Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-01-29

The young folks Of Bryantown neigh
borhood enjoyed dance at the school
house, near that village, on Tuesday night
last. We return thanks to the committee
for an invitation to be present, and are
sorry that press of business matters pre-
vented our acceptance, as we know from
previous experience how pleasant such af-
fairs are in that section. We learn that
this last was not behind the Others in
point of pleasure and social enjoyment
CoMMUNICATED.
LOWER NANJfMoy, Jan. &c, 1886
Editors Of the Times:
write from this old h.toric place with
many memories Of its earlier days. memories
sacred and hallowsd by the associations OF my
DO, hood But alas time with its relentless
scylhs hath opened wide its swath with those
who were the companions of nay youth Many
have migrated to other parts OF the country,
many to that undiscovered bsurn from whence
none return, and vet few remains, very few
TO s,mpathisa and consols US with the insyita
ble. Time has played sad havoc with my Old
home. | can scarcely realize that am again
npon tn. spot where my existence began
NJ ,nv ys.rsngo WAS well acquainted here and
ous people A few days ohservations, aud
behold nothing remaining tut few old land
marks of half ii century ago. Ito agriculture
ha. declined its hshing vnremunsrauve, snd
ito cord wood exhausted. The two latter the
wsrst en.mIss of agriculture, IN the long war
have reduced it to mere Iusignihcencs, and
ioundered themselves in the battle. Your cor
re,psn en- beirg in Washington the proximity
to the home Of his birth, be cou'd not let the
opportunity pass without behaldiag once more
tue Mecca of his early hopes, the scenes Of hl'
early BOY hood. SO he vesIursd down iae Poto-
mac and has been colght BY The ice blockade,
and compelled TO tarry longer than he iuteadsd
1t .of,ens the heart, nnd dims The eve With a
tear when We b-ho.i our uHtye home alter
long years OF sh.cnce,-yss
The home Of my childhood long 10 behold
Thy green grassy t"mbs, thy temples Of old
long to survey the sweet spot where tr'si,
In youth | kEelt down a; the fo"t>tooi Of God.
Scenes III Il we're oace familiar. there 10 4
ueoucholly a dark Clo~d as il were throw n
over The whole aspect o. ihinSs ahsn compared
with their former grandeur. Th'Iit, Iadustry
and frug-i nhiph atr. the chlrt character
islics OF ise psopr Oi Ia Il DAY seems Gov TO
be remembered ouir as thiR~ OF the past Tna
ueighborh-od Is more dtu.sty populated With
neKro.s lh n other .ec;ion Of tn. couEty. Indeed
II can rradtly be called The negro fsrsais", iol
this IS sarely the only pace where ttsy can
lie. il gltsT ralraess, they take no Eaisrsst In
f,rmiug Ani 'sci tbs, are al md aaiaK II al
together Ls an cccu! ,'ion. aud tcCking 10 tie
elite. Tor Iar summer months. 10 return here
for Ias winter. Uader such circumstaneo 1t
throws the whole responsibility OF culuraung
the farms upon The mesgTs white popIiation,
and IL ls re,rls sevsr see = "a m ta.t 70 pro
psrlv cultivated srcsg.s OF thu inability OF TIE
farmer 10 obtsin labor. Unless we hsvssE in
tuv Of .nigr-u's TO lri lhc soil, Nsnlemoy
" III assume ihs looks " hsa 6rsi hshsli sy the
,arlv Eag.ish setter snd invite the red nsn TO
reclaim hs hus,irg grounds sssia. Many sf
the Soathsrn States have appropriated nsssv
aud established agencies 10 procure eniist sots
foT their lhinlv s.ttlst CoantIs, And dos see
-hr Nsrylsoi cannot do the sane II IS ua-
doa btedlv the quickest sud most s'"ee -.
o. producing prosperity in l.nsc''htsG DIS
l-lri *. ihss IL .Ill ~ the sane time sars =
trud-ucy TO m somewhat ths eurdsas cf axa-
ri1H by sHhsnCiag. property thsi Isno~ o. mere
aousInal v.ss Our members Of 10. pfessnt
L-.,sl.'ur~ should MAKE every sao;i 10 COsfsr
blessing OF tn. ktaa. sna for which iAer
~eu3i t. srsr smralt,g.d tr grst'fals pee.
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