Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-23
nv FLETCHER & TOLEH.

/ admitted. You an have 10 idea of the beney.
! olence of this god old man. There are al
least twenty pootfames VINO a,e daily sup
piled from La Grigge win every thing that
can make them omiortable, besides know
no, how many othgs that are provided for.
am quite sdSrsed at the freedom with
which all in trnee speak of the klng. his
ministers, add vi lphlic affairs. had soppo-
sed that IN mharchy. people were AFRAID
TO open their moahs. This country appears
to be on the eve o some crisis. The kng.
do not imagine thu am going to urn politi.
clan you know lhaie politics, bu, though,
you would like to hear a little OF the current
news.
Fora descripiiol ofthe Lafayette family I
refer you 10 Mr.. Nh, The more see OF
them, the more admire aud love them.
| Just before dinnIr on he day wrote You
| last, we heard of iee al que OF the villages a
lew miles of. You atesdy know that each VII
| lage in France has tiannuul feie, some oilener.
! Whilst at dinner the kpueTals travelling Car
rage was prepared tir us, aud rie four young
ladies, the four boys, and myself ~, out TO, the
| village, where we srrissa just heiofe sinsei,
and found all the peasants assembled. and as
happy as possible. All were daocing, Old aud
yong, SOME am sure old enough 10 be great
! erandmOthers. Iney had chosen an odd place
! for their amusement along side the church aud
buryng ground, II was nevertheless pleasant
spectacle 10 see so many human beings enjoy
ing day of Innocent amusement, apparenlly
50 happy.
Yesterday the first of June, the Ladies wers
going to pay visit ia the neis hborhood. aud
dpar al SpH hat flp n =
should be got ready immediately. and that he
would himself take me to shaw me some im-
provemenis on his tarm, before the time tor
paying The visit. His grand daughters and |
accompanied BIN, and had most agreeable
rIde-he showed me IA meadow III bedniliul
order, that had been but an mproducilye
| swamp. The water he had collected ,nlo large
ponds or small lakes, Supplied by Two coplouS
springs, which are finally empied into Que
large riyu'er In each Of these ponds he has
left three or four small islands, with beautiful
clumps of lrees--on their margin are plctur-
esque and agreeable walks. He then took Inc
TO show me bis ice house, which is made after
the cheap aud plain American plan--he says
hat IN this country they make their ice houses
vrry extensively, and that they do not Keep the
ice nearly as we'll ss ours.
|
Ihursday-This morning we have been To
VISIT pour oomerYille's tonb-it is very neat
aud Appropriated VIII describe II .cua,l Y
when we mePt-we 4 So visited the lwo orphan
OF poor schools, when are supported on the
! estaIe by the Baidy eite iamuy-one Tor boz )
! The other Tor girs. Tie ehIidren and ielch 5
all Appeared delighted Ht seeing MIR. d. ".
| Lafayette as soon AS we were seatrd, one OF
the little girls stood up anh repeated so'oe very
! affecting E,ench lines thanlting him for his
beneVo'ence 10 rescuing them irum want and
"retchedress ne kissed the little gil on both
| checks, when hall dozen little ones, as II jra-
| io"s. came up and held their faces Tor The same
! honor. You cannot easily believe how much
! The whole family is beloved, and how rouch
they do forthe poor-lheir sinaion IN ths re-
| spect Is enyiabie.