Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-09-02
From The .f.ssricnn Ear,n.r.


From The .fiasricaa Farmer.
LAFAYETTE ON HIS F.nN---L, yerv tb;rc
connected with the patriarch OLA Grange e
interesting 10 the American people. for whose
independence he came, when a stfiplss. Ia
hghi by the side Of Wasiingto ton: whose con
tdenee he always enjoyed. and whose y;r-
tu-s - has rs constantly emulated Hence.
We are induced 10 offer the following extract
from familiar letter written by an American
lady IA France, 10 her husband in America.
giving some account of his farm, but without
any idea or It's beng published Such de-
taiis sometimes serve. SIS well 30 more public
acts and duties, to illustrate the individual
n,aa. ard to soma of our readers thew may
prove mere interesting than political specula.
tons.
La GRANGE, May 90. iss0-.-The weather
has been so wet sine have here. that yester
day was the first day could get out. The
dear old oeneral'eok me entirely thronghi.is
farm yard; you can have no idea Of the ner
iect manner IN which his cattle are taken
care Of the comfortable houses and beds.
The cleanliness and regularity of fec ding. are
astonishing lie has here flock OF 400 CT
lhe hncsf nerlno sheep, all Of which saw
turned out, attended by two shepherds and
ours, generally, and are treated more Ike hu
n'an beings than bru:ss They are turned out
Inthe morning, and broughtin in the heator
she day, fed, suffered 10 rest certain time
and again turned out until sunset. when they
! are pm W lor The night. In one of The sta
eles there arc - eoTs aud hulls The
veal they have here Is the whiiest, latest and
incest ever saw. The calves are attended
| by women, and iaiteaed by peculiar pro-
'ney give thern eggs, four day 10 each
eali' winch arc put down their throats whole
ms, with their allowance of milk. | atn told
iattens them IN very short time. Each
cow IS confined with halter OF sufficient
length to let them lie at their ease: their hides
arc nicer and cleaner than many of our gen
aenens carriage horses In another stable
were thirteen cows, amongst which were
those OF the Devon breed, given him nv MIR.
Patterson OF Baltimore; also nine half crown
caves, all, as tie told me, were of The same
Stock The horses in the Generals stables
are attended with equal care. There were
| IN me stables fifteen horses. besides his car
rage horses, and three doukevs--one large
one Tor farm use, the othertwo for the young
ladies' and children 70 ride: ! assure you they
30 qaits pieassntiy,as yesterday rode one all
round The park, and 10 the lake The pig
containing great number Of hogs of ali siz
IS ages and breeds, bot the one you gave the
General 10 the largest ever seen and IS much
more esteemed than any Of the others. The
General relates with much apparent pleasure.
mat an English Farmer Of great wealth and
Ikno"fedse, on seeing this hog, said-Wel,
lSir you may boast OF having the finest boar
that syer was sent from England-and would
tscareely believe him when, with pride. he told
lhim, il came from the United States and not
from England. The farm yard is a vary
large square, with buildings extending re1nd
1T. Tie house for the sheep oceupics an en-
tire side of the square; the buildings are ell
OF stone, and built as If to endure forever.
The General has great variety or birds,
tpoultry, and American deer, all provided with
tho incest possible accommodations. Were
you here, am sure you might designate ma
my things that would be valuable for our far
fners to know. They make cheese here, as
well as the finest butter ! ever tasted. The
dsiry IS admirably arranged, indeed the whole
IS pattern farm; the General appears TO take
great pleasure an IT; hs walks as ncarly over
It every morning as he can. Since bis fall
on the lee, he canRo. ride on horseback, which
IS great pity, as he was very fond OF that
exercise. and was in the habit of riding en-
Il trely over his farm when the weather admit
tied You can have no idea Of the beneyo-
'ence Of this good old man. There are al
least twenty poor families who are daily sup.
Iplied from La Grange with every thing that
make them comfortable, besides I know not
how many others are provided for.
I'm old Tsojaa "A few days ago, Land
rerrapin was found alive in a field in tbs
county af Calpepper, marked with Abe mi
iials OF q geptlemsn's name. in the year i77s
more than 81 years age.--1'he gentleman
himself hiss been dead about 40 ve.rsi-'rbi,
is another fact to prove The longevity Of THU
ispeeies of anmsls--anA the psrssnenee o
, bis shel.-He is now taken into ths house
butindulgencea and ease, &laziness. may con.
! tribute to shorten his days. Was this old patd
arch able to tell Of the events which have pas
sed during bis generation, what accounts
would he give US Of bloody ware, ani bril-
lhant pesce-Slpart rtrigss aud political rev
loluiions.--Fsedr. ,4rmS.