The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The Rain at Gordonsville-Lcf from
Detained passemger-Thc + trst
Dr0pplngs OF the Shower.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.1

tCorrespoRdenee OF the Richmond Dispatch.1
GoRpoNsvILLE, Sept. 90, 1870.
Rain rain. 1t does not rain, but it pours.
Since last night about o'clock the above
sentence would describe the weather. This
is gloomy day, but one Of those hopefully
SO. Even the " grumbling" farmer locks
smilingly upon the muddy roads and sloppy
streets, for visions of soft fallow land and
sprlnging wheat make even the gloomy to
be joyous.
Here we are delayed on our way west.
What's to pay: Many are the answers to
this question. e'The Rivanna bridge has
| been carried away" is one answer. Some
place this bridge above and others below
Charlottesville.
All the passengers of the Central road
have been transferred to The Orange, Alex
| andria, and Manassas Railroad, and will
| soon be off to see what's to pay. Here
comes the .reconnoitering engine. Now
We'll hear. "The bridge over Morri,'s
creek is wrong, Says reports most recent,
Nobody hurt;" only delay. I meet
with many students en- route for the Uni
verSity; some from your OWN place, but we
miss " Brick-top."
| III delays are not dangerous, this one is
very annoying, and already | hear some
passengers changing their plans for the
balance of their route. Still it rains, but
gently, soakingly.
Halloo, Beef" That sounds like a
college boy. No doubt they are old chums,
who thus meet after the vacation and tell
over all that has occurred since Commences
ment. Now, they are saying something
Juniors" whom they expect to meet and
grapple with for the future, and it is to be
hoped they will not be "pitched" " in the
struggle.
Beef appears to be meeting many
sold fellows for he has his arm around
another. l hope he will see at least five
hundred this year at the University.
| This delay seems to be whetting peoples
appetites, and the fried. chicken vendors are
doing II ''ruaning" business.
MIR. Editor, We're you ever delayed for
six hours, with Il prospect of running il
to twenty-iour, without knowing exactly
how long the delay is to continue? Well,
I hope YOU never will be, especially if it be
raining all the time, - more or less - some
| times in torrents.
| 1t is Il good thing to have II friend under
such circumstances, rs / have here, under
whose hospitable roof you can sleep, say
ing, Let it rain -
There is no telling when such delays are
to occur. SO I'd advise YOU to make friends
everywhere. But why give you any such
| advice? You've already made friends in all
| parts of the Old Dominion, and if you Just
send your photograph, taken by kees Il Co..
to all Of your subscribers, you would thus
| insure yourself Il hearty welcome. Then
you have such pheasant and " Handy
men at your house that people would be
everywhere Glad to see you.
| 1t is now 10 o'clock =. NJ, and the rain
has been falling pretty constantly since YES
ter,iay morning, so that nu one can COM
| plain OF not having enough rain.
| The squallin@ of chickens reminds me
that train is expected tomorrow, as the
heavy draught Of to-day consumed the stock
on hand. How in the world do these Cor.
donsvilleites keep "spring chickens" till
this time Of the year? Yours, truly,
| Il, +. w,