Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-06-29
PLEASANT MID ,AER RAMB
LEE&s AND LfvF WAYSIDE
ran VALE, 81 Av,L.os.

summer quarters in Jersey, it
occurs to me that hatty letter to
you wonld not be islf.and would
perhaps interest al B { Of your read
ers. There was q ac'onAthing that
conaoieti me whel Eqnitted horne,
and chat was the 4 Fing you all in
smiles after the 4tiful rain on
Saturday. FL
With the axoepEn Of The frat
hundred miles on hilore, which CT
course | passed owe Tears, my tip
Was onusally agreH ie, aaalgrc that
some sharper "snag or to- my va
lisg. leaving me ali Ylntely ahirtless,
coiiariess. cravati Is tpd--eausing me
to lose. fear, a ID deal cf my
spiritual view Of tAgs."
When my handsAe and genial
companion, L. S., "a Ninety.Siz,
now agent for the Ackeye Reaper,
left re at DanvilSI was quite
lonely, 80 I had to Il up on a seat
and wander in dr4n In pass
Jag though, I may aathst before L.
s. left me. was a per' myself
of no little info, Con and in.
airaction as to the 81 Gbrops, etc. I
1ect not dwell furth Ar'n ny Jour
ney nere than to sa. tour farmers
chat il any 81 them kv have occa.
SION TO pass over III yg;nia Mid
land Route. they shoiGdaka in tho.
roagh!y ihe lovalk d teeming
Valley Ct Ayilion. after leav.
ing Charlottesville, a. lhe long
gray stTeaEs Of day ar} Inning to
nonni The morDing We glide
swiftly into thia Val With The
inoreae'ag light of 4 l5velineas
e nofolded. The whole hlley, for
about fifteen or twenty fles, is al
most one grand and contiguous field
Of corn and wheat, thag,ccaaional
patch OF oais. pA
To na the train was d5ht bound
Ing lines. and just opposed the Val
!oy 5eing two or three la wide, a
range .; mountains lorT1;he other.
Tie namerons farm hin and their
Surroundings are ped models.
The Aonsea look whiGe,igY neat, and
are surrounded by eStfu! and
abo'jnding vegetable gfhAns. The
pastures were spaoious alpAell filled
wi,n good looking caa and fat
stont horses; no mules til saw, but
many docks OF sheep. yet this
is q stooklaw country.
Now and then we pas stock
farm; ana as saw the 7ng colts
scampering about, l cou hot help
liksning the scene to a. iliar one
lust outside Of your vii !, at the
home Of one Of our di| hguiahea
statesmen, who has reply gone
into the stock raising busiAs.
: ~5aia4'. 5 ia4'.~l myself a farma small
country e a. YET; !, D. the, the
many Of our Old arm d tickle
such sights. By-the-wS 8 gaze on
here something about ia Y noticed
l had Fever seen beiore.ing which
the large wheat fields, thl aome of
regular intervals, OF ale were at
PAGES, little circles Of grt twenty
nuts, Or something that ling pea.
peanuts. 1t suggested took to be
discussion concerning ly mind a
which I heard very latea.ed crops
ward, between several at Clinton
farmers Of Edgeield. the crack
see, a. Old Col E. conld don't
mixed crops, .jadicion4ded, why
will nc; pay, DR.. L. S. ar planted,
W. TO the contrary notpsou ouire H.
+! do7sd Of; while outstanding.
G''S'"'ohS' ani Wnlle Eating such
'Fa'a % thought euge!owing the
fr4oAhg rapture 0vfFderei by in.
O. my valley ol Ihe beanties
~ AiLeT n. asked my.
z lNst! ~ rot thia be
where IN j. OF Injury,
plenty, n Erronnded by
Of home ng the wants
/ Far irom9 by, and