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down and SEQ the things which do not
really exlst 1t IL easy enough when
one Is alone" he added. a attie point
eddy.
h newcomer laughed s~oftiy-there
was more banter than humor In his
mirth.
S my company dlspleases you." he
rerfarted % you know that | have
the right to tell you to get I'D and never
70 pass through that gate AGAIN."
The boy shrugged his shoulders.
"One place Is as good as another he
said.
The man smokedi In silence for several
moments. Then he withdrew the pipe
from his teeth and sighed gently.
These are indeed democratic days"
he said. You do not know, my young
friend. that | am Henry P~restya. e
Rochester. Esq, II you please, High
-.trH OF this county, da-!atrate and
Member OF Parliament. owner. by the
bye, of that rock against which you are
leaning and OF most of that country be-
low, which you can or cannot see."
Really" the boy answered slo WHY.
My name is Bertrand Saton, and I am
sta,fns at the Cunva,escent Home down
there, a luxury which Is costing me ex-
sctly eight shill!ngs a week"
80 ! concluded" his companion re-
marked. May | ask what your occupa-
ton IN, when in healtk?'
IRIS Of no consequence" the boy an
swered. a little impatiently. Perhaps
! haven't one at all. Whatever 1t is, as
you may imagine, It has not brought
me any great success. IF you wish me
to CO.
Not at ALL" Rochester interrupted.
with a little protesting gesture.
Il do not wish 20 remain here on sut-
~ferance." tho boy continued. Il under
stood that we were allowed to spend
our time upon the hills here"
THAT Is quite true. | believe" Roches-
ter admitted. MY baiiiff sees to those
| things. and II 1t amuses you to sit here
all night. you are perfectly welcome
II shall probably do So"
Rochester watched him curiously for a
few seconds
Look here.' he said. "I will make a
bargain with you You shall have the
FREQ run Of all my lands for MS m rs
you Ike. and In return you shan just
answer ma one question:
The boy turned his head slightly.
"The question? 30 no asked.
"You shall tell me the things which
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Ia. When us the present PostOnce Building erected and uhat park
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IGS. Whot "a Bryant Perks former name and to What four successive
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1884, What mere the former limits Of Madison Square and uhat con.
nected it Nth the East Riperf
l65. WIN uds "Featherbed Lone" so cdlcd'
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ls Madison Square ws originally planned and used a a military parade
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io Horace Greeley lived at No 81 East Nineteenth street President Buchanan
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You see down there" Rochester de-
ciared. holding his and straight out In
mont OF him. pointing downward toward
the half-hidden panorama.
The boy shook his head.
For other people they would not
count" he said. They are for myself
only, What l would see would be In
visible to you"
"A matter of eyesightP' Rochester
asked. with raised eyebrows.
"Of Imagination" the boy answered.
There Is no necessity for you to look
outside your W immediate surround
ings to see beautiful things. unless you
choose deliberately to make your life
IN ugly thing. With US It Is different
with US who work for a living. who
dwell in the cities and who have no
power to push back the wheels OF life.
II we are presumptuous enough to wish
to take into our lives anything of the
beautiful. anything to help us fight
our daily battle against the common
place. we have to create II for our
selves. That Is why l am here just
now. and why I was regretting. when
I heard your footstep. that one finds
II so hard to be alone"
80 l am to be ordered orr" Roches-
ter remarked. smiling.
The boy did not answer. The man
did not move. The minutes went by
Inc the silence remained unbsoken.
Below. the twilight seemed to be pass
Ing into night with unusual rapid y.
II was a shapeless world now. a world
Of black and gray. More lights flashed
out every few seconds.
It was the boy VINO broke the silence
Mt last. lie seemed in some awk-
ward way TO be trying to atone for his
former un~scolabil.ty,
This Is my last night at the Con-
valescent Home" he said, a little abb
ruptly. Il am cured. Tomorrow l
am going back to my work in Mech
ester. For man, days ! shall see moth
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The newcomer was obviously a per-
son or breeding and culture-the sort
OF person who assumes without ques-
ton the title OF Gentleman" The
boy wore ready-made clothes and hob
nailed boots. They remained within
a few feet OF one another for several
moments, without speech.
my young friend" the newcomer
said at last. you Will be- late for your
tea, or whatever name Is given to you
evening meal. ID you not hcar the
bellf II rang nearly half an hour ago."
