Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . o z c e4 rivers expanse before me, vi-ith its flitting shadows, its sails, and passing it was a leisurely stroll along the pebbly shore, or boating in the still watersthat beguiled me, and sometimes it was straying over the site of the old Indian town ofAsasomeck, looking for arrow heads, javelin points, fragments of pottery, and other re-mains of the ancient dwellers. OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 81 One serene evenin
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . o z c e4 rivers expanse before me, vi-ith its flitting shadows, its sails, and passing it was a leisurely stroll along the pebbly shore, or boating in the still watersthat beguiled me, and sometimes it was straying over the site of the old Indian town ofAsasomeck, looking for arrow heads, javelin points, fragments of pottery, and other re-mains of the ancient dwellers. OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 81 One serene evening, as the parting rays of the setting sun were fading beyond thehills I joined a boating party for an excursion to the opposite shores of Maryland,my Maryland. A delightful ride over a stretch of two miles of the still watersbrought us to the head of Broad Bay, where we landed, and then walked in thetwilight a short distance up the valley to an ancient chapel, erected in the time whenall the surrounding region was a part of the realms which owned the rule and sway ofthe king of Old England. Within the walls of this chapel, our Washington, Lord. Fairfax, and many other noted men of that time were wont to worship. Jvlany ge-nera-tions of its congregations are lying under the crumbling stones of the briar growngraveyard, and as I pondered wher-e so often had been read that last solemn ritual ofdust to dust, many a vision tiitted before me, of happy bridals and solemn fun^eraitrains of the dead past ot the long ago. As w€ turned in pensive mood from the sacred place., the full moon was up and beam- cVI SOME OLD HISTORIC LANDMARKS ing brightly on the still waters of the grand old river to light us back on our homewardway. The sketch of my outing would be incomplete, if I failed to mention a sail down theriver to Fort Washington and also a ride over the electric road to Mount , did you ever climb to the heights of the old fort? If not it is worth a jour-ney to do so. G
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