Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-03
Fauauier Comfy.

A correspondent of the Maryland Journal
/ from Fauquier, writes to that paper as fol.
lows
perhaps no portion of our country or any
other country, produces as many hrst-class
fat cattle to the square mile as Fauquier
and Loudoun counties, Va. Almost every
farmer here is engaged, more or less in the
cattle business. Since the profits on beef,
through western competition, have been 80
h6zardously diminished few are turning
their attention TO creameries, and others to
the rearing of fine horses. But as "Be eff !!
Beef ~ was the cry Of Johnny Bull" go it
is the standing cOuntersgn in this commu.
nifty.
1t would, in our opinion, be O somewhat
ficuit task to find, thus side the eysian
feds of Paradise, more enchanting sites for
homes than seen in these valleys, encirced
oy the 9ranG old Blue Ridge. And the Vir
giuiaDs ere not lacking in appreciation Of
the merits OF tbeir State. Even those iy
ing up in The mountains, or on the barren
hills, as well as those in the rich, beautiful
valleys seem to have kind feeling OF com
passion and pity for the stranger who is
so unfortunate as not to have been born On
The sacred soil"
As role the Virginisn does not give as
much attention to the beautifyng of bis
home by nicely laid out roads and walks
through lawns ornemented with trees and
flowers, as do the people OF Maryland and
the Northern Statee Even among the
wealthy the lawns are sometimes stocked
with bulocks and pigs or huge hocks of
turkeys. There are notable exceptions,
however. vermont Farm" the home of
Col! Mex. W. Jones, is an Eden of beauty
10 all its apportionments. Not far distant
j. "Oak HiIf," the former residence of Chief
Justice Marshall. It's presen p oprietor,
though not entitled to the official robes in
th~ department of justice. is nevertheless
not unknown to fame, 10 the sporting de-
parment, % successful breeder and fighter
of game chickens.
the homo of Lawrence Washington-son of
Augus,ine--who was the first male descend
ant born at the old Washington homestead,
the fer-famed Mount Vernon. Mrs. Wash
ington now presides over the man
sion at "Wavelandn with tho becoming
grace end dignity accorded in history
to 'the Mother Of her Country"
noble mistress of Mount Vernon. At Dr.
Roszele's, not far distant, may be seen and
heard famous old piano brought from Ger
many by one of the first settlers of this part
of Virginia 1t contains drum and chime
OF bells, and we never heard such soul stir
ring martini music from piano as Miss
Roszele produces from this odd looking
three cornered relic of antiquity. I am told
that Generals Washington and Lafayette,
on their wearisome marches through the
wilderness, were greeted and cheered by
'is voluptuous strains"
Mount View" in this vicinity, the home
stead of R. II. Horner, is among the number
of grand old estates not wanting in sur
rounding adornment Mr.. Harrison, of
P,kesviile, Me., has fine estate in old
Fauquier mo. c. the estate of Hal Du.
lsny, the millionaire, now visiting in Eu.
rope. Nill probably eclipse all the noted
country seats of Virginia. They are tear
lug dowu the old mansion, preparatory to
erecting the new. The garden and green
house are among the finest we ever saw.
and the oranges aud grapes are not excelled,
we think, in this latitude.