The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-27

Rev DR.. f.. III. Harding. (of Milton
and Charlotte) has many friends who
will enjoy an extract from his letter 10
the Presbyterian, from Augusta, Ken
tucky, whittier he has been called:
Il find this one Of the most charming
towns | have ever seen. Ii stands on the
beautiful Ohio river. Its front street
shaded with elms for a mile, fronts the
river, running along a gently descending
bluff of perhaps 300 yards TO the water.
the streets then run back TO high range
Of hills. From the hills on the Kentucky
side to those on the Ohio is perhaps
distance of mile and half with the
OHIO flowing between, the view of the
town, the river, the hills beyond. and
then down the river from the bills just
above the village is as lovely as l ever
saw Last night as the sun went down
the river was surprisingly beautiful n
quarter of mile broad rolling between
grand old hills near at hand. and in the
distance sweeping through what seemed
golden mist
My window is only 300 yards from
the river and all day, steamboats, are
passing, and at night are especially
striking with their brilliant lights.
Il used 10 say | always wanted a
church IN Il village oi 200 people, which
could pay me 5000, aud pars mage, and
now here is "a beautiful! little city of 800
people that offer me a pay of 1900 and d
parsonage. | am delighted with my sur
roundings, the people appear cultivated,
warm hearted, frank and liberal
The church building is the prettiest
village church | ever saw. a perfect lit
tie gem will seat perhaps 500 people, has
beautiful sp:re, handsome stained win
dows and then it has delightful choir.
On last Sunday on the pedestals around
the pulpit, and on the table IN front, the
ladies' had placed most magnificent bo-
qaets or rather mounds Of the most ex-
Quisite geraniums, tu be roses and other
flowers, their usual custom | hear and
one | like.
The lands around this place are very
rich, bringing from seventy-fve to one
hundred dollars per acre. The average
of lands in the county [ am told is fort
dollats per acre.
These seventy five and hundred dol
lar acre lands bring, learn, 100 pound.
of tobacco to the acre worth to the far,
mer twelve cents per pound; from SO tc
100 bushels Of corn, and from 80 to 4(
bushels Of whea All this too without
fertilizers
.All the material sources of living
abound here in profuslon.
Il went tins morning to visit the stOcl
farm of Mr. McRibben an elder of The
Augusta church. He raises jersey apC
Hoistein cattle He has them ranging
fifty to one thousand dollars He tell
me the Jerseys get larger here on Blu
Grass but this docs not interfere will
the butter making quality of their milk
The Holsteins from Holland Ar
beautiful animals, valuable for beef, ant
milk The little Jersey calves are beau
ties with their fawn color and large dee
Ike eyes and small heads.
This little city has an energetic pop
ulation. They ship about, 1000, 90,
pounds of tobacco, have all their street
macadamized and their bluff, which is
sloping extent of 250 yards, from From
street to the waters edge is pave1 TO
nearly mile the length of Front street
Altogether | am delighted with August,
aud Sharon. As | write the wash arc
ripple and gurgle of the Ohio is in m,
ears. Making me think Of how the OF
Dan III dear old North Carolina is thi
dag murmuring ove- its rock. as it winds
around the base of its dear old hills, anC
As look out upon the river before me a.
it floats past | think how | too am rapid
~ drifting. drifting, drifting down the
stream to the great oceaL Of eternity.
Our God, our help in ages past
OuI hope for years to come.
Be thou our guard While troubles Is
And our Eterna. Home!