The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-21
Trim 10 Franklin County.

,DIyINEs OFF DUTY-A DIVINE POLITICIAN
NEW NARRow-GAUGE RAILWAT-MISES OF
IRON AND ASBESTos-FINE CROPS, &C.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Richmond Dispatch.l
All aboard The train is soon at Peters.
burg. Here we drop the great Adversary
and his suite. By the way, you can scarce
~ imagine the comfort it gives one that
never enjoys the privileges OF dead-hcad
ia see an ex-S25, 000-per.y ear-railroad-king
meeklv handing in his ticket like any other
mortal. Three Richmond divines set out
with us. We lose one at Petersburg. The
others-ene young, thelother not old-pay
their devotions to a bevy of fair divnities
around. The only case Of divining observ.
able was that performed with peach
pairing. The young folks throw the peel
ing over their heads. The letter formed on
1.-THE: floor is the initial Of the coming man or
woman.
Here comes an old college friend. He
was sprightly fellow, good student, aud
ID 10 mean scholar. He had one fault-pun-
ming. Perhaps, he has cured himself of it.
Greetings. He has just returned from Eu-
Erope. Fond Of cathedrals? Oh, yes. Been
oiParis? Well, 30, there's not a damn
(sotre Dame) cathedral there. There he
goes. He fires whole broadsides OF puns
into us all the waE to Lynchburg. Does
the wel.educated Englishman pronounce
mercy rs we VirgSnians, or rather as II
spelled maircy? In she latter way, Wttcn
is the, correct PRONUNCIATION. Thus marcy
was corrupted to massey. Illiterate people
used to pray, +" The Lord have massv ON us :, =,
Now we. all vindictiye1C pray, "Ihe Lofo
have Massey on our enemies"
Belle FonteI cries the conductor, ana we
tolye on hoard another divine, the Rev. Dr.
Sylner.. He tells good@oke on nemuer
OF the Richmond College faculty. a stu
dent ,yisbes to devote himself to the msnls-
try. The said Professor examines MIN.
Stmdent nuotes Paul the Apostle: Woe lis
me If / freach, nos: the Gospel" The Rev.
Professer reioins. "Do you mean to say
,oaeH be damned,t you don't preach ?"
: Libertyl We get off here. Hotel crowd
ed. Many elegant southern folk. Natives
talk polities. Mr.. Massey has been here,
and is still in the county. "Wbat is Mas
sew aiming .atS" t'W hat does he propose
in place u the legislation to which he OBJ
jects?" "0b, he's aiming to be Governor,
and he does not pretend to have any better
scheme TO offer. He is negative, destruc-
tive.n Such is the answer OF even his
greatest admirers.
OF for franklin Lovely morning. The
6SuhS VI 0LlSfy S0OlC iuO<SH S~aAs3
smile ou us as we tourney away from them.
We turn often during The day to take a part.
ing look. but find of the end Of the day that
t,ey are ia full view; distance has soitened
lheir. sn bIimity but nes Iessened their. beau.
~. The bridge over the Staunton. Is just
finished. It is four or five feet higher than
he old bridge. We cross and are in Frank
Tia county The, new narroW-gauge rail-
Dad to Rocky Mount, the county-seat, is
now rapidly approaching completion. Now
,ne may get board at 90 per month. Pro.
'cssor ". E. Duacan's normal school il in
,ull blast. His puplls:-all adult. aud most
y. teachers Of one or more years expefi-
nee board In the naigh borhood at sS per
month. and get very good fare. The
i1arse for tuition is almost nominal. So
he teachers generally seize the oaunlty
bus presented 70 improve then Ives for