Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-02
Letter from FauUuier.

Correspondence or the Alexandria Gazette
FAUoUIER COUNTY, Va, Sept. 3O.--Whst
can be more perfect than day iu June, but
could the poet linger time in the mountain
10 these dreamy days he would set September
above them all. This month of all others, with
its genial warmth, its breeze SO redolent with
it's rich oders OF ripened grain and fruit, as we'll
as the rich scent of the dogwood and oak; the
faint cloud, like haze, that rests loving on the
earth beneath and sottens, like touch of
moonlight, everything it rests upon; to ride
through the varied scenes of hill and dale and
see the woudrous beauty around you, and the
hundred varying tints that nature has robed
herself, makes one think himself in Teunyson's
Land Of the Lotus Eaters.
POLITICS
are beeuulng to look up in this county, and
when Fauquler spreads herself on politics. there
IS warm nme generally. Ga next Saturday
there will De a primary election, aud there is a
fierce conflict for the victory. There are six
asplrants for Legislative honors
Gov. Smith, William Williamson, S. En-
brey, Barnes kerrick, Capt Aft. Glasscock
aud Bailey Shumate. Gov Smith, it is
thought, will be elected, and either Capt Glass
cock or Mr.. kerrlck, it is said, will be the other
nominee.
There will be on next Saturday, at Mr.. Forbes
place, near the Springs, genuine
HURDLE RACE,
ridden by the Jockey Club, of Fauquler, for
silver cup. The entrance fee is ten dollars, aud
thoroughbrcds are DOT allowed to contend. The
distance to be run is two miles, With twelve
hurdles, four feet high, to be jumped two of
them are, l hear, stone walls, and there is real
y taScloatlDg prospect of somebody breaking
their necks and making the occasion one of
great interest.
Go Tuesday | attended, in this county, a
TIN WEDDING,
being the tenth anniversary of the marriage of
MIR. Cassius Carter and his estmabe wife. 4
goodly company were assembled, and the fair
maldens, and the true gentlemen Of the courty
AMI hospltable tauquler, have been so often ex
toIled, that TO detail on this sue ect is simply
task CT supcrerogaton Ii was an occasion
where all the courtesles Were j9yously aud
heartily rendered, and most charmingly and
gracefully received by the happy ana stylish
couple, and l am sure that to witness such q
scene would convince the most cynical bachelor
that ever lived that uatrimony is per Sc the
happlest state, aud that Talleyraud was right
when he called married man lucky dog,
The presents We're all, of course, of tu but it
Was useful aud beautiful collection. May the
cougeulal pair Yet celebrate. in the future, their
crystal, golden, aud diamond wedding, and
may De there to see the last
ln all my travels have not yet met one
farmer who Was au advocate Of hard money.
Il Ohio thinks as the agricultural people of
Virginia do on the
CURRENCY QUESTION
then the l2tn of October will witness an as
founding victory for the Infationists. The peo
pie say they Want more money. 1t is useless
10 argue with hungry man on questions Of
etiquette, aud whether right or wrous the SOW
erelgus are bound to have their own sweet will.
GAME
Bad news Tor sportsmen this year. There
are very few birds, though the woods are alive
with squirrel and the fields with rabbits, but
that is IL kind Of sport one soon tires of.