The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-01

little village, with its two or three hundred
houses, newly painted and whiiewashed,
basking In the gay sunshine. Here Is the
northern settler, and the offee-holder from
Washington finds after bis short ride OF
nine or ten miles In the evening his home,
peaceful and happy, amid the honeysucklc
and the arbutus. = - -
z For several miles beyond Falls Church the
same beautiful scenery extends. After fhnt,
as the northern settlers become fewer md
fewer, The country gets rougher aud wilder,
and before long we realize we have taken
our farewell Of Virgiaia's improvers. At
niehtfalI, after good days walk. we find
ourselves opposite an unattractiye inn,
where we are compelled to spend the night:
The landlord received us graciously, and,
having given US simple meal, escorted Us
to a room, or a lott, which contained bed
with one sheet, but no chairs, no pitcher or
basin, no looking-glass, no-nothing. But
we had long since learned not to be over
nice, and, hastily blowing out the light, we
took to bed, and calmly composed ourselves
TO sleep. Next morning mine host. with exc
how we had spent the night. We felt as il
we could have cboked him. but we looked as
ii no one had spoken recently. Then be-
gan the tug of war. We were poorly pre-
pared for walk, and the road was bad.
Occasionally we got some pretty views, but
for the most part the way appeared pro-
yokingly straight, and the only tune we
could think of was
"Over the hills and far away
,cs But it's long lane that has no turning,
and Il the way was unusually tedious, GER
tainiy the termiAus was exceedingly .glo-
rious. No man can approach the old town
OF Leesburg without: feeling all his as-
thetic nature thoroughly aroused. The
scenery is not sublime. II does not excite
emotions of awe or. wonder: But the ele-
ment OF the beautiful enters into everything.
tThe fields waving with corn and grass, the
rolling hills, the deep, quiet pasture-lands,
the pumberiess cattle In long, green mea-
dows, beautifully. situated cottages shaded
bv the oak and aspen, the zigzag fence
covered with Virginia-creeper, pursuing its
'lnaudlin course, the quiet dell and seques-
tered glen, and . .... .fJY -,
1.-The decent church that topped the neigheorins
these all, II they be not apparent at one
sweeping glance, present themselves IN
rapid succession and in the most unexpect-
ed Wav. Leesburg is the newest town we
have ever seen considering its age. 1t was
in existence when the unfortunate Brad
dock passed through that section OF Vir-
ginia, and the bouse where the brave Eng
lish General stayed is still pointed out. The
fact is the people, take a Just and proper
pride in making themselves and places at
tractiye. The contrast made above OF an
other portion OF our route does not hold
true of Leesburg and the surrounding
country. Here everything seemed thriving
and everybody well to do. 1t is the boast
OF the Loudoun farmer in this section that
every field has stream, and the country
therefore presents q smiling and fruit-laden
aspect. Indeed, one can't help from Won
dering why people will farm elsewhere
when farming can be done in Loudoun and
near Ii esburg. Nor is the county IN unfit
abode for the people,. Those that we had
the pleasure to meet in and around Lees
burg were gracious. hospitable people, who'
in extending kindness to you, made you
feel you were doing them a real favor to ac-
cept. We found ourselves quite wel.knoWn
by the newspaper men. to whom we were
formally introduced by our friend Charles
P. Janney, Esq. The Washingtonian has
smiling and jovial front, while the Mir
ror, who sat with bis back to the street, re-
| fecting public sentiment, as We entered,
| recalled to our minds Cato Censorinus.
| We spent Sunday here, and Monday morn.
| ing had the pleasure Of a drive with two
| fair Cicerones, who made one OF us really
sick by telling young lady he was a mar.
ried man. -,,. ~'- --.-->.a,-.,,-.'..o4.-
Monday afternoon we left for Hamilton
beautiful little village six miles distant
where we had friends whom we wished
to see. Next morning we started for Har.
per's Ferry, passing through Hillsborough
a little village perched high among the hills,
in gap between the Short Hills. Here we
bad the pleasure OF meeting DR.. Taylor and
his attractive family, with whom we spent
several hours. lhave no time now to speak
of the blackberries, the cherries, and the
green apples, but shall ever retain the ten
derest recollections of Loudoun's fruitful
soil. With the Blue Ridge on our left an6
the Short Hills on the right, we pursued {
northward course, and after short respite
now and then we descended, amid the
crepuscular adumbration," the Loudour
| Heights, which overlook in eternal menace
the " embrace OF the loruly Potomac anC
the lovely Shenandoah" AT sunset We
entered Harper's Ferry, which has been tht
Italy OF these two modern Hannibals, Egg
and ... ALTER.
Harper's Ferry, July 80, 1879.
At the last term OF the County Court O.
Madison an order was entered to take thu
vote OF the people OF the county on tb'