The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
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Especial TO .,he Times-Dispatch.)
:Sy4AYNESBDRO, VA. Aug. I'll NJ y y y
previous issue OF TIE Times D.b i,i y !
tyld u, rambling, llasty-puaa.n,a
style, about lvayncsporo ana It's people !,
This week T. propose to tlevot y part ~
my letter TO the outlying cotln Wnigh
5,orsoptl, is q living, smiling 'il;sasls Pc
enc that alike regnies q he eye l tilq VI
l,eshes tile tired Wetlrlsd seul'i
Phil. Sheridan, after that tnh.ousT, ny
tho prefix IN slio uld always tltSuA Ii wv,
p,ord when used ii tits connec' y It'll.
Sheridan, wis going to sny, alter VS.
infamous raid through the Vnllty OF Viz
3ginll ayerred That he had leit suell utler
.cevastation and DISTINCTION ~ ING
syuth that lio lad cut lllat s. &
crow flying oyer must nsens gslt
l,5.E Ills ratIons, but. thanks to ~ bcr
l,eticent Providence,5 fertile scAl aud y
thrifty people, such is not TIC case NOV.
sII t1N ANIlOAI !, A A-L,l,.-,
though tic fiery bosom Of VAR W y.
friends L have been tesdered Gel g'lt ~ !
drives In tie SURROUNDING country which
have Gnu bled mo to Judge somewhat pt
The richness and Fertility Of AUGUSTA e.
county. surely tho CROW In ~ er'aii
Ijassage need carry no ,rntions S,llnW.
Though the fiery Bosom Of Wiz, 9len
sweeping Through, here. laid low 4 Ills
beautiful vnlley$in those dark days 8thnt Y
tried men S souls, hero has been q }r !lt
resuscitntipn--it hns, N tr'l'E
again in q Is wont Cd luxl'rlltnncss
and .prlst Tine 3lbeality. III place 81 lhel
hordes tl,ht once IRAN pitd a Is
mir bosom there arc to-dly reSlmenss
utter regiment, brigade after brlsudn OF
soldiers, but soldiers or IN YER uiitns :
.cnt kind; soldiers tall, erect, standing IN
solid 8pllalnnX; clad, not In Dlt Dllt ~.
living grecn; bearing, not 8 lttter'ngs
swords hit ears OF corn Wllc ll, laFt nl;t7i
turing In tho warm rays of ths AUGUST
s.,n, will Yield ere long u lentcoiis tora
Of golden grain. s55 . n
/. How stately and majestic and grace flli5
~ in Hmiers n III ,,t3}
Are tho soldiers Of peace in the,r mas.
ties of green .3,S4
Ny howa@the cribs will Eroa., under
their burden Of long. tat ears Gf3 corn
when the autunnal winds D t. IN ~
whistle down. thoslnountain sides and ironrs
5tumultuously over the OPEN pains J but.
let ME not stop here III COMPANY Wi Az
that genial gentleman, Dr.. u. j. IA Fish
rurne, and behind g fleet footed steed
;we have driven far md wide among the
ssDlendid farms for which Anguish Isl
noted. n On we fly; now we are on tile
crown OF Recommending hlll--and what.
d panorama or richness and fcl tl.tys 49,
spread out before the adm ring a;syc. J,t:-5a
tween us and tho ever beautlful E,uet
beyond far as tho .ision ii,
!, each are farms after farms, good fences
dividing them off IN checker-bOard FASH
ton.5 On ouch farm are fine dwellings,. Z
great j. barns, nicely painted, L and thor
oughly equipped with lightning rods;
stacks of garnerel wheat ready to- be
droves Of sloop and Herds Of!
ffltWg :lcek cattle browsing on the pas
ture land; A ev ~ farm gate q ms IL,
mail box witt the owner s nanlU printed
ON IT. Drive yet fnrthc on and on, and
sumo sort of scene Is over be fore YOU
Uncertain sections nrcS fine pcach orch
ards Sladened with blushil,g fruit; ne
yards hung with q wealth Of purpl Il
clusters which, if not SO large as the
grapes Of Eschol, are nevertheless quite
tempting; aid apples-Wllo has not heard
CT the excel nee Of mountain apples Us
apples enough 10 build Egyptian pyra,5