The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-13

othor way prepared TOT ~, .',.siv necessary
,ho,ii N ENJOY II were s' 800, cr what foi.
'". ',,o,ont here a description Oh VIVA. ,v'
70 H''' ~ menu at these waNsi0e taNtih'
iV~,,',.,o,, VIRGINIA was always uneNc'l-
.',,ollc ON their tables were 10 pc lvunu /
,h,' hest of brcads-heatcn nlscul', iu"7'
mullins and cakcs-thc freshest Oh u"'',' I
me richest oi milk. and the latest OF ''Nis,, I
Fcgs corn bread. hash. excellent cohte a"O
tea. radishcS. crcss. and nnsiuiuo"7 NM
nm tho measure of the travellers ot3i,e' nv
most of them. II needed. del1n"un. "".
Grant mint iulop was to De hao' hl.n' W
the best brandy ard rum. iheio W"o
excuse why ,hclr pIoWit loI7 shD"'e '..
e,u Al s,fpnlv abundaully me noeuo Oh iNti
' ''"ast. There WAS plenty in the land Cine.
had the best of cooks. Who had hetn i"
eee,, Generation 10 generation OY iheli ', .0
,rcssos in the culinary art-and in7, ,1n5-
I ,i,o,. .nfoved a patronage thar luii ,.ir.
npnsatcd them for their '', "re nm of
| The great highways VIZ snaton coach
travellers. I'm the suii,,n,0 ,conle going f0
ofter coach crowded VIZ ,sifh bagQaeo-
80. private Nehicie7' VIII. oio..
/ the springs, fr.in0 outsiders. sulhir7' -'.'
| wagons " i" ,,r.errcu. supplied inf" VIZ
ana sue ,ao of custom. iheiI h''''-
H,.'.bed and tidy rooms we, t.n 500 q
! lu.''J bv dodgers. espcciai' Zoos fook /
c,a.s who. in their n,lN ,,lo travelcd b. |
n more ieisur.,,,.o
nuhlie -,-. cyance'
SATISFIED WITH A MEAL
Bnt 10 return, my fellow-irayelers' INV
lids and an. had just consumed an" lhti
e,ra enioycd. more breakfast than lhcl hhn
e,, MANY n dav before. II was the twelve
mile ride that had done b., and they already
besan TO feel entirely equal To- me ials"--
M tbe long bourne, before them. Aiiei "n
honrss halt at pOWolrs, during when tmt
everybody had become better aequainN q
with everybody else. the ladies were Itlu,-i-
cd fo resume their seats in ine coach. p,
driyer cracked his Whin over The heads Ol d.
/ croab foam of horses. who dashed oh Ae
roily os their predecessors had arrived pee
/ FIRE the old tavern. IN the mean lne in'
gentlemen had walked zap ihe -naut siut cd
/ the road 90 enjoy their accu7l'lhe" s''.N
aud await lie coming of the codcui HNu
now AN were aboard the vehicle, loe-in-
along af the rate of about nNe miice hh h'Ui'
1 m was the time for talking. All felt refresh
al and i'm good spirits. The c0ni cfealioh n'-
can with encOmiums upon zoe oCh tnlr Cd
! ihn breakfast we bad Just enjoyed. rom
this il gradually branched Oh INTO variety
of t1pics. The passengers. although iahth
up nj Richmond. were from diueieh, l"iif
of the country. Nevertheless ll.l $500 n'
dropped into the same line III ltih' -'n''" l
] Ia following inc l|NN 100 NtA' "'
lhern is no place like stage coA.u i'i ut
focfiug the ueculiaritics ~ ones fellow iiif-
.lrrs. They are obliged 90 so face I'D l".
and foe 10 toe. and so cannot avoid ilr
s1yerest scrutiny of one another. on lAl
occasion. the subject uppefmOst was 800 hi7l
of "a political character. but the laNlO' 7."
managed to change This into O. literary "'.
cussiOn: then the last novel hHu tHcN '.-
tontion. followed zap by the gentlemen 'N'
pressing their opinions OF ccflain nor
and OF the great race Won ihe 7pi'.
before at Fairfield. near Richmond Nt
Colonel William r.. Johnson. J was o"i
with the driver. whose favor hao e1ihe %
bv expressing my admiration of hi, horses,
wbercunOn be began detailed account '.
each of the four "Old Turk ihar. lhal 'i
wheel horse. is most fifteen year o'Hi ne.N
ON the road over seven year; VIII RUN dN.
at the drop of "a bat. If them leaders WEI
los agree 90 30. His partner Mike was
bought cheap. heka,c hc'0 KICK iie ever
lasting ride of his rump; bat he ani eo,
time for that sort o. work here Ana eN
ran his tongue until throwing out % gentle
reminder fO the OH leader with bis whip, $50
ratified away down "a long bill io iuchan10
creek. where the animals were i' N
waterod. We pass this and several DiHti
historic places to-day. Iuchlh0e was b. .-
tied by the Raud0lpDs. the house Dulll ih
the reign of Charles II. Further on Nt
reached "DOyer." as the road approached
the james river. opposite which is "talai-.'
and near Dos Manuakin Town. where -ti-
lied. in 1893. colony Of luguenOis 1nct
tors OF the MichauNe. lt0ysier- SALES. Bone
duranf-. and others. who -tlI i've on OBJ.
south side of James river. Curious io Nun"
more particularly who some OF my fellow.
passengers were, prevailed upon tne dfif'i
/ tO let me- inspect the "Wly BILL lhl' Nlcu.
mont contained the name 81. residence "c.,D
AN ON board the coach, was kept BOD d -iiih
tin box. for the safety of which ihe oriNtiN a.
held responsible. and t0 which Dee AWAY De-
farred i'm cases Of mi-under- tlrdlng Or DIS
pufes between passengers as to seats. a. '
When the coach halted 400 the branch d.
watering the horses. some of tne passenger
i. would stretch their limbs on short Nali
ahead. gathering hy tine way such mum I'D
members of the flora family as they WOu.
not otherwise cOndcscend Oh notice. iN
b. further we got up the country tho higher Do.
came the hills. From lne summit Ni som.
, of these we almost imagined We could sD.
the mountains; but this WAS ae.u-
! PASSING houses ou iAe roadside whose ilm
tied front yard, were pr0lusely ofWmenir.
f. with hOllyhOck- and captains plumt- iH.
p driver knew every body. auu every body iil
r. "A word for him. liany of as wanted % OtNI
of fresh water 30 was generally supple.
10 fresh from pump or well in an OLD e'lil
p that had been broken ana seWcd ui ana B
/. the recipient did not observe pdiirhli
/. care. the hmpid contents would mos, pr1nl
+. biz escape through the handle down b.
. wrist. instead of over ihe soft rim down Boz
70 throat
- HE DID NOI SMOKE
, So the dav wore ON. ] bad exchange
seats with "a gentleman who wished to I
y dulee ina smoke. and having resumed 1
J was about 90 enquire of thc driver ho" ia
il was 20 the dining house. when DIE an..
'' pated me by suddenly reaching back inr h
long tin horn. which occupied s.N Doe.
f.et ON the top Cf the coach. a few n.1-.
.- from this announced our approach lo lA
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