The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30
LANCASTER.
Interesting Letter From Cleaner
Correspondence of The Free Lance. )

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Lancaster, Va, May 27th, 1892
This writer has no cause to fiud fault
with Lancaster county, for many Of her
ancestors were born and raised here
and acted well their parts IN the drama
Of life. This writers experience con-
ccrniug Lancaster is very vivid, but for
litc's duties. so stern, unrelenting, ex-
acting. mind and body, both would
have long ago collapsed Human en-
durAncc comes to an end sometimes, but
this poor scribe has never get felt like
turning 10 sting, as the worm is said 10
do when often trampled upon. The
Lancaster ladies', God bless them, are
the dearest, sweetest. best Of Gods
creation would that we could say this
of the other sex.
Silence is golden sometimes. Ii
is wisdom to maintain it, hut feeling
the rapid years closing around me, !
would like to hold up warning hand
70 the unthinkIng. rising generation Of
politicians in our midst.
We recall to mind and heart that gal
liant young Confederate, an own cousin
to this scribe. Lieut. Ben f. Stuart, Of
the Potomac Rifles. 10Th Regiment,
Va Infantry. who taking the place Of
his lain Captain Davis in one OF the
battles around Richmond, through his
bravery yet lack of discretion, was also
instantly shot down. In letter to this
scribe while he was attending Judge
John Brockenbrough's law school. in
Lexington, just preceding the civil war
he said
" If circumyenti0n be n requisite in
"A political career. | shall keep my soul
and hands from contact. for a clean life
record is something worth aspiring to.
This dear young friend, five years
the writer's senior, took the wrong
view Of the matter He should have
said: no matter what political creed
| shall espouse, let it be my privilege to
add my mite in seeking out and ex-
punging every vestige of subterfuge,
knayery aud artifce, and like Jefferson
and his compeers help to make my
country wiser and better "
The weather continues cool, but some
Of the truckers" are doing well IN
Ourrotoman. getting good prices for
peas and asparagus, Mr.. George Cot
tngham having realized two hundred
dollars on the latter vegetable.
Messrs Gresham and Chiffon, Of
Molusk, only received three cents a
quart for their straw berries, the pick
ing Of which was half Of that sum
Mr. Philip Gresham carried his sis
ter Mary up to Westmoreland last Satur-
day for the purpose Of her boarding the
steamer Wakefield at Nomini Wharf for
Washington, whittier she went to en-
joy the jubilee celebration. He re-
turned Sunday night highly elated
with the warm reception and generous
hospitality of friends at Auburn. and
other places Saw historic Yeocomico
Church and heard fine sermon from
Rev. Mr.. Walker of OOple Parish. Re-
peated what we have so often heard,
that the neighborhood of the Hague is
a region of unsurpassed beauty All !
he should have seen it In anti .bellum
Gays We reoollect hearing a northern
gentleman say years ago, that the
country from Montross to Klnsale was
the most picturesque, contai ming a
broader range of beauty than any Sec
tion through which he had travelled.
Rev. K. B. Burnell and wife left for
the council last week; the latter has
been an invalid lately, and her numer-
ous friends are hoping this trip will
prove beneficial She left her children
in care Of her sister, Mrs. Nancy Gres-
ham. Of Lancaster Court House
Mr.. Charles Snead and Miss Judith
Carter came to Plain View last Sunday
and finding the "sole daughter Of our
house and heart" departed for her city
trip, would not arry long with the
''old folks. "
Two of the beaux of >this neighbor-
hood went down Tuesday night to Capt.
Thos. Balls. the neighborhood OF which
is ever gay. A social dance at Mr.
Alfred Hudnall's was one of the in
centives for their leaving their crops at
an unusually busy time.
Mr. Walter Tyler has left our neigh
borhood for his home IN Essex, his SIS
ter Bunnie remaining at his aunt's
Mrs. Thos Balls where the Bay at
fractions will doubtless detain her for
some time. The Plain View folk miss
these two bright young people, but the
hawks are rejoicing over Mr.. Walter
Tyler's departure, for his keen eye and
steady aim could readily bring them
down. It was an amusing sight TO see
the excitement of several mother hens
when a dying hawk fell into their
midst. How they screamed and pounced
upon him, evincing little sympathy for
a wounded enemy The boys placed
him upon the limb Of tree. and the
hens soon got used to a dead hawk sit.
ting up so demurely with cigarette
stuck in his bill.
A colored girl came to us a few days
ago and asked for "sumfin 'menced
with crow" We could not fathom
the great depth Of speech at first; got
the dictionary out and found "crow
bar, :" 'crow.foot" and all sorts OF
''crows Finally we mastered the
mystery, when she said it was some
thing they wished to play with at Bell
wood. where they intended giving
nionic to raise money to buy an organ |