Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-21
HISTORY oFACouNTRy VILLAGE.

As the hisioTv goes IN the Stale Olive VIII
say Observation-Disclosures existed in times past,
very hourishing village, which, from
lis being situated IN n remote corner oil the
state had but very little foreign trade, and the
villagers were consequently 10 the habit of
manufacturing almost all articles OF domestic use
themselves MIR. Koran supplied his neghbors
with hats Mr.. Snip, the tailIor made coats
aud mister Crispin made shoes. In short the
blacksmith, the carpenter the cabinet maker,
The silversmllh. all found employment, and sup
ported their families in ease 4 competence. Inc
schoolmaster the doctor, the lawyer, The printer,
the barber Il the pafson, furnished sufficient
patronage among them aud all together gave
a profitable business 10 the grocer, aud 10 the
dealer in fancy aitGes. The farmers for twenty
miles round, fell the general effects OF this vii
lagos prosperity. They found ready market
for their corn AID pork, and flour md butter
and beef; and even the good woman derived
rortional advantage from The prosperity OF
Others. She found difficulty IN exchanging
her poultry aud her eggs, and the productions
0 her loom for cash. and sugar and tea, or to-
hacco ani snuf, if she happened to prefer
those articles, some good women will
aud was never at loss Tor new bonnet.
But time effects changes every where. lne
lawyer went 10 Boston, aud found he could OBJ
tnin coat for less sum than he was Ia the
habit of paying Mr.. Snip, the village tailor. 1t
vas his interest he thought, TO buy on thu cheap
est terms: So he bought his coats at Boston,
it became fashionable md all the villagers fol-
lowed his example. They were not to be tax
ed, they said. for the benefit of Mr. Snip. 1 he
tailor lost his business-mort2aged his house
10 the lawyer--became bankrupt, aud moved
away IL was socn after found that Hats could
be purchased al Boston, cheaper than Mr.. Ro-
ran manufactured them So Mr.. Koran soon
LOST his business aud was obliged 10 follow the
tailor. The farmers found that they could
send to Boston Tor iheir furniture, their saddles
and brides, instead Of purchasing then MS
heretofore al the ysee.-Dr. Pestle sad he
cnuid huv better End cheaper shoes IN Boston,
than could he furnished by Mr.. Crispin. Thus,
one af er another, tue mechanics lost then busl-
nrss, aud so left the place. The Shopkeep-
crs soon followed their customers. AZ length
the barber found that saving the lawyer, The doc
tor, and the pafs0n, he had no Guns 10 sCrape
$50, in fit OF the blue devils, he drowned
himself in his own suds. What became Of the
Printer we could nevever ascertain. The
doctor finding none to take his pills, shifted his
quarters-so did the parson; aud in the end
The lawyer having monopol'zed all the READ
estate of his noighbors, by toreclosIng the mort
cages, found hinset the sole inhabItant of the
skeleton Of the once foursbing village ofFair-
town-and himself totally ruined by the utter
worthles.ness OF the property which he had ac-
qnred.
The farmers in the neghborhood no longer
found market for their corn and Their pork.
Whatever they ght raise above their own con
sumption, became worthless, because 1t could
not be sold. The good woman found no rur-
chaser for her butter, herspouIirs and her eggs.
he people had no means OF raising money tor
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those comforts which former Indulgence had
rendered necessary. They became poor run
ia debt, their lands suns IA valre, aud finally,
those who we're able moved away to some uew
purchase, perhaps.
Such is he history. as we heard it. Ii il is
no; authentic it is 10 fanlI Of ours hat still it
10 lust as good Tor our argument rs though II
were true, and furthermore, if ii is not now
true. ii way becDms So IN dozens IT Instances
# our citizens do not Loo. bettsr 10 lhs.r own
permanent Interests.