Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-04

urday and Sunday at the home of
Capt. G. N. Hanks.
L. p. Oldham has been appointed
assistant teacher Of the public school
at this place. PINKY.
RICHMOND COUNTY JOTTINGs.
Did you ever hear Of Josiah Aliens wifes
And how she viewed ciphers In q strifes
Add naught to naught and naught you
gain.
Take naught from naught IL is the same.
But yet some naughts get into view
when their sore parts make them stew.
A pleasant allusion to a losing cause
futs them In rage and they show their
claws.
But IL they knew the solid facts,
They are only laughed at for their acts.
Envy is out OF place, I'm sure,
10 the man whose hopes are pure.
III he Is beaten down let him get up,
from the goblet defeat victory sup.
And IL the past has given q sore spot,
Let him try again the past forgot.
And among those able to help
Let him start forward on a winning stem.
And In course Of time it will come to pass
He will not think his echo bray, alas.
A resl good loeser is a glorious sight,
And makes people regret he lost the Eight.
But when you nurse again the sore,
They turn to and thrash you some more.
Morattico, dear Editor, from out
of the wilderness has emerged and
is now q creek that has on it's banks
thriving village bearing the name
of Wheaton. 1t is not as it was, a
desolate place of sage bushes, pine
stumps and old hares-all this has
changed and its Importance and
place on the map are owing to one
man, who started it and by push,
energy and good business manage
ment has made it what it is. He is
the subject of envy because of his
success. Let that pass.
L find in the Neus that have new
names and new positions. l am a
warbler" and / have a master if one
who seeks notoriety is to be under
stood that way. This correspondent
believes in legendary and be Illus
trates it by reviving an old legend
found in "The Book of Books" "He
opened his mouth and spake," but
this one kept on and hearing the
echo, being used to it, made a mis-
take and ascribed it to Captain
"Jack". am sorry that any one
should not know their own voice.
| have heard of getting righteous.
ness, seeking after it, holding to it,
but if L understand the vague, un-
certain and hszy way it is put by
this correspondent he must hate it as
he does the other benefits that came
with Capt. Jack, for if understand
correctly this correspondent dosen't
even tolerate it nos0, but proposes
sometime In the future to give it
liberation.
j. A. Northup, of New York, w.
L. Smith, of New Jersey, and VIM.
Hammell, brother of A. B. Ham,
NELL, have been visiting Richmond
and Lancaster counties, and find that
things are progressing and that the
"moss-backs" have changed, and are
now wishing people to come in and
join hands in pushing this section
along.
Rev. Mr.. Meridith, in leaving his
Warsaw charge, carries with HIM the
good wishes of many. Some of them
will ever remember his advice given,
and will repay him if ever they are
able.
"Oakleigh" is to have its owner as
tenant again and will soon be put in
nice shape.
The Tayloe loss by fire is not only
a serious blow to the Tayloe, family,
but to others, as much good has been
done by Gwyhe Tayloe and his OPP
portunities for doing more will be
lessened. 81
BY the way, / had forgotten, but
another correspondent has taken up
the position of being the whole push,
and in behalf of the whole town of
Wheaton has found a "serf" and q
king and lots of things he might have
known if he had been wiser. But the
thing 1 am most interested in is
what he Correspondent would advise
me to do with the golden nuggets.
want to save them. l don't want
them to turn to brass, for that is
suggestive Of the other fellows bray.
Kings are good things, ! know, and
when they can marshal a brigade of
intelligent business men aud start
out to improve place in business,
morals, finance, good laws and proper
officers to administer them, they
should be upheld, praised and ad-
vanced when they succeed. So say
we all in FARNHAM.