The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-08

fowls In one wagon. [This Virgins E lsa
press is The new company chartered iass
winter by the Legislature. 1t is beginning
cautiously, and intends TO expand IS It mas
the means. J..I. a.. Trotter is actIYe
manager-very active.l Now, this gather
inc n, Of the small things OF the homo
stead, and sending them to market, returns
to the housewife the acceptable reYenue !,
which supplies that valuable contlngens
fund which every woman Of independ1enn!c:eI
desires to possess without appearing, ~
season and out Of season, to the "oid
man." who seldom; lets on q smiling lace
when he is taxed By the wife for o little
pocket money! Nay, the adding Of the
revenue from CHS small trade TO the wealth
of the community is7a very great blessing,
and most materially assists to. promote IT'S
general prosperity. The railroads can
greatly facilitate this beneheent trade II
It were encouraged ON the Danville road
little more the 'housekeepersI there would
be far more comfortable. ...$ ,a4pg =
mentioned Trotter above in this letter.
He is q very remarkable man. Very IN
dustrious, very earnest. Beneath an aus
tere and somewhat rugged exterior there
is surprising amount of good humor. l
heard something SO good of him at the
Springs that l must retail it. 1t was
known that he had given that decided
mark of his favor, a free ticket, to a jour-
nalist of somewhat more than: village
fame, and few young wags ofhis acquaint-
ance one day pressed him to make known
why this courtesy was extended. Whit
Ting a stick, he seemed to answer with
some hesitation but seeing no retreat,
he said:; "Some years since, the fellow
travelled in one of my stages on secluded
route, and wrote to the papers that he had
to hoist his umbrella to protect himself
from the rain that poured through the
roof. Such report was rather damaging,
so determined TO shut him. up with free
ticket!" The laugh that followed walked
the echoes of the White Sulphur. Isn't he
" fast Trotter l saw the journalist in
question. He seemed very amiable to-
wards Trotter; but remarked that his pri-
vilege was exhausted, and he would soon
have to hoist his umbrella .bz1
It is due to Trotter to say thatrhe has as
good coaches and teams as any stage owner
in the land. He is also contractor to keep
in repair the great Kanawha turnpike, and
already, by his energy, ne mas increased Inc
communication between the two Virginias,
| which had been almost entirely discon-
tinued, owing to the impossible nature of
the turnpike. ~ $50
will conclude with story heard at
the White Sulphur, which may amuse
some Of your readers. A negro debating
society there had up for discussion the i'm
portant question: (which is most danger
Gus, guns or dogs Pr 1t was debated earn
estly by two or more orators on the side of
the gun, when Jim Patterson, a venerable
gingerbread colored mulatto, small of
stature, and of fdgetty, shutting move
ment, spoke as follows:
Mr.. President,-Dose gentlemen whar
has spoke differs from me on dis subjec. l
thinks dogs is much more dangeus dan
guns. Spos'n you set loaded guns all
roun Dry creek, dey amt gwiue off sep'n
some body pull de trigger; but dars mars
Ed. Calwell's Cesar, he guine off wheder
you pull him or no. and no niger amt
guine dar while he's dar. Dat, in my
mind, settles de question" Itdid settle the
| question. Jim carried the day amidst
cheers. This decision Of a high tribunal
in the premises is important to burglars.
Posi- HORN.