The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-08-28


tsnded. It seems to me Q'm an atten-
tive reader of the Dispatch) that these
Baptist Associations have been held all
over the State. This say very Spite
fully. Twas also told that | "just ought
to have been here last week. We had
about twenty of the prettiest girls in
buckingham visiting us, and every one
of them would have attended with their
beaux." just so. 1 wouldn't like to
tell the number of places have visited
In Maryland and Virginia, where just
ought to have lectured the week before.
Although the audience was small, they
seemed so pleased that l went back to
the hotel quito contented and, taking
my seat at the front door, had long
and interesting talk with Mr.. PuRvIs
about old times and old people in
Lynchburg.
During the conversation, a small per-
son came and took his seat close by me.
After listening for long time, he sud-
denly broke in and addressing himself
30 me, said,
81 reckon you've been to all the
towns in the world, hav'nt you! "Well
no." said |, ''not ALL"
swell you've been to waynesboro and
Staunton and Charlottesville and-and
-Waynesboro, and Richmond and
Scottsville and Palmyry and Wayncs-
boro and-and-Gordonsville and-and
Waynesboro, and reckon them's about
all the towns. been to Wayncsboro
live thar. We'll | b'lieve LII 60 to
bed," and up he jumped and darted in
The house. To my surprise, Mr.. PuR-
Wis jumped up and followed him, and
very soon my Waynesboro friend came
out without going to bed. l. turned out
that he was q suspicious character, who
had been hanging about town all day,
trying to ''riag in" for bed and board at
various places. He was supposed by
some to be one of the gang of horse
thievee organized by GRANVILLE Mon
rELLE. He disappeared in the darkness,
but whether he went to Waynesboro,
Palmyry or some other town in the
world we never heard.
As the stage did not run the next day,
Remained until the following morning,
passing my time very pleasantly, thanks
to the courtesy and hospitality of Mr..
BRADY, the editor of the Register, and
Mr.. JOHN HARRIS, who owns the large
tobacco factory here and by the early
purchase Of from 3 to hundred thou
sand pounds OF tobacco tor a German
house, contributes greatly to the pros
perity of the town and neighborhoOd.--
Mr.. HARRIS gave me for dinner an old
fashioned Brunswick stew, which recall
ed the halcyon days of yore at DICK and
BILLY GASSAwAYs's in Buckingham
He told me of remarkable ride he had +,
twenty years ago, from Lynchburg to
the New Store, with youth who never
once opened his lips. That youth was
your correspondent. amablc young
man he must have been! Mr.. BRADY
who is rare humorist and has the fac
ulty of feigning intoxication az will,
gave me most amusing account of a
deception practiced by him upon the
late LYTTLEToN TAzEwELL in. u store In
Richmond. TAzEwELL was so complete
ly fooled and so perfectly delighted that
he wanted to take BRADY and "shew"
him not only all over town but over the
whole country.
Late in the evening, took solitary
walk down TO the canal, and Mt the en-
bouchure of creek that empties into
the river discovered the amazing miner
ology of this vicinity, where the drift
has accumulated in the ancient river
bed, through which the creek makes
cross-section, every conceivable kind
and color of water-worn sandstones.
states, granite and flint bouldcrs, sill
cious aud even micaceous rocks, and
last but not least a genuine breccia OF
pebbles embedded in hardened mud
What a fine place it was for a modern
David with his sling-and elegant place,
too, to skeet rocks OH the river. Allud-
ing to this singular collection of stones,
was told that the quarying of flint
had become quite an important interest
in this part of the country.
Scottsville has not improved a great
deal. The wooden factory has been re-
built in a most substantial manner, but
the company have not yet been able to
raise funds tor the purchase Of the nee
essary machinery, and the building is
now used by Mr.. HARRIS as tobacco
factory. MASON & DAWSON have erect
ed new and handsome Touring mill,
Immediately on the canal. 1t is not so
large as the old mill, but has an i'm
proved turbine wheel and turns out s.
or 10 barrels of excellent flour a day.
Messrs. Mason & HILL have each large
and handsome stores, which would do
credit to a city, but their business is
small compared to what it was before
the war. l was struck with the unit
sual number of manned Confederate
soldiers who live here. Scottsville
must have played gallant part during
the war. Another thing impressed me
1.-The negroes here are so well-behaved
and industrious that they cannot be in
duced to gather sumac, although the
country around is full oft and the mer-
chants in town are anxious to purchase.
On the whole, my visit to Scottsville
was very pleasant, in spite of the Bap-
tjst Association and the absence of the