The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-21
C,pr>spopo' August Il. 1875

Education Of Mullets-The End.
GREENSBORO, August Il, 1873.
,,...., F,inols.-l find q few notes on
,l-,, ,lront4 IN my pocket memoranda,
iIr,rii,r, 10 write them out for your COZ
uina'. ,,
Tbc >.,,r is physically divided into three
1,,,..a,.-tir>,, The COST and Swamp.!and
v".,,,ar ,yrniirg from 6tty to seventy miles
,[l,r,,. second. tue middle section, extcnd-
;",, from ,5rncc 10 the foot OF the mountains !;
,,,j i9,,d. lie mountain section, embracing
u. western part OF the State.
~iig ToRAcCo- ASp HiLL.REGIoS.
,r,y.lI,li from Greensboro, near the
,,,',,,.,,ir, section, TO the sea, and therefore
.,..r.r,rd nr,ii, all OF the middle section and
ar nr -. ,s>trrn division. From Green's
hn,ourb, wDica Is III the tiue tobaccO-grow-
:,..,,,lnn of The state. We moved eastward
.'Tor..t the bills. which have suggested the
names "Hul,boro'," "Chspel Hill," &c.
In -bi, inm,liltc district arc Person, (a'-
v,N Eock!l -9am, Stokes, Guiltord, Ala
rr.r,r,. Orange. Nc. These are champion TO.
I,,rn.rYt.iu. counties. and in that part OF
,h,m where the lighter, Mulatto soil pre-
MI, thai mucy leaf which runs near TO a
f.nlrf,l aud sometimes 10 upwards of hun.
L,6 dollar, pcr buudrcd weight is pro
dp,rL. Here Richmond has trade that Is
satisfactory 10 The North Caro!in'ans as well
a,tnglIr omn merchants, we are sure. AS
>liI nv id>t letter. the enterprlslng people
Of North Carolina ale manuiac. .urlng great
,j,a.a, :nci! tine tobacco III home, and their
,,,rcr>, j. >ucwn in TIE thrift OF the several
VILLAGES through which we passed.
TIE YAbKlS ASp CATAwBA.
S,ri! Of GTctu> ooro' the fruitful valleys Of
Ii. laakiu. aud he Catawoa afford a protta-
h.rcpurn,rc,, which The people Of Richmond
t~!nNo too pr!>i,tenlIy cultivate. The 1ad-
la /, the iDun source OF tue Santce river in
south Carulni, and The Cala"ba takes the
name ui Great PeGee 10 the Palmetto State.
In North Carolina they water valleys Of re-,
ul-habi" fertility and teauty.
CHANGING FEATURES.
Pur-uiu. oar course eastward we find the
courlyy gradually less hiliy until we reach
EatC-t. WHEN We cmrlg" more fully into
iar,a>ily graded country. and the two soils
t.. .r.y,i!y loan and light and dark c!ays
'~.I' 10 1--WE way 10 the soils more literally
MXrd with sand.
CuArEL HILL.
Til" hills reminded Us of other days, when
tie University Of Virginia was not built, and
when the Young gentlemen near the North
Carolina border intended for the professions
81, -rsiuatcd At Chapel iliIl place which
ior IL classic "reminiscences should, if posi-.
h.r. lay" been Included in the railroad line;
t.tt - 4 to-. Of oft
ilyc st sen chiyarOu> young Eireiniaus
setting oll OF horseback for Chapel Hill. We
A.yr >"on Whit. Tunsral, and The Reds,
and the hrrt>, and the Coles, and the Clar les,
and the >rlu>e>, auG the Reads, ct id Onaue ge
"g> 90 Cl 9alIy equipped and attended in the
:! i Ut toe times, The objects Of general OBJ
Sctiatl0u along their way TO the then popu-
IA. North CJrolina college. Their departure
was aM event. but their return home vas
/ greater one. Those were happy days in
both virginia and North Carolina. Sad, in.
deed, louhs Chapel Hill now. II has fallen
victim 10 social revolution which has
spread more Of disaster and sorrow over
The entire nation than could any other con.
ctyah!e misfortune. Earthquakes are rene
Gnt". fires Eermit rebuilding and recupera-
tlou. hul The social revolution has annihiiated
Il pcacr and god n bsppiness and heroiSm
lLIt cIu never be Gcstored. Howe ever time
may brInL money and individual and collec-
I've wealth, these things can never be repro
ducrQ,
CITING INTO THE EAST
From Raleigh, passing eastward by that
1o'a Which was intended to supply trade to
lie North Carolina Seaports-tbe North
'.'0Iiua iallr0ad-We soon see the appear
sncr, which show that we are nearing the
ta>'cin division. The hills are not high. the
h'Ia> aie' broader, aud we become better
acquainted win cotton. Soon the swamps'
anu sands become more extensive, and when
We reach GoldSbolo' We are in the eastern
"Fi>!Ou. Tue cotton grows higher, and the
'"!p.ilnt trade begins 10 show itself.
>wANr>, &C. PINES AND GHOSTS
h"a'ln" Gold, b0ro' We dive into The pecu.
IAii'Ic> 0! The East. We have the cypress
f"aIi> aud lhc' white, sandy roads; the
"H7'it&'rd lurpentine pines with their scar
i'u' Streaming faces, with two points that
'''h 'lkc raIs at the upper end Of the scraped
paris. lie sclaped faces all being on the
:; tuie siue o! the trees, when you pass through
'"v i9i'st OF a moonlight night you fancy
-" "o9d !u!t oi ghosts. can assure the reader
'D@t l. not very pleasant TO pass through
sUt'! j "Uod all alone at night. 1t takes
f'o1 u"aI Of "histling 10 get through it
81" ne man who gan set through it without
.e.. n,a, EI,w"tins round our prudcat cares,
1t i''.iea catch him Gnaw4Ies,"
H'1't ID "Col!ected fellow "a "don't.
,,~'t,"ofth'a-cent ,~' man-lf you can forgive
The sIafg
INA 7ihfESTINE Bc.ISEss AND THE LITTLE
GAIT.
. 49, ana we see the barrels with exuding
=, ''uine and rosin, about the doors OF re-
:, '''ahl'hmcnts With bits ot calico and
',,r. -an'i Ati1g al them. There is, further.
'''' tae 'lt!'e cart with p.,e locomotive bal!
;" mats chewing his cud eear the store 10
''pFh'ihe season this common carrier
."!f' the iurpenline-barret fastened on the
y y ""e 'i the cart. Now We see the cart la.
r,"Fu "!th WatGmelons or other country
, -u.N' MS simple means Of trans
in, iio'''"Ph Is quite sufficient for the
G.' ''s0s Of the region; and the
UiNeF may be male or female, boy or
~ 81 seldom meets with accident, and
~. a'ulable beast that draws 1t neyer
,,,a "us away. 1t is edfyiug TO look at
l','., @ EE IS philosopher. He In not
I'"' Ved 10 his ruminations by any
S' ,,"S' hn01wed 10 all respects after his
',iHu' ',1 he Is kept in inst flesh enough to an.
,as nav nllh 10 &c. up in dgniGed, leisure's'
ael 'II"net WIN his light load; but he is not |
In,,',.' 70 feel his oats" sufficiently to set
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