The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-02-05
LETTER FROM Mr.. COVINGT0N
He Is tnjonnQ a Visit Nsa Washington and
Tells OF His Observations.
Falls Church, Va, Jan. 3Oth. 1907.

Falls Church. Va, Jan Both. 1907.
This il my baby daughters birthday,
and where il there "a more handsome
girl, with finer figure or more intelll-
genre than Irene We'll. here | am at
Falls Church. Va. yet. with my eldest
daughter, Mrs. Hart She Is one of the
sweetest Christian characters ever
knew. ready AT all times To dD her part
IN life. God bless her
Well. / was IN Washington Monday
and Tuesday aud met Brother A. j.
Riley aud his wife. who lift your town
last year. but who says he made the mis-
take of his life, Tor be- IL old now and
nearly worked himself out
have visited Mr Jno. b Henderson,
Jr., who was the Republican candidate
for Congress from the Eighth District.
tie Is indeed fine fellow.
Mrs. Herring, nee Reyercomb, il we'll
fixed and in good spirits.
Miss Matte Gaines, who hft our see
ton "a few years ago, has married we'll
in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs billiard are doing better
than while in Steyensbury
Well. where is there a finer fellow than
). II. Burgess, travelling passenger agent
of the Southern K. r p Just a. accommo-
dating as he can be- and as quick m-n-
tally and physically as any one YOU can
find.
Then Henry Ashton, Of Orange. who
was so unpromi-iug when boy, has set
his head. heart and hands q work and
is supporting himself and family well.
How the tide turns. Many are promls-
ing and fail. many We think will never
do anything rise, ri,e. rise lar above our
most saDguine expectations. What a
wonderful world: some go up and some
go down.
must not pass by an occurrence which
happened here and must call no names.
A lew years ago man at the Ae1an-
dria brick yards left his family and went
% Texas. There he without a divorce
married fine woman. Wife No. | and
children in the meantime had gone to
her parents. This fellow returned with
wife No. 2 to his old place OF work, and
everything worked smoothly until one
day gasoline engine exploded and
killed him. Then wife No. , carried his
work on at the brick yard. Wife No. !
seeing his death in some paper came
down, and was Mortified 20 find wife No.
, looking after his business. All were
thunderstruck, but wife No. knew wife
No. | had the advantage Of her. they had
conference and wife No. agreed TO
take lust 800 to take her to her Texas
home, and all ended These two wives
fell in love with each other and parted
friendly.
have met Mr.. Harvey Wise, OF oul
county. here. He has II children. > dead
and - doing well, all full oiintelleet and
vlgor. The old man still weighs 300
pounds and wife $50. Mrs. Wise thinks
II she calls upon Mr.. Roosevelt she being
the mother Of so many children, he will
help her. She il still a very pretty
woman.
DR.. Kixey's dairy here with his 60
Guernsey cows is superb.
We went rabbit hunting today witn
six dogs and three colored boys and had
a fine time.
called TO see Hon. John +. RiKey
Monday, but he is too unwell to see any
one. He took short ride few days
ago and had 10 remain in bed all next
day. From what can gather he is very
low. May Heavens choice blessings
rest upon him, for he has been a great
beneiactor during his entire life, aud II
God should gee lt 10 take him he will be
greatly missed. Great will be his re-
ward John Rixey has always been de-
voted to religious works.
II. r. Covington.