The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-11-16
Old Lunenbnrg.

W Hti"tu'-A more accura
K"T'ledge Of the Eastern portion
Lunenburg county convinces NE I'm
II is most desirable section Of SoutI
side Virginia. The land is compar,
lively level, much more sandy tina
mat Of your county, easily worked An
very productive Until Of late year
bright tobacco was grown by major
NY Of farmers, but the cultivation q
the shipping variety is on the increase
and they are making il of the fines
quality.
They were blessed with fairly good
rain fall during the past summer. and
the result is that their houses are burst
Ing with plenty. Sweet content''
relgns IN their homes, and with the
hope Of inducing young men TO remain
in the country rather than go to the
city, with your permission, will de-
scribe the home-life Of one of these
farmers, satisfied that the picture will
be more attractive than any that can
possible be drawn from city life. This
farmer is living in the home which
was built by his grandfather, i'm which
his father lived and died, and from
which he will at the end be borne to
the family burying ground. He is
about forty years Of age, full Of health
and Of energy, blessed with wife |
who is satisfied with the home king |
dom, and with seven children upon |
Whose cheeks the roses are blooming
and from whose eyes the CLEAN and
10y Of youth sparkles.
The mansion is spacious and COM
the fire places open and large.
lie wood pile enormous, the crib crowd
ID with corn, the loft with hay, the
)arns with tobacco while forests and
ields are congenal companions. Dur.
ny the heat of summer the pail on the
'orch shelf il filled with ice-cold water.
nd during the cold Of winter hickory
Tres blaze and glow in those wide-open
re places Thoroughbred pointers
re privileged to rug In the parlor.
ihile fleet-footed fox dogs are fed from
he table. The trusty gun rests over }
he doorway and the musical horn {
angs near by. When the crops are C
altered dogs and gun, horn and no. q
e horse are called into action, and {
zen forest and field are made to re- I
und with notes sweeter than those n
we'll trained orchestra, while horse s.
nd rider glow with an ardor fresh
Ie morning air, health producing
I'd pleasure making.
Birds Of varying size fluid their way =
I'M bag to table, aud are eaten as the of
Of the hunt and chase are re-
ted b'
AT the evening hour the family "
EEL together around the family altar,
d on Sunday morning they are al
'ys on time at Sunday school. Il
stood with this farmer on one OF ~
2 porches of his home facing the ca
ST, just as the sun was rising on a ID
fleet November day, taking in the re
endid scenes about and above us, p'
turning to him, asked ado you pc
W Vanderbilt in his palace of mar
, from which no sun can be seen to 70
2 or to set?" And with prompt In
Is and emphasis he said: "Not at all. -
ne is better heritage" And young T
II, he was right. "God made the 4
ntry and man made the town" -
met Farmvlle boy in my travels,
o ten years ago played on your
.ets, aud who beat the record in
wing tobacco last season. He only ne
in one acre, but from that sold
worth of the weed. 1t is estima-
that it cost him less than s. to
e it, and Of course the profit is east
and was eminently salts
Dry, Boys Of Farmville need not
pise their country brothers.
have been going from farm to farm no
his section, and have been wonder
y impressed with their general good
diliOn. Houses in excellent order,
Is in high state Of cultivation and ri
ners satisfied with their lot In life.
attention was called to one tract of III
At 200 acres, which cost $500 some iii
Is ago, and which will yield the
er twice that this season. won
if Lancaster, Penn, can make
showing?
ne world only needs to know more
Virginia, and the HERALD
do no better work than that. 81
le roads in Lunenburg are greatly
roved, iron bridges span the Sh
ans, the latch-string hangs on the
ide Of each mans castle, and tray
X in the Free State is an unin-
opted luxury. On THE Go.
Others Friend. What is it? Much
been said and written about it but