The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-10-18
What | Have Seen and Heard During
the Week.


of camp life during the week with no
fear Of long roll or bugle call to saddle
The man cook has been doing quite
well when he could find chick
ems, eggs and butter, but when re-
duced To black coffee minus milk, ana
"Cincinnati chicken war times in
camp have been wildly reproduced.
Unfortunately the chef IS also the
chamber maid, and though he makes
up bed with marvellous rapidly Oh
retiring have been impressed win
the fact that the work was quickly
and carelessly done. No man bed
maker will ever tuck the cover al the
foot of the bed, and during some OF the
frosty nights of October | have been
coldIy reminded that this very neces-
sary precaution had been neglected.
/ began camp life, however, three
weeks ago pale and emaciated and am
now ruddy and strong. ! have seen
NO bear az they have all been dodgins
our President hunter.
talked with a preacher the other
dav who had charge Of four churches
during TIE entire year and whose
princely salary amounted to SO, and
- of that me had Ia give TO the prc'id-
ing elder.
/ had dinner at the home Of farm
or. reaching the hoIse after the family
had finished, and as was finishing
the host put in word Of apology,
but added: "lf you are a Christian II
is good enough for You, and if not it is
too good"
ON one farm found every member
ofthe large family busy at work ON
the farm. The father was curing to-
bacco he only son running the NOW
or while the mother and daughters
were down on the low grounds cutting
corn. The labor problem had been
solved. but / confess that ! could but
think that the cost was all too dear.
/ sincerely hope that our mothers
and daughter, will not, as general
thing, have 10 take TO the fields.
/ heard tobacco "chawer' defend
himself to a dear lady who was re-
buking him for using the weed boy
quoting scripture. And this was his
reference: LET him that is filthy be
filthy still"
one of the most enthusiastic fox
hunters met with wa, "A negro man
who keeps a pack, good riding horse
and goes wild over the chase. ] knew
their fondness for "possum" hunt
but it was new to me 10 find one who
took pleasure i'm a fox chase.
met with two boys who were al
lowed to spend their time ia idleness
and they looked 10 be unhappy. !
met two other boys who were busy
and useful about home and they were
all smiles.
heard a young preacher who'd MT
know when nor how To stop to his
own discomfort and that of his con
gregation. As he added appendix af-
ter appendix was reminded Of the
love story without an appendix ac-
count of which / read in your paper
of recent date.
talked with an old man who says
he was born i'm 1913 and who gives
graphic accounts of an Of the inter
vening years. Evidently me has viz
i'll Imagination and the family Bible
has been lost.
The most disappointed man ! cross
ed i'm my going was candidate for
the legislature from old Lunenburg.
As we met i'm the road he halted and
asked: "Are YOU voter Of Lunen-
burg?" and when said no, the dis
gust ON his face was rs big as a full
moon The fact Of rot being a voter
i'm Luuenburg is to that man real
calamity. BY the way there are two
Democrats running for the legislature
from that county, and as there are
some 100 registered colored voters the
fact may mean a dangerous balance Of
power.
met i'm one Of the most delightful
homes in which it has been my priv
ilege To visit, a little girl Of some sewn
summers whose mother had been at
the Exposition for four days, and on
her return home the little one shouted
out, "thank God mama is at home
again" What is home without a
MOTHER
drove a mule one day and at its
close concluded that the brother-man
who told Us to treason with a mule '
was all wrong, and have gone back
to my original belief, and that is that
"horse sense" is better than mule
sense. The fact is in my opinion the
mule is "A born IDIOT ! caught up
with a little boy who was walking
with basket Of clothes on his arm,
and / invited him 10 seat in the
buggy. When he reached his destina-
ton and alighted his manner Of thank
ing me was one Of the most pleasing
expressions Of gratitude ever listen
ed to. lie il a child Of the woods but
born gentleman, a Cheslerdeldwith-
out being cultured.
saw a venerable mother who had
long known the solitude and sorrow Of
wiGowhood, but whose face expressed
inward peace as she leaned on the
strong arm, of four loyal and loving
sons and whose genuine pleasure was
to brighten The evening of this moth