The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-06
sELLINGA BACHELOR,
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IN
ne hero Of my sketch mu., 4. a...~;,..a =,
slse We reader an idea of what Mind sr1;ecf
.ne gsTts mad to work. Girls7 vs.. v;vi-i r.
y was some OF that sex that sold h;r, E;.s.-
". Frank was not q very dressv n.-.,-lAs 8 !.
never wore such plaids as the fsah;cr.Is.
legs OF Gotham" are encased ID. NOR ~.s as;s s;s
coat such as are worn by Snipeden. ,herefa,. s.s
ITO u, bobtaii, was not addressed 10 him
he did not wear collar of the pattern ss,eh
as would be suitable for a ayinr lis e. orea =
wheelbarrow to beat up hill with. So mnch
for the outward man. Frank was not IN The
hapit ofsampling groceries, generally; thus he
was accustomed 10 Sign
.on the wings of love Hy,
From groceree to groceri.n
Nor was he ever known TO perambuiate the
streets TAT midnight hour" informing the
sieepless citizen and sleepy Stars, that he had
not the most remote idea of returning to the
paternal mansion "until the aurora ofmorn had
illumed the eastern horizon"
A quiet moral person was Frank, though the
girls appeared to think that he had neglected
the sex too long and to get even they meant te
"set EN- up" for him.
One morning after breakfast Frank entered
the parior, "country cousins'' (roguish girls
were assembled; laying down his bundle, hs
entered into conversation with one of them
his bundle being near the door, two of the girl.
got up and left the room with il, but returned
few moments after, depositing it again on the
chair. Shortly after Frank got up to co.
Scarcely had the street door closed when pea
after peal Of merry laughter arose from the girls
Frank, meanwhile all unconscious of the game
dropped into his tailor's, and. handing hin
the package, remarked
Here is a coat of mine that wants overhaul
ing-put on a new set ofbuttons, velvet collar
and, think, the tails want re-lining.''
While the tailor was unrolIing the parcel
Frank turned to examine some cloth. UnroIl
ing 1t, he held it out at arms length, and ex.
claimed with surprise
"Gales c-ch.chc- chem. Shirt, by husderr,
Frank turned, and as his eyes tell on the
garment, the fancy fxings and lace trimmings
he reached for the door with one hand and with
the other The had an awful long reach jus,
then) he grabbed that draa e, y, and dashed cut
of the shop, mid the roars of the inmates, ex.
claiming something that sounded like
"Sold-of at the knees-gals-cuss nv
pictur-didn't make four times that hand 7
&c. ~
Down the street he went with loosen ness
and at rate ofspeed that would have surpris.
ed old Suffolk herself, that white drapery fiut
tering in the wind like white pennant in o
nor 'wester. On, on went Frank, striking ar
awful lick as he rounded the turn coming dowr
the home stretch. A juvenile exclaimed tt
lin
Say, legs, where you takn' that fellow?'
"Clear the track" shouted Frank, and on h,
| went; coming up the next street was al
image vender, with his two story tray on hi
head. He had just opened his mouth to CRY
"lmages." as Frank swung round the turn
| aud on which he planted square into thu
| "bread-basket" Of the Italian, and his exclama
ton Of images ended with mah. as he wal
doubled up-as scientifically as Dickens Bile
lin David Copperfeldl could have done il
both came down together, all ofa heap. Th,
crash Of the falling gotdesses, graces, &c.
was tremendous. Kossuth and Napoleon wer
pitched into the arms of the Graces. Venus
just from her sea bath, returned to one in tn
gutter-Mars was knocked hors de combat
| and Juno pitched head first into the snow bank
Frank, white with plaster, hat badly "cove IN,
and out Of wind, dashed into the house, an
threw himself on his bed, vowing eternal en-
nifty to all females in general, and ceuntr,
cousins in particular.
The tailor lost a customer, and if any on
/ wants to "see stars and have free admission (
the FIRE works, just let themask Frank if th
stalls rant re lining. spirit Of the Iime'
SHORT DRAMA IN Two ScENEs.-Fir,