Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-05-13


may fsunt ber orange groves and the
4Crackers7 smoke ibsir pipes Of peace.
vii not yield this caressing cleznness
for any patriotism whatever.
But when The delightful bevldermeui
Of novelty l. past, one cannot be quite Al
pesce In this lulling. resiful Paradise
We STE the South al iis best The ampi-
tude and openDess. balcony and breeze
and sun and shade. are Of The gracious
and friendly South, her welcoming hos
pitaliiy, her sveei-io-do-Doihing charm.
But the master j. lar away. / an .
Spaniard IN the Halls of the MonieIu-
maz-by honest purchase, true, nor were
the purchasers more glad Of The Halls
than the MouieEumas were Of The money;
yet ! cannot help a twinge q regret.
j his great doorway and VIDE aisle Of en-
trance stretching from bloom Of front 10
bloom Of rear. and making the house 4
part q sheltered park and colonnaded
paths in fairy-la1d-all are q The haS
fed and excluded South. silken couch
and curtain, dainty devices q toilette,
thrift and beauty q board, orderly march
of cuisine under the all-seeing eve of The
eanny. just and faithful Scot, who rules
her retinue with iron hand not half CON
cealed under glove that j. but uncut
yelvet-this j. wholly North- How can
the South forget her bitterness. seeing the
victorious legions q war followed by
these more victorious legims Of peaoes
Nothing, ! think, has ever surpassed the
dignity and simplicity with which these
men, MASTER Of broad estates lords q
soil and slaves, met The decision of var,
accepted failure and poverty, fraiernized
with their friend-foe., and started on the
new path. II is fgr the North 70 be gen
Ie, forbearIng. courteous, consideraie-
We must walk softly before those who
staked all on a wrong cause-and lost.
Wei for them and well for The coming
generations that they losi bu they lost
The Nor1h won. Nor j. anything more
polite than courtesy for the South j.
not only noiiceably gentle and courteous,
but responds instantly 10 genileaess and
courtesy. however promptly and passion
ately reseutful q rndeness. and even
childishly sensitive IT, ehild-like race,
IN some respects, compared with the bus
iness-tlained maturity q The North, but
with The charm as well a. the unreason
of childhood IL womcn-l hardly
know bow 10 say II without osense, and
Heaven forbid should IN one joi offend
NY dear New England, our rqyally row
dy West, or any reinoiesi ssciioB Bf The
Great Republic; nor can ] perhaps say
II with consistency, and there j. 20 need
q saving It al al vet ] VIII hazard The
suggestion that Southern women are pref-
tier than Northern women II II not that
tbe wiihered Wisp Of the ~tide-waier ~
tlemeBt" is more beautiful than the per-
fec1 final flower q Northern culture or
tbe saxiir1ge q the NeW England From
ier farm-a hardy plant, that has as
little tine a. its Southern counterpart has
turn for The astbefic q lbe garden q
God. But the ordinary southern woman,
on Columbia Heights, on the South Bat
tery, IN Forsytbe Park, j. pleasant % the
'eye Neither men nor women have the
color and contour, The rich costume, the
aggressive prosperity q The never ending
procession going down % the Everglades
iD search q health por1ly men, full
bearded and r1ddy, closebuiioDed 70 the
chin buxom dame. every one with a
seal-skin sacgBe on her shoulders and a
sup@erogatory camels hair ahswl over
Der arm-weighted with money, beaming
with satisfaction. eating and drinking the
best q everything and plenty q H.
Southern women are fragile IN figure, DEL
icate q complexion. with sof, bright
abundant hair, sofi, melodious veices IL
which 2 certain AatDess u enuDcati0u
becomes far from disagreeable Their
dress j. q modest cost and Jalpably
bome-msds; Worth and Rsdfern-a
plague O both their bouses, feather DO
nesis from these quiet birds The sonbre
blacks and heavy fabric. which our long
winters drag even into or sb0r1 SUMNER.
count III beside these cheerful iafsias and
fresh ca1nbrics whose ighiDess and grzce
suit wei The light and graceful forms
And Their kindly We1rers neei kindly
the stranger that l. within Their gafes.
Brusguely aceosted, roughly touched
where their hear1s are sore, and 10
doubt tbese kind eTes would fash with
angry fre-fhe pale asbes a secession
stil cherish vital sTark-buf Why af-