Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-07
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

April lsEn. Tor had no lue3 that ny
pen had 50 long remained idle; but
somevay, when the hot days came on
grew wonderfully INDECENT, and April,
showers were dried by the hot sunshine
Of May, and Nays beautiful magnolia
blossoms were faded in the fereer heat
Of June, before l realized how swiftly
the days were fleeing. It was so pleas
ant to drop into the old southern man
ners and simply vegetate-taking nc
thought Of the morrow. But awoke to
the fact that society was taking itself
.out Of town"-to the seaside, the eoun-
try. the larger cities north-anywhere
so it was somewhere and following IN
their footsteps, | packed NY traps. and
on the first day Of July started north
ward, accompanied by a Parsonage, who.
according to southern phraseology, is
connected with the "thieving and infer
nal revenue department Of the United
States in palmer terms. my better half
Notwithstanding our previous expert
enee, We calmly seated ourselves in 4
railway coach tieketed for Richmond.
Virginia, via Weldon. and knowing that
no manner Of eoaxing could induce the
wheezy engine to DO over fifteen niles an
hour, we were resigned to circumstances
We could not control, and put On the
best possible face about it.
Jogging along, We noted with much
interest the condition Of the crops along
the line oats were being harvested, and
the stubble fields showed Us where the
wheat crop had been Corn, cotton, in
fact, al vegetation bore the marks Of
cold, wet days late in April and early
IN May, when they needed the warm
sunshine to WOO them into luxurious
growth; and peach, pear, fg and apple
trees looked as if Dame Frost had lin
gered too long among the early blossoms
The fruit crates at nearly every depot
Indicated large shipments Of the small
fruits which are 80 abundant in this eli
nate
We reached Weldon At four o'clock.
quite ready for the dinner awaiting hun
gry travellers At this place several lines
Of railroad iutersect, and it is also the
terminus Of navigation On the Roanoke
river; but it Is dingy, dirty, slow vii
lage, making no Advancement, and al
Parsntly desiring to make none. North
eru enterprise and capital might soen
transform it into 4 busy, Furnishing
business place if the ague didn't shake
all the northern ambition to the four
Wisds, before it had time to take effect.
Leaving Weldon, our way was On to
Richmond That portion Of Virginia
through which We passed. strongly re-
seubled that section Of North Carolina
lying adjacent to our route: but old
earth works we're more frequent. and
nelds grown Up to scrub pines plainly
told that soldiers had bivouaeked there
and ny mind drIfted back TO the DAYS
Waen- With weary Embs, bat earnest
steadtast purpose, our brave army was
lighting It's way '-On to Richmond ~ As
We approach Petersburg, the earth works
appear IN all directious-stretching cut
toward the northwest for miles. to the
Appouato1 river, and reaching far down
INTO the country On the south They are
covered with green grass now, but who
VIII ever forget that they have been
stained with the blood Of patriots
On our arrival in Richmond. We vsrs
net BY Capt. Cock. gentleman who
left MS good right arm at Gettysburg.
We were his guests during our STAY in
the Historic city, and to him and his az
eouPLlshed wife. do we eve very much
Of our pleasure. The renowned. busy
bee does not begin to improve the shin
ING hours as We did while IN Richmond ;
there were visits to make, shopping to
do and sights to see, and We had limit
ed ourselves to four days; but We plan
ned the campaign with great care, SUI
tered nothing to interfere with our az
rangsnents, and the result was four
days crowded full Of pleasure
On Friday We were entertained at the
beautiful home Of Col Burgess, present
Internal Revenue CoIlectnr for the Rich.
nond District. but who seems destined
TO SIT II one Of those carved chairs N
the Hall Of Representatives at Washing.
ton Tor the next two years, at least. Col
Burgess Is firm republican, has untir.
ING energy, and Is IN honest man. but
1t remains to be seen whether be VIII
pass through Congressional fire untains.
ed His wife VIII do the houors IN
Washington society With elegant grace.
and warn the young ladies' to look cut
Tor their laurels when his fair daughter
makes her debut.
Early On the fourth Of July We were
aroused By the firing Of guns aid the
popping Of innumerzble crackers, for the
s0utherners are too foud Of god time
to let this National Holiday pass zuao,
t1ced- Confederate flags we're flying a
Lynchhurg. and at some other places II
the Old Dominion. but saw none II
Richmond We devoted the day to sight,
seeing sandwiehing It with . rpg,I.,