The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-24
OLD TIMER TALKS AGAIN
a SECTION WHERE MEN LIVE Love
AND PROSPER.
They al
They are Honest, Industrious and Hospi-
table-A Spirit which Haunts the
MoseIf House and Is Often seen.

MECKLENBURG, VA. Dec. 23.-Spe-
cial.-"What can be said for this local
n.y. said the old gentleman in response
to an enquiry bv an intending settler.
We'll. sir, 1 have no axe 10 grind. no land
10 sell and nothing 10 induce me 10 pre-
varicate, but for general purposes. the
lines have fallen TO US IN pleasant places.
Here Is the only part Of the world known
10 ne. whore the three great sta
Piles Of American commerce. viz. cotton.
wheat and tobacco may be safely and
prohtably grown on the same lot. Our
mon are generally truthful and honorable.
and are when transp'anted 10 other local
ties. most generally at the top Of the lad
der I'm a little while. our women are as
beautiful as nations best handiwork. are
helpmeets in the truest sense Of that COM
prehensive term. living and shining ex-
cmplifers of the one described in the
thlrty-hrst chapter OF Proverbs
The health OF this section Of Virginia
Is fairly good. 10 people who are them
selves good.
LONG LIVED PEOPLE.
Take for example AR. Bryant Creedle.
who lives near Union Level who is in his
ntnetioth year. and has never been TO
BOydton except on the occasion requiring
HIS presence 10 get n marriage license
more than fifty years ago. Then there IS
Billy Evans. a little lower down. in his
eightv-ffih year. who with no help. this
year made a good crop. doing his own
blowing woof-cutting and everything re-
quirinc Drawn and muscle on n well-kcpt
farm. and again near La Crosse on the
Atlantic and Danville railroad. Mr. VIII
liam Mason. born April ., 1872. and his es-
Unable wife who was Mary \. Eel
born August IS ISIS They were married
October p 1852 and are both healthy and
vigorous. having raised n family and en-
Toying rcjuvcnati0n i'm the company Of five
generations Again over tho llne I'm
Brunswick county IS Mr.. Thomas Jones
who was born February 13 1871 and his
good wife. who was Miss Fannie Cum
ington. who was born September &c. 1917.
They were married in 1891 Mr. Jones Is
noted for his hospitality and Christian viz
tues. and HE example n devotion 20 his
wife and descendants IS worthy the adj
miratiOn and emulation of tho best OF rs.
AN ILLUSTRATION.
ITO illustrate. Mr. Jones called 20 see
n neichbor ~ ne was passing. and rs ne
arose 10 leave he was invited 70 stay 10
dinner n was early IN the summer. and
the inducement was apple dumplings"
I do love love apple dumplngs' said Mr..
Jones, and would greatly enjoy them.
but Fannie IS looking for mo and I loves
her mere. and : hope YOU will excuse me.
HIS FIGHTY-FOrRTIT BIRTHDAY.
NJ. Jones wrote the following lines on
his eightv-fourth birthday. They SPEAK
for themselves.
This is my birthday.
have seon eiphty-four
But few people live
To see any more.
To-day IS nv birthday.
am c'ehty-four years,
During my lfe
7 have SHE'D many tears.
NJ parents. nv sisters.
And brothers are dead.
For each one % them
Many tears 7 have shed.
They arc al dead
And LEFT me- behind.
with n sweet gentle wife
And seven children kind
How long T shall live
on T DO not know.
Death viii ore long call me
And I will have TO so.
But while am living
Devoted ! shall be.
Seeking for tho Kingdom
That God has promised me.