The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03
HE LIKES VIRGlNlANS
"A NORTHERN LAND-BUfTR CUM
PAREs IHrM WIN EAsTERNfES-
Saws They Are So Kindly and rospitaDie'
Much Pleased with the Farm Ian"
In Brunswick County

10 this state and purchased iahu. INC
letter contains much information To those
contemplating making real estate invest
mcnts IN that section Of virginia:
"s6 stone street,
Newark. y. j., NOV. 20, 1876.
colonel Thomas Whitehead:
Dear Slr,-Iu answer 10 your comnu-
YARNS in Virginia. 1 viii say that 1 nave
bcen TO Brunswick county, investigated
tho section ia and about Edsertol ana
SnoKy Ordinary OF said county, was Wen
pleased with every thing 1 saw, ana have
made Arrangements 10 buy place ana
settle.
Il must say that l was agrecably sur
prisod ia many particulars, and had
very pleasant trip IN all l thank you
Tor directing mc TO such genial gentle
man as Judge Mallory, the member OF
your state Board.
~ spent several days with the Judge
and his good wife ina their hOspitapic
home. an Old-timo mansion, with rooms
which would make an ordinary mousse
with great open nIc-piaccs, which arc 50
cheerful at night and make one ltcI so
comfortable when seated Ina front oil me
l4a1ins loss that he Is apt 10 open ms
hcArt ana Join ln tho happy communion
OF the family circle. No one WIN tht
most irigid iutcIi.r OF exterior couIi lah
10 thaw out and feel perfectly at nome
with the Judge ana DIS KIND VIE az 'htt
urcsiuc. The moment ] thititn lie IvI
tails OF their home / teu ptilecIy ny
and al ease. tLcy Will not let you ltcl
ol hervsise And sich "a magnInccut grove
OF noble white oak, COVERING several a'i's'
an front OF this nome, as l7 sciA-I" H''"'
with their great spreading bIdh,nto
bes'rft y,.l,on,e found i'm the Judge
nnG lis v,ifo IA refined and talented cou-
pie. which. with their genuine hospltdity'
XVHST DIFt.tRENCE.
,.,rtcr, a. .rgb "a VAST adherence be-
tv.o.'n tIo ffirid Eastern people and the
"a. .rr,- hr.rf.d sonfheruprs We Ct the
i NIh9 ana do ls' N11" Win I TIE souIh
more kindly ana disintcrcstod man never
moi than Juqeo Mallory. While i went to
him. nu entire stranger without amy let
Tors or intr0ducti0n. he aided me in every
Wv and particular in my search for %
home Nothing auuearcd 90 be too hard
ssve If- whole time 10 and and please
lie sfrrno.r dieiufsrosfcdIv A great
,d,-r.,. rrr-ors I'm tbo Iastcm states. who
hgvc never been i'm Inc south and know
nothing about il. have very wrong idea
and ar. somewhat. III not strongly. prciu-
diced N is simply "a lack of real
lrf,lodre IL tbr pcoplo and their ways.
which "a personal contact Will conquer.
Il never met "a person VINO had spent
any time iu the south 0nd who was not
d. rrumhloD but was wei pleased with
its people OF course ID any one is look
ing Tor the bad and for trouble they can
ind both anywhere and everywhere. so
Tar as / have seen. the people in Brdns-
wick county ] found them kindly. hOspi-
table. willing 10 aid boz any way. and
cuger 20 get a good class Of citizens.
A FINE COUNTRY.
The section which j visited is n very
Que farming section and very heavily
finhercd ] found that about everything
a person wished to raise would grow
any great amount Ct labor to make 1t
grow.