The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-16
INTERESTING TRIP.
Observations Prom culpeper.
Stevensburg, Culpoper County, Va,
Jan IL. 1900.
To TIE Free Lance

To TIE Free Lance:
Ny wife. son and myself took a
two weeks tour to Norfolk and sur
rounding vicinity via Lynchburg
and DAnville, the great tobacco cen
tiers. over the interesting Southern
r. r. route. From DAnvllle to Nor.
folk we passed through the great to-
bseco, lumber, peanut and truck
belts of Virginia, whilst sdmiring
the truck section an thankful that
my lot is cast 10 the Piedmont section
of Virginia. did not get taste Of
good milk in my whole route. yet be-
cause of tobacco, peanut aud rosln,
every man, woman and child seemed
to have their pockets stun d with,
money. Then those luscious oysters
fish and vegetables in aud around
Americas great hsrbOr makes one
feel as if he would like 10 abide there
forever. Then TO meet with our be-
loved Rev. J. w. Carroll, who, with
and elegant team, wnirled US over to
Lambert's Point, Gheut aud Nor
folk, sud with Rev. J. T Mastin, all
sglow with the prospect of new
:3j 900 cash in hand church, and
Rev. w. II. Edwards, 2. L OF
Farmyile district. .sll of whom grszei
in the calf pasture (Culpeper Circuit
of the Virginia Conference, aud
Booker, of Orange, and LAST, but not
least, meeting with our beloved son
and daughter, Walter and Mamie,
whose plety and integrety is the
pride of their parents, make US fell
we are so thankful We live right now
under the present admlnistration.
God bless our country and Govern
ment.
Then, too, we met Brother NJ. A.
Davidson who desires, as well as the
above named, to be remembered by
the loved ones of Culpeper Circuit.
They all say good things about our
new pastor, Rev. a. B. Sharpe.
Drive 4 peg at Lsmberts Point
and in a radius Of seven miles, there
are at least l25 900 inhabitants and
probably more activity than any
where south Of the Mason and Dix
on line. Then, too, saw the flag
reed or brush, which our horses
grazed upon when our efficient com
misary, r. l.. Ware, of Wares
Wharf, could not furnish US with hay
and corn. had lost sight entirely
of that stuff. On account of its
great abundance, hear that hun
dreds of wild cattle aud hogs and
bears exist in and on it.
Enroute | stopped with some of my
relatives in Halifax and Mecklsnburg,
and among them found that piety
aud religion that will at last take US
to our great home.
At Carksville visited the residence
of Hon. VIM. Malone, which is a
lovely home. There lived the great
organizer, who created more agita-
ton and disturbance in the political
warfare of Virginia than any other
man who ever lived. Poor, poor man
gone politically forever, all because
he failed to get the Democratic nom
ination for governor Of Virginia.
Let me not forget the negro. Mr..
C. P. Huntington, the great railroad
magnate, delivered while | was there
a lecture in Hampton to them, which
had great tendency to reconcile
the feelings towards the races (he
being q Republican, than anything
I have heard since the war. He told
them Of their true place and to stay
in it, and that they would never equal
the whites, therefore, they should
look up to them for guidance, doing
deeds Of kindness continually. Not
withstanding the negro is in the ma
iority in that section, they are in
complete subordinatiou, being sep.
arated from the whites at all the
wharyes, reception rooms, etc. Aud
now if our Legislature will pass the
"Jim Crow law, we will be 0. K.
Read the article on first page of the
r. C. Advocate. headed Our Wives
and Daughters"
DR.. Lafferty has given US the rich T.
est New Years intellectual feast in
that number of the Advocate it has
ever been our lot to enjoy.
T. r. Covington.