The boy moved his head slightly, but
made no attempt to rise.
1T does not matter. I am not
hungry"
The newcomer leaned his gun against
the rock. and drawing a pipe from the
pocket Of his s~hooting-coat. commenced
leiSurely to Ill It. Every now and
then he glanced at the boy who seemed
once moro to have become unconsc Gus
Of his presence. He struck a match
and III the tobacco. STOPPING down for
. moment to escape the slight even
ing breeze. Then he threw the match
away, and ounged against the l.chen-
covered fragment OF stone.
Il wonder" no remarked, "why,
whom you have the whole day In which
to come and look at this magnificent
vi0W. you snOulu choose 10 come J. ST
at tho hour when II has practically
been swallowed up"
The boy lifted his head for the first
time. His face was a little long. his
features irregular but not displessing.
bic deep-set eyes seemed unnaturally
bright. His cheeks we're sunken. h s
forehead unusually prominent. The
whole effect OF hts personality was a
little curious. II ne hai no cla'ms to
b considered g~ood-looking. hts face
wAs at least q striking one.
Il come at this hou<.'' ne said slowly.
"beoausc tho view does not attract me
- much At any other time. 1t Is only
whom the twilight falls hat one can
seo-properiy."
The newcomer look his p'po from his
mouth.
"You must have marvellous eyeslght,
my young friend" he remarked. T
mo everything seems blurred and I'M
certain"
"You don't understand" said the boy
impatiently. II do not come here to
SOC the things that any one can s." ~
any hour Of the day. There Is nothing
satisfying In that. l come here to look
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estcd in your smiabie conversation.
You sce," he added, knocking the ashes
from his pipe, and leaning carelessly
back against the rock. Il live In a
world, every member OF which Is more
or less satisfied. I Will he frank with
you, and I will admit that I find satis-
faction in either man or woman a most
r~eprehenslblc state. | ind a certain
relief, therefore. In talking to a person
who wants something he hasn't got, or
who wants TO be something that no
isn't"
Then you can fin5 all the satisfac-
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tomorrow. n YOU come to me. / VIII
give you "a sum OF money sutflClcnt 10
keep you for several years. ! DO MOI
specify the amount at this moment.
SHAH think II over before you eome'
The boy had no words. Tie simply
stared at his chance companion In
blank establishment.
My ofrer seems to aurprlsc you,'
Rochester remarked. pleasantly. 1t
need not. You q go and tell the
whole world OF II, u you Ike. although,
rs a reputation for sanity Is quite a
valuable asset nowadays. ! should sus-
sest That sou Keep your mouth closed.
stu, " you DO speak or II, no one VIII
be In the east surprised My
! haven't many--can me me most eccen-
tric man IN Chrlstendom MY enemies
wohuer now u ~ mat Neep OUT Oh
the asylum, personally l consider my
ser q peIecuy .easonaoIo mo.,ai.
naVo "nnhs, a1' : I'M n'. a''eFo
lndulse mem. ! siVo you 'hls money
on ohe-or Perhaps we FAC oe,'or say
TWO eohuIthS, u "st 'Hst yoI
"'a"e " "o"a IVY IS Va
eaS .nat = no'" nv ~
neus 'Vua p on ,n'.
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80. a.y -. o,hor yo,, o,I ,our vnv
hack into This nart n, Tho country and
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t. .,s. A, 80 ,ht,g To- 10, 90,
nia,svra M. .rm -, ,o,oy which 7
nron,.s IN M, into vour hand. vii
nroho hIv r.p,a.e,, IN mo vho, . nv..
.h,,t,n. ,,oca Nigh, % you mi. may
sarra v,tr,r hn, =, ia len. ,htnk
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nnea, - - .nr 80 -,
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NOT w Una" NV '"''o " NV INNS
'urtner.
- inc boy nAheu' H"'t"e' eo"-
o',lonI
hochester Hnook h's neal
- So' ne sau, - uot " ronoa.lon,
l, Jus, Ittc s1'Ive' ine WY
'nrousn ire hash pecn hlA'e c'ear TOT
every one you may ma yourseli
brought UP In the thorny paths TAKE
my advice. Don't be content with any
thing less than success. n you fall,
strip OF your clothes n swim out "a
sea on n sunny day, swim out until
your strength falls and you must sink.
