Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-23


ono long for the heavy ovcrcoat left behind
in New York We crossed over the Potomac
into Virginia, the battlefield of the Nation,
the FIRST state TO leave the Union and the
last to return, so exalted and so ahased,
so brilliantly prosperous and crushinglY
ruined, by turns from the time when the
English settlers first landed on its soil.
The trip from Washington to Richmond
has but little 10 interest, the lands looking
poor and showing traces OF the old une
system of slave labor which Is so much In
evidence as one journeys southwark. On
nearing Richmond the country looks a tn
le more prosperous, now and then thirty
farm and many market gardens are
seen. Richmond is picturesque and
charming for location, Is built on seven
hills overlooking the river James for many
a mile. The places most of interest to visit
here are the bdttloiields of Seven Pines.
where there is a national cemetery con-
tanning many hundreds of Union Soldiers.
This place is reached by the electric cars,
ana is miles from the city. Here as else
whore is found relic shops well filled up
With war souvenirs, many recently made
we fear. Twas here while awaiting our
car We entered into conversation with an
old German, who had lived here during the
stirring scenes of the war and who gave
a very vivid description OF those days in
this locality. lie was somewhat at sea how
we were from Vermont, ne was DESTROYS
Of knowing, what part Of Kansas that was
in. We were told that about two-thirds OF
southern men cannot read or write. The
other points of interest are Washington $
headquarters, where he and Lafayette
held counsel, a quaint old time story and
a half house, which has never been chang
ed. St Johns church, whore Patrick II n
nv delivered his famous Grafton; the ori-
piual State house. where the COnfcdel att
Constitution was framed; Jeff rson Davis
old home not a public museum; aud Holly
wood cemetery the resting place of TaY-
lnr Monroe and jefferson Davis. Here at
fine gate. we met an old time southern
pentlcman. an outSpOkeu rebel sNmpa thi-
ser mt who of his own accord volunteered
to show us about, because as he said We
vcrl from the North. He WAS most kind
i'm his attentions How touching here as
everywhere in these cities of the dead, the
vain attcmpt to keep in remembrance the
rvistance Of those who however dear to
many a bereaVed circle have left no inn
,,r.seion an IN, world at large We were
,u.n1>enrd on Christmas morning by the
firing of gums and canuons, the day being
observed here in the South much as W.
celebrate the glorious fourth in the North
II ,,ae our fortunc or misfortune to traVe
dawn through The Carolinas that day by a
troin vhicb stoned M every hamlet b,
nam and cross rond. and AT nearly every
t,lno. we're scores of colorcd citizens con.
',,a,,'t,d an apnorontlv hanpv and JOYOUS
Someone has SAID that the Chinese live in
mo nast The negro in the present and the
v'hito man in tho future. which seems true
In - l,rrn degree
A. one iourneys southward they find the
oo,n, lino is more strongly drawn. cars be,
inc labeled white ana black. and the anti.
,,athv towards the negro grows noticeabl,
Itronocr Al Petersburg Va. an nttorne,
hoarInd the train. who owned scvera
nIantotions down the line: finding that our
ro,t,, of four we're from the North he witt
NO ,rrootest of cordiality invited MS to stoI