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 . he Chesapeake, which seems a sea of diamonds with its phosphores-cent lights scintillating under the twinkling stars. Virginia has nearly 2000 miles ofnavigable tide waters, abounding in fish and oysters and other luxuries of the sea. Along these beautiful valleys are some grand old mansions and magnificent planta-tions. At the gate of one of these old homes, we saw not long ago a relic of a pastage—an old decrepit darkey, leaning ag
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 . he Chesapeake, which seems a sea of diamonds with its phosphores-cent lights scintillating under the twinkling stars. Virginia has nearly 2000 miles ofnavigable tide waters, abounding in fish and oysters and other luxuries of the sea. Along these beautiful valleys are some grand old mansions and magnificent planta-tions. At the gate of one of these old homes, we saw not long ago a relic of a pastage—an old decrepit darkey, leaning against the fence looking with sad and wistfuleyes over the broad fields and beautiful grounds. Years had passed since I had beenin this part of old Virginia, and I had no idea of meeting any one I knew. He cameto me with feeble steps -and bent form; and as he looked back through the years of longseparation he called me to memory and through streaming tears, said. Lord,Massa, has you come back to deold home agin after so many long years? It was olduncle Ephraira. I asked what he was doing there. Laws, chil, I was just looking 72 SOME OLD HISTORIC LANDMARKS. IT WAS OLD UNCLE EPHRIAM
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