The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-11-13
Notes Of Trip &c 'O1d g5sgitsny.'
CARROLL Twp. Oct. l, 1874.

CARROLL Twp, Oct. l, 1874.
EDITOR FREEMAS-IJsIr SIR: Ia accordance
with promise made in my previous letter, I
shall endeavor 10 give your rearers hurried
description OF certain portions of Virginia re
Gently visited by me and Of which hsv as yet
made no mention through your columns. Ii is
details, Because do not wish to occupy much
OF your valuable space in describing what
On the morning of Sept 2d we started from
M&naSSes Junction on the Salisbury Branch X.
X, WHICH runs through an almost barren waste
FOR a distance of eight ten miles. relieved
only by en- occasional negro shanty snd a few
and not capable OF producing heavy crops. tlii-
til near Broad Run station, on the outskirts of
the valley Of virginia, where th- irui begins
to he more fertile. and where can be seen miles
upon miles Of stone fences, with good houses
and very poor barns. When you see good
barn in that region yon may make up your
mind that a Northern nau owns il.
Salem - the name or q small village along the
r. r., in Fauquier county, thirteen miles from
WarrentOD. the county seat, and situated In
the midst of thriving farma. but the water is as
hard 10 stomach as the corn whisky, which is
simply execrahie. There is one man residing in
this village who is the owner of 2,GOO acres or
land totally devoid OF fences, and lie ia poor
man too Notwithstanding he values his broad
domain at not less than SIS per acre. The cat
tie in this valley are the best during my
trip, but the horses are very small. The own
er< ali claim that they are blooded stock, but
as for myself can't see 1T in most cases, ma
jority of them ha wing about as much pure blood
in their veins the louise which Bobby Burns
di scoVered on Il lady's bonnet at c8tnp-meet-
ing or some such place, and afterwards immor-
talized in ncver-dying verso. .
The principal means of getting over grcuod.
except walking, is on horssback. At every sta
ton along the road we saw from one to twenty
horses htched, and as the country is not thick
ly scttled- IL is fair to presume that they had
been RIDDEN for miles. apparently for no other
purpose than to see the trains pass
If people sowed their wheat here Before Oc-
tober, il would likely come out in head ere the
winter sets in. man told hle that he got a
sleigh built last winter, bat only took one ride
in it, and that was in tue mud, so he conclud dod
TO hang his cutter UP to dry.
Any man who IS not q good farmer. or poor
mechanic, or a carpet haRger. or something of
better n
they don't need him there. Laboring. men get
go per month, wet and 6ry. \ princely sum
upon which to maint9in a numerous wife and
family, amt il, Mr.. Editor?
Catholic churches down there are, like angel
Fairfax another ut Warrenton, 81 miles distant,
ard still another at Winchester, 80 miles fur
Front Royal iea smart little toern Of soott
Te9 bitnnts. It s the seat OF Justice of War
rem county, and situated as II is in the midst of
q good farming country and Eps all the sdvan-
tages or railroad communication, IL is destiD ed
20 become large inland town. AlIghtiRg from
the cars at this point. we ensconced oursett In
a hotel van. and were ere long dumped at the
door OF the Mount View House, where, to
atter surprise, we found one OF the curators TO
be no less person that Mr.. Lenas p. McDer-
nit, old Ebensburg boy; and all 1 have TO
say now is that IL any OF your readers should
ever stray into that part OF creation, aud hang
his hat up with Lenss. ana comes back disap-
pointed with the treatment received, he can
have my hest shirt to cut up into bullet patch
~s. IA which neahs taat was treated like a
The culorsd ''nen and brothers. around Front
Ro-sl won't work how, unless its the
principle of the wise ant telling the foolish
yrassh0pper to make hay while the shines.
Thnv do that very thing. tho it's net hay thsy
corn is soft enough GTd tie III o0n mas ceased to
shed its refugent RAYS upon Mother Earth.
But enough or this FOR the present, as space
nit tho pu 1Iication or any further. remarks GA
the subject just now. Next week shall he u
tjons, which trust will find the usuai treat
ment at yeur hands. Yours, &c. N.