The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-30

Why, he swAfes! = eisculssed the ola i.
~ win IN aeceut Of horror and surprise.
- facte5d hngheds touch Of supesi
orNy restored her temrcr; the could alEofd "a
ne amiaoie % . wOulAn who knew @ 1itt1e nj
ths ways Of the world a. Mra. D,dd. "A shs
fe1umest the conversation.
Ion hsyen't told me yet where yon' re
goin', Miss Dodd.''
Met Why In going to Albany 10 zoe
my eon Jehisl, he tha: studied for the minis
Try, and was settled spell in Westburv. and
then down to Fail River, and now he,a ben II
Albany quite spell, five years enes,, and
haven't ben 10 see him mover. You $50 0arv
she's he'd young children, and heyn't fsIt q
though | could leave her to worry Il tbroucl
alone. But now they're pretty we'll grown
sammy he's the smailest! and jehiel wou.io''
near 70 my aayin' away no longsr; was
no sent my trunk somehow, by Express / ex
pect, so { i shouldn't hev NO trouble and Iau
goin' in 70 Hartford and down to York, and
Johns brother he's goin' to meet mo there
and tiad somebody thafs COLA that way, vlo'I
take me alorg. lss quito voyage ont "a
indianny, sn ! don't banker much TO g,.s'
Out 70 lldiaunyl" exclaimed Mrs. Pack
ard. why, Albany's in York State, 'sail.' !,
why, yes it is,9 ssouily anewered Mrs
Why, Miss Dodd, il amt! l guess know,
where Albany IL his sisters con Joe Weed
liyes e 1Albany; and when he had 4 liver com
PAINT, and hxd 10 gs 70 asf:s cruA i aueif flIA
get ne phew Z keeps y bakery to Saratoeue
20 It didnt coss no greas,) he step to Albany
9" Jce Weeds houses and he said RVS queer
why they had Vt for the CAPITAL to York State
then York City WAS so ouch the biggest. j
Laow { ANT in Indianny,''
dear reader, let me tell you, par ,,arenthess
that "he,' TO Connecticut woman. aIwa,
means "my husband" Grammar fails befcre
copjugal devotion: there is hut one man "a
onr Mrs. Packard, and tho personal prououu
is sacred to that one.
Wei. rather lres0iuteiy rerlied Mrs
Dodd, IL know Jehiel said'twas Indisny. and
60 did John; aud come to think ont, Jehiel-f
letters always have New ALBANY on 'em. but
never heerd John call il Neac"
:. l don't say bat what there may be AZ
Albany or even Nesr Albany oat to Indianny. .
retorted Mrs Packard with dignity "but
ITO cay hain't never heerd Of no ALBANY ex
cept the one in Yelk State; and if there was
one out in Indisnny, don't see why John
should send you to York to 60 there; it ap
pears more likely you should go to the York
State Albany from there
''Well, don't KNOW feeb,y answered tbs
old lady; II expect Johns brother II know
| feel rather uncertsin about changin' cars t.
Hartford. After that. expect I'll go straight'
"Tnere amt no difficulty to Hartford" con
descended Mrs. Packard. you've Jest got Il
!, step acros. the depot, an! therell come along
a train by-'n-by, and you jest ask Of that.
the Albany traia-l would say the York traiI
and they II tell yoa, somebody will Iwisht
I'm goirg to stop to Manchester to see my
sister Lucy Anne she's got a bad complaip
Of her vitals, and l ruther expect she won,
survive. Any way, I'm goin' to nnss her fol
| q spell.'
IL declare do wish you was goin' along,
said the old lady in wistful voice. "Im kinl
O. hampersd with these bundles and things
But my trunk was packed, and though
maybe I'd have to stop quite a while in York
to look at, so put up my best black silk gown
and two frilled caps, and some handkerchers
SO t needn't appear otherwise than confOr
| mable to city folks's ways, and then knew
James Greene (that's John brother, lesswayl
his step-brother) was extreme fond Of Rox
bury russess, SO concluded to take along .
few; thsy have kept over 60 well-why, it'i
june the tenth to day and couldn't 60 with
out my umberell no way, If it should come OF
to rain and then hkd the fennsl 90 st If |
should be sick to my stomach riding in thu
cara. it's very WARNING - -.
Manchester" interposed the conductor
| and Mrs. Packard bundled ont of the carr
| with rapid farewell to her travelling com
long the rain rolled into the Hartford station
and Mrs. Dodd somewhat coufnsed hv m,
rnah of naonie ont of tha cara and the voc;f r
erations of the tackmen. gathered mn he,
'things" and stepped off the train, cominI
down the long siep ouie nnawares With
bounce that made her drop her bandbox ant
exclam.
"Oh goodness! / believe have bumped
my bunnet off!
But the approach of predatory hachmar
let 90 Of the bonnet.
ALLYN House, Ma'am?"
Hay !" replied the bewildered old lady
IA another man behind her screamed, "Unitet
Ssa:es Hotel where's yer cheeks?''
''Why, left 'em TO home," was the naive
reply, "a hangin' bshind ths milk room door u
'sCity Hotel! give me your 1box, Ma'am.--
Any more baggage +"
"Why, what do you want of my box?
hain't got no trunk, it's gone to Albany"
Just then train screeched into the station
and completed Mrs: Dodds confusion, while
there was nothing to be done with the old
lady, they left her staring at the locomotive
as Thoroughly confused as ever any Ola lazy
was Dsar me. sonioqalsea sne Seems
as 1nousn my neao woula uG.s'. us. n:",. en9n
her eye caught ' plaeaId, ard beware s Of Pick Pick
pocse,ss 10 look ah9a Gd aaIm ana % hoifor SFoss S
ed her face; she shiIted the app.es ana the
amDersn al 70 oiie manu-: anu gIssPeG noi
PocAe. nrny wlu. VIC osneI-snSis S S Iy: uiaw
ing up nef gray PooRoe ulees, anu aispiayIng
70 al oeholdsrs pall "a 'a.cs,s .s Ms an4iss
casea n % n.ae so,Icn LOU o,nnsa SUI sIo