The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05
Trederlck's Iiall. Louisa County,

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Frederlcks Tinll. Louisa County,
i8a5 E rs m August 81
Dear tJditor,.- This ID ono Of tho most
1 bIosperot,s and thrifty communities ~
havo seen III rural Virginia. nnd one
i can even spend money here. In other
sections business Is done with eggs as
tho circulating medium. Tho place has
at least two stores, two phohographs,
lboarders that tho natives, who are nj
ways In 4 for anything new, ure Kept
continually rubber n &C king. io3.
1 B Then, toe, there IL q railroad Station
and the trains liso ncver-endlng OK
scitanlot,t. Grass yidoWers come up from;
tho city every Saturday afternoon, ana
| it is always q matter Of Interest to see
whether or5not they will Kiss their wives
at the day-po. " @ 5 @
1Tredericks Hall had q railroad station
| before the war and It's residents are
| thorouRhly oultured They know even
more about the Richmond baseball team
than tho people ut Lewiston, and many
| of tlom actually looked indifferent the
first time they heard q pho'nogrnph. Th rms.
or course, does not apply to8the colored
population. AS this class scorns to sta In,
Its hands With honest toll, 1t has plenty
or leisure ana therefore Is willing, to
llisten 10 music Of any sort--evon the
metallic blatancy OF q graphaphone.
The day the queen Bee and ! visited
tho points OF Interest In Frederlck's Hall
d banjo was working overtime on the
porch OF the lending store, SO that no
colored help was obtainable on tho
Those who found time to tear theIn-f
selves way from the catgut melodies
sat for halrcuts, W hich were rendered
by tonsorinl artist Of the neigh hpr- 4
hood, Il n is
the fair-cutting proposition is in the
country. Unless local talent ls avail
able, the capillary 9 Distance Of tho r,n-55
lStives Is apt to- grow up In Pine and ak
brush, with sassnfrns bushes on the
edges so ]. that the entire male popula.-
stion looks like 4 a crop Of samsons, free
from the Influence OF Del llah. 8
And even after the local talent gets
busy with the shears D the effect is SO me-;
times startling. ! have seen some Of
the haircut victims whose heads, after
being harvested remin ded me OF Bed
ford county as Viewed from the Peaks Of
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tits not wise to see o "cullud bruther"5
barbcred Just before you intend going
Ito DINNER, The picture is not appe-3
been taking calonel. The rural rooster
when about to DO scalped does not seek
privacy like shy fawn. but stations
himself near some OF the village land
marks, and there allows the barber to.
do his worst. T his gives great pub
lIlicItysGto the performance. and durtngj
dull seasons helps to break the mono TO- o.
ny. IA iss 8sS s3 81 n
Tho fact that the (F'rederlck-Hallitc
lEget their hair cut in pu bile should not
| however, be construed as indicative OF,
hackwardaess Sor lack Of polish on their.
part Never d Id the sun freckle q mo re-
amia Bile. Il hospitable people, and persons
VII contemplate unloading q a9 consign-
I:ments OF gold brick ii on them. will find
that they are up to & snuff . VI, si (
gates OF this communicable all other.
| leo tons, there are about ton gates to the
| Bacre-Will enjoy O w Ell come which ought
| to make him feel good all over, hut ne
| should he careful to ma Ike his last Will
land testament before he goes TO dinner
For Louisa folks live on tho fat OF the he
|land and they expect people to 3devoc'u Y
their weight In grub every tilne sthey Ssl it
! down to table i$s IN
"A And especially strong are the natives
on fried apples. These they cook for
breakfast supper and dinner, and truly
1.-THE dish Is an ambrosial one #4s For ten
years the Command ERIN CHIEF nus peen
trying $to 85 cook city apples IKE 81 the,
Louisans, and now she Says she Is aDou "
TO give up in despair. N hi ,Ss45
The baffled Kitchen rtist a5 declares !stl reg
she, believes the whole \. secret LIS
IinElthe ii amount OF bacon and ham
| that 81 the q country housewives fry
with the fruit; in other wor1s.
\ that the dish. though monstrous fine.
would bankrupt a city matron. This sur sur
mise is based on her Unknown theory
/ n {yfl
\ 5 But whatever are the means employed
/ for frying apples In Louisa, the fact
| renlalns that the dish. when It comes on
\ the table tastes like the cooked music
! Of a brass band !, and Ia so healthrul that
/ the eater soon begins to feel that ne y "
4 tho king pippln OF the Cpmmon veal tn
Scarcely less delicious is the 4 ext tract
Of Louisa COW, which looks SO white
I and creamy and bubbly that one at
4 f1rst imagines he Is about to drink the
lathar OF e Yankee shaving soap. Too
\ much cannot be said in praise 4 OF the
4 con scientous cows Who give such mix
4 And yet strange to relate country 1olKs
4 always regard cows wi tn the evil & eye.
i for fills owing to the presence of these
1 anirnnls n tho land that so many gat es
i are necessary The average rural 4 COW
$would be willing to crawl through q rab-
4 bit hole to get into Q cornfield or gar
4 den. and once there. she does enoush
harm to cause q lifetime OF remor 80.
The worst sin man car commit IL
the country 10 to leave open pasture
cate SO that the stock can get ia chance
at the cropa. killing a F'resident Is BY
no means SO atroolous q felony. OFT
! times at night, when am In the rurai
/ districts, / lie awake and Il am haunted
4 nv the vague fear that mayhap I have
ieft some gate a1ar and that the cows y,
are playing Harry old Scratch with the
young corn, the tomatoes and 4! u such Ike.
Whether or not cattle Will SO into q.
4 tobacco field and chew tobacco 1 II do
not know, but not until ! am willing TO-
risk q lynching will Il try the 9exp perl
tment by leaving q rural ga unshut.
\ till&i s&s %sl S2.
The moro I see OF country folks the
more realize that the dWellers in cities
haven't got a monopoly on all the hard
horse-or, rather ,nule-sense. A little
observation ought TO convince any In
diyidual that towntolks think with their