. Historic towns of the Southern States. BARBARA FRITCHIE. rial. cember 3, 1766, she had come, as BarbaraHauer, to Frederick so many years beforethat on the occasion of the visit of GeneralWashington in 1791 and a ball given in hishonor, she loaned some of her choice china Frederick Town 97 to adorn the table, and his Excellency dranka cup of tea poured from her yet carefullycherished teapot. She and her husband, JohnFritchie, a glover, had long lived in a smallhouse adjoining the creek which was demol-. HOME OF BARBARA FRITCHIE. ished after one of the perilous floods to whichthe stream was fo
. Historic towns of the Southern States. BARBARA FRITCHIE. rial. cember 3, 1766, she had come, as BarbaraHauer, to Frederick so many years beforethat on the occasion of the visit of GeneralWashington in 1791 and a ball given in hishonor, she loaned some of her choice china Frederick Town 97 to adorn the table, and his Excellency dranka cup of tea poured from her yet carefullycherished teapot. She and her husband, JohnFritchie, a glover, had long lived in a smallhouse adjoining the creek which was demol-. HOME OF BARBARA FRITCHIE. ished after one of the perilous floods to whichthe stream was formerly subject. On the op-posite side of the creek is a tiny park, with adeep, cool spring which is often called by hername, and from which many a weary soldierdrank. She was of the Reformed faith, andher devotion to the Union cause was almost 98 Frederick Town passionate. Small hospitality had she for thetired Confederate who sometimes dropped fora moments rest upon her stoop. Such vis-itors were shown her cane, and in most vigorousSaxon were invited to move on. It was saidthat just before the battle of South Mountain,as the Union troops were passing her Reno, seeing her venerable welcoming-face, asked her age. Ninety-six ! Boys, give three cheers forninety-six ! he cried, and so rode on to hisdeath. Perhaps she waved a small flag at him,but this one thing we know, that until BarbaraFritchie, who died on the i8th of December ofthat year, and Stonewall Jackson met inWhittiers stirri
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