The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-02
LETTER FROM Mr.. cOvINGTON
Ne Is Back in TfElnia-Eotes Of Ms Trsssls
Trough Twenty Sta,es-Etc. Etc.

SteVensburg, Va. May 26. 1905.
How happy ain 20 get back 10 Vir.
glnie, and 70 think that notwithsta,,s
ing have had trouble. success cornss -
me every now and then In spite of ever.
thing aud every body.
Just before left Huron, :. D. the
prairie, by the act of a careless f,llovr
/ took NE and II was a sublime and avrf,i
sigbJ. IL burned everything ia iropt oi
~ HE mayor ordered out every man to
keep lt away from the city, vet II burned
up village of about 20 inhabitants and
tnousanis ot dollars worth of property
W hen the wind Is high IL seems thai
nothing can stop it,as the grass is heavy
ana thic&- How we In Virginia do ali
we can 70 make and preserve a sod. and
they DO all they eau to destroy it Wbs,,
l leit Aberdeen on May 9th, the senator
shlpcpntest between GOv.Col. Crawford
ana senator kittridge was "A scandal to
any state The Martin and Montague
autt'r IN Virginia did not begin to com
hen got Co South Dakota last fan |
was told there was more grain wasted
'neIe than was made in Virginia. and
really 10 must be truc.
Acould not understand at first how the
grass there wac as nutritious in winter
a. IN summer, but when Thought thai
not hall ot an inch OF rain fell there from
the middle OF September to the middle ~
Aptil II was reasonable, as there was
nothing to wash the strength from the
grass
West. eN'
To see a thousand horses OF a thous.
hnc cattle IN "A field OF to witness "a ~
] horse
| piows, tearing up from 40 To 30 screa J,
day IL common. Stock dies there A. ,-ell
a. IN Virginia, yet there are no buzzards
70 consume them and very few crows.
| had the pleasure of shaking the hand
OF Iov- johnson at St Paul. Minn Nv
loth. The state capitol there ia eon,,l
20 the capitol In Washington. aud the
cnurthou-e oi Brown county Is srnario,
Co the capitol at Richmond
men travcied on the train | used r.
thms the country around Rapldan STA
ton, Virginia, was the finest ON eerth
Now know all OF South Dakota xfI
average with that section.
great quantity of rain fell in Ia,
states ot Iowa, Illinois aud Indians
while was passing through them.
dreaded 10 return u Nirginia on &c
count oi my recent misfortune. but | me-,
our board ot supervisors on the trair
aud many of my friends at church. ai
Stevensburg and have not found 4
single one 10 coudemn my course up 4
this time.
am now with my daughter. nea,
w Washington u. C., and how glad my
friends on the train and at all station,
were TO see me, as well as in the cirv d
| Washington.
The new Union Depot In Washington
surpasses anything my eyes ever beheld
In the shape OF a depot. Ii Is worth q
trip TO the city Just to see il, and the two
new congressional office buildings ar
magnificent
Down about the old Sixth street demo;
seems dead now 10 what il used to be.
find my daughter, Mamie. and son.
Ashby, near Charlottesville, are not A.
well as | hoped TO find them. but nv
tried and trusty friend, Robt r. Lee. Jr-
Is the same Jolly, fat fellow, and should
stand ahead OF any other for governor
OF the old Commonwealth.
have visited the great falls about I6
miles up the Potomac IL far surpasses
in grandeur what expected
! met my friends, John ). Barbour aud
Walton Moore. and how glad my friends
were 10 see me and them.
When at Minneapolis visited the falls
there. They are often called the Baby
Niagara. They resemble them some.
also visited the Kanawa Falls. in
West Virginia. but none compare with
our noble Niagara
have seen cen. p. NJ. Rixey and his
brother, Eppa RiKey. Both ia fine suir.
its and glad to see me aud them.
Ind Manassas Is on the up grade.
Building alter building il going up. Pro.
mbition helps every where, and especially
the poor man.
My friends, the Mosers, ". II. Brown,
Allie Crigier, Judge Nicol, the railroad
agent and day operator are all well.
The city OF Alexandria, too, is ID 10
date, aud my friends there, c. Jones Rix
ey and his clerks, and Mr.. Preston. secre-
tary aud treasurer OF the Chamber of
Commerce, AL doing fine.
kemington's private buildings are
looking well, but you have Co stop at
each house TO see IL, as its sidewalks are
the worse TO walk over | have seen IN
any OF my travels IN 20 States through
which have been in the last 3 months
But tell you there are a lot OF mighty
good people there. Mr.. Maupin, one of
it's oldest people, died last Monday.
Usually all the people around here are
Wen, ana at Culpeper, too. | spent about
hours there on yesterday; shook hands
with friends. DR.. Gorreil, who Is ad-
vanced In years. Is sOmew nat feeble.
Rev. Mr.. Winfrey has been to Covin0.
ton, Va, to hold q revival meeting. The
Clines, Guinns, BOoton, Diener, White
stone and few Others | saw are look.
ing fine.
Prohibition helps dear old Culpeper.
am 80 delighted not a drop Is sold in the
county.
The recent rains have helped every
thing, but this section seems so poor 20
South Dakota. That is certainly the
place for a young man.
A fine protraeIed meeting is in progress
at the Methodist church at Lignum
Some b have asked for prayers there.
Yours.
T. R Coyington.