The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27


| greeted by grinning skull and quite frequently a
IL whole skeleton. AthO than fifty years have
passed since the trenches and earthworks this
field erected, they still in such good con-
lMRRoH dition that only few minutes work would be
qured to fit them for of The earth works
Seven Pines not the only Richmond there
large earhwork battery" is sometimes called
south side of the that whn the city limits
whole city in almost any direction CO. may
the old batteries" On the south bank of the river three
miles below the city earhwork that stands the
and extends unbroken line for almost five miles, inside
between this earth work and the city series of redoubs
batteries; of which enclose much II of
ground while others enclose but All these old batter
les fine condition and in spite of the purpose
which they erected really quite pleasing look
the earth dug and piled in continuous heap, forming
canal the outer face of the mound the mound itself
usually reaching the height of fifteen twenty The
earthworks built in forms; square, while
others have eight anges each of these angles
emplacement for while the rfemen scattered
along the mound The front of the mound
full of water that enemy did succeed reaching
it, he would have to order reach the the mound
parapet Certainly easy task with
him from behind the parae Each of these old earthwoks
named for noted Confederate officer Those
city batteries Bee Walker and Lee Eight miles
low the city and situated what known Dreweys Bluff
old Fort Darling The old Fort has been
park and may be reached by electric by
from the CITY, The boat Offering the enjoyable trip The
Fort Park as will call it, is bluff that rises almost
perpendicular from the river bank height 200 feet The
park itself level for miles the side, while short
distance above the old FORT the ground slopes down small
that fed by several springs within the park. The
boat landing the mouth of this creek and visitors arrv
ing by this route obtains fine view of the bluff from the
On top of the bluff and the park for several
miles, both down the While doing
ing when the park being laid OUT large SHE'LL eleven
ches in diameter unearhed This old she'll which had fail
ed explode ho to have been fired by of the old
monitors that formed the United States Navy during the
Civil War. The services of officer obtained
called the head percussion the back of the old
she'll uncrewed and large quantity of black powder
On testing of the powder it found
very servcabe condition. certainly credit the who
made it, number of graves short distance from the park
point that aho Conedeates succeeded turning
back Union gunboa the victory paid for with lives
of great many % this point have said nothing
the people of Richmond There be impress
prevalent among the people of the north that every south
flowing te broad brimmed hat and Prince Albert
and that these gentlemen always dropping their
RS" This in my opinion false impression think the
people Richmond be taken good type average
southerner have always found them polite and courteous
and unlike of their northern neighbours they always
find time direct stranger without being brusque The low
for not ambitious in the way of
obtaining education; aho Richmond has fine system
public schools and colleges There separate schools
negroes and whites also churches and theatres.
There is a certain amount of prejudice among the
whites and the cooed people, but this to be more pro-
among the lower classes While the negro
caed with as equal many negro physicians
lawyers who called on professional way by
white families in the city One that has
died out young gaants seenading their lady loves
the fellow fortunate enough have good himself
either gets few friends to do his singing failing this
he always the services of the
To be erenaded be rather pleasant for the young
lady being honored but very likely that the neigh
bors have ideas of their the subject Last,
small factor of the population the old darkes who
slaves. At my home have old Aunte for cook. Her
name Jennie and to she Aunt Jennie Aunt Jennie
quite character. She was polite and
very digned She always white cloth tied her
head impossible her hairs and when she
busy in the Kitchen she had clay pipe in her mouth
asked her day how old she her reply honey
ali don know" She always had quaint and humorous
story tell One of her best had to do with time when
was slave she living with her husband cabin her
masters plantation It that her hubby had been
after dark and spirited shoat belonging his
He had reached home when of their neghbors
ed unexpectedly give them house warming The shoat
was hastily under the bed and the guests made welcome
while a Jennie