Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-15
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LONG PINE, ANsON COUNTY,
n. G. April 10Th, 1882.
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Eds. independents
By your permission, would ask
for d small space in your valuable
paper, as the means of redeeming
a promise / made to number Of
friends in old Berkeley before l left
her; namely, that they should hear
from me. and / know of no better
medium Of reaching them all than
| through the columns of the INDIE
PENDENT
We left M on March 22nd
and arrived at Wadesboro on Sat-
urday 25rh. We were met AZ
miles from this place by our land
lord, DIR. B. Chears and John Il.
Patrick, Esq, corresponding Sec
rotary of the Dixie Agricultural
ASsociation, who accompanied US
back to the depot, from where we
were con- eyed to one of the lead
ing hotels of the above mentioned
place, where provision had been
made for our entertainment. At
ter break fasting in this thrifty lit
tie town and some sightseeing we
were conveyed, in the Dr's. pri.
vate conveyance, to our present
home. / would just here add,
that the DIR. is one of the best OF
men. A broad-minded, generous
whoIe-sOuled southern gentleman,
and | have no doubt that should
we not get on well together tue
fault will be mine.
Now about our surroundings.
The woods and groves around our
place are resonant with the joyous
songs and twitter of inuumerable
birds, which bask in the mellow
sunlight, and fancy, enjoy fuller
and greater satisfaction from the
blessings shoWered upon them
than does too often ungratful man.
The pine groves are literally car
peted and canopied with bloom !!
Meadow queens, violets, butter
cups, daisies, wood bine, Virginia
creepers cape jassamine and many
other flowers of which | know
nothing, fill the air with sweet
fragrance.
The people | find are plain,
practical aud kind. The DR.. APP
pears to take great pleasure in ill.,
Producing me 10 his many triends,
besides which | have had numer-
Gus callers to whom l have not
been introduced; some actuated by
a curious desire to see the Virginia
elephantees,y yet all seem kind and
friendly.
| would further say for the ben
eft of my many friends that al
this speaking ii is utterly impossi-
BILE Tor me to say what the result
Of my venture is. The soil is so
entirely different from on 5, aud
the mode of cultivation so perfect
ly scientific, that almost shrink
from the undertaking but SO COM
fort myself with the thought that l
have willing and able Instructor,
in the DR., that the word failure
must be unknown to me.
| receive the INDEPENDENT
regularly every week and assure
you that although il WAS al way 5 "a
welcome visitor to my family, il
is doubly so now; it comes AS a
messenger of love, from the !tid
of our birth; where we passed the
happy days of childhood, boyhood,
anu early manhood; and now nat
we are away from our home, We
have time to mink of the many
kindnesses shoWered upon Us IN
the days of adversitits as " Il a
prosperity. Notwithstanding our
best efforts have been puI iurN ara
we find it Impossible 60 adequate
ly express our feelings; we feel 90
eXclalm truely VITA 'nr poet lha
Though sundered far, by faith we meet,
Around enc common mercy seat.
as we have not forgotten the teach
ings OF Him who nam SAID Ln 1
am with you always, even 20 the
end OF the world.
Respectfully
i w CAKPEE