Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-10
letter from IeeSburG.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
LEEsBURG, Va, May 9.-Thc connt!y round
about the burg is looking beautifully YER
daut, the growing crops presenting most lux
uriant appearance, aud the Garth tacmng
with vegetation-although vegetables are very
scarce.
The burg" may be as 7crdant as the fields,
but is cot as prepossesslng IN its appearance,
and as the fruc,ifying rain came patterug down
yesterday, and everybody who, or whose re-
latious had share Of ". & O. r. f. stock
had gone down to the stockholders meeting, it
certainly did present about as near an approach
to deserted village rs could we'll be depicted.
All the women and al! the children, save
one all the merchants, lawyers, doctors, save
one; generals. colonels, captains, editors, aud
other titled gentry, save our noble Irish Lord
all went down--for it WIS free ride, and Oh !
how the women prayed that the road would
not he sold out, and that Mr.. Mckenzie migbt
continue president al infatum for it was 80
good 10 the dear old man to give liz all this
fun
1t ranal hard; most people would have b&cn
deferred from journey!ng in such weather, but
whoever heard Of Leesburgcra standing back
for "a slight shower" thougi! the water Ma5
up to thair--chius; aaI 80, true 10 their ira
diton, off they all started, |, brought all the
rolling stock Ct the road into requisilicn 10 haul
the living freight.
Ever siucc last January, whcn there w"s 4
similar exodus, every odd cent, unwiltngy
dropped into the grasp Of any oil the people,
old or y0uug--has been asslduOu!ly boarded
for the May excursion 'to lown," and it il not
thought by experienced judges that ang body
here will be able 10 travel for the uest SIX
months, SO great has been the drain; while the
revenues of the road must, eu necesSltute, fall
off ia the passenger traffic. The merchants de.
clare that it would repay them 10 present every
female in The place with q new calico dress,
made in Mrs McCabc'a latest style, rather than
let them attend stockholders meeting, for
few purchases there will be here for some time
to come. Alexandria and Washipgtop-thc
latter notwithstanding all the small change.
Our people are great Oh Il lrolic, and like
the boy with the cent, they generally dou't
care ID for the expense that is. most OF
EN- don't, but 0! course there are honorable
exceptions, as there are in all communities. 1t
is not intended to Intimate that there are any
CLOSE" people here but the most ludicrous
incident that ever occurred In the State is re.
ported to have taken place not loug ago Just
outside of its borders, when two creditors
starting from given point, had u foot race to
lawyers Office to get Judgment recorded to
secure debt; and it is reported upon tradition,
that eggs we're once measured in this place. But
this is a depression, for neither the judgment
nor the eggs have anything to do with the
frolic. The rain descended 10 torrents, but the
ladies' did not seem to mind it, for though
their skirts were dripping their ardor was 10
no wise abated, and 10 and cut of the train the
fun was fast and furious.
Whether anybody attended the meeting Is
not known by deponeut, but that Cooney 10
Alexandria and Harvey in Washington were
we'll patronzed, 20 one will doubt who saw the
unnteDtionai "tip.tilted" expression upoo the
countenances of many as they returned 10 hog
meat
Every lady who went down vowed that not
bundle would be brought back, yet oac OF
Fadeley's double teens would haze been re-
CURED to haul the united purchases. Five cent
fans, devied crabs, peanuts, bananas, hoop
skirts, childtens' wagons cardloal hose, hats,
candy, cakes and pies were heterogenlousiy
comniugled aud how they we're ever assorted
will long remain a mystery.
Many visited Corcoran's Art Gallery To there
admire the beauties Of nature, done 10 plaster,
and ooe of the exuberaut visitors declared after
closely scrutuzing the various Venuses, that
be hal seen Everything but ship 10 full
SAIL" 1t is Datura! for people away from
home to affiliate, and SO on this occasion the
high and low, rich aud poor. cast aside all dis
tiHction and fraternized in the most iaeroal
manner. especially the females. 1t put one so
10 mind Of poor old Major Dixon. who. after
conversion ct camp meeting, met one Of bis
neighbours with whom he was not 90 friendly |
terms, on the road, aud saluting him. said :
nGnnd mnrnine MIR feel humble enough !