The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-10
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
What an AbbcvilIe Lady Sees I'm the
Mountains OF Virginia, and Her


Martinsville Va April %, 1893
Here we are at Martinsvflle, the county seat
OF Henry. II Is situated on high bluff about
one and q half miles from Smiths River. The
location Is beautiful; gradual slope In every
direction. forming almost natural drainage;
while in the distance, almost in every direc-
tion, some mountain peak looms up. 1t L. q
typical town Of enterprise. She has two rail-
roads-the Danville and Western, and the
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cope with the fire fend. There has been two
disastrous conflagrations in eighteen months,
favor of greater Martinsville; and what she
may yet do TO give employment to labor and
TO build and beautify homes Is In the tangle OF
than dou6iy done by Martinsviile, surround.
ed as she Is by natures wealth Of advantages
for building an industrial city OF supremacy.
Now she has several Industries, the principal
twelve or fifteen tobacco factories working
from seventy-f1ve to one hundred and twenty
five hands each, who receive from four dollars
to one hundred and twenty-five dollars per
hands is bound to boom any town. She has
several fine hotels, many handsome stores
and residences, q handsome Court House, and
five handsome church ediices, owned by the
white people, besides several colored church
es. She boasts of the best kept hotel South Or
Mason and Dixon, and as we are 80 fortunate
as TO have free entrance to this house, ana
enjoy, at our own sweet will, the generous
hospitality Of Proprietor Hamilton and his
estimable wife and children, can add our teS-
| timony to the truthfulness Of its desirability
as stopping place.
PLACE WHERE THERE IS NO TILLMANIsA.
Msrtinsville is keenly alive to her educa-
tional interest and Ruffner Institute is doing
fine work. The graded schools are In high
repute here, and every community supports
m
Tillman, but Democrat and Republican, and
the Republicans give the Democrats close
race. Some Of the best people In the county
are Republicans. Postmaster General Bissell
has clipped one head at Martinsville. The
postmaster's time had expired, and the place
was given to Democrat, though the former
postmaster was gentleman and gave salts
| faction.
A PLACE OF PEDIGREEs. ed
Virginia is noted for her hospitality; rep
utation she has earned and fully sustains.
Society here is refined, polite and well:bred.
There is more class distinction than with us /;
but the conditions are different. While mon:
ey wields Its influence here as elsewhere, and
tion, yet the lack OF 1t does not debar the
truly worthy; and good pedigree will insure
an entrance into any home regardless OF the
fact whether you are rich or poor.
MANS 1NHUMAN1TY TO MAN-sURPAssED ON
LY BY INJUSTICE TO WOMAN.
We find South Carolina severely criticised
politically and reIigiousy. The Methodists
for starving her preachers, and the Presbyte-
rians for prosecuting her women. The former
The other case we are not able TO discuss the
merits or dement's Of other than TO express
our deep and sincere sympathy for the wo-
man, and feel Ike that old familiar quota; 9ss
have added to 1t, sis surpassed only by his In
justice TO woman" Built has ever been thus:
I'Tis woman's nature to suffer In silence, and
stronger for ely through ses ne
Miss Means, yet we know enough Of woman's
nature TO know that not even clear con-
science, or the approval OF friends will always
heal wound, such as sensitive woman can
feel, and he who deliberately wounds or hu-
initiates defenceless woman Is void, TO our
way of thin king, not only Of the first instinct
OF Christianity but OF humanity.
THE EYE.
Several of our friends took In the naval rem.
devious, and pronounced 1t grand. We re-
gretted our inability TO take 1t IN, for we are
here not only for pleasure, but hope 70 be
profited. The Spanish proverb says, each
eye makes its own harvest" and we intend 70
make ours yield an abundant one, realizing
the fact, that 1t is not 80 much that ls 10 pe
seen as the eye to see, and, as yet, we haven,t
read one page OF the great DOCKS OF nature
and human life.
WHEN THE WRIT WILL rLh'
The latter part of next week we will take
fiying visit to Stoneville, N. c., q town on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, and enjoy the
hospitality for some days OF the old North
State. Will return from there TO Martins.
vile, and in a few weeks we hope to visit
West Virginia. This will be the grandest part
OF our visit. Our stopping place will be close
TO The Ohio. TO reach this point we cross
both the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Noun.
tains, and will take in the Peaks OF Otter ana
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, and
will give you an account Of the trip.
SENTIMENT.
While we are enjoying immensely this visit,
and greetings OF love, cheer and welcome
meet US on every side, our heart and thoughts
often turn longingly to the dear ones IN South
Carolina who are anxiously awaiting our re-
turn, and we can easily appropriate those
lines in Shurtleff s song OF home, In which
he says,
"Across the wide land as a pilgrim roam,
But wherever wander my heart Is at home.
We can not 60 so far. that home is out OF
sight, go
The morning and evening star will say good
day, good night"
South Carolina Is dear to us, and no doubt
when the time comes to return we Will Do
glad, and think that after all, There is no
place like home" Lena.