Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-08-13

IN my uTht letleTt gave you an account OF
our trip to Virginia. promising you another,
giving our Impressions OF the Virginia people,
the prospect of the Nj. Il. church Ia that region,
and the success of the camp meeting.
Onancock is Town OF some Importance, loca-
| ted Oh n creek 10y the same name, a few miles
| from the bay coast. Judging from the amount
| Of hustle on the occasion of the arrival and de-
| parture OF the steamer, one might think there
| IL vast amount of business. Apparently every
man in the town, and for miles iii the country
around, has something, from a bucket Of wbor-
| tleberTies to big lot Of agricultural sundries
| to send to Baltimore. On the occasion Of our
| departure, the boat was detained for nearly two
hours to receive the vast quantities of freight
| that had been brought to that point We did
not perambulate the place, partly because we
| did not expect to have been detained 70 long,
but principally, because of the yielding charac-
| ter of the pavements and the " magnificent dis
tanc0' to be travelled over to succeed in getting
anywhere With n population Of probably one
Thousand, the town covers an area nearly as
! large al that of Wilmington.
Our arrival being anticipated We were met at
| the wharf by Rev. w. +. Talbot, the good
natured, gentemanly pastor Of the "little flock"
| in that region and large deputation of his
| worthy people. who received us IN the real open.
| hearted Virginia style, that made us feel quite
at home, even while exposed to the mue-heels
and ox-hOrns Of the vast sea OF teams and veh-
| cles through which we had to make our way
while waiting for further travelling arrangem entA.
We observed that some the gent emen peeped
at lis askance from the corners Of their eyes ;
and contrary to the usual Virginia custom
| didn't speak or nod to us. Many of these, we
| afterWaid learned were members and friends
of the Southern Methodist church, who haven't
yet quite forgiven the Old Church for her an
tagODism to slavery, but whom we may yet hope
at no very distant day to shake hands with, az
they have all forgiven Mr.. Greeley. | must,
however, do the Southern Church of Accomac
| county, the justice to say that there is much OF
the true spirit OF the Master in it, and that like
tine leayen, it is spreading. gentleman of
that church kindly volunteered to take the writer
| and another of our number to the camp ground,
and goodly number of them were in attend
ance upon the service of the meeting, some of
whom participated in the prayer and experiences
| meetings. The remarks OF one gentleman were
especially impressive. SAID he in substance " /
| came here this morning. not expecting to open
my lips to take any part in the religious services.
| | thought | would listen. But while | was
musing, the fire burned / did not expect it,
| but md am in the midst Of brethren. Hele
is my heart and hand to meet you where there
il one fold and one shepherd The cultiya-
tion OF spirit like this for few years, will re-
| suit in one Methodisiic fold for America, con-
| summation over which all sincere christians Of
| every name will raise an old fashioned Metho-
| distc shout.
The country over which we travelled to the
camp ground was a vast level, but a few feet
| above that of the sea, apparently for miles un-
broken by anything more than the merest ripple
| of all unduatiOn. The soil is naturally good, as
| is evident from the stately trees that grow
in the forests and particularly from the fact
| that notwithstanding the depicting system of
agriculture long practced by most of the farm
ers, very good crops OF Indian corn, potatoes,
| &c. are still produced. Wheat is not sown, al
| though the soil seems sufficiently heavy to grow
| it with success. The gentleman who took me to
| the camp ground told me that the use OF lime,
| who differed with him, though no one seemed
| to haze tried it to any considerable extent
Glover does not seem to be much appreciated. !
