Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-17
Letter from Warrenton.

Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.
WARRENToN. Va, July ia trip up the
Midland road on the Sabbath day is as differ.
cot fr2m going to church twice day 10 Belle
Haven as catching the mountain breeze. rush.
ing 10 the car window, is from being famed ill.,
to semi comfort, 10 church, by air waves c. NJ.
posed OF varied parts OF musk, ottar Of roses,
patchouli and Reds Graode Duchess Cologne
Why women love 10 60 to church, and why
men don't, is an enigma, or as Lord Dundreary
wruld say-a thing no fellow Gao find out.
Speaking of the railroad reminds me 10 say
that there is but ooe feeling CT graz uation and
qualification that Mr.. Barbour has been ap.
pointed Receiver Of the ViIginis MidIaod
road Uoder his able management all will be
right, and everything will uo 10 its accus oued
groove, and employees, bondhoders ana stock
holders Gao res: perfectly assured that their in
terss, will be fairly and thoroughly a,terdci
to. MIR. Barbour desired that his salary shou
oot be Increased Had some alien been ap.
pointed to the Recevershp there would have
been, without any profanity, the devil 10 play.
As it is now the road is steadily earoiog mon
ey above all expenses.
There should be new car placed 90 tie
Warrenton Branch. for the one now on it is
the same antique old fat that Was ruo on the
Manassas road iWeoty-sx years age aud has
bumped along ever since, without any rest or
let up. Ii it continues to run it will meet With
the fate of DIV r Wendell Holmes, wonder
tuI one-horse shay. Tom Fraukiio, the cou.
du ctor Of the e-horse railroad 10 Warreutoo Is
warm hearted, siugleuit ded oddly, aod loves
thar dila pidated shebang, on wheels, as much rs
the Arkansas Traveller loved his old cabin.
The seals OF this peraubuatlTc jolt"r are is
hard a. d:ntlst's chair, but Captain Tom lets
20; foot or baud5ox Test 90 the diDgy cushions.
o. the trip trom the junction TO Warrentoo
plenty OF time Is gwen the traveller 10 observe
the scenery, and Tom takes great pleasure 10
pointing out 10 the passengers the various
houses, aud the history Of the CWncrs. 10 pr;-
sons who bave pleoty OF time. aud are natural
ly tlmid. this IS a good route 10 travel over-no
danger Ut collisloo-; DO rapid rockiogs 10 rat
ting through uoDels, or dashiul, lk streak
of light, around curves and over bridges; 20
nerves are shocked; 20 fears are aroused, as
the train or .eps to the Piedmont city at lis full
speed OF tour miles 40 hour stopping at inter
walls to let Tom get of the train and stone the
cows of the track. The captain is very ond
Of CO ldreu. and the other day, 10 pasSGg
through the train, he observed a pretty little
maiden of some five summers crying pitiousy,
aoi on uQuirng the cause, the embryo belle
between her sobs, told him that she had I,s
her apple overheard, as she expressed it. aud
asked him TO stop the train aud &c, it, aud l1u.
1ho.: bosom is So tul Of the milk Of huuau
kiducss tia 1t tr@queo;ly runs over, aud Fbo,
| ike Dean Swift, couldn't sag 20, except 10 AT
Invitation to take iriuk, j=rkei the bel Pc
stopped the tralo, found the APT lie aud returned
il to the little beauty, who received 1t si.h a
teal 10 b. eye aud .ulle 90 the iip and Tom
said, as Uocs Toby did once, can't staud see
lug child unhappy. | heard a iltla girl my-
self say, 90 this very tram, M. II re 20 fast.
er, Won't We get home quicker.
saw Col. Mos5y on the train and talked a
little politics. He said ,hat Hayes viii be elect
ed by million soEity; How about Virginia
! l asked. "Oh, tt said, 1T doot make any
elections 20 repubI,ao, Elrploia will vote for
er is Incidentally gooe. epquired among his
old friends sod followers 10 F.uqGi2r, men
who had voted for Grant and for Bal bour, how
be stood, and they say that there are GOT, with
few, very lew exceptions, aoy Hays aud
Wheeler men 10 the county. aud that CoIooel
MoSby has not corporaps guard II old Eau
quler.
Gen. Hunton i qni;e sick at his home here,
aud Il viii BE- week or ten i Us before be Gao
returo to his post II duty. From all iodica
! tons he will walk over the track 10 the uex:
nom ioatCg convention.
went through the new Warren Green tlo-
tel, aod also t,ok dinner there. | i e.egautiy
furnished, aud everything counected with il Is
Dew. The hotel is admirably couduc;~d-a foe
table, ADD all comforts, and the board is on'y
thirty five dollars per mooth. Mr.. }. II. MAJ
duX Is s, we'll knoWn as 40 accomplished llod-
lord that any paneeyric l. useless.
The Fauquler Springs have not been for
maiy opened this year, though severa! parties
have r.uted cottages aud are spending tie sun
mer there.
The wheat crop is an unusually heavy one,
but the farmers are very Respondent ou account
OF the low price OF that cerial. CHAssEUR.