The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-08
MR.. MARYE'S LETTER.
He Rejoicss in Having a Good Old
Virginia Cook.

Washington, D. C Nov 4, 1904
To The Free Lance:
"Ohl de she bar come, When o'e LII y
blow de horn;
lDoans you lnri Al de sarven ob dt
LOrdl
And sne grab dem children, same ~ horR
eatin corn.
lDoane you lari at DE saryents Oh de
Lord D
DoAne you iarf at DE saryanta oh de
Lord, young man,
Doane you lari at de Prophet in de
lane;
or de bars mought come down rom de
woods. young man,
And eat you up 'gardless oh d. pain.
Shakespeare sonnets)
II Against the entire trend OF the coun-
spi- oi Wa.hiugtou. JtiiersJn and Nadi-
son. (the originafurr, interpreters and
propsgandists Gi or distinctive COVER
mental p,lcyl the country viddicates
the novelty aud ,ciolism Of the late in
nammatory regime, it will Simply have
u "rrcS its ain rede. Ii will then only
he retrbutive and poetic Justice, when
the inhabitants of the land are con
straluei To cry aloud: "Ah wo IL me u
have dwelt in tn tents Of ketaT Sels j.
May We all heed, ia tins our chosen
hour. The wise counsels OF our leader:
We need 10 new light. We iced no
new advice. we need no new theories
upon This subject, We need the coinage
or the invention OF the brain Of no man,
however Intelligent, however " Lids
posed be msy be-. TO devise for us what
hs ronreiges - De for the best interests
Of this land Oar fathers determined this
ior usa long time ago, and we have
adopted II a. part of our political heri
iBg. We need only 10 preserve that
heritage and 10 Keep our sncred posses
-ious safe from ettacA. either from with
Out Or from within. in order 40 insure
our material prosperity and moral well.
bei Z a. q nation And ANY conception
ui government such A. has been set up
for our adoption in this country by the
Republican party during the past lew
year. j. such m attack, both from with.
out and from within.
K0Osevelt's hedging II too late. The
Hague Conference II - grand aud noble
conception. But the Presidents recent
endorsement is too much like FalstaG =
endorsement Oi Pistol -nOte Lake dame
. ,ickley. II Ike not the security
However the election may eyentuate IL
won't be NY funeral. Just a. soon a.
my boy il staining upon his own pins. /
am going 10 seek my vine ana hg tree
within an hour drive of fredericksburg
After 60. a fellow should get out OF
crowded cities The strain aud stress
d velCps all kinds of sugularities and
oddities. The poet -ets this forth with
singular felicity:
That crusty old c0dger, lgnatlus.
luhahit- All attic not spacious,
He deigns 20 wear pants. when hr goes
10 . dance.
Bnt up in his attic-Iood gracious'
My yearning for old Virginia has late
~ been ret sfame We have secured an
old cook. whose married son induced her
tu come to Warrington from "thibque-
pin Neck just across Germanna Ford,
on the Stevenshurg road.
She smokes nigger head t0bscrO in an
500 yards rifle range pipe: and simply
love ell it, aroma aud associations.
"Lucinda" bear the blessing OF
light" She's done done il already. She
gives ~ warm light bread for breakfast /;
end. if get Parker, we are going to in-
dulge in warm corn pones for dinner
Ola Sam Johnson must have eaten
warm bread; or he could never have
written:
How small Of all the good which men
procure.
Thst part which Kings can bring about
for sure
A s. MBrye.