The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-22
NOTES OF TRAVEL.

with happiest memories. In TIN ugh
you can seldom realize this swift fiigh,
OF time. But this graceful young lady
who opens the door for me and gives
me kindly welcome-is that the baby
girl saw as it were but yesterday in
her mothers arms? Even so. And
this pure-faced lady, evidently mar
ried from her placid air, can she be the
little curly-headed two-year.old of
whom her youthful parents were so
proud? Yes. All me 4! no wonder a
body's beard grows grey.
But the heart of the good Is ever
young. as found the moment the ..old
folks tthink of that y came in to greet
me. Surely it is pleasant to see these
elderly persons in the midst OF their
blooming household, happy In the love
Of their children. A hot breakfast re-
stored the temper of the old fellow who
had come from Abingdon, and at din
ne: they killed the latted calf for him.
Snch beef had not tasted since I LETT
Orange and Mr.. CHARLES Goodwin.
Bristol is looking up. A large trade
Is done here, and when the Kentucky
road is finished there is no telling tn !,
amount Of business which will be at
tracted to and through the town. Kings
College has a goodly number OF stu
dents, an accomplished faculty. and an
able President. The Professors with
their families add to society the culture
and refinement which are the insepara-
Bile accomplishments of learning and
these cultivated gentlemen do not hes
itate to pronounce Bristol delightful
place to live in. To this cultivated
class belong the Messrs. Fowler, che
proprietsrs of the Bristol News, which
is, as newspaper men we'll know, one of
the largest and best conducted jour-
mails of its class in the State-for Bris-
tol, the whole oft and two miles beyond
1t, belong to Virginia, as the astrono-
mers proved when here to witness the
late eclipse.
r Living is abundant and cheap. and,
Judging from what | saw while passing
to and fro, this must be an excellent
market for dried fruit. u
They would have lecture. upon
short notice, and very "sizeable" an
dience gathered in the dining room of
the hotel, Mrs. Liggins to hear it. ihe
younger Mr.. Fowler gave bimselfa deal
of trouble, going so far as to post the
bills with his own hands. and for this he
will accept the lecturer best thanks.
Mrs. Winston would rise at dawn. TO
make coffee and toast for the departing
guest, and to these she added slice of
glorious apple pie First time ever
attempted pie for breakfast. 1t is fiji St
rate. Try it, some time. ! told these
excellent people--the Young lady came
down, too, God bless her when I
babe them goodbye, chat it was like
leaving second home. And so it was.
] had to penetrate that day land
which has bad name nearly every
where, and to essay u lecture among
people who were SAID to be unlettered,
rude, and, what was worse. hostile TO
Virginians who dare to avow Southern
sympathies. The prospect was not en-
liyening. and but for that pie [ should
undoubtedly been sad and savage.
But that pie mellowed, Modified and
sweetened my whole being for 100
miles; and, meeting with Col. Daniel
A. Wilson on the cars, felt perfectly
at home in five minuaes. The Col. had :
In charge some twenty negroes whom {
he had hired in Lynchburg to work on
his plantation in Mississippi. He lad
already sent as many more. And SO I
our lobor in Virginia is being depleted; t
white and black are continually emf
grating, in squads or in single families.
as any one may see who stops even for I
, day in Abingdon or Bristol. When b
We take into the account the number of a
1oung men who leave Virginia for the II
titles in the North, South, East and t
Vest, and join to these the mechanics
Sho have been forced to find work out
ide of the State, the sum total is really
farming. One hundred and thirty Ia
Mechanics left Lynchburg tor Knox tt
lille at one time, and a gentleman " no pi
as been living in Knoxville fer eight p;
tells me that within that period til
We hvndred persons have, to his GER til
ain knowledge left Lynchburg alone, to
ny nothing of hundreds and perhaps is
from other parts of the State. IA
UGH facts incline me to the belief that at
ne population OF Virginia is diminish. Sc
x rather than incrt asing. to
This is written in Athens, a pretty ri
Illage some fifty miles below KNOX
lie. To that city must pay my re-
)ects in subsequent article, tor, NJ rs.
eeder's coffee had so powerful al Ell ii
ct on my nerves last night that sleep ma
u not visit my eyelido till nearly day ~ ~
'eaA. IL was none OF your motel col ha
e, but the genuine family article. = an
mi lila Insomnia. l am of course in no az
ndltion to write. To day is Thurs no.
", and We are just beginning to feel by
e chill and moisture OF last Sundays col
orm 1t the North. b. lr
mt
IE5s 1t is stated that the last Legisla- hi
re Of Georgia passed specia, net OF ter
under which AL debts, OF
lateVer character. COM rArIpu In