Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-19

a woman, of course-who has learned
d piece Of poetry written by George
Cohan or Lew Dockstader will rup-
ture the happiness Of an occasion by
springing something like this: I'm
the language of Cicero"-and then,
tDingle dangle dongle, bingle bangle
bonglew He puts the blame on Cicero
because 1t sounds so much more coll
tegionary to quote Cicero than Lew
pockstader. Jack Haverly. Billy En-
srson. Charlie Backus;, Dave n,u VAN n
Thatcher, Primrose and West. Per-
haps he could not tell you whether
Cicero was member of the Virginia
house of burgesses or sachem or
the Piscataway Indians. So. the Ram
poetical quotations on how hard it Is
to say farewell to bit of country.
1t is the Goose creek country to
which the Rambler is about to bid
well is rather in the nature of au
revoir and not goodbye. He is pass
ing today over that old road which
leads from the Chantilly neighbor--
hood, the Waxpool neighborhood and
many other districts no nor ward
burg pike-a road which crosses the
I.oudoun and Hampshire railroad at
Belmont station. 1t was the first
Goose creek road into which the feet
Of the Rambler strayed when he en-
tered this region late last summer.
On the present walk he came to q
familiar dip in the road. where 1t
is the wont of little branch to flow
or ooze through the thick woods and
on toward Goose creek. In crossing
there. When the Rambler came upon
this spot last summer he was weary
dog-tired is good phrase. the not
and heavy August air and the long
miles had worn upon him. Also thirst
parched him, but no spring seemed
nigh and a house was far away. In
pioneer days man could have drunk
from this little branch or from Goose
creek with safety. but In a settled
country to drink from ,rs strange ing,
formed by the sluggish little branch
overspread a part of the road. Some
gum trees, whose star-shaped leaves
had not been touched by an autumn
tint. cast their shade there
Cuthbert and his son Burr settled
in what was then Stafford county, on
the northern side Of Chappawamsic
creek, near Dumfries, and there today
Is the old estate. called Chappawam-
sic. with its quaint old graveyard.
where once lived and now rest the
first members of this Harrison fam
fly. so far as known, to come to Vir-
Einia. Old deeds in Stafford and
Prince William counties show that In
the latter part of the seventeenth CEN
fury large tracts of land on Chappa-
wamsic creek were granted to Burr
Harrison. The Harrisons, Powells,
Elzeys and Lees are all closely re-
lated by marriage. Cuthberts son
Burr married Mrs. Mary Smith, widow
Of Edwin Smith, but the date of the
marriage Is not known. Burr was
member OF the house Of burEesses,
Ind In April, 1890. he and Giles Van
herville were sent as ambassadors to
barley with the P!scataway Indians
bf Maryland, whose chief village was
fifteen miles below Washington, on
what we still call Piscataway creek.
the village being on or close to the
Site Of Fort Washington.
Burr had two sons, William and
Thomas. William married Sarah
Hawley. Thomas. who was born Sep
tember 7, 1865, had signed his name
to petition in 1900 asking the royal
governor of Virginia for adequate
protection for settlers against the In
dams. then numerous and trouble
some in the Potomac country below
where Washington city stands Other
distinguished names to that petition
were those of John Washington, no
doubt the great-grandfather of
George Washington; Rice Hooe, an
cestor OF a large and influential FAM
tly, and George Mason, who was prob
son Of Gunston Hail. Thomas Harri-
sor son Of Burr, had four sons.
r ey were Burr. Cuthbert, Thomas
and william. He also had three
dal,' hters. Sarah Elizabeth. Frances
p ~ Anne Frances. Cuthbert married
Haon. Sarah Elizabeth married