Evening star., 1921-02-20

Analostan Island to the Ross
lyn shore may seem to some
Of you drab ana embarrassing text
for a set Of "rambles." But the writ
er Of these lines feels that the struc-
ture OF which these rocks are the
ruin and the association of that
structure with the carly history Of
|Georgetown and Washington may be
Of sufficient interest to hold your mo-
tice for a few moments. That notice
will fully reward the Rambler for the
work of setting down this sketch. He
knows that many persons who pick
up a newspaper, even on sunday. hope
to be thrilled, and he knows that they
can find no thrill in a ruined dan Nnd
causeway at home. II the ruined dam
and GausswaX we're In nhfgnan';ssan snn;n !;
would be q thing to read about and to
talk over at the next meeting Of thH
club. the circle or the mutual IN
provement society for the discussion
Of uselsss subjects: But = mere home
Sometimes the Rambler regrets that
he cannot cater more strongly to the
modern and popular taste. But the
best he can do Is to give you pictures
Of old houses. old bridges. scenes.
IL
have associations with early Amerl-
can life and manners. &
Tho Rambler feels sorrow that hs
cannot tickle fancy for stories abaut
the elopement Of a beautiful girl ana
her clandestine marriage in a high
powered" car at o'clock in the morn
ing with a rich society man and
popular club fellow. He would like to
be able to write stories In hifalutin
adjectives about beautiful chorus
girl. who. after serving as an ar.
lists model. opened a manicure shop,
and then met Sappie Vermicelli,
pnly son OF old Miilion-Dollar Jones.
Yes, the Rambler would like to tell
you how Sappie's mother. who hung
out washing on q tenement roof be-
fors she got her diamonds. eyed her
dausahter-in-'aw through gold-rimt
med lorgnettes and then coldly turned
her proud bare back upon her, and
how old Mnlion-Doll3r Jones, who
shoveled mud out Of the James Creek
canal and boiled discarded mules at
the fertilizer factory near Giesboro
before he struck it rich. glared at
Sappie for marrying SO far beneath
the social standing of the family.
But the Rambler cannot write these
stories. and hnds that such small tall
ent as is his must be given to old
roads. old homesteads. old families
and old records. Sometimes the man
who writes these narratives feels
that he has fallen SO far behind the
demand that he thinks Of taking the
old Rambler out into a lonely bit of
pines. bidding him farewell. turning
him loose. coming back to the city
and writing stories about how Mar
garilia Van Der Swell, beautiful
society belle, who got famous by
throwing a kiss from the third-story
window Of her house at the Prince OF
Wales when he rode by. cut open q
can Of beans with 2 diamond pointed
uan -opener which lshe wore a. q
beans and got the can stuck in her
throat
But the Rambler finds it necessary
to turn back to the old dam and
eauseway. After reeiting the long
and active debate which the plan
Of 1se4-5, he promised to give to you
the deed which John Mason. then
owner OF Analestan Island by inheri-
tance from his father, George Mason
OF Gunston Hall. made to the corr
was recorded November 2s, 1906. ana
10 among the land records Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. II was signed by
John Mason and Thomas Corcoran,
mayor Of Georgetown. and Witnessed
by Richard Parrot and John OFT. JUS
t1ces of the peace. Thomas Corcoran,
the father Of W. w. Corcoran, was
born in Limerick. Ireland. in 1854:
settled in Georgetown in 1873, and
engaged in business there with his
uncle. William Wilson, after whom
w. W. Corcoran was named. In 1891,
on behalf Of the citizens Of George
town. ne presented an address to
President washington. who had come
70 negotiate with Robert Peter. sam
uel Davidson. David Burnes. Motley
Young and Daniel Carroll and others
FOR larda desired for the site OF the
Canital city Of the United States.
President Jefferson appointed Thon-
As Corcoran a magistrate and MEM
her Of the levy couvt which posttiors
he held until his death in 1SSA. In
1923 he was appointed postmaster ot
Georgetown. and held that Office until
his death. being succeeded by his son
James CorcorAn. Thomas Carcoran
was mayor from 1908 to 1905 1sas
70 1911. 1912 to 1913 ard 1913 70 1914
Richard Parrott. one Of tho witnesses
70 the deed. VAS once the owner at
PARROTS woodsi which is now Oak
Hill cemetery. 'arrott's woods was
the site Of q ropt walk. and at q lstep
period became tna At the populap
Nicric groves about WashinGton, ",
W, Corcaran hcnRht flfteen acsAs OF
the tract IN HAT from I.Avts Wask-
ineton and rave that heau.v spet 10
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