The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10
j Rtchsnond DIR. Fransiin Rsads q
s.csson ON Eeonesay. So
ElcsIanNn, January 2

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Dear llispatchs Ear be Il from me 10 of
ser asyice. never had The honor of being
rneIStor to any oEe, nor does my ambition
l,e ia that direction /; but bold That as q hu-
man being 7 have The privilege OF makipg
plsip and uasarnished statement OF Iacts,
and thar as q humanitarian 1 should at least sl
Afford others the opportunity OF peing
warned by my experience.
"a am not exactly rich, Indeed, not TO put
Zoo siue point on II, my constant EFFORT 10
make the belt of income meet ABOUT the
waist of necessity would put fbe average
sshrsekiacsr TO the bissb. Accordingly,
rfsr being needed la my chamber. con.
Guided 20 economize by purchasing TWO or
three yards OF good strong carpet. 1 goe =
9IIssse which proved 10 be as strong and SET.
rteeabia as any one could desire but the
e, nf:sf finsasyou Iearn of my indulgsng 10
similar investment give You permission 20
4 nnflisl nv name and address ss those Of
nnesncorrigibie ass. We had not thought
n No sssary TO tack the thing down, and we
soon found out that the way 1t could Wripkle
no and entangle itself around our legs
mine especially was perfectly astcunoing'
never swear. Five Is my regular
bonr for rising In the morning, Wnen
at this season, you Know, "
T2t6ec QaTh q tudb totuc& WISE a..
& rose as usual 10 open the door lor tne
sroaii sorvsnt who maEesour fire. Graceful.
n ats;red I'm white garment Of moderate
isnrtb. and with my feet hastily thrust Into
sIir.ners, / started Tor the door. OF course
that wre,ched scrap Of carpet instantly mixed
itself ND with uc, and we crossed the room
toge;her in the execution OF q running horn
nine on the line OF worm.fencc. The stove
iefk fts legitimate location for the purpose OF
digging against my left knee, the bed-post
having already skinned my right dltto. ine
ssashstand sought TO arrest our progress VIII
n ..thus far shall you come, and no farther. :,
& hut we glanced Of, Jared the bureau out OF
SIS accustomed serenity, and finally came 10
a, halt with my body prone on the MOOT anu
INV head damned into 9 vacant space among
{ the lower books. My wife energetlcalfy To-
CURED what was the matter. RemarkinS tnat
the story would probably prove long one,
i called out to the little niger to "hold on
unless she wanted her neck broken, greatly
to her Observation-Disclosures light, shot
hack the boitan bounced into bed, whence
60 make observations. The result appeared
10 be about this: Every article Of furniture
ont of place, the fragments of pitcher, soap-
stand, and toilet set on the floor, myself with
one knee skinned. another bruised, an aching
side and q battered head, Whlie the cause VI
the mischief lay in innocent confusion where
it had been left by my struggling feet, and
with the rest was viewed In speeches;
CONSERVATION by the open-eyed darkey who
had just entered. That toilet set was espe
cially valued by my wife, and do not fee
that ] have time to publish her many and va
rious remarks on the subject. I shall merely
add that the carpet has been already fastened
nt4w>r yNrnr M
to lodge away from home until 1t is agar
rendered harmless.
Moral: "The longest way around is some
times the shortest way across" My economl
cal piece Of carpet has SO far cost about enough
to cover two rooms the size OF mine with TIL
finest Turkey. They say experience Is goot
teacher but high charger. think So.
AS I feel little stiff yet, with still som'
tendency to headache, am sure you will ex
cuse me from proloDging this painful sub
ject. Yours, mourpfully, TRIPS.