Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-01
letter from Rappahannock.

CULpEPER, Va, Feb. 27.-The people of
Rappahannock county are the happiest and
best people In Piedmont Virginia, aud their
opinion of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE as a
pure, old time, true blue democratic organ
ia just as favorable as mine for them. 1t Is
my pleasure to attend their county courts
and to meet with such genial wholesouled
fellows as the Mofietts, Greens, Gates,
Fetchers, Millers, Menifees and host Of
Others You only have to know these peo-
Pile but to love them. They make you feel,
when under their hospitabe and welcome
roof that you haye something to live for
They feed you on turkey and country cured
ham and top dress you with mince pie and
Catawba wine, and seem only sorry when
you are full and forced to sing out enough
They, not unlike the GAZETTE, date too far
back in their good old time customs not to
stimulate you little with pure old Blue
Ridge mountain juice beforelack ling square
Virginia meal, such as Rappahannock wife
knows so we'll how to prepare. When IN
Rappahaunock last / met with gentleman
from the State of Maine, and he informed me
that he had often heard of Virginia hospi-
tally but had never known what it meant
until he had been and seen for himself and
though he had been III the county but one
week he actually believed he was foundered
and would lose mis- toe nails before he
reached home informed him not to state
the case in Maine, as he did to nc, if he did
Blaine would not furnish him with q new
set and H0ar, of Massachusetts, would un
derteke to prove him a liar
GporryVile is one of the most thrifty vii.
ages in tho county. Mr. VIM. B. Smoot, Of
your city, ia conducting a large tannery
there end the citizens are delighted when
Mr.. 6moot and his very popular wife are
with them. The Hon. Patrick Henry
O'Bsnnon, the popular ex member of The
Virginia Legislature, is the live man Of the
village go far as enterprise goes. His last,
and must be successful enterprise, is the
breeding of thoroughbred setter aud pointer
dogs. In his kennel at present Is the
celebrated Gordon zip, Dawrey, by
John r. I.ing's rsd Irish setter, San
cho, OF St. Louis kennels. Miss
Winoie Davis, 0Bannon's pet. ia one
of lac hnest fielders to day, in toe State. 1t
was my pleasure the past fall to follow her
In the field on the lo7ely farm of James W.
Fletcher. for five hosrs. and in that short
tlme Mr.. O'Bannon and myself bagged Fix
ty Elk Of Gs fast flying Bob Whites" ss were
ever flushed from hs brusb. After the
hunt offered Mr. O'B.nnoa 800 for Miss
Winnie, and he quiaay Informed me that
$500 would not buy Der, as he loved her not
only for her excellent qualities, but for her
lovely name. Mr.. GBannoG ALDO csna
Count Roke:" pure blue blooded Level
liz setter by Imported Robe out of "Phyl.
ls''; he a!so has five OF six other magnificent
pure blooded pointer aud setter gps combin
ing the blood of "Crozteth" Richmond, Main
Spring, Vandervort's, imported Don, aud dis.
tinGuished dogs and field trial winners,
which he is breeding to the best blue biocds.
He sold recently TO gentleman of Altoona,
Ps.. Sancho and Mike, two year ol6s, for
$780, Mr.. O'Bsnnon will be delighted to
sho" his dogs in the Geld under fire, againat
all corners, which is the best and only test
of endurance, intelligence and accuracy. S.