Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-11-29
TRIP TO BALTIMORE
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in the country districts. Perhaps
they have them back off from the
railroad"
Charlottesville.
The seat of the university Of Vir-
ginia is about 100 miles south west
of Washington. We saw the build
ings in the distance, but nothing of
the town. This is the most pictur-
esque section of the route. We are
first on one side and then on anoth-
er of the mountains or immense
hills. The autumn color of the
leaves of the small trees, and the
streams, and the red apples clinging
on the trees ale beautiful. There are
small houses under the hills and
little patches between the foot hills
and the streams, and we suspect
blind tiger stills by the dozens
finest place in the world for them.
Orange, sCulpepper, Calver rton,
Manassas and Alexandria were the
most important stops made before
reaching Washington. We crossed
the Rapidan, the Rapahannock and
Bull Run. This embraces a section
of country of about 80 miles and is
decidedly the best we saw in Vir-
ginia. There is quite good deal of
hill land all along but of a better
quality. There is a good deal of
loamy land, also red sandy land.
The farm houses and the surround,
ings are much better. Guess our
coach must have cotton back off
from the railroads" There is more
grain sowed, more stock and some
barns and other outbulldings. ALI
this section of the state is historic
ground. There is perhaps now little
or no evidence of the great struggle
of the sixties. The bones that once
bleached the landscape have disap-
peared as mother earth absorbed the
life blood of the flower of the south.
The destruction of life was perhaps
greater in Virginia than any other
state. The battles of Cedar Noun
tain, Beverly Ford, Brandy, Gains
vile, Bull Run and Fairfax were
all fought not far from the line of
Z. the Southern. Space forbids us from
attempting to give even the minut-
est detail of any of these famous
battles. We may say, however, in
passing that it was at Brandy sta
tion July '63 that Col. Frank
Hampton (brother of our Wade
Hamptor) fell mortally wounded;
and twas here that Capt. a-sey
was killed by the same shell that
cut off Gen. Buffers foot and kill
ed his horse under him.
Alexandria
Is quaint old town on the Po-
tomac river and was the first capital
of Virginia. 1t hasn't grown foot
in an hundred years. The people
here pride themselves in being an
cient and like to tell you of the old
church Washington worshipped in
and of the old Masonic lodge and
of the Marshall house on which
foated Confederate flag that was
obnoxious to President Lincoln.
One Col. Ellsworth of the United
States army ascended the roof in
the night time and hauled down the
colors which were so displeasing to
the President but exchanged his life
for the deed.
Washington
We will leave for more oppor-
tune time to write. I'VE are tired
now and sleepy too" Our Southern
1000 mile ticket don't go on the
Pennsylvania railroad. It's out with
your chinck or walk. But the darkie
comes in here. It's all niger after
you pass Washington. They step on
your toes and fall down in your lap
while the northerners cuss the rail-
roads and the government for not
having separate cars.
Between Washington and Balti-
more Incver saw a single house
being built at any of the towns.
And you will be surprised to know
there isn't but one chicken between
the two places-a distance of 40
miles-one old domineek hen. No
doubt the old rooster is dead or got
a divorce.
w. D. O.