II Is the ~pleasantest form Of oblivion !
know OF. Don't l.ve on. You nra only q
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OF scraps. The gulls, however, were
only his excuse lie stood there. look
ing hard at the gray. muddy waters be-
meath, trying TO make up his mind to
this final and inevitable act OF despair.
lilo had walked the last hundred yards
almost eagerly. lie had told himself
that he was absolutely and entirely pre-
pared for death. Ye, the FIRST sight OF
that gray. cold looking liver had chilled
him. He felt a new and ~unaccountable
reluctance 10 quit the world which cer-
tainly seemed to have made up It's mind
that II had no need OF him. His thoughts
rushed backward, Swim out to sea on
a sunny day" he repeated to himself
slowly. Yes, but this! II was a differ
ent thing. this The longer he looked
bclow tho more no shrank from such
n death.
He stood upright with a little SILVER.
and began-it was not for the FIRST time
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the q y o r. you
are doubtless often
alone at night
"\Vell. I'm a
married woman. II
you mean that
said Mrs. Jar.
Goodness knows.
Mrs, IIickett talks
OF being lonely be-
cause She f. a
widow = widow
three tiines. I be-
.leve. But as I
said to her: AZ
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CHAPTER l..
A Letter Proves Useful.

3; ' :: !: 81: 3; e.: g.: !: J: !: 6: s.: =: &C.; !: g: !: =: ;:
49, gulls circling round and round,
waltlnv for Ihnlr uaunl keuaf
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BY Roy l.. McC

is an article no household
should be without. madam" said
the man with his foot against
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that day-a searching investigation into
the contents of his pocket. The result
was uninspiring. There was not an ar
ticle there which would have fetched
the price OF a dose OF poison Then his
fingers strayed into . breast-pocket
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PROLOGUE.
The Dreamer.

HE boy sat with his back to a rock. his knees drawn cp and
clasped within fingers nervously interlocked.
His eyes were fixed upon the great stretch Of landscape
3@ below. shadowy now. and indisunct, like a rolling plain Of
PATCHWORK woven by mysterious fingers. Gray mists were floating over
the meadows and lowlyins lands. Away in the distance they marked the
circuitous course of the river, which only an hour ago had shone like a
bait OF silver In the light Of the setting sun. Twilight had fallen with
unexpected switness Here and there a light flashed from the isolated
farmhouses. On the darkening horizon, O warm glow was reflected In
The clouds from the distant town.
The boy. when he had settled down to his vigil, had been alone. From
0wW the brow OF tho hill. however, had come . few minutes ago a man,
dressed In loose shooting clothes. and with a gun under his arm. He came
o . standstin BY the side Of the boy. and stood there watching him for
several moments. with a certain family amused curiosity shining out o,
ha aOmeMhat sunerciunus rnx ave
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sons battalion lost their temperance
pledge II way this way: Tho bat
talon had been through the hard
iighting during the year OF 1862, nnd
one OF the results OF ,lic ariuous cam
paisn vas TO create u great religions
sen tincnt among Tic young soldiers.
ana most Of the battalion had Joined
thc temperance society fit
About the first of September 1862.
the Confederate government conceived
the idea Of Invading the state of Ohio.
That prince Of soldiers. General Albert
Gallitin JenkinS wf.s selected to 10
thiS. i'is command was then campcd
rail lie selected The Eighth Virginia
Cavalry. ana Colonel John tiIbson's
battalion Of cavalry.
Ihc long, hard ride Of lighting and
the couutie8 OF West virginia. and
then Into Ohio ana back again on TO
INC virginia side. was successfully ac-
romniiShrd. When General Jenkins
ltiver, ny recruiting his army he had
more than double tho number Of horses
sinr, IN men th f;t he had had when he
IHnkins's command crossed tho Ohio
Eiver back into Virginia. it was in
Mason COUNTY and 1t was right onto
Jenkins owned. which bordcrcd on tho
ohio River. When the soldiers had
MI gotten orc- safely, General .Jcnkins
Assembled thcm ana addressed them
and told them that they were on Ills
farm. and he gave them n most cordial
Weldon" to help themselves TO every
thing that VAS In sight. and there was
n great abundance Of cverythinr for
both man and beast lie also con-
Eratnlated them that they wore the
nrSt confederate soldiers to invade
inc cnemy'S country.
