The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-28

oieutifully sr3ced with incident aud adven-
lure Perhaps success In romance-spinning
may be obtained to great extent by such
nieans. 1t is remarkable, too, tina the sympa-
fhies of the public were always eniisted ON the
| side OF disorder and iliegality. Parkrr's ne
/ roes were all opposed TO the constituted au'
thorities, aud for sufficient reasons being Dur
glars and highway men, or else smnggiers ana
| pirates. Somehow, at Lexicon House the
4 cause of order and proprie'y and moIanV
seemed to be represented by DT: SWa nS -.
enough In itself to attach the allegiance OF Tue
students 20 the less worthy side of the oes q
1 AT one time led away, think, oy raIkeI me ~
tions about dozen boys solemniy ak,eoa 70
| gether to run away from sehooI VIZ =, IN
naans AS they could collect proceed 10 the
| nsarsst seaport town--a great difference OF
opinion existing as to when was the heafes',
| some being in favor OF hichmono, others ae-
| on board a snip just weighing anchor. They
| were 10 behave quite properly until the YES
sci was at sea, then mutiny, sho the captain,
com pei the chief officers TO walk the plank, the
crew, of course, deciding for the mutineeTs
draw lots who should be commander; swear
fealty to the fortunate one; hoist the blood
red nag Of piracy, and sweep the sea for prizes.
There was little difficulty and dilemma in
respect to the flag, as 10 which was the regn-
lar thing, blood red one. or a black nag, or
namented with a deaths head and cross-bones
in white; but otherwise the whole scheme was
fully and definitely settled somehow, now
ever it was never carried into execution.
The deck was now slippery with gore; the
carnage had lasted some hours the air was
| thick with smoke, the heavens crimson from
| the fires of the guns the waves rose noun,
tains high the winds howled and whistIeo
like--Iike any thing. Yetsstll the hgnt con-
tinued The pirate captain, covered W.
wounds aud bleeding from every I'M Q; " w.
pistoI in each hand-a double earreieo one,
mind "a sharp sabre between his teetn, j ioug
dagger in his belt, and carbine sIuhg at ME
back began to see at last that the Gay We
going against him WIN Il lsai iui - thax,
bad the CABIN StSpS-iucN
were nearly choked up with the eorpses VI 'ne
slam but he forced his way among them,
lighted Tucifer- match, and sprang into the
now der magazine''-
.care- You fellows, here's the doctor"
"What's all this noise!' in the unmlstakable
Jdsso- profnndo tones OF the DOCTOR. Let me
hear no more of ii. It's nearly miohignl; you
ought ali TO have been asleep hours ago. Don't
preteud to snore. Mr.. Dawkins, you are as
wide gake us any, make no doubt Gro to
sleep, boys, or else I'll give you each an i'm
position"
And the doctor stalks out.
"What a flrst-rate tale that is. Go on, Par
ker"
mo, Dawkins, not tonight. I'll tell you
the rest Tomorrow night. Good night ALL
And little Parker curls himself up in his bed
and is soon fast asleep.
DO pirates, and brigands, and cut-throats
haunt his slumber3, wonder Does he dream
of carnage. ard bioodshed, and broad-sword
combatst Surely here was the Imagination of
a great warrior in the body of a little drum
mer. What is little Parker nows a great
military authority A novelisti EitZball
A pirate captain Very likely he is quiet
country curate, telling wonderful stories 10
Tiny children, grouping round him with wide
open eyes, and parted lips, and nyeted atti-
tudes7Sery likely, but have no certain in
formation on the subject.
Surely, this power of little Parker's was
enough TO save him from the generally un-
comfortable fate of a mild and rather weakly
little boy at school; enough to win for him re-
spect and regard and protection; and have l
not alluded TO another weapon of defence
borne by little Parker in his belt, even if the
first should tail
There was often heroine in Parker's sto-
ries, always described as intensely, superbly
beautiful She had large black eyes, with
curved eyebrows, long floating ringlets, OF the
ravens hue; dazzling complexion, with very
red lips and Vefy white teeth-the sort OF Wo-
men, / fancy, one sees sometimes In the plates
of The Book of Beauty. or III pictures on the
walls of the ,yal Academy. In Parkers
stories, this admirable creature was InvarIa-
bly, carried off by the heroic housebreaker, or
became the affianced bride of a delightfully."-
atrocious and ruffianly brigand. or married
the brave smuggler and sank into private
marital life-happy, loving, Illegal ana con-
tented Parker would always insist on de-
scribing her as though he were commissioned
TO PAINT a full. length portrait OF her, or to
identity her for the Hue and Cry, an inter-
estipg journal for police perusal. Her eyes,
&c. &c Her nose &c., &c. She had lips &c,
&c.
s'Was she like your sister, Parker y
"Yes Dawkins. she was" And this state
ment seemed TO relieve the mind and satisfy
the scruples of all; not that any one had ever
seen Parker's sister, but it was AIKEN as 4 set
lied question and ascertained fact that Par
ker's sister was A very wonderful and lovely
being; perhaps Der having permeated, as IL
were. so many of Parker's stories, had some
thing TO do with the interest she had excited.
fro BE CONTINUED IN OUR NEXT
Different sounds travel with different We
locity-a call to dinner will run over a ten acre
lot in a moment and a-half, while summons
to return to work takes from five TO eight mill
utes.
"Dawkter," said an exquisite the other day,
~ want you to tell me what ca put into my
head to make it right" ut wants nothing but
brains,' said the physician
An editor in Iowa has become so hollow
from depending upon the printing business
alone tor bread, that he proposes To sell him.
self for a stove pipe.
One great difference between Japan and the
United States is that if you iasult & man there,
he rips his own bowels out; while if you insult
one here, he rips out yours.
An Irishman fights before he reasons; q
Scotchman reasons before he fights; Yankee
is not particular-will do either to suit his
customers.
A farmer out West mportuned TO take shares
in some stock company. said plow shares al d
Devon stock were the only ones that the far
mers should NEEDLE with.
Military acknowledgements. (This
squib, which originated with the Emperor of
Russia, was suggested by the condition of an
Eastern "sick many
young woman being asked by politician
which party she was most in favor OF, re-
piled that she preferred a wedding party.
Nothing is more odious than the face that
smiles abroad, but flashes fury amid the ca
resses OF a tender wife and children.
The spire of a very fashionable church is
usually the only thing connected with il that
goes toward heaven.
Never purchase love or friendship by gifts;
when thus obtained, they are lost as soon as
You stop payment.
A crusty old bachelor says he think il is
man, and not her wrongs, that ought 10 be
dressed.
"That's part of the sinking fund.- as chap
said when his pocket book went 10 the bottom
of the river.
Fun is worth more than physic, and who
ever inyents or discovers new source Of sup
ply deserves the name of a public benefactor.
man being commiserated with on account
of his wife's running away, said, "Don't pity
me till she comes back again.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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