The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-19
C0MMUNGcATgON-F5, III p,,gr,aa.
THE PRESIDENCY ).
May To-

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THE pkESEl ESGI No. ..
In pursuing H. disgusting task at tracins
~ the history IT the cllrars which nripina,
ted ia the Eaton aud kfemer rnn,uiypry tho
mind Of The writer has often bfen nle.sau,l,
relieved, by the recurrence Of n story which
il brings 10 his recollection and which b,,.
ing the same foundation in truth win rLat
If AIe,srs Eaton and krene,.>. and ennaI
or higher Il inns 10 pul,iic notice and rnuG-
Ience, the writer begs leave bare 10 reneat.
This facelions story was related lo himself
~ n few Others, bv the inventor. in one al tho
southern state, not lonsaller the close of the
lafe war with Great Britain. II Wa AZ =
time when the price Of cottnu ,,,s rnin,u.Iy
hi III in thai fae HoDrisbing couutrv mud IN
difficulty of getting tiint va,uable article +,
market was greatly incroa.pd bv In. .nxie.
~ each planter felt I, Get his oun an
FIRST. aud the roads bpin copsi.otIy ocrn.
piei by thu busy hDr,rs mad WAGONS in a
season of wet weather. had become almo.t
impassable. This state OF thinss orcasioned
some disasters. and gave ri o. 10 much bsrn,.
enterpriz. dor. IN time o great need aud
Difficulty, we can have :" H. Iops of The ,rLj9
As well as The slp0rd,'Y wbirI, were celelrb.
ted with a sigh, a her, a song, or a nlpa,ant
story. as The case ,vonId ip,tifv or r,n ,,,..
II wa4 during the perpIfxipg Jif5foIii,s al
The nlaoters. which fbfngp,y fb.m ~ much
,ainf,l an,ic,v sc dne. mann ,s, ,,ros,loni,al
,.1.c,inn ,bat Tho urr,f.r ~, N fo,, ,,I.,,.
friends walled in,o the co,ntin., roam of
r,rb and boqpitahIe mstrha.i ,,ho I,v,d j.;
nn,,.h;o,, 'ro,ntr,, y,Il,,, ann aft.,no,,,
Tor anu-enent. The merchant WAS nom
anmp but we were fully compensated for
his absence. by the good hnmaur, vi,acity
and wit ,f hi, chief clsrk s,e,,,Iaiion, an
tho nricn of cottop-the nacos.if. aud i,,.,,,g-
sibiIitv az ..tti,o II ia I'll, d,,,,n. nj
Iosi,r t,,,r lest H.. nri,, sLo,faLoI,e, -
Ia ain ore.ter dapyar nf e,,bsrI,;,, ~,
an . ,ce,,n Of mud comnI,ieiv ener0s.ed
.nhlic attention. E.eh of thcse s9liccIs
,vpre o,entinned and disri,s.pd in onr Iule
c;rclp and tho da,,gers aud o.r,,,as al como
,,h b,dtb. tonerityin rt,, tbn ,iss ,,ar.
a ,rneshl, r.ropptad Eirti,u ,v,s ,l.asap,.
~ blended with fac, aud h,fb set off Ia In.
hoe, ad,a,,.,e for iIn a,o,,.o,n.nt ,r tbo
cn,,ra,, }Jr w tho C,,lt1t ronra.ant,.
90 -. ann at,s.at f,;5,,5 ,,,,a ,nso nd.
s,',,J ,ba .,,s,.,o, NM, ,..'.,,ns If b,s oanlo..
a,,d f,aoI, danl, ,s,i,,l5ts.a ,,4
h, ;otes haJ ;ns, ,o,n4oeI rom - .
an MO- asL,{ ia, ,,,,',r,ho s,,,,,,,, ,.hat
NM, ~, =, ,h. 49,, ~ ,o,,,,,,
mi tho cianeo IF ootfi,,, re- n,,.Ls, rLe
,,ri., NJ ~ stat'7d Mid, g Pa ne -,
,bn ,,,snra If qei,ing !, 10 marIe,.a Fa said
:. ma ,yonII s,ate n few facts fr,m ,yLi,h
all n;rbl ;ndgs for themeelvss II, con,in.
na,;nn he s,al.d .tas he went down :, ,yas
had onon,h g. bnt IN bi.retnrn nnc5 worse. p,
that WIN ne came INTO The lane lea,jro
fror, - = he found Ar rs ,5.aa5
,a;rna dawn. Il hsJ heeo lbs,c ne,r tp.o
a.vs and one n,,,je I;le tbe lr,-bnan, =
COW h al come mn miss;,g and several o,bers
rr,nnIed Wben he 90, mn Ia mar Als
II he fonnd souire ~ wauyon and fac
team of mules. IN the mud np 10 the root
If the tail hut tbn driyer ond team
had been do On So ofenaod eam,Ie,e,y head
aud ears in the mud. land thers ,lnrkA thai