There would be little to strike the eye of a traveler accustomed to picturesque scenes, on approaching the small town of L----.

Like most of the settlements in Virginia, the irregularity of the streets and the want of similarity in the houses would give an unfavorable first impression.

The old Episcopal church, standing at the entrance of the town, could not fail to be attractive from its appearance of age; but from this alone.

No monuments adorn the churchyard; head-stones of all sizes meet the eye, some worn and leaning against a shrub or tree for support, others new and white, and glistening in the sunset.

Several family vaults, unpretending in their appearance, are perceived on a closer scrutiny, to which the plants usually found in burial-grounds are clinging, shadowed too by large trees.