The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
ANCIENT HEROES
OF SHENANDOAH.
Quartet Of Famous Revolutionary
Stars Who Spent Lives III
the Valley.
TALKED BACK AT WASHINGTON,
1mpetuous General Charles Lee
Locked His Door Against
Father Of Country.

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Beautiful word. pictures of the Valley
or the Shenandoah have been given to
the public but the story was COM
pletely told when visitor said
II an, satisfied that this Is not the f
charming country pointed out from
the mount a in-top By the Devil and Of
fered to the Lord II He would bow +
down and worship him, for II 1t had
been there would have been an en-
tirely different Biblical story
Not only is the Valley of the Shen-
nndoah beautiful, but II is full of his
torlc interest, and particularly this
Immediate section, where on adjoining
estates lived three gfeat generals or
the Revolution. and a fourth WHO did not
appear so conspcuonsly in the great
struggle Three Of the residences OF
these distinguished men are stu stand
ing on the highways and bSwaSs. Ihey
call to mind the history whicD make
them noteworthy. for history Is writ
ten not less cloquentlS on stone ana
brick and mortar than on paper. hIeat
men make immortal the THINGS they /
touch: the echoss OF their words, the
roofs that sheltered them. speak equal
~ with the printed pages Which re-
cord their deeds and words The BOOKS
congregate In libraries and form vaiua
Bile archives for historians ana SUI
dents, but the buildings are me
archives OF the people They elevate |
the man who looks on as he passes
and knows the Associations "hich |
make the mass of stone worth look- |
ing at They become teachers ana |
are sermons in stone.
Homes OF the Heroes
At this quiet little village. and With
in radius of a mile or two, lived
long and weary years Charles Lee, INC
sinister hero Of Monmouth: Horatio |
Gates. loser of the battle OF Camden
and the Southern campaign; Adam
Stephen the great fighter and friend
of Washington; and Willtans Darke, a 4
hero OF the frontier and thcs victor In
hundred personal combats with the
savages. In this valley these FIRST
famed warriors rusted out long years
OF vigorous manhood in inslorious re-
pose. their swords In moth eaten scab-
bards. Here, TOO. near Winchester.
lived General Daniel Morgan. the brave
OF braves, whose life was one long
battle.
All that concerns the characters Of
these men Is legitimate food for
thought, and the Very localities which
etill speak of them are full OF the
deepest interest Much more is this
tho case with the houses which they
inhabltcd--thet places In which they
spent any considerable portion OF their
existence. The old home of General
Charles Lee. at this place. Is an oplohs
building of massive stone. with cnirn-
ney midway The present owner of
this house says that 1t is just twice
the size it originally was. and the eX-
cellent lady took pleasure III explain
Ing to the writer how the eccentric
general lived in this (then) remote
abode for many years, with re" &C
quaintances and fewer friends. Inc
simple folk OF the region mad some
cause, 60 wonder at ms peeu!larl.ies
and eccentricties. The ground moor
of his mansion" had no partition; Il
was divided by chalk lines merely and
these lines marked out Tour conlpa
ments. In the first he kept ms DOORS
in the second was his bed, rough
camp couch; In the third. his sadoies'
hunting outfit and dogs; while the
fourth. which included the fireplace
was his kitchen. Lee SAID .haI Wy
this he could overlook his establish
)ment without getting up to open doors.
After his death an addition exactly the
same size as the other portion or the
stone house was built, thus making
the house just twice It's Original size.
No Meat Coohcn.
Tradition has 1t that after Lees brush
with General Washington at Mon
mouth the latter sent nole s'alins
that he would call on him on Ger.
tain morning. and that ne hopea a,
past contentious and bitterness nag
been forgotten Lee coulo no. eiu el
cate the old bitterness nc le!. ior
his adversary, and, unlike the Ordinary
man, he could not make common
place excuse for not desiring 10 sse
him. He had to DO II out OF 'he VI
dinary--do 1t as no other person
would. SO on the ga! iiAeo ioi ".
visit Of General washington Lee s.l'
away his Italian servant ana u, ".
negroes. and then mounting ms nolse
he rode away, hrst, however havHie
left note affixed to the 'front.' ooo'
(the only one), saying:
"No meat cooked mere TO-DAY
1t Is said that Washington came ans
knocked in vain, but when ne rcae
Nthe paper he silently rode away. recog'
nizing the bitterness or MS formel
companion stronger than ever
Hoiled over NJ monmouth.
General Lee was called the Boiling
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