Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-01
THp GRASS Who wER's TRAIN PROM RICHMOND

10 OTAUNTON. -GfCiy AlSdt, doout IL
o'clock, hoarse histle announces to the clt-
zens of Stauuton the arrival of train, put
down on the schedule as the Excursion train, -
bnt better known in Richmond as the Married
Mans Refuge and Path to Happiness" 1t is for
the aged and infrm citizens of Richmond,
whose wives and families have deserted them,
and fled to farm houses and clearinghouse,
along the ronte, for the summer. The scene at
the depot in Richmond, to an unmarried and
impartial observer, is strange one. Deceptive
looking men, Who, the night before, were heard
above every one else at Gerots, saying "Lesh
'av mother glass;" arrive with serious faces, and
all sorts of GIN cracks for children bundled I'M
looking men, who are guarding piles OF similar
bundles, and talk of how glad they will be "to
see Eliza and the children" and how "home
without man s wife is no home at all, ~ and
how Che does wish the summer was over" and
all that sort of thing. The amount OF deception
in the heart of married man surpasses belief
There is always sprinking Of nice girls going
up, and they are wondering "won't Mary be
surprised to see all of u.s." There aresix in call
and when they get out at depot Mary does
look as much surprised as if she had stuck nail
into her foot. A little further, another nice
young lady, all style and hustle gets out and is
Inundated by rough, plain looking old lady in
sengers by screaming out to know "why Sam
didn't come, toe" until some wicked young fell
low joins in the cry and begs some passenger to
tell him why Sam didn't come !" and while the
passengers are laughing the cars move off, leav-
ing the stylish one seated on cricket in little
wagon, drawn by sylph-like horse, with near
ly as much harness on him as would make pair
of drawers strings Inside the coach, the incident
most noticeable is The 'old citizen, p made socia-
Bile by travelling, inviting yonng rooster, who
he would on no account drink with in the city,
take drink. The old gentleman takes out
his neat trim, leathe1-covered flask, about The
size of smelling bottle, and telling him how good
il is, holds on desperately to the water-cooler to
see his surprise. The young fellow turns out the
whole contents and, tossing it off as if it only
cost dollar barrel, hands it back with care
less 'pretty good" 1t was to have lasted all
the way to Staunton. The old gentleman puts
the flask back with sigh, and reflects that ifthe
young fellow "hardly ever drinks" it's a Gods
mercy that he don't do it oftener.
1t is not all fun on these trains though.
They bring out every week half dozen little
thin, sickly looking babes-little souls that are
Juggling at their earthly anchorage andswant to
get out to sea again. They have come out to die,
but somehow their mothers never believe that
1t is a wonderful thing, this love mothers bear
these little things. They order their servants
around the cal sharply, they answer their hus-
bands fretfully, but to this uninteresting little
thing that lies screaming in their laps their
faces are ighted>with smiles, their voices full of
endearment and their eyes so full of tenderness
that the palnest Of them look beautiful. Some
how the bottom of woman's love and patience
can never be sounded till baby is dropped
into her heart.
REAL ESTATE CHANGBs.-The following real
estate changes have been made in the past week
The well-known Willow Spout property,
miles below Stanton, on the Valley pike, 1876
acres and residence, was sold to Geo. Woods,
of Rockingham, for So, 244 so, and the dover
right of Mrs. McCue in 57a acres of the same
land was sold to Samuel Hunter for 1925
twenty-five acres of land, own ed by P B. Gen.
try, on Middle River, was sold to DR.. W. NJ
Crawford, for 1926 Forty one and three.quar-
ter acres of land near stribling Springs, of the
estate ofSimon Slower, decd, was sold to Phil
ip Fauber, for 5000 per acre. This property
has been long time in chancery suit the
house and lot adjoining Paul Richter's brewery,
in this city, was sold to A. Bright for 81, $50
one-third interest in the Black Rock Spring
property on South Mountain was sold to S. D.
Craw ford, for $3Ol so. All these sales were
made by E. NJ. Cushing, auctioneer.