The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-12-14

hdndGringS Oh a week.
E5lor Hr0id.-I spent several days
of the past week driving up and down
Rock Fish Gap and have been revell-
ing in The impressive scenery. From
Anon 90 Nel'y's Ford a distance of
twelve miles. there is NO one spot from
which you can not get a glimpse of
nature 90 enjoy which would be worth
a trip acro,, the seas. on one Of my
drives haIthe mrepriyiiegeofw watch
ug the sun sink behind q blue range
and at tne same moment the moon
rise ln beauty and glory from behind
another The one losing itself to Us
and the other waking TO duty united
boo singing "the hand that made as is
divine" Travelling i'm this section
differs widely from that i'm yours.
Twelve miles with q good horse and
buggy here mean, three hours Of con-
slant moving while with your roads
halrthe time would be considered all
that wa, needed. Climbing a noun
tain differs widely from going up Hill,
s,e, ~ nrierv or Rnsb River hin.
when fine mountain horse strikes the
foot of the mountain he just falls into
deliberate walk and you can't force
him, orf of b. To reach The ton he
l.,,,.. chat ,. must s.ve his wi1d mr.
l,.t, olt,r.,f,er he seems willing
,,,.t, tbs descent fast enouob but
,ns oc.n.t,,pcd 10 drive over south
.lIe VIRGINIA road. i, actually afraid
fooo fbnn9erinrdown mountain sides.
From Alton the view /, one Of the
most attractive in an Virginia. and
fbfs ! had often enioved standing ON
f5e res- pr,tforn of a caroga CSC.
,-,i, inst before IL enter. the dark
.e.sor fbaf long funnel a living link
between Piedmont and the Valley.
Standing on one of the prominent
roints in The mllblaze ola November
.pn the childhood home and the grave
offbe unfortunate NcCue were point
ga out 90 me and I wondered that a
character which unfolded amid scene.
,f such enhancing beauty could have
5oreloro5 i,to that or "a friend
ann constantly reminded that this
fsadav off unnrecedented prosperity.
pcrhaps should have used the big T.,
but ann also constantly meeting with
mon women and children who are
badly clad badly housed and badly
el tmav AIN he their fault. and
vsf the fact remains. is wide spread
and ,l.,ovs distressing
d. los. sunday afternoon il was my
nrtyile q to- attend the Memorial Ex-
ercis,s which were conducted under
nbo ousrics- M tbe Charlottesville
l.l... .r nm. and to rston =, the
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, eni.n.lid b., go, Graceful i'm
- ...r,.5 H., mud orator stotes.
.,o, n.fr.ot, What loss wa. Vir.
49, ..,.. l.. o.irot tbo head of bi.
-, n. ,io,dy field ~,
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-o.,,i.-as Mr. poosevelt is with
.,.-...'..r toro me, with mn one
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a....l.e'.r..,t.,n =, california m
.,...,ie -f,te. shall not control in
Local amir. i. worse than war and
sherman was right when he said "wal
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though have been much in On,
bov-makinr section of the state o
LATE have been impressed with thr