The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-27

-. ,ov.ly at n,resent, and that i there was
esel aa,,td admit no ladies' as 1t was NOT U
ssranhie band. when be struck naru On s .ne
Collars and handkerchief, for when ol,y n,,
600 charged. and was lost again. OF sou .,s.
Ar this While the devoted band mao se e saen ~
and wondering. Now, on seeing IM1e "
r;,,hteors indignation kindle on the ieaaers
ebsaL no though =. fire.bug !" had III tnere'
ths snaredrnm. set himself up and gave .ue
Trombone tap, the Trombone slapped n a,,n,,
salS toaethpr In hurry with less regara than
naual To his toot en- sembie, and leaneu Jse'
and brayed in the left auricle OF tue Vioion,
cello the Violoncello groWled deep uoMp
II, h;i belly once or twice aud tnen stfa,snV
aned nm his back und went waddiing on w,
c;ferst;pe g olicel" For Mr.. Gilmore nao
talsen off one of his kid gloves and was rals.hs
h;S haton in threatening way anoVe tht
head of a young man who brought nli u,
tho note. Aud the young man, VINO ~
first felt rather pleased at chance ~
dino his best foot forward and be seep,
IF NOT in converse with the grea.
Gilmore. at least attentiyely regarded 10y
him heoan to feel rather uncomtortaoie, anu
remarked that be had left some laules anu
messed he'd hurry back to them; ana ne
Sant one eve ON the baton over his head, ies'
Il tim mieht faIl when he didn't happen 10 pe
ionLinc at II. :"Ladies!" Numbered tnt
Great and good Gilmore, ga thing OF rms
I;nd cir never occurred once during the
Eoston Jubilee. Had it occurred, sir, tne
Coliseum would have fallen. Explain Inc
meaning of this appalling outrage. MI.
Travers. who was near. seeing that tnere
was some mistake, and that trouble was lm.
minent kindly stepped up to explain DuI
This didn't help matters much. w nlIe "
was scoring for start I stepped torWaru'
and this made things worse. More fat was ID
the fire now than ever. Gilmore thought W.
We're making faces at him, and began 10 CLASH
his teeth together like cymbals. Good sootll;
II was very pretty picture. ihere s!oou
tbo vol,ne'man both blushingand hesitatlng !:
there stood 1'ravers and |, not blusnlnS
much hut besitatng consumedly; ana tnere
ctood awful Gilmore with baton uplilteo,
murder in one eye, and his golden bls,e II,
the other. evidently fearful lest Major Lelahu
MIGHT pocket it in the excitement OF tue llio'
ment. But woman's wit came to the rescu'
and direful consequences were a' HII
While the Young man was trying to tell VINO
sent him forward, and getting no Iurthe'
than it was "lt's Miss -" anu lIaVels
and T in our efforts to reinforce him, were
striking little further back IN Tue senten..
the Young woman herself rose on lhe
imn,,jse of the moment and convenient
chair. and, cut in and finished the deai o1
shouting. Take" Gilmore took, put the
two things together, and Srave'y oo"lng'
said, II see: it's a mistake ]" Ihen we
three two.year-olds got away together, and
yelled "Mistake" at the tops OF our voices.
And smile came over the parchment cheek
Of the Snaredrum, the Trombone stretched
his mouth ont yard or two and kissed the
Bassoon's reedy lips, the Nioloncello strung
himself up for the occasion, and said in
a rotund voice that this was his beau
ideal of the way quarrel should end; all,
as we'll as himself. he thought, had reason
for self:copgratulation. And before any one
knew what was going on all dashed off with
{. Robin Affair."" and Gilmore led, flourish
iur bis stick us gaily us though it were a
sbillaleh, and he at Donuybrook Fair. And
when the piece was done, seemingly aware
that peace had been made, even strangers
came up and congratulated the great and
good Gilmore, and we all returned delighted
10 the Grand Union-more than delighted.
in fact, because. as Mrs. p. remarked, " No
body was killed, and the whole thing didn't
cost q cent"