Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-29
Letter from Fa,rfs1 CANA.

CEsrHsViLLE' FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. =,
l9.-Tha atmosphere ls ~glorlou, ,.
Great clouds of every shape are slou,
ing their unearthly wulteness soai,.,
blue sky of the Northwestern hoo,
The invigoratiug air Of early autumn
ring the tree-,ops, tiuttering the wind
perry, and making itself merry anon,
tangled shining tresses Of frolickir, a..
hood. No discord Of sight or sspns
the dreamy trance-like happioess Of al
rounding inanimate existence. Snr..
and shade, earth and sky, air and u,.
mutely motion US to pause aud admlra
through them the fountain above ad,,.
A gentleman of public spirit and ;,,.r.
gence, remarking upon the probable
provement Of so beautiful d location, ra,..,
ly express himself as greatly surp,j...
the absence of schools. "Cbn,c,..
Schools" said be, Should mutually o,,,'
to unite 10 the progressive improvems..s
the rising generation" While
two weii-6ullt structures occupied as e5u,,.,'
on the Sabbath, my eye searches il vain :.
q Schoo!-house or village school" SAT- ),
81 can scarcely credit the truth thar mo-.
vislon Is now made for the regular. tb.,.p,.
and systematic instruction vi toe cb,ld,.~
especially orphan children, or th Ise bi,bs,,.
educated from the pittancc allowed ,brrr,
the Literary Fund. A. tue po.ioo =.
from the fund Is exhausted, teachers v,S
unpaid tuition bills will have to rulI ~,
stakes and seek employment elsesaer.
Five cents per day by tue scholars, i -.
modest sum allowed by the dispenser. of -.
Literary Fund. After ali the patience an
perseverance, exercised by the teacher, sim,
ing to impsrt u children, helpless and irjs,
less, o 1.-THE VI that glorious motif. m,
knowledge 10 power" what thanks i, ,bs,
get? What sympathIzIng assistance IL N.
name Of their State and people hi,
their reward, AID these their thank,
member OF the House OF Delegates. a ,sr.
tlensn supposed 10 be-srIses 10 biz pisr.
aud after expressing his sympathy tor he
tescher--no his Contempt lOr item a.
class, proceeds TO blow q trumpet ta., IN
behalf of ducatiOn--lr rather n. ints,es.
ing scheme, whereby SO 900 Of the Ll,ef.y
Fund, at present 80 uDw0rtbliy emrlOyei.
may redouud to the temporal bel,si i 4
chosen few. This benefit IS ~ be impaired
through a magnificent Female College, loca.
ted on the shores OF the Chesapeake, 10
Elizabeth City county. This knight Of The
flaming cross, would snatch the last mJ,.eI
OF intellectual food from the hands Of taHl.l.
ing childhood, forsooth because be 10 bis
wisdom and knowledge, is most capable Of
discriminating between those who alone SIC
worthy intellectually to hive, or 10 be cpi
forth from the bosom Of their mother SAFE,
to fsmish and die.
10 the name Of the mothers and sons o.
Virginia. let MIR. Segar, Of E!izste;b CE
be publicly thanked, for his noble, tIsi1er
estsd, and generous support in behalf Of sc
ersl knowledge.
Fairfax County Do the children Of To-:
favored spot realize the halo surrounding
10 the eyes Of those teachers and scholar
whose homes are without the bOuDJsrt. G
Virginia Do they ever think OF thrt
thousands upon thousands, 10 other .1,.'
and colder climes, who lift their bright eEs
and fair young heads, from Spark Lie I
Washington, to cast an admirins thought.
glance toward the South western .ky' lti
biography is mentioned because its two S'
umes find q place in every free district lbH'
~ in the Empire State. Besides the ir'
volume has an engraving Of bis tI'ihfh1
in Wcstmoreland, the SeeOrdo beautiful, re-
Of his tomb ia Fairfax, at MOI
Vernon. All those VIII read this chaFu1;
book, bear with them in their hear'
monument OF more enduring glory, @Aa
that at Baltimore, or Bunker HILL.
At present, our good people are IHEuF't
ing in the product Of their peach tree .
much so that preserving peaches, df!i'a
peaches, and eating peaches, are the oFl-'
Of the day. Several years since d prici ''
ohard was planted near here, and heVas
passed into experienced band, It Is yief's
its owner, a foe crop for market. Ape
peaches, pears, strawberries, bIackhef'e''
and raspberries repay the patient cG.H''''
with most delicious fruit. Mulberries, gfafe''
and plums are Spontaneous 10 Their ar,a"'
YlAIOR