Another was clearly enough a Colonial proprietor, a heavily built man of middle age, purple faced, and wearing the broad hat with uplifted brim characteristic of Virginians.

I passed these by with a glance, my attention concentrating upon the other two--a middle-aged young man, and a young woman standing side by side.

The former was a dashing looking blade, of not more than forty, attired in blue, slashed coat, ornamented with gilt buttons, and bedecked at collar and cuffs with a profusion of lace.

A saffron colored waist-coat failed to conceal his richly beruffled shirt, and the hilt of a rapier was rather prominently displayed.

Such dandies were frequently enough seen, but it was this man's face which made marked contrast with his gay attire.