<Dear List, In a rural community in the 1700s-1800s I believe most social contacts were made at Church Socials and/or Community Dances, usually on Saturday Nights. After a hard day in the field, and a bath, just how many miles might a prospective swain ride on horse for a bride search? Would there be a difference in the South or North? > ********************************************* Dear Ken, Men in the south would NEVER be to tired to jump on their trusted steed and search for female companionship! Margaret

While Margaret (as usual) is surely correct re the diligence of Southern men in finding their women, a horse, then and now, would be overwrought to go more than 6 to 8 miles along a bridle trail, one way, for a 3 or 4 hour visit with a Lady. Horses, like men, walk about 3 miles and hour, and could trot an equal distance in about 20-25 minutes. To run - "gallop" - a horse the same distance through the forests would be very harsh and exhaustive for the animal. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Driskill" <mdriskill@worldnet.att.net> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 4:59 PM Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Bride Searches > <Dear List, > In a rural community in the 1700s-1800s I believe most social contacts were > made at Church Socials and/or Community Dances, usually on Saturday Nights. > After a hard day in the field, and a bath, just how many miles might a > prospective swain ride on horse for a bride search? Would there be a > difference in the South or North? > > ********************************************* > Dear Ken, > > Men in the south would NEVER be to tired to jump on their trusted steed and > search for female companionship! > > Margaret > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Archives Digital Maps Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/ > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >