Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-08-11


years. For a long time past il has
been occupied by colored people. II
will now be torn down-and so pass
es another landmark in Shepherds
town.
George Fayman had a family of
sons who were talented in many ways.
They left the old home and found their
way to various places throughout the
country. Wells Fayman went to
Kansas. William Fayman found his
life's work in New York, where for
many years he was manager of a ia
nous hotel in that city and a large
summer resort on the seashore near
by. James Fayman remained in Shep-
herdstown, occupying the big house,
with its large gardens and lawns ana
its delightful fruit. II may be that
Observers mind mellows as he thinks
OF the apples that grew there some for
ty years ago, but he really believes that
there never was anything better in
the way of apples than those luscious
June apples, the summer-reds, the
barn house, the paradise and other
summer and fall varieties, to say Moth
ing of the good old pippins and rambos
and other winter apples. There was
an abundant supply of fruit Of every
sort about this place, and with the
many hooks and corners in which to
play and the little brook flowing
through the yard, it was an ideal place
for the children Of a half century ago,
and they used it freely, for Mr.. and
Mrs Fayman were kind and gentle and
their boys and girls simply delightful
playmates. 1t is something of COIN
cidence that in this year of our Lord, so
long after the time of which we write,
the woman's club of Shepherdstown is
using it as playground through the
courtesy Of its present owner, Miss
Helen Pendlepn.
James Fayman had four sons and
four daughters, and We doubt il ever a
family in this town possessed more
personal pulchritude than they. The
boys were all handsome and the girls
beautiful. Fannie, the Oldest, was tall
and slender and rich in real coloring
such as God gives to his favored chill
dren- Maggie was of different type
plump and rosy, with enhancing
dimples and twinkle in her eye tn 1t
showed the life and fun that Just
naturally bubbled from her merry
heart. Emma was the youngest, and
she too was a beauty, with dark hair
and eyes and liveliness of spirit that
added to her attractiveness But
Ella! What a rare beauty she wasl A
pure blonde, with a complexion like
a ripened peach, hair as spun gold,
eyes like sapphres-bluer than the
sky itself-with dimples and soft
curves and perfect features, adorable
freckies-if ever there was a prettier
girl we should just like to see her. OF
a merry disposition, smiling and sweet
and gracious, she was nved and ad-
mired by US all, but was unspoiled by
the affection she inspired and as long
as she lived was the same dear, unaf-
fected girl. Ella has been dead these
many years, but her lovely image will
not be forgotten by those who knew
and loved her in the long ago. The
three other girls still live, and one of
the boys, but none has home in Shep-
herdstown any longer, they having
married and moved away and the old
place having long since passed into
other hands.
How Observer rambles on when he
gets to writing on favorite topic.
Gentle reader, please do not find fault
with his reflections on the happy days
Of long ago.