The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-30
A RAJ, Game OF Frccze.Ont.


No, John William is Il changed man. he
will never he real happy again. Lie was a
lirht-hcarted young man once, ana nc wore
good conscience and u collar as broad as
minstrel Joke, and little, tight boots; and his
heart was lust as full OF affection and the
image OF girl out on High street as II coula
hold. and twice weck-TuesdaV anu
FRIDAY nights-John William went up 10
High street, lust dressed to death. ana
oycrfowipg with tender things to say that
no had Thought up, and composed. ana reau,
DURING the dav. And shc-that High-street
g;rl-o|ways met him ut the hall-door anu
ied hin, into the parlor, and he was, on, ?ust
co b,n,v he wanted somebody to XII Mn,
richt away. for be felt too good ana happs
To live. Oh, he was nice young n,a sa,,
Everybody loved him. Dressed IN sun ,an
exquisite taste, and such no" u, N,,-
cuarc. Could talk about any anu T n,s.,s
thing under the sun members Vi TUG INV ~
t,.f n,;nrms.D iadactition Society used to
cali him the Aventinonidas OF America nc
was SO flowing and lucid. -,
We'll, one lovely evening he made his regu-
lar sami-wcekIy visit, went up rather early,
and anticipated the best kind OF time, but
was struck all OF heap when the servant
answered the bell, and politely ushefed him
into the parlor. But he thought maybe the
dearest eirt in the world was Just putting on
n little sfyle. But you can't imagine how
drcadfully discouraged he felt when he went
into the parlor and couldn't see the young
lady anywhere, and nobody there at all but
her mother. Now. John Williams acquaint-
ancc with her mother was very slight.
He had never met her at ALL in fact, and he
had casually heard that did not like him
pretty much, and that she. had once re-
marked that she'd like to meet him once,
she'd take some of his impudcnce and non
sense out OF him, that was all Naturally,
John William stood in great awe OF her
mother Tall woman, with a broad. nigh
forehead, wide mouth, with awful paren-
theses at The corners Of it, thin lips, ana
eyes that had supernaturalIy CLASSY look
even when they were smiling. Talked bass,
and spoke very slowly. Not at all the KIND
OF n woman TO impress strange young
man very tenderly. !.
Buf John William isn't the kind Of a man.
isn't John William, not to take advantage OF
an opportunity when it presents itself, and
he resolved, as soon as he took in the sltla-
ton, to smite while the metal was in con-
dltion of temperature indicating maleablli-
ty. So he proceeded to strike. lie sat
down on the edge of the hardest chat. he
could find, and directly opposite the young
lady7s mother, and looked her directly in
the face. while lie began.
To begin with, he didn't say anything;
couldn't exactly think of what he wanted;
so he Just looked at her and smiled pleas
antly.
His overture was met by stony glare
that not only froze his smile, but CONCEALED
the very blood in his heart, and he had to
gasp for moment or two while 1t thawed
out. Then he once more unto the breach,
good friends.
"PlcaSant, this evening"
every" came like response from the
gloomy tomb, and john William felt the
cold chiIs crawl up and down bis back.
cit has been Il lovely afternoon,' he
went on. ..~.
Beautiful" she said, hoarsely, and John
William thought of stories he had read
about dead people who were mesmerized
and kept Oh talking for hours after they
were dead.
cit was very warm during the middle Of
the day" John William said, going back
for subject, thinking he would hight on
something if he only pushed his researches
far enough down the dim, shadowy aisles Of
the buried psat.
Exceedingly" was the solemn re-
sDonse, and John William wanted to stand
,lp and scream so bad that he thought he
would 60 wild. But in the bright LcXing-
ton of youth there's no such word as never
say die, Mr.. Brown, and he made one more
effort:
"It looked like rain once during the
morning." &
every much indeed" came in sepul-
chral cadence. And John William held on
to his chair with both hands to keep HIM
self from jumping out of the window. But
he pcrsevered