The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-28
letter from n Richmond Man ON Hrs
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,orres pondeuce Of the Richmond Dispatch.]
FREDERICTON, N. B., August. 1871.
The trim I'D The river st. John Is one
which no visitor TO New Brunswick should
fail to take. From the time of leaving
{" the falls" near the city until reaching
Fredericton, the capital, SO miles distant,
the tourist is continually surprised at the
variety and beauty of the scenery. at one
time he passes near huge cliffs, crowned
with eyergreens, and then winds through
islands and along fertile intervals, dotted
with graceful elms and fianked by retreat
ing hills, variec:itcd with the rpenlne crops.
The day was fine, and frequently not rip
pie played upon the dark-colored waters,
and the huge clouds were reflected IN their
shadowv depths, Our steamer-the Roth
say-commodious and swift, with skllltul
and obliging captain, soon brought Us to
Fredericton. after one Of the most delight.
~, ."ius ever enjoyed. / have been on al
the great lir-~s> from the st. John to the
| Rio Grande, and tnti,. that none of them
furnishes greater variety ~f beautiful
views than the st. John on 4 sunny dN i"
August.
FREDERICTON,
| city of nearly 1000 inhabitants. quipt
place that has grown but mule lot ,eais
home of Judge Wimut, the Governor OF tle
nroyjnce, He isa native of New Brunswick
aud an excellent Christian man. Years
,go he made the remark that he "would
sooner leave his seat on the bench than
Give IN his place in the Sunday school,"
BEFORE he was appointed Governor of this
proyince he had offered to him the govern
nrship Of one of the other provinces OF the
Dominion. lie refused on the ground that
il wn,,ld oblipe him to leave his class In inc
sunday school. He is not only Ceaohc.
IN tbe sunday school, but also ieaueI III
t1,o nboir of the Methodist Chufcn'ol WHICH,
he is Il mempeI. ,;,;,or,, Fran, Erodo-
rirton has checked its activity some" hat.
The lumber business is carried on extern
siyely on all the tributaries which enter
the st. John in its course of five hundred
miles from the north of Maine to the sea.
| 7 he river furnishes fine salmon, some OF
which l was informed by the Provincial
| Secretary weighs % lbs.
CONFEDERATION
seems to work satisfactorily in New Bruins
wick. heard no complaints of hard times.
| In q trin Of many miles across the country,
| found fine choking crops and prosperous
and contented farmers. The universal teSti-
mony was that they were never more pros
perous in the province than now.
The season is much later than with us IN
Virginia. Hay ing usually commences about
the 1st of August, and harvesting in Sep
TENDER.
The country people are simple in their
habits and very hospitablc. Some farmers
keep twenty or more COWS. They raise
sheep, and spin, weave, and make their
| own clothes. In one family where I was,
the clothing, bedding. towels, &C., were all
manufactured by the wife and daughters OF
the farmer. The people are sober and hon.
| est. and in the interior it is a rare thing to
find dwelling with door bolled at night.
On Sunday they COME frequently from four
to six miles to church. Some may be seen
in their rough farm wagons, dozen or
more vending their way over the hills to
their various churches.
| RAILROADS
are building and travel is increasing. In
naming the passenger stations they have in
many instances retained the old Indian
1 names, and it sounds odd to hear the brake
man call out Quispamsis, Nauwigewauk,
Passekeag, Apohaqui, Plumweseep, Pc
! nobsquisS, Anagance, Pctitcodiac, Mer.
wiamcook, Aulac, Shediac, DC.
| ONAEGoNDY.