Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-08-05
LETTER FROM @WARRBNToN.
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yARRENTok. Va, July %, 1918.
dtfr. Editor: YNarrenton, my present 10,
cality. is where L first drew the breath of.lifei
0fcourse have mo- knowledge of tia. notable
event, but aceeptit as fact on the say so of
othersSS no were cognizah:sof IT. ANY how
my FIRST emembrahces and exercises Of mind
were IN connection with persons things and
scenes in this old Virginia town. what
rush OF Thought and memories crowd nv
mind, the sweet days and sports of childhood.
Every place, field and hill is vocal, and the
fairy scenes of those happy years tfit before
my vlslo IN, aireshin their gleeful, joyons re-
ah.y- There is the house in which I was
born and where my parents died. Ueresthe
same streets where my boyish feet ran aiic, the
old trees afording shade now, as then. from
the heat Of the sun. Yonder' the hills and
fields which l roamed in quest of wild fruit
or game. But though the town Glands and
the hills rest on their sure foundation. the
men OF that era, old aud young, where are
they Very few indeed Of the aged. linking
the present with the past, remain And as to
my associates but two OF three are here to
greet me. Old time in his resistless march
has laid them low, and the green sod Of
mother earth hides them from view. The
Warrenton of the present is far in advance of
that of the past. Could the men of fifty wears
ago appear upon the scene now. they would
wonder at the great changes The place is
beautiful for location and appearance. I
venture the assertion there is no moro attrac>
tive and handsome inland town in the length
and breadth of~the land. Within my knowl-
edge, bridging an absence of seven years, the
town has been renovated astonishingly. Com
paratively few of the old unsightly tenaments
of ho IA off ri,
stand; in their places beautiful structures are
erected. Such is the Court n ouse, and es-
.pecialy the Churches, Of which there are
five tasteful and commodious ones a great
many new and modernized private residences
have been built, some of"which are princeiy
in'their appearance. A striking feature of all
these, situated on the streets crossing and ex-
tending from the'main One is, that they stand
back, with pretty grassy yard in front en-
powered in shade and sbrubbery. Indeed
this seems to have been made speciality.
and certainly, evidences great taste and
iberality. The town itself may be said to be
attractive because of its healthy location, Its
genial and Intelligent society, as we'll as its
charm OF appearance, aud not from its busi-
ness character. This is not here 1t is
Goenty>Seat, and has connection with the big
world by a little branch railroad miles long;
it surrounded by a fine country, we'll culti-
waited, but it has no factories. mot even plans
ing mill or canning establishment The
ubiquitous sewing machine agent is here in
the person of our friend Skinner, who has
been doing lively business, likewise the "In-
surance man" is on and-but of banks there
are none; only private party who operate
MS brokers' 1t will continue to be sought as
the home of afauence and ease aud summer
retreat for the denizens Of thecity. Nothing
more, unless an "ile" spring should be found
or vein of the precious ores. Charlcstown
has more enterprise, a finer country around
it, greater railroad advantages, and other
things not lawful to 'tiietition Here and in.
the immediate noighborhood are some of the
celebrities of the South. Gov Smith Extra
Billy lives here in great case. Yesterday
during storm his stack yard was struck BY
lightning and mach of his crop Destroyed
Gen. Lomax resides here, and Cen pcmbcr~
ton, of Ficksburg> fame, farms in the vicinity
Gen. Payne, brave soldier and fighter of the
war, is leading lawyer dt the bar Col.
Mostly. once terror to the "Yanks" but
now in swce. embrace, pnsses by my door
several times day. learn that he has los.
caste among his old .Confcderatcs bcearsc Of his
strange political proclivisies. s'Blind Tom"
too, of great fahc zig n musical prodigy, dwolls
with his OLD ''massa," Mr.. Bcihune, from
South Carolina, who has bought farm few
miles distant. I'noticc Oh the stree: some
English hf'enisn who are vicwing't the coun-
try with che idea of purchasing land They i.
are welcomed. Judge Keith, of this Circuit,
has lately married a granddaughter of Judge
Scott, who for many years was the able occu-
pant of the bench here.
This, the fourth Monday, is the july term
of the County Court. The sovereigns are
coming in. The Grads" held meeting to
nominate delegates to Lynchburg. Tho
Freedmen, who are The bulk of the party
here, will be the toprail. The Conservatives
anticipate grand triumph at the Fall cleo d
ton, # either Gen. Kenper or Col Withcrs
be the nominee, ana the choice lies between
them.
We had glorious rain on yesterday; Sun
day afternoon though just about here it has
been very seasonable all The summer. The !
wheat crop is very good and the corn growing.
You have not sent me my papers as requested
and have blessed you in not very loving
words for your failure. am '.biline'' to hear
from home. Where from or when 1 will
write you next can't say, bu. if letter comes
to hand you will find out. For the present
adieu, with love to all enduiring friends.
Yours, &c, TIMOTHY.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
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