SuE l2s''
MS r1csira ,r,s r.nttt,c1 rantain c..n,-
hlc 15,rtcr. whom Comes i(:nmhlo,ss I1i,l
loi,i,ed an cscorf rrnn, III. t,,nn,, 10 ~
cnmn,nv the Mnrn,Iis IN thn old mansion
in which no C,,ier Justiro +ho,, ra.i1od
JIcnrv ~ NIonf,,re who many ,,,o,r, :, ca
rclntcd his incident to mo conveved lis
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