The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-10-13
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{ who stirred mp flock Of five the othe
| day, killed three young ones. and the
a left the mother and one child for anotl
- or year He could have wiped an
} gang out but wouldn't
This is the best [ have heard durinI
my rambling: Ayoung man who live
near Green Bay, was approached br
some friends with AN invitation to 70
"suipe hunting" He consented with
out hesitation, and just as the bod,
was starting for the front he suggeste,
the propriely of first robbing be-,
tree he had that evening located I'm the
woods nearby. They eagerly agreed t.
assist hlm in the venture, and having
supplied themselves with sharp axes
and number Of buckets, of they went,
under charge of their leader. The
Aforesaid tree was reached i'm due sea-
son, and the fortunate finder led the
attack Of cutting. He had not given
many licks, however, before be excused
himself to the rest Of the party while
he went to a spring for a drink Of wa
ter. Another grasped his axe and con-
tlnued to do vigorous work The to-
be-snipe-viclim never returned. and
when the giant tree had been felled
there was no more sign of bee or honey
than there would have been of snipe
tothe "holder of the bag" The tables
were turned" and chiefly to the cha
grin Of the leader of the snipe frolic
who, unfortunately, invited his 'best
girl" to 20 with him to help "brlng the
honey back" The good people Of
Green Bay love 10 laugh over the Incl
dent yet.
! passed a farm house the other day.
in which were living father, mother
and ten children. All happy, healthy
and hardy. Well housed, well fed and
well clad. On inquiry 1 learned that
their earthly possessions, land, horses,
cattle, dc, would not bring one thou
sand dollars in open market and yet
twelve persons fed and fattened on
them. Did any Wall street magnate
ever make a thousand dollar invest
mcnt yield as much year by year? / |
trow not.
Beef cattle is so high that work oxen
are rarely seen. did, however, see
two yoke "hard at it, on a certain
farm the other day, and wondered how
it was any farmer could do without
these patient pullers. Mules. too, are
scarce, though as farm workers they
have no superiors
Many of the school houses Of the
county are built Of logs Better than
brick or plank. For summer or winter
they have no superiors
Farmers who had to 20 to the woods
for fire wood during the bitter cold
Of last winter, are looking after the
wood piles this season before the snow
falls. Sensible beyond controversy.
came across two ministers Of the
gospel the other day, on their farms in
Prince Edward, with their coats off,
sleeves up and earnestly at work. In
this age Of intense activities there isn't
an inch Of ground left for a lazy man.
My old comrade and friend, Treasu-
rer Ewing, has new name for Meher-
nm, "Heaven's Old Field"
slipped over into the "Free State"
IF Lunenburg one day last week, and
lid have a warm greeting and a
good timen generally. l learned,
however, 10 my regret, that a large
quantity Of the tobacco raised in that
county is sold in other markets than
FarmvIlle The winter roads force
hem to the rail. We are reaching af-
Sr them, however, by means Of a rock
way, and when the connection is made
hey will be ure TO come and see US.
| have had my first trip through
'Hel's Corner" and it is nothing like
10 bad as its name would indicate.
The fact is | enjoyed the visit as was
cordially received and generously
reated
Birds and turkeys are scarce this
eason, but in some parts Of the county
quirrels are abundant Their habit
s TO come and go, as a veteran hunter
old me.
Now and then l run upon pear
richard aud a vineyard from which
he owners are deriving pleasure and
,roft. The wonder is that pears and :
-rapes are not more largely cultivated. .
The older Of your readers remember
lac late Frank Taylor Wootton, man
# commanding presence and courteous
manner. | was at his old home Oh
ast Friday, now occupied by his wi
lowed daughter, Mrs. Jefiress, and
hough the place has been rented for
many years aud badly used, It's ancient
Tory is not all gone and features of its
God past are not all gone. With prop i
r care il can yet be made one of the
most attractive homes in the county.
[ is only little more than a mile re-
moved from Green Bay, and the road +
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