The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-09
PEN SKETCHES Of
VIRGINIA! SECTIONS &C | IN
Warwick County tie South Caro-
lima Of Virginia BailiUicks.
GREAT POLITICAL FIGHTERS
Keen sportsmen and Earnest Seekers
After offlce-TheY Attend to Their
Own Business ard Let Balance
of World Wag as it VIII.
GREAT POLITICAL FIGHTER.
Keen Sportsmen and Earnest Seekers
After Offlc@Thev Attend to Their

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Warwick county is the land of Hsuperla-
tiNes. where human nature has areache1
the ne plus ultra in many respects. It
is the land Of the limit along many lines.
lrnimportant as to dimensions. this lit
tie bailiwick makes as much fuss IN
Nir.iIlia affairs as any three of the biz
counties in the State. a fact due to t.
fervid aud aggressive disposition OF
Inhabitants. Their most striking cllar:s
tcristic is their hab of standing for VIA
they consider their rights under all cir
cun:stances and in any event. On ques-s
ten of personal privilege they are as I'M
yielding as the eternal hills Upon mat
tiers abstract their rightly IS almost as
pronounced They contend for prin-s
cirle with the same tenacity that they
fight for a prerosative.
II is said. and with some show OF truth,
tLat there is something in the atmosphere
down here on the southern END OF the
Peninsula which induces a tendency 70
..scra p..' One may we'll believe 1t. 1t Is
in evidence that the most peaceable Of
,..ortals may come thtler and breathe
The atmosphere for n few months with
tie almost certain prosoeet of iinhlblnG
tho i,eiiicosc spirit that sons inherent
in those raised up along the lower y mes
There is something wrong" and abnormal
about tie lungs of that individual who
r-:ll ,aot@..scra ~ Indeed there Is some-
thing the matter with him il he does not
acquire q certain ullholS JOY in the pas
time.
THE FEUD# POLITICAL
At any rate tleEpeoplez of Warwick VIII
fight and 20 the bitter end. be the wea-
mons what they may. This disposition is
especially noted in politics. The feud po-
Iitcai never ends. Men may come and
men NAV go. but the tc1-d political goes
on forever. 1t may originate In some
comparatively uTimportant4division of sen
tiincnt upon some abstract Droposluon.4 or
ii. some slight personal difference. j does
not matter. The parties to the schlsn
enlist themselves body and soul in tn.
cause. Bc,nplovingsin its behalf their time.
e,lsrsy. intelligence. diplomacy and. If
nee6 be. their fists
But through lit all, the individual is
never Tor I; moment ohliteratcd. The
keynote to the character of the War
wicker is personal independence he IA s.
enough Of it; occasionally. perhaps. too
much There arc times when it We're
polite. II rot agreeable. TO Danish self
consideration and surrender personal /.
claims.
Representing tile essence OF the Repub-
Iican idea, the true Warwick man stands
first of all for his home and family; after
that his nlasisterial district is exceeding
" close 10 him. Then in order. come his
COUNTY safe and country. Fer the w1Tic
AT large he cares n5t overly much Foi
the oIi,s on o the sa me. he cares not AT
all as He hoes his own row and Paddles
his own canoe. lie is the best of fathers
and husbands. the very best: his en,ia' IN
this resnect is not TO be found As {.
ne gllhor.# lie may or may not be the most
desirable. If you are his friend, he is the
finest neighbor in the world. He will
g,I-e YOU ANYTHING on earth he has, and
put him self to endless trouble to do YOU
a favor Iii is kindly. tender. generous.
Ii you are an enemy, he simply ignores
your existence unless you haapan@ to col- |
Tide with him. whereupon yc. may FIRE
that heScan@ be very attentive.
POLITICAL IIEIRLOoNS.
Il The love of office is as inherent in the |
good man If Warwick as the love OF
hunting. His achievements in both re-
s,1ec;s are notable. The best huntsmen |
.ofs@the effete# eastsare to be found in this
little county: the best sportsmen. alsost
the best officeholders. AS. fareas possible.
offices are handed down from father to
son. until they have becomealmo st heled-
be passed on directly down through the |
genera tons. they are. at least, kept in
the family .very much as treasured lsir-
looms One does not like 10 see an herr
loom pass to the possession of a stranger
The man of Warwick. loves his dog. his
horse and his gun. The Warwick dogs
and horses cant be beat, in which re-
spect they arc like their owners They I
are game. It is a { ct worthy CT note that
ina community where you find fine horses
and fine dogs Eon are absolutely certain
to find fGe people. In old Virginia the
three arc. inevitably and inextrica bly, as
social ed They stand for the spirit OF /
the olden tines. In them. other days
live again. In Warwick. barring the abs
sence of slaves. there has been little
change since the war. The people live
very much s.they used to live, and
lltsse not taken the trouble to adjust
themselves specifically to new conditions
They have succeeded in making a num-
Der of rev conditions adjust themselves
to them. Itsis a picturesque and inter-
esfi,ig combination One could not de-
sire change. We love the people of the
little county because they are so indie |