The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
WHAT the HUE CHINA TOLD ME-

WHAT THE HUE CHINA TOLD nE
Recently was roaming through the
woods In the rear OF our OLD farm.
mhen my attention was drawn TO u
lew DTS OF China. / took n stlyk and
began 10 scratch the ground. Pre-.
senty 1 unearthed piece Of ouuin,
old blue china. which had evidently
been part OF plate.
The figures on tho China aroused nv
curiosity, and took the broken nice.
10 an old spring nearby and washed
~ carefully ] thon sat down and be.
gan to wonder how such n bit N
old china could have gotten there.
Could some old home have been here
In former days7" 1 asked myself haIf
uiouo' 10 my astonishmcnt tho old
hlue china stirred in my hand and
said az"
Little lady. yours Is tho nrst hand
that mas touched me since Anne Rex.
! ford owned me Yes. there was
homo here over c4o years aso. mn ,c,
mo start AZ tho beginning / MAS made
IN rnsland and came into the hands
| or The Rexford family. When thev
moved to Virginia I went with them.
| ono near jamestown served the fam
ny Tor many years. Then there on m a
| ,roubie with the Indians. and Cover
| nor Berkeley would not protect tha
white families othe weet NJ lanes.
town, and & man named Bacon gath !.
eroo toget'ier many OF the settlers and
| demanded protection.
CHAPTER II.
| Finally there came n va, b.,u
Bacon and Governor Bcrklry. heard
| much about II. for tho Rextords wcre
| angry with the Governor for not nro.
tecting them, and they talked abou,
1t at table when was being used,
! ihinEs got worse and worse. until
many OF tho whites were moro perse .
1u,eu oy the Governor than by the
Ihoiana Ono day John Rcxford. Tho
grandfather OF Anne. came home and
hished his wife and children good nv,
ana rode off to join Bacon. They did
not SEQ much OF him after this. Ano
aiter Bacon died John Rexford was
| .reated so cruely by Governor Bcrk
ley that he did not live long.
ouns John. his son. was now
twenty years old. lie was so dlsgust .
cd with Governor Bcrklcy tina, h.
wished to move farther West. gut
| MIS- ReNford could not bear TO leave
inc nome where her husband had liyod
| ana died. So John stayed with bcr
and married Mary Brown. 4 ycar
iater Johns mother died, and soon ar
forwards little son was born to John
Hno mary Rcxford. lie was named
.
IN March, of the next year. thcv
! started West with them went an
inhian That had been bcfriended nv
lhe family He acted as their guide
ana he protected them from unfriend.
! ~ indians as he was we'll known ami
iiNcd by Indians along tho Appoma
I loN. was much afraid the family
I would icaNe me behind, but | waA
saved for little John and carried
| along. "
"fhc Indians were friendly. an,
| hnaiiy the family picked out a place
10 settle, and built a cabin and made a
| clearing. In another yoar little
Ahhc came to bless the Rexford home.
She was very fraii from tho TINA she
was three years old she took a fancy
| to me, and was allowed to have mo
at her meals. and became her special
property. AS she grew older she would
! often place something to eat on me-
and run down to this spring where
YOU arc sitting now. Sometimes she
would carry rosy little Mary. a
younger sister. with her. and they had
lovely picnics together.
| CHAPTER III
| When Anne was seventeen wears
old. the stewards moved to this neigh
borhood and built a home mile
away. The next year found Ammo
| 'NoHiolu anu SHdElle stewart engage
cd to be married. I was not much
used now. but was carefully kept FOR
J special occasions, when. they would
| NIL me with cakes for the visitors.
About this time the old Indian died,
and soon afterward The indians be-
| gan to show signs of histility. One
day Charlie Stewart came. over and
kissed Anne good-by. and went to night
| the Indians.
IT made me so blue to see this young
couple part that j have not yet got
| ten over 1t.
One evening every one was out vie.
iting at the Stewards. when the In
dians made an attack on our home.
The house was burned to the ground,
and I was crushed. except what you
see in your hands. When the family
I, returned they found only mass of
ruins They decided to meve rarl.cr
West after the Indians had been whip
| ped, so Mr. Robin told me-"
ELIZABETH EGGLESToN.
! Worsham, Va,