saw none growing save on one farm. Fruits OF
| the several varieties are extensively cultivated
| lint the peaches grown there do not equal those
| of the more northern sections OF our peninsula
OF course you will expect me to say something
of the people of Virginia Well, IN the hrs'
| place az the preachers say, they are peoplt
worth talking about. They think something Of
Themselves and, as matter of course are vel
thought of by others. Notwithstanding thel
isolation they have good share OF human ma
ture, and about the usual quota OF peculiarlties
| But what would men be good for who maven I
plenty Of human nature and peculiarly abou
| them The pecullarties of individuals or o
| communities, when properly cultivated ana ue
yeloped, become theirgreatest source OF strenBt
| and their brightest attraction. One OF the pecu
linrities of the Eastern Shore Virginians is tina
each one is almost every other ones cousin. LAX
A colony of rabbits inhabiting the same thlcke
for a succession of generations, they nave &c
things so mixed up that they bid dehance 10 IN
| Perhaps this almost universal relationship ma
| account for their social free and eaelness,
3 also for the interest they mani Test III stranger
exhibiting in the almost universal NOW J
| do 2" sometimes followed up by question
4 | and remarks one would expect only froi
o neghbor. Walking out one mornln
met an elderly lady and, as | suppose her "
daughters, blooming lasses, coming on 1901
= the camp meeting, when the following colloqt
i | took place ''How d ye do, sr?" Good NOR
Il ing madam" | replied. Are you well ii
u morning ~ "Quite we'll, thank you MADAM
how are you z" Purity we'll, cept little rhe
matz in my left hip how d ye hnd yours'
=, and family z" j stopped and gave her partlc
Il lar information, and engaged in an interestll
= conversation about the weather, IN which
~ mutually reached the conclusion that il 1t :
III not rain. We should have fine, dry day >
T. seemed as much gratided by her conyersatl
=, with me as if | had been one OF her TWO OF thi
,u hundred cousins. l soon learned TO give 9
OF dial greeting to every one | passed. and CO
le fess | rather like 1t. Why should beings fr'
Is the same creative hand and destined to the sa
ne vast future be such icebergs OF frozen dlsrega
10 Whilst the inhabitants generally are 80 socla
VI inclined we heard of one family evidently un'
Ill the impression that it had reached the zehlth
human perfection, that got itself stereotyl
and got out its last edition more thah nity ye
ago Ii consists of four person5-two DrOth
avs ard two sisters-who agreed upon the demise
lCh | their parents mover to marry. They have alW
ii | lived on the farm where they were poIh'
in | everything is kept in as nearly AZ posslOie
Ally same condition when their parents dled'
ays ia their boast among other things that their
not idence has never been sullled with specB
If paint or drop of whitewash that the q
the puddle at the we'll, and the puddle ducks IN
fall are as nearly as may be the same as they 100
it | nnon in childhood Thus they carefully prest
old this fac silutte at the imminent risk OF SICK
j. ily, There is the same gate (made OF sohu'h
pine) at the road III front, upon which they
10 swing when little wee children on one
was of which il the same old goose-pond, and on
the other, the pumpkin patch, III the same olu pi
lced | as half century gone by. TIT. r
that While am speaking of pecuhallues' VIZ
40 respecfully call the attention OF sclentists ~
its interesting and gratifying fact, that the lalle
Z, n that region do not have near 80 badly thAt
9trh | fnl auine disease that woefully dlshSures
a 10 | ladies' of sections less isolated. saw
vial ,0mng humps on the backs OF some OF the ~
mas int they were not of serious dlmenslons,
"a ~ was hoped there would be no general dew
ment or contagion. 1t was real treat
more to see ladies who place higher esu
upon " the human form divine, than upon
Io,, | of Arabian camels. " =,
iteen 1no w. - ~ -, mean. 10 be despsed 81
saths and aourishing before the war, she came o
II with the loss of all her church buildings e.
two. and with the loss of all her Thousand
ihese membership but handful OF twenty OF tI
u uo Among this few, were two or three tanll
Chl- the highest intelligence and respectaDlhty
o u notwithstanding the social ostraclsm that
cd them could not conscientiously desert
littee their country's flag or their mother chureh'
for deserve the respect of their bitterest zoe
Judge their noble, consistent manhood. Never,th
Dandl- all the dark days through which they