The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-05-06

trast there Is between the new and the
old. The one il young bouyant, busy
hustling, hopeful, the other venerable
dienified NJ mien, reverential Of the
past, quiet in the present and awaiting
the unfolding future with undlsturoeu
calm and unruliled composure. In the
one houses are crowded into smallest
compass. rooms are small, badly light
ed and badly ventilated. Neither
shade trees, nor flower gardens, nor
grassy lawns being necessary to snip
building, are conspicuous by their alb
sence. Artificial lights have suppressed
ed that Of the open day and soda ioun-
tains have taken the places of bubollnR
springs.
Double quick is the order Of march
and hurry is the watch word from ear
Iy morn until long after midnight.
In the other, houses are large ana
spacious, ceilings high, windows many
and big, Railways broad and airy
porches encircling the dwellings, yards
OF inviting green and refreshing shade
trees. Unrestricted avenues, no rash
nobody in a hurry, and over and upon
all an atmosphere Of perfect calm' an
ofiitn cum dig Of most refreshing sort
In the one place, the fast flying elec-
trio cars go fitting by, in the othef'
( he one-horse cart moves lelsufely
along. in the one "corner lots" are SUD
iects of current comment, in the other
memory is ever busy with thing7o by.
f gone, while present values cannot he
better than those Of dead, but ever
dear past; in the one the political pulse
is always excited, in the other, the days
of Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay al
81 ford themes for dispassionate discuss
i ion; IN the one, flowers are sold from
T the stores. i'm the other, they bloom 10
d the omen day and give out their rag
, rance and fairness generously to even
2 passers by; in the one confusion OF TON
e CUES prevails, in the other pure Engllsn
alone is spoken: in the one, hotel lie
r is the rule, in the other home life; IN lh'
one There are laundries, i'm the other
. washer women; in the one there
b are fine churches with grinding
e debt resting on them, IN the OF
o her ancient temples paid for o'
# fore dedication, about which gathe
n glorious history; in the one young met
C spend much Of their evenings IN poo
IS rooms, in the other, in parlors; III I'M
n one there are no monuments III III
b other heroism has been preserved IL
e bronze and marble; in the one there ar
/ heart-aches, in the other hearts love
lie The one is the abiding place OF nope
4, the other Of memory; in Newport Ne"
re an imposing army Of stalwart laDorer
e, are beating battle ships into shape j
e. Williamsburg a few gardeners are iall
d. ~ turning the sod or trimming IN
f. egergreens. In Newport News at ever.
m turn there's need Of a dime OF dollar
~ i'm Williamsburg, no such u'
Re mands are made upon YOU in Newpoi
IL News the invitation is to "go acros
n the street TO see man." in Williams
I'd burg diets cross over and rest for
while under the shade Of the tree,
IN Newport News they burn gas in WI
r- liamsburg they go to bed with the SUI
to and rise for another day Of leisurel
work when Gods candle again burn
in the heavens above; in Newport Ne"
nothing is known Of mans past
Williamsburg, the history Is kno"
" and read Of all men; in Newport Ne"
the name Of the next door neighoor
- not known, while in Williamsburg u
W roll can be called by any one OF IL
~ residents.
Hurried Newport News! Happ
Williamsburg
What the need Of all this strenuo'
living. when the slow and steady orlnl
:, better results? Not 80 much money
~ grant you, but much more OF peac
nh Of real joy, and Of sure and certain u
lift. Not so much Of glitter, but mo
,or Of grace. not so much Of excitemel
- hut more OF Entertainment, not so mu'
~ Of travel, but less Of toll, not so mu'
Of earth's promise, but more OF heaVel
Dy- peace.
~ But Williamsburg would never ma
or built a battle ship and the age deman
=, them. nor nursed a "boom," and }
,,o the men Of the day feed on them. W
-ch liamsburg will have lost identity whe
st ever il tolerates a sham OF even G
courages a spec ulator. Better far
oar low its slow, but splendid present IN
90 av to a future it knows not OF.
Pho And yet, even now its serene atm
nv phere is being disturbed with RUNE
inc ofstartling changes. Before the Jam
one town Exposition opens it Is SAID ina
ola. trolley line will be built from Newp
News. up the James, to the anci'
,ev burg. from there to Yorktown aud o'
and again. If this does happen then
vet rich men Of this former place VIII
,ess building homes in the latter, III "h
ian to live and when there, VIII begin
point their fingers into the face OF
profound peace Of Williamsburg
fret it into occuous activity. Then II
cred her friends indeed say, Farewell
long farewell to ali her greatne'
son OF course l loitred for a time in
yers classic shades Of venerable Win
2nd and Mary and as l fingered, contln
Nay TO lift my hat in presence OF It's
ace splendent history. And, strange
nuai say, asked and obtained pernis'
en-" TO visit the home Of the insane
n to here | found that at touch OF the III
WAY IL H.ffo lad Last her beauty