Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16

of youth and the '"
eternity of bronze,
guarding the metal verse that has made
his name immortal. And as you read,
the bronze lettering seems to pulse with
life and, somehow, to register each
word on your brain.
Like another John the Baptist, the
hero of 1912 stands out as the fore
runner of victory peace and national
prosperity, and it comes to you that
the words of the anthem you are read
ing will never again blur in your mind.
Try it once and see.
The cemetery itself is so spiritually
beautiful, so green with freSh-mown
grass. so gay with flowers, so shaded
! with forest trees, with everlasting blue
walled mountains beyond. and so spot
lessly free of faded mementoes or neg
lected stones that. if all the ceme-
teries of all the country were to enter
a beauty contest. the name of Freder-
ick's place of sleep and silence. like
that of Abou Ben Adhem. would un-
doubtedly lead all the rest.
y X
WHILE in Frederick you will per-
| w haps like to renew acquaintance
/ with Barbara Frietchie and get new.
| human size lights on her history, as
| provided by the reconstructed home by
| the side of Carroll Creek. A tablet on
| the bridge marks the site of the orig
! inal dwelling. which was destroyed by
| the flow of the water.
/ Apart from the discussion as to
| whether Dame Barbara ever waved the
Union flag in defiance of passing Con-
| federate soldiers-an argument that
/ started with Whittier's poem and still
crops up among visiting tourists-theTe
! is no doubt of Frederick's loyalty to
| the ancient lady. Her cap and shawl
| just looks at you from streets and
! stores and hotel Hobbies, and candies
/ named in her honor are advertised all
| over the town. After all, what do up
! holdings and denials amount to. since
| both sides must admit the power of
| the poet who created a heroine, and
! the loyalty of a town that perpetuateS
/ dramatic story. whether it be legend
| or fact.
The little house. stone-walled against
| the ever-encroaching creek. looks as if
| it had come out of story book, and
| is much more picturesque than the
! truly home of Barbara's day. Com
| mercially it must be good investment.
! since pilgrims visit it by thousands each
| year. A fee admits you. to the house
which is filled with the belongings that
! the little old dame loved-much of the
! furniture belonging to her grand
parents, who came from Germany.
| A special feature. of course. is the
| flag that Barbara waved at the risk
of her life. And. in keeping with that
| incident. is large picture of Stone
wall Jackson. who acclaimed to his out
ragged men. He who harms that old
gray head dies like dog" he sailor
| something like that.
! Set around. in cases. are mitts knitted
| By Barbara. sheets woven of pure flax
! and spun by her on the wheel nearby
! and. if you are interested in such things.
| pair of tuck combs that were on the
| DANES head during the 25 years she
| lay in the old churchyard, before her
reinterment in Mount Olivet Cemetery
not far from Francis Scott Key.
In Barbara's time people drank coffee
from their SaucerS. and a china set
shows blue china plates to place the
cups on. Another gone-by custom is
revealed in an oval bit of mother-of-
pearl butter faster" with which house.
best of everything. even the flag def,
is big, shaded blue Staffordshire china
coffee pot from which Barbara, as a
girl, served coffee to Gen. George Wash
ington, in 1891, receiving from him. in
return Tor her hospitality. Lowestoft
china bowl. placed alongside the coffee
pot. Also there is diary. proof that
Barbara-then Miss Hauer-recalled
seeing Washington. Gen. Gage and
other historic notables in Frederick.
where they were banqueted after the
Revolutionary War.
Two such great events, taking in
Americas two great wars. give to any
one woman more than her fair share of
hltf oil
personally the most important happen
ing in Dame Barbara's life was her
marriage, at 40, to John Casper
Frietchie, who was only 26. She was
a widow a1d 81 years old at the time
of the f1ag&incident. and her granite
shaft gives "96'' as the date of her
death. AS in the tribute to Francis
Scott Key, there is a bronze record of
the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier.
which seems to dare any attempt at
disbelief in the incident that has given
immortality to the ancient dame OF
Frederick town.
\ SIGHT SEEING drive will give you
an idea of the beauty and wealth
of the old city and a glimpse of many
once notable homes. One manor. with
slave quarters in the rear, belonged to
administered the oath of Office to Abra-
ham Lincoln when he became President.
and large white residence outside the
town was the birthplace of Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley, claimed by
Frederick as the hero of Santiago in
the war with Spain. AS others demand
that honor in behalf of Admiral Samp-
son, the event seems as debatable as
the case of Barbara Frietchie and her
flag. And, after all. what does it mat
ter. since both have sailed the sea of
eternity and. as Schley himself said,
There Is glory enough for all?
At one corner you will notice a street
post of Revolutionary cannon made in
the Catoctin Furnace, in Frederick
County. which was placed in its present
peaceful pose in 1874. On the road to
Frederick you pass Catoctin Manor and
grounds, including nine-hole golf
course
Having had your glimpse of the
beauty. wealth and historic aristocracy
OF Frederick, you whiZ your way up
and up until you reach the crisp SUM-
shine and near-primeval silence of the
Blue Ridge, where fortnight of rest is
TO refresh you for your year of work
to come.
There are lovely homes perched on
1ungle-green hilltops and along forest
shaded roads. The natives are as
school-fpished as city folk below in
the valley and beyond: but business
has its own quaint way of handling
spelling book and grammar, with these
for small Illustrations:
Two Washington sisters, who have a
Summer home in the green heart of a
mountain. hired workman to do some
odd jobs around the house. He was an
intelligent worker, but his perfectly nice