The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-19
the roonsNifi .the greate r1art cf filc sani.

the EppmsWit tbe greater part sCf f1es San1-
HY. And now sye feel very much Ike the
man NJ lio went to q hotel for the frs stifsse.
HaYfng eat ten al that was brought him
On the little dishes, he said, g W Tier. Hike
them sample very eel, i snoWaE I'll take some
Of each. b.sye IN 4. dgtsaY sam
pied good part of9 Virginia, and would
r1eWbe YerY glad at cur leisure to take some
OF each. But stop we will take no DraHes-
Vile in ours. RI sssSss ~
Nor has our tramp been devoid OF moral
discipline. When NE were on the Mary
land Heights, opposite HarpeSs Ferry, we
noticed that q very small tWie at one point
excluded from our view the fairest and
most extensive landscspe our eyes had yet
.behefd. we got: higher up, and a scene Of
SURPRISING loveiine-s lay before us. This
little incident is illustrative OF our eXpe-
rience in life. Often very small thing. u
light aff1iction Of the moment, a little awk-
Wardness OF time, we suffer to intervene
betweeen us and the great cheerful and
hopeful future. IL we would but get 4 lit
tie higher, or look over the slight obstruc-
ton, we conl d no. fail 10 see and be re-
joiced at the green pastures and the still
waters beyond.
In going through The sands OF Caroline
and SpotsElgania itseemed as ii we never
would be done with them. But our faces
were set toward Fredericksburg, and we
pictured TO ourselves the happy retfnion
there With our dear friends. And so the
sand seemed not so deep, the day less warm.
and the darkness not SO gloomy. Keeping
ones eye son The great goal ei life, we tt6G8s,
lea rnt, renders ene-less attentive to incon-
Yeniences by the way. -. !. 5..
= Once or twice in the midst OF intensely
hot weather it occurred to lis that we had
yet TO walk hundreds of miles before we
concluded our trip. The bare idea at; that
unuerVing season made, our; hearts sink
within as. We felt unequal to the task, and
We began TO think. when and where we
could best leave it undone. But ylDore
mnnfy resolution bade Us remember we had
onlyTto do so much a day, and by shutting
our eyes to the almost .interminable dis
tances ahead we got through each days
Journey with pleasGrable success. And
so ne learnt another great lesson in life
TINT by attending 10 the matter in hand and
excluding remote probabilities we shall ac-
coDpliSh wisely and We'll what, il we ever
do at all, is to be Gone at once. i,4in, =.
Our tramp has necessarily thrown, Us
with all conditions and classes OF men.
From The ti,atched cottage we have gone 10
the palace OF the wealthy; we. baYe de-
scended from the mountain Businesses,
where dwelt primitive simplicity in man
ners and dress, TO the fertility and ciYiljza-
ton aud luxury OF the plain. From the
board OF the large landed proprietor we
have come 10 partake of the humble fare OF
the tenant. From, the pale-laced, dyspep-
lie man OF books wc nave made our way tc
the hard featured, weather. beaten son OF
toll. From the citizen OF the metropolis
we have gone to meet and know the coun-
tryman in his own home. Is the result one
OF Sulmisc? Need we say we have rubbed
away not few of the cobwebs of prejudice
and ignorance? We have learnt in the
most practical and impressive way that
there is s0methin. worth knowing and
honorin" ia every condition OF life. NO
man, CT set of men, is totally good or to-
tally bad. This ne never knew before,
mayhap because we happened TO be born IN
Il country where Gnd in an age when party
spirit runs high. Neither party ever sees
or acknowledges any good in The other.
And we have seen many other things,
which will, we trust, make us wiser anu
better men. We caunot speak OF them here.
Time would fail us. But one more thing we
nlust say. We take pride in our own peo-
PIE. OttF IIafSiS tlaft DetU Sidlc-Hluc; anu
We know OF what we espeak. We have seen
III independence and public spirit and pa
triolism amongst tie poorest and humbiest
classes OF our dear Old Commonwealth that
would do honor to m Aristide> or 4 Decius.
We have travelled far and wide, but we
have yet to hear CT anybody or anything
that was communistic. Az, socialism is I'M
Known.
In concluding tiiis series OF letters we
would like to iha"k the public for the
friendly intcre>5 they have shown in them,
as manifested III various ways. Written as
they have been upon the march, any attempt
mt literary elegance was out OF the question.
Tue mcIit they possess is derived solely
froGl their being truthful narratives OF novel
experiences. To the members OF the press,
to whom VIC are indebted for many courtc-
sies. we would IN this way express our
gratitude. And to all those whose kindness
and hospitality we have enjoyed we wouI!
Jointly return most hearty thanks. That IN
their journey through life they may always
receive as kind treatmen: as we have in this
su:nmcr's tour is the sincere wish and
heartfelt prayer OF EGO AND ALTER.