The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-17
LETTER FROM Mr.. c0WNeToN
Stevensburg, Va, Feb. Ia. 1910.

Three months has elapsed since
WI. J 80 -IG DlS- tired q 49,
my letters. -
As for the high price of living. ave ave
rage the price OF food stuff and com
pare II with any of the past 3 or II
years, either in canned goods or ths
raw material, and see the price of 6sb
oysters, potatoes, cabbage, apples. M
poultry. eggs and beef are high. do NOT
We the farmers, get the benefit? Sim
Ply we are complaining people. that's
al. These idlers who flock TO the cities
when the farmers need laborers. thew
ought to suffer. Just think of the mil,
lions of acres which these idlers ou0ht
to be cultivating, and they are living
around IN the cities, doing nothing. whe6
the farmers need their work. / saw.
yes, let them suffer, even for bread. II
they won't work.
Chicago, the great windy city, will
vote wet or dry in April, and the sa-
ICONS claim eight million dollars and over
are paid INTO the city treasury by them.
wife and children?
Just look at the rags of men, women
and children who frequent the saloons
would 70 God that every man, woman
and child in this land could have heard
tne speeches Of the best men in this
country on temperance in Richmond
January IL, IS and 20. Mr.. H. C. Bur-
rows said to me yesterday that of all
the conventions, associations. confer
ences, either political, social, religious.
legislative, or what not, he had never
seen or heard its equal, and /, too. saw
the same. S"S
l left the convention and went to see
my cousin, t. j. McGeorge, in West
roint, who received the highest medal !
Oh honor as aConfederate soldier of any,
one IN Essex county. l shall never for |
get the three pleasant nights spent !
with him. He is &c years Old and "a
active as a cat. / only saw one of his
children-all are grown and awav
How he did talk and talk of I've olden
times, and how | enjoyed It. God |
continue to bless him. | was sorry To /
ind his town wet
Judge Jones has purchased a house \
and lot there and will move soon.
4 never knew before that larger yes
sells could run up the Mattaponi than /
the happahannock, but there il no wav /
TO get from West Point to Norfolk. ex.
cept TO return to Richmond; therefore L
the place does not seem to be growing
then went 70 Suffolk via Richmond. |.
spent the night with Rev. w. S. Wal
lace, who find popular everywhere he
goes; then to the Park on the s. a
l. X. r., where / superintendent for
three years. was glad to see the peo-
pie, who were so friendly and good To
me while ! was there. After three
lays left again for Richmond.
4 heard so many excellent sermons
while IN that section. Rev. Mr.. EggIe-
'on preached against woman surface
and 1t seems to be unanswerable.
IL used TO be said when a Methodist
vent TO see you, look after your hen
cost; Episeopalian, your poeketbook.
ana Baptist, your jug. But il really
seems TO me that the Baptist now are
taking the lead in temperance.
We'll. our beloved Judge ID. A. Crirns-
ey Is dead. do not know Of a man.
woman or child who was more uniyer-
ally beloved than he in every respect
n this county.
News, locally,is scarce. Only every
body who will sell is getting enormous :
prices for their lands.
Goodbye,
t. R. covington.