That night q fearful eq,iinoyial ra In
storm came M. aud tho soldiers with
out tents. were In q pitiabiu condition
the next morning. When Conrado j
;. Gibson arose tho next morning. no
SAID he Eel, very badly, nd II no only
had a little whiskcy that hc wnuid
take Il: and just at his elbow COM
rado w. NJ Sale said that he. too. felt
very badly, and he believed il he had
n little whiskey 1T would help him
wien all at once Captain Jim strain
entirely nnbeknownst 10 them. smoke
M and said: Bows here 1t is" a / tho
same time drawing n quart hottie fun
70 the neck. and as he handed tho bot
tie over remarked: ~ was expecting
Epmeth!ng like this RAIN and reach
Ing in another pocket. drew out an
by that time the whole battalion hove
In sight, and the temperance pledge
of Gibson's battalion as war meas
urn was then and there forever re-
ScindeI.-- Lexington Gazette
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49, gA@ ,.Nlop Ginleg plYpatrb sl
7{sNlD g EREE Q1EAzs C0Esttt

'te1 Ralph ca Graves married his
first cousin, Unity White Uhe recur-
renee OF Unity suggests that ono of
Joseph Croshuw's wives loved this
baptismal nance. and Ralph (3). who
hurried first Mary. daughter of Will
liam Pnkedthnni. and. secondly, Eliza
beth (D. His children by one Of the
mothers. probably both. were William
ca. Henry %, Richard ca. Richard
90 Gresham and Unity Cd, who mar
.rted William billiard. ana Eiizahcth,
who married Stone. William (D
hurried and hal Ralph (5). John t5).
Henry (a) Brown. Mary (5), who mar
ied -- Winfrey. Susanna 90, who
married Powers. and Sally t5).
Ralph 90 Graves married I,otitia
Power, daughter OF Major John Pow
cr, and had one child. l.ctitin (6)
Gregory, father OF Governor John NJ
Gregory. Richard CD Graves married
Dlonysia (?l. and had Charles 90
Henry. Mary (5). William t5), Ralph
(6) and Sarah 60 Cobb. Richard 90
Crowshaw Graves married. l77i. Eliza
beth. daughter of Joseph Valentine aud
had William (O. Richard (5). Joseph
90, Edmund Valentine (5). Polly 60,
married i'urnca BuIlivant, ana had Il
daughter, Maria (6). who married
beverley Harrison Rnndolph who had
Edward Graves Randolph (7). who
married Mary II. Thompson. and had
Robert tS> Lee Randolph. Can any
reader tell, whose son this Beverley
Harrison Randolph was?
William 90 Graves. the eldest sons of
Richard Gl Gresham Graves, had Jos
cph G.. (G). william w, o.. Robert (G).
Elizabeth 60, Mclvina 90.
Our grantee, Captain Richard Cro-
shaw, married ono I1li2ubcth, and left
Rachel tsi. who married John Walker.
Of ST stevens Parish. in King and
Queen county. and Elizabeth (:). who
married I,ic Jones, ot York. The lat ter
couple had Morris (3l Robecca (3) and
probably other Children Captain Rich
ard crosiaw left no descendants OF his
name.
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CroWrh1Sv iF is
In 1919 Richard Croshaw took up 80
acres on the north side of York River,
and called his place .The Stayres :
Just across the river Major Joseph Gro
shay lived at Poplar SPRING Later
Edmund Jennings changed the name OF
the place which he purchased to Rip
pom Hail." but now ii has the prosaIc
idcn tlncation OF Higlcr's Mill tract. y
wharf for tho Work River boats arc
stretched far into the river, 1t is no
longer used. Captain Richard Gro
shaw was the brother Of Captain Jos :
oph, and 1t was III that they should
live vis-a-vis The latter had daugh-
ter. Unity. who married Colonel John
West, son OF Captain John West, Lord
Dclnwarc's brother. Thus tho cuphon-
ious name OF Unity came into this we'll
known family. What n wifcly name is
Notwithstanding person of lamb
like docility, ono in thought ami pur-
pose with the dccaycd Idea OF n tlomfs-
tic lord and master the husband to
whom this Unity must go, according
to Pauline opinion, to ask questions
and receive counsel
Major Joscpr Gresham, Of Poplar
SPRING was justice Of the peace for
York county. major of militia and re-.
