The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10


nhnn,inces the arrival Ii. this world Of
his daughter CONSTANCE. stating that,
although H!iu iind rcd hair. he ropcs II
nothing happrna che VIII not be u
honcly girls of thE however nothni;
can he said with certainty The upper
part of her lead In very much like onr
lnCthcr's, 50 that, should she live,
anticipate for her same of her grand
mothers talent Tor writing, particu-
larly as have great com fence in
phrenology"
Thus writes Mrs, Burton Harrison
n9fsclf thn Constance in question
lustifying In her "Rccolloctons Grave
and Gay tscribners). .hc nnt'cipu,ions
OF talent Expressed IS her father,
Archibald Cpry of carysbronks. Vu.
Mrs. ilrrrison's hook is 10 the review
or. indeed. In It's offerings or good
things toHuote, one OF the most tempt.
iTE volumes OF the year.
Our author remembers Mary CuetiB
Ice. on horseback, accompanied by hes
little brother, Robbie" on his white
pony santa Anna, riding up on Sunday
10 service OF the chapel 81 the Thcn.
Logical Seminary; two handsome ana
gallant figures they seemed TO look
,rs on She remembers. too. the visit
~ Mount Vernon oi The Prince OF
Wnlcs. the Duke of Newcastle, Sir
Harry Holland, Lord LIONS and others,
With Prcstacn, Buchanan and hiR beau
tiful niece Miss Harriet Lane. who
rane down by water and roumcd freely
about the old house and grounds. II
had the glory OF standing by a box
hedge IN the garden" She says. "and
presenting TO His Hoynl HiEhncss Il
basket OF flowers picked fran Dushns
traditionaliy said TO have been plant.
ed ey Mrs. Washington
In thrs= childhood days. II had onr
Journey only 10 The North. to ytsit tic
home OF my aunt and uncle. ti,. G1ilv-
crnenr Morrises, OF slorrisana Not
"hly did u seem wonderful TO Ne pcno.
tral'ns 10 SUCH u FAR away region as
New YORK, but had heard snoh in
tsrsatlng stories about Morrisania, iIow
" ~ts bui't urpn the site OF hts cuTliur
lone by GouvG.ncur Morris, member Of
INC convention which adopted The Con
stitusinn OF the United States senator
nnd Minister 10 France during tho
foiSn OF Terror; how he had come
hack TO live Z. Morrisania. brIu,;inr n
shipload OF relics from old palaces In
fFahce~-mlrrors. tapestries, g.Ided
thaira and couchcs booka. q rare dos.
scrt service ot OH Sevr.a, with forhh
and spoons OF solid gold ana Mad put
81 these Inside the oak,pupeled walls
:" ms nome on tho Harlem INNS,
where they sim remained,
Hospitality und Romance In the ola.
Time aIorrisania.
'liow he had entertained 1'alI.vran1
thr Jerome Honapartes, Tom Moore
ana all the visiting cclcbritle. az wei,
IS statesmen Of his day. How his rc
mantle mhrriags at sixty with MS.
Anne Randolph. Of Virginia. had oc.
CURED there, his wife having q wear.
,ates given him his only son. the then
masler OF the house. How This sec,
ord Gonverneur had IN his turn mar
''hu Virginia lady. FIRST cousin,
Now When Grandmana Cary went
20 Fei her nephew At MDrIisania. In
.he carly days after her sisters death
'noy would drive and drive, and he all
MASs' IKE the Marquis OF Carabas.
"poh ms own land, Now The estate
,a uon,e uo"n to forty acres sur
founding The delightful mellow ola
mouse. Piece by piece my uncle hoJ
500 " Tor stations on the lIar,fnr,,
ana New Haven Railways or cj.a H.,
SFea', eneFoachins monster OF New
ORR had swallowed IL by hits. ~
Noth'hs ~hisnorsd to me Tint ono ia.
after terrible war that shonli do,
t1y IhS own nome, | would he mar
rlHd from Morrisania Ana "a, ,ht.
was to be-" It's
Our author was on a yisi, -
aunt, Mrs. Irwin In H;aship,.,o, ~,
living Llnco!n's inuugur;ition An ~.
,WVhSGn 10 see the now President AZ T ths
,,r Ihat was the reception where III,
curtains had pieces cut out Of ,bon,
Wi, VT souvenirs hy the Observation-Disclosures
VINO, II was said, swarmcd ,n w -
ingt9n in the wake Of tho man y" NTH, H.,
people,' Budding sceessionist ai,b ~ ,nn
waa l can distinctly remember ti,ot
amn. itweF OF Abraham Iincoln's bar
sSoHalty, thcn impressed ITSELF upon ,no
Tor iifntimo "fo' wy
MA np,Ghrything faded out Of slsh, he.
d dae ' ,ou apparltion OF TIE new rresi.
hlhe hoom, lie held back the Growd
u minute While my hand had a IN
nious feeling Of hnng enEulfnd In his
WITTY ' Kid p mIay. clad ~ nn limiting
Kind to hls youthful! visitor, and Owe" "vsr
i nts trTHgea au taee PLACED summer
cur house in captured Iiichmond IN
his knee" 49, "t"H
Cousins Give Song and Flag 10 tbc
Confederate Cause,
100. young 10 realize the horrors OF
%ar 70 the full, Constance and her
T Was gsn wsr9 care ardent secsssoqiss t
stirring poem Of Marylanrd' to 't the AZ ~
Of 'kaurlger .Horatius' drought Ia her
by Bnrte ,n Harrison When .. student
room IN, baltimore" AND Hetty Cary.
haylng incurred ihs dhisnlsSssrs 81 ths
the window OF bor fathers house,
while the Union troops marched by.
ConSsdsrate banner smusgled through
the lines, ives warned to leave Bali
more undor penalty of immediate ar
rest
FURTHERMORE, I'VE three cousins had
mlttee OF Congress to make the first
battle6egs of tire. Confedoracy altar
tho design hnally decided on by them.
wore constructed from our own dresaes,
but II Is certain we possessed no wear
ina apparel IN the flamboyant hues OF