The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-31

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age and manly gentleness, aualiti
Which characterize so MANY of their de
cendants at this very day. The nose
SION OF large estates, and the opulen,
accfuiog therefrom gave the gentry
rr9lnla means and leisure to acuui,
liberal educations. and directed their a
Gchtion to pursuits of an elevating inte
lectual character. $500
!. Hehce we see agriculturists, who al
not mere rustic binds; the Virginia
piahter oeing neither socially nor>ir
teliectually any nearer the mere farme
Ihan is a common blacksmith to prt
ficient IN the fine arts. IN 'Iif''
Dispensation from drudgery and me
NAL occupation on the one hand. an,
freedom from pinching poverty o.
the other, combined with the aforesai
origin from a gentle, well born stocl
nave succeeded in perfecting here il
virginia social development superio
TO many and little inferior to any whicl
can be found amid the ripe civilization
ana hoary nationalities of the Europeai
continent. aal+flli q " :
a Virginian plantation presented
pleasing combination of faatul es wTicl
characterized the patriarchal and fen
dal systems, the owners relation Il
his slaves exhibiting at once a mixture
OF magisterlal authority and parental
care. # rf a31' - 15fU'
These too, were superior TO those con-
.,ec.eu WIN save owner IN the ordi-
nary acceptation of that term, rather
icss'nol,iig i, tre ieudai relation between
.o.u t.:i; an" vassaI' lhasihuch as the same
aa,l.,lles having LOT several generations
oucup,eu ., ,. ',e Ieiative positlons OF master
an,i,s,a and save; u, .ne Two were united by an
nuu,.,ois. ;o eoiiu Mosell ,iolh tne iamii-
taI assec.aoions a anu trauitiohs OF long
'oi" '". W yea.s.
a.,l, VI < g,,llah ...l, ;, ioinesteau was III thc
g so'uo oiu tlIlles centre Oh al the com
io'. anu eiegahce Which accrues IRON
Meaith' wlthous those gaadier, more
snoMy acconlpaniihents lhVpived III
uesa.e UIs,,.s' lor uispiay.
=, ;tria,, ne ,iin,lslou, generaily yunpretendIng
III 'es s.yie oi arei,itecture, is oitenest a
az win.ewasnea frame dweiiihg with
am'p,e P,r1h OF vice Verandaii ana mos
~ sh.ng,e1 rooi, from whicn project
ou'nprous uorner windows. ike wood
en WITS. anu usually stands empower
ea III u grove OF me old trees, beneath
whose eool SHADOWS many generations
oi suiinurnD. barefoot children have
Sauoolieu away iiIe morning hours.
Satio,s ti CIRCUMSTANCES consplre TO
Ienn tllese oiu hoihesteads some OF that
,i,u,i9weu rn',,i', GU l'iecIese Nh.cl IS commonly
'ouliu oii,y III thc atmosphere OF re-
'ii9ue .nt anLlqt.ly.
ott tnes ih.se passeu lot years without
o.ne. cha,iSe vi nlhas If'ah from iather
~, W eon,alu I,onseIuciiliy we lhd ciuster-
oi Io.'ilu .ne,h ohose iegenus ahu asso-
clasiols c'a u only oegoCten during long pos
'enS.on sr,p, oy owleis oi tne salhe lineage.
heir cnailioers nave tline anu again
Ie-ecioeu t'ia1 IeepIe w'lii WHICH an
houilees tue adVeilS OF ahother mortar
10 an ihneriCahce OF sorrow and sur
Ierihg tneir boards nave oiteh been
spread ana laden ior the wedding feast;
ana tne surpliceu clergyman mas ire
quentiy issued from Their portals at the
head OF thatlnourhiulp procession which
atCehds man 10 ms IasU restihg place.
. AS we rehiafkeu apove' these uWeil-
lhgs are cnaracterized Doth eXtcrhaiiy,
anu ihternaliv pv soiii comfort ana
pam elegahce, rather IMAM Dy snowy
granulire ana luxury.
rurhlcuIe uat,nS III pattern ana mate-
RAJ from Iiie aoiid niihoSonY anu piack
Wailiht OF coiohlal tunes, GOWN TO tne
veneer ana Varnish OF our day.'may be
observed IN s1rlklng ana suggestive Jus,
tapositioh. hverytiiing Is as ciean ana
spechiess as pfush anu mop can MAKE
IL ana every necessity or comfort 'oas
III ii,vlsii aouiiuslLcc. :,
Nouhoaiice OF SNOWY tabde lihcn ana
oeu drapery abundance oi pure water,
yeilow soap, anu dspotiess't towers 1neve-
ry sleeping apartment, and ABOVE all
abundance Oh lapor at the laundry TO
keen lid AL tlDfaliluQ SllDDlV OF these
ihestimaole dressings. Inc grosser Dut
eqnaily important cafnal comforts COM
prehended IN the garniture OF well
iiiieei iaruer, were tiefe iouhu III like
piehty, SO ohae firginlan pantry was
once synohomous wilma daiiy supply
ol mutton, oeei,9pork, preao, pegetapies
anu oohlecs.onary enough 10 ieeu reg
imehG OF otohewaii's 1901 cavalry
but Nlrgihiah homesteads could, ana
sGlll can uoast c'iaracterlstics oi more
cieVateu ntt..re tIiali .ilose Wnicll iiiih-
isoer o,ily " .lie iiia.e, 'al nlail-cViuen-
ces ois euucatiou anu cultiVaceo taste
belng oiseh equally aDuhdaht on the
shelVes oi tnelr Horaries, anu III ehe
partefres OF their mower gardens.
Upon the hrst, literary epicure may
ind beside the usual array or ancient
and English classics, works when snow
acquaintance WIN literature ana lan-
guages OF foreign countries, wiiiie choice-
evergreens and rare exotics eVlnce taste
aud expenditure IN another direction.
But all these good things though lhdi-
cative ofan advanced CIVILIZATION, would
hardly be worth recapltulatlon were
they not the medium OF hospitality
which :fequalled, is not..surpassed in any
quarter of the globe. and which thus
show that our civilization has not stop
ped short OF those humanlzingandD BEN
evolent effects, which are the best con-
sequences of which social progress is
ever cause.