Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-22
Letter from LynchburR.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
LYScHBURa, Va, May lS.-The summer
after many cloudy smiles and angry tears, seems
to have at length burst upon US, 10 all her suu.
shine of glory. Verify she seems to be making
up for lost time. During the month OF April
the month supposed to be wreathed in smiles-
we had tweuty-one days of continued rain, and
the rest were cloudy. The farmers sighed as
they looked at the dreary clouds, and heard
the dismal patter Of the rain; our good mer.
chants looked blue as they ratified the coppers
10 their pockets; the photographer swore softly,
and when at length the clouds few east and
west and went away on their trackless flight,
aud there was blue sky enough to make q
Dutcbmap pair of breecbes, we all began to
feel Jolly and gay once more. The sweet words
of the poet Solomon came into our minds -
1.-THE winter is passed, the rain is over and
zone; the flowers appear on the earth !; the
time of the singing Of birds is come, and the
voice of the turtle is heard in our land" The
rain ceased and business began to prosper !;
the sun came out the big loads Of tobacco be-
gan to come in; the horn footed gaily for the
'breaks;" the merchants began to ''smlle;" the
farmers were composed; everybody said .'how.
dy'' to everybody else, and things at the pres
ent writing are beginning to git up and git. !"
This last quotation is from some Of the classics,
we forget which, being bad hand at recoect-
ing dates.
Our worthy merchants have been very much
exercised iu regard to the date odious tax bill
passed by the Legislature at its last. session.
At sundry meetings in which our leading firms
we're represented. the aforesaid bill was duly
and truly denounced. What good all this will
do remains to be seen.
Local items in Lynchburg have been as scarce
as hen s teeth, and our reporters have been IN
despair. Last year when such was the case
few remarks about the removal of the old mar
ket house or Fort Snacks was always in order,
bu, since they have disappeared the Knights
OF the Pencil and Pastepot have hard time of
it. Occasionally our Mayor wakes up things
and makes matters lively tor while by trying
somebody or getting tried himself. But even
this must cease, and the question is, what then
Our new market house, though not so large
or so fee structure as the Alexandria market
house. is yet we'll adapted to the wants o. our
city. Having foe back country, our market
is we'll supplied, and Notwithstanding the hard
times and harder tax bills, our people manage
to live we'll.
Ripe strawberries put in modest appear
auce week since, and were transferred to cpl
cureau stomachs at the pocket and soul-stlrrlng
tune of seventy. FIVE cents per quart.
1t has been said that when great Ceasar fell,
Rome fell also, and so in this latter day when
our old market house fell the delectable locality
kpowu as Fort Snacks" perished with her.
And the devil 10 the Republican building
looking out upon the spot where once the noble
fortress stood, dreams Of the past and murmurs
10 the language OF Mllman:
'Her cup of festivity is split,
And all is DER, her grandeur and her guilt. y
A splendid building costing some 100000
or $4,000, and known as Lynch's Block, now
stauds 10 its stead. This building, We under
stand, will shortly be used as hotel.
The line of railway between this city and
Dauville is at length completed, and trains arc
running daily.
The large and fourshing lodge of Knights
of Pythias in this city propose to pay their
Dauville brethren a visit about the lst OF June
next.
The venerable Bishop Johns preached at
Grace Memorial and St. Paul's Episcopal
Churches on yesterday to large and attentive
congregations He confirmed quite number
OF persons at both churches.
If the weather does not get too hot, you may
expect to hear again shortly from FAIRFAX.
ROMANTIC. "A Tennesseeau loved a beauti-
ful maid, but the cruel parent had other views:
So they fed. AS it was late at night they did
not disturb any one with leave taking; con-
sideratou they probably wished had been car
ried out in its consistency. After the clergy
man had been called in he manifested some
doubts as to the proprlety OF the marriage with
out at least one more endcavor to obtain the
consent ofthe parents. He himself would. in
tercede. The cruel father would relent. Tears
happiness, the paternal blessing. Tableau !!
The picture moved the bride and groom and
they consented. A messenger was dispatched.
The end was desolation aud woe. Ia due sea-
son fierce clatter of boots was heard down the
lane, and voice wildly shouting, II wont
consent; solemnly forbid the bans,' struck
CONSERVATION and terror into the hearts of the
wouid-be bride and groom. The groom ran
down to the door, and looking down the lane,
saw the infuriated father coming like the wind,
under whip and spur, hat in hand, his white
hair wildly streaming, shouting at every breath,
II won't consent. ," With promptness the
lover seized bis intended bride and mounted
his steed. and bore her off in the opposite d.
rectou at furious speed The tather,, with
the vigor OF despair. plunged his spurs deeper
into his toamipg horse, and gave pursuit, fol-
lowed by the parsou and the assembled guests,
all mounted, aud taking lively interest 10 the
sequel of the race Down the road; over hills.
through the mist of valleys into forests vocal
With the songs of morning, they held their
mad career But the steed that bore the low
ers gradually slsckened his pace under the
double burden, and the aveugiog parent steadi-
y gained ou them. Finally he overlook the
flying pair, and reaching forth sna.ched his
daughter from her lovers grasp, wheeled his
painting steed and bore her rapidly homeward.
Gen. John Tyler, son of the late exPresi
dent, contradicts the report that he and his
brothers aud sisters have ever been engaged 10
lawsuits with his fathers second wife concern
lng bis will He saws they acnuiesced in his