The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-05-03

Editor Her0id:-I made hurried
trip through the Guinea neighborhood
Cumberland county, on Thursday and
Friday Of last week, and found that
while the continued rains had greatly
retarded the work Of the spring the
general farm work of the season vas
well advanced. Passing Raine's Tavern
remembered what the "old peopler
told me about that old hosiery when
knew it as boy. The building a.
frst recall it, has wellnigh disappeared.
only small attachment remaining
The stage coaches Of the past .top.
ped there for meals, and, a. have been
often told, the world never knew bet
ter. Fried chicken, saddles and shoul.
ders Of mutton, old hams and Young
pigs, cooked whole and with apples in
their mouths, ducks in season and
turkeys, birds from the ie ds and fresh
lsh from Willis and the Appomattox. |
green apple pies and cakes with "white /
wash on them, hot mullins. Gobt
rolls and beat biscuit, hot cakes and
quick fritters-but why prolong the
Dill? 1t makes one hungry to Inner
too long at table with the dishes all
removed and the guests all gone. The
sweet strains Of the long tin stage horn
no longer wakes the echoes Of those
surroundings, and the shrll whistle Of
the r. d =. only reminds the Rainites
OF this day that it is too hurried TO
wait for breakfast.
The BlantOn Brothers are busv an
this years work, and are preparing for
larger crops, and, with the hone of
larger returns. / was most concerned
ABOUT the watermelon patch, and was
encouraged to expect "whopperr ear.
y in August
never pass old Browns Church
without recalling the meetings Of Pres.
'ytery Of other days, and those unsur- D
passed "pies and thingsp under the
made OF those kings of forest. The clar-
on voice Of Mr.. w. r. Johnson fhe
eader Of the choir, OF those DAYS seems ii
ring out again, and | look upon the !
Impressive person aud listen to fbe d
nlque eloquenceand feel the trenchant pc
'gic OF an Armistead. Such memories I'D
re inspiring.
The cannery Of Mr.. f. G. Lesturreon
ready Tor material to work on. and ag
fedIcta good future for this local in.
lstry. wish they dotted all OYER
If section. Then there would he no
as'e on the vines and trees Of orr
rms. We have a superabundance Of
lgh0orhood stores. What we need
neig h borhood manufacturing
ants Mr. Lesturgcon is supplying
at want in his community LET
hers do like wise.
do not know more attractive b.ma
cumberland than that of Mr.. Steper
mort and cleanliness reign within
'rs, thought and well divided energy
iarm over. Chicken row in fine
* yard interested me. a kind Of
Ia avenue in fowldom, a street Of
i'ohalre chirpers proud Of their
WIN trimmed palaces, happy and
II steppers. What would country
d be without chickens?
IT, Stcger is growing oats on some
his tobacco land, and the Weld
misses to be abundant.
do not recall the name Of Mr. David
'rts place but since my last visit to
men was made on last Thursday
going to take the liberty Of calling
loverdale. 1t is indeed the home
over, aud just now the fields about
house, covered with a most luxu.
growth Of this glorious grass do
sh rich feast for the eve 70 look
q On one field the second years
Is most abundant, and when
'atulaied the owner on what
be would gather from il. he
ished me by saying, mot blade
be removed from the land Iwiu
down and give it all back To the ~
That was strange talk to me in l 1
Jason of boted hay. But this land FICE