The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05

Continued From Last Sunday
Charles. the third son OF the King.
was another prince Of the land royal.
lie married three times. taking each
time a lady OF high degree. and by
them severally had twenty-five chill
dren. He inherited much land from
his father-the King-in Lancaster
King George, Northumberland and
Spotsylvania. and his seat was Cleve.
upon the Rappahannock straight up
from Corotoman- One cannot forget
Cleve II one has ever seen II on
soft summer evening in its red and
mellow glory amidst its empowering
trees The lawn green and vast dips
gracefully to the Rappahannock. The
house is square, staunch and imposing.
1t contains the Inevitable hall and two
rooms on each side. the very best sort
OF architecture for the Virginian cli-
mate.
-Four or five generations OF Carriers
lived at Cleve. and at last a childless
master bequeathed his fair estate and
his mellow red house to q nephew,
who didn't care for il.
The nephew lived in Mississippi, and
as he did not value the house and the
land so also he did not value the rare
objects the house contained. Cleve was
sold, the family silver sent to a mint
and turned into bullion, and the por-
traits were scattered and dehased
some being ignominiously used for fire
screens. TWO portraits started to Mis-
sissippi between two feather beds.
Alas, a violent rain soaked the beds
and the fine faces stuck to the ticks.
leaving two sadly peeled canvases to
tell a mournful tale.
Landon, son OF the King, built Sabine
Hall on patrimoniai land. and was the
youngest prince of the land royal He,
like brother Charles, married three
times, and one wife of each was
Byrd of Westover. Down came the
great estate in the family, and at last
the heir was a girl. and married Arm
listed Wexford. Esquire, and her Oldest
son. Carter Wexford. is now the master
OF Sabine Hall In this beautiful old
homestead with its velvet turf. Its
great trees, and its broad rich acres,
life must begin and end with a fuller
freer touch. Sabine Hall has many
windows, great spaces, and an air OF
plentitude and power. An Old road.
very shady, leads to II, and at the outer
gate is a lodge and picturesque negro
10 open the gate. The lawn rolls back
to the house with Its annual glory OF
leaf and grass. There have been many
births, marriages and deaths at Sabine
Hall. and as one stands in the garden
the ..snell-of- the-box" steals upon him
and his thoughts grow sweet and hazy
as the shadows lengthen and the nee
dies of sunlight retreat from the lawn
So Robert, the King, from the high
bluff at Corotonan. gazes up the long
winding river and rejoices at the pros
perity of Charles at Cleve and Landon
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Rappahannock and his face 10 the Po-
tonac and experiences exquisite sat
isfaction at Roberts prosperity at
Nomini, again he faces about and
thinks proudly OF John. well fixed at
Shirley. Of Anne enjoying ease and
plenty at Berkeley. of Elizabeth and
Judith, the most important ladies In
Gloucester, while Mary rules in kins
and Queen, and Lucy is mistress OF
notable homestead in King George
remarkable family recreating many
other remarkable families and homes
representing the best in virginia Snir-
ley and Sabine Hall are still In the
family, Carter's Creek and Ncwington
have burned, while at Berkeley, Rose
well, Cieve, and Eagles Nest, stran-
ger sits upon the Stuarts throne.
But to the old letters very ex-
ceuent reason for this long preludei
This package Of letters. worn. patched
and yeIlowed, were loaned me by
descendant of the King. / Mt the
Jagged pieces in and read and dream
until 1 creep back to Judith and the
King. Charles Carter. Of Cleve, son
Of the King. married Anne Byrd at
MISSIONER Everybody knows West
ove-). and had a fascinating daughter,
Maria. called Molly for short. who
is mixed up with the faded letters
MoIly's sister Judith married William
Burnett Brown. of New England.
descendant OF William Burnett OF &c
clcs!astscaI fame. And the frst letter
IS TO Molly. on a visit to sister Brown
in New England.
My Dear Molly:
.Rebecca RurweiI Is soon to render
Mr. JacqueIine Amber the most happy
Of -nortaIs. Miss Fairfax will shortly
wed Mr. Warner Washington. 81
Gloucester. What think you Molly OF
Is for az Does IL strike you as al
foretaer suifabie7 But can you hear
Of the vast number OF our sex about
10 change their state without eniistins
Yourself in this number cannot
think the young gentlemen OF New
England 50 vastly depraved IN tnef
wav OF thinking as not 20 have made
Won many applications OF That sort
I remember your grandmother told me
that you had great variety 81 suitors-
your snectionatc cousin.
"BEVERLY."
The next f. from her Uncle Byrd at
Westsver. and H. written IN NOVEMBER.
1855.
y vas in great hopes. as well as
vour aunt ard grandmother. that you
would have given rs the pleasure OF
your company az Westover ere now.
ana would have rejoiccd In the op-
portunify % conveying TO you my ar
lection. Report informs US that you
are going to Be married very soon
I wish D. had been agreeable 20 you
to give some % your friends mere no
fice II 70. because We think ourselves
interested tn your happiness.
~. Arnistcad is a young gentleman