factory member OF The House or Bur
gcsscs. and II is probable that h
coined his daughters name for the
purpose of inpressng upon her mind
the necessity that the woman should
stand forEpcacc nnd concord. no mattcr
what The nature and conduct Of her
husband. lie married frequently. hav-
ing had iivc. often namclGss and all
ways s,Irnameless wives. by his first
Wife he had two sons who arc only
known through ihcir godfather,
Rachel married R1lph Graves. Mary
married Henry, White. ana Unity was
tho above mentioned wife Of Colonel
John Wcst Ills children were not adc-
quatc 10 his wives. Ills children were
hot adequate to his wives, and his cs-
tate went 10 Colonel John Nest, why
VIC cannot tell, but II scnms rather
hard on the t;ravoscs, Ralp rs
Graves and rachel Croshaw Ind Ammo
%ta). Ralph (o). William ca and Mary
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Volume Returned, Taken During
fiunter's Raid. lH

y slight token of tho rapidly grow
ing respect for Southern reIics hy
library several DAYS ago in tho shape
OF 2 small volume Of lTitz-Greene Hall
iecks's Poems. takon from tho In
stitute by IIiintcr's RI iders In 1854. rho
nook was first sent to John $. Patton,
Librarian OF tho University OF Virginia.
ny =. 7, Cherry or Heron, o.. who
strongly the yandal hand that even in
wartime would rob a college library
and burn It's buildings" Sir Patton
noting nc penciled words on the. ny
p2Gm taken by Hunter from tho
promptly forwarded it to Miss Glib.
The institute librarian. That more Of
these interesting relics may find their
way to their proper place In the
library is shown by tho following In
tGresting letter from n gentleman men
TONED In Mr.. Cherry's letter:
"Wadsworth. O. April 24,l9tI
Nellie T. Gibbs: 1
"Rcspectcd .1.ady,-Your letter I'M
der date of April 90, at hand Replying
70 the same, | will state that have
sjherlcai Astronomy (RartlctD that
was taken from tie Virginia Military
institute. Lexington, Va, by Il mem
her Of the First Ohio Light Artillery
IN liunter's raid In 1861. On ny leaf
OF the book occurs The name of Thos.
u. Robinson. Oakland. King William
county, Va. This nnme is written in
many places in the book also nu-
tnerous quotations from authors-the
name of Miss Virginia Mitchell. Rich
mond Wand mentions Old Jack
perhaps meaning Thomas j. jackson
(StonewalD. tho superintendent of tho
institute at TINT time. Many other
shyinga and quotations arc scattered
throughout tho hook. II you desire
this book for the institute library I
VIII gladly forward 1T at yoiir request.
The soldier that gave ME this book
died many years ago. ] have n largo
collection OF curios displayed so tina I
any person can see them; with these
the book has been on exhibition a long
time. have many fricnds and ace
qualntances in Virginia hive visited
many parts of tho state and some day
perhaps, may Visit Lexington. en-
pect to he In New Market, Shenandoah
county, next fall.
with kind regards. ] am,
Very resRcctfully.
''T. ID. WOLRACIi"
up. S.--Mr. p. p. Cherry. OF Akron.
O.. of whom you made mention. is n
historical writer OF great ability
''r d. WOLBACIl"
The volume of Halleck's poems is OF
Iuarto size. published by n. Appleton
& Co. In New York in 1855, and con :
siderng its vicissitudes of fortune is In
remarkably we'll preserved condition.
" NJ
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THE DIARY or A nEEuGEE,

Even Emily lanes Putnam who does
not admire THE Lady of tho slave
States pnrcscrvotily, has to admit that
hers was no; usually an existence of
case and pleasure. "iicr life,' says
Mrs. iutnnm, WAS, on It's professional
Side. the llfe of the Greek lady. Tho
programme laid down Ivy Ischon,acns
for his chiid-brida governed fhe days
OF thc later mistress Of slaves. Each
was the wife and steward of n farmer.
Each WAS responsible for tho rcccp-
tion I'm tho house Of produce OF the
farm intended for homo consumption.
Each must keep order rcRnnnt among
slaves and goods.lA surpriaIng amount