The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-27
Jubilee Gilmore i'm Delicate situa'
Is.John Paul" in the Saratoga Trihu1


r.. John Panl ), In the Saratoga Tribune
"John Paul" wrote in yesterdays Tn
hume As follows: But perhaps you think 1t Is
all smooth sailing up here when man has
abandoned horses and such and devoteS
himself to ladies and music! Wait minute
before YOU load up with a yes and shoot
your mouth off:
"Dear MIR. Gilmore You kindly
play Robin Adair to please a lady friend
of mine who is in ecstacieS over the way tnat
YOUR band churns it out. don't know that
[ can reciprocate in kind, for l don't play
much nowadays, but If you will come over
to nv rooms this evening Pll scare up a
poker-deck and endeavor to amuse you.
Yours, "JoHN PAUL"
That is a note which wrote for Georgina,
who doats on Gilmore, and is an intimate
friend of my wife. They both doat, in fact
neither has an aunt for an aunty- doat-and
60 over to the ground every day to hear
MIN play. but have not yet known either Of
them to 60 when the band had a benefit
and it cost something to stand around. On
such occasions they never feel we'll enough
to 20 out, ard regret it exceedingly, but we
all contrive, all the same, to stagger into the
suppeI-room Just before it shuts up and get
away with chicken apiece or a plate of Pc
ruyian woodcock (French for pork and
beanS), or something else equally light and
substantial. Well, us was saying, wrote
| the note for the ladies, but they didn't go
| over to the Grand that night; if remember
rightly. remark at the door about dollar
discouraged them, and it flashed across
Mrs. P.'s mind that she had put the baby
to bed lying east and west, when it is. noto-
rious fact that the little cuss Can't sleep un-
less he points square north and south, and
they came back To rectifv the mistake. But
yesterday it was all right-a good, 1air, free
| deal; the band was playing on the piazza
and it being their. turn to stand treat Inc
ladies invited dozen friends to 20 along,
and all went. When the piece was played
out Georgina fished around her pocket ana
ratified keys for awhile, finally bringing out
the fatetul document, piece or 1oided note-
paper bearing the crest OF the iaui famiiy-
u lame duck (uerG with bis head STUCK IN Inc
mud (regarddnD-and this she gave 10
Young man who Is sweet on her 10 carry uE
to the Raphael-faced leader. Mr.. Gilmore
opened il and read:
"Dear G,-If you want washwoman
| let me recommend ours. She comes twice
| a week, and does it for dollara dozen, and
| seems TO be pious. Ruff1ed skirts she does
I'M beautiful, and she flutes lovely; and for
collars and handkerchiefs she only charges
half. I'll send her 70 you if you'll give NE
the number Of your room. Atfectionately.
:as-.., *. p"
| Now, that was note from my wife tc
Georgina, who had limited at dissatisfaction
/ with the laundress, and Mrs. r. simply
meant to recommend our bLanchisSeuse
for whom, as mistress of the mysteries OF
suds aud such, she has such esteem that
presume she imagines she could 9 do up y
Abraham's bosom to Sarah's satisfaction,
and would have no scruple in putting her
| forward to "clear starch " for the saints
and this diaholica note, it seems, was writ.
ten on the family paper, exactly similar ii
exterior to mine, but of rather. different
tenor. 1t was amusing to watch Gilmore's
face as he read. First,a puzzled look came
over it. at " ruffied skirts" lie blushed from
foot to crown. The baldspot on the top Of hi
head became crimson, and The ladies acros:
the way thought they saw a lsunset in tht
west; tor Gilmore is a modest man, although
q most skilful musician-rather rare con
junction, by the way. AT the revelation ;ha
she = 6uted lovely" CLEAN offtnteiligence,
an expression or relief, stolessoyer the great
musicians tiue countenance, and he was just
pickering bis mouth to say that there was
mo vacancy in his band fora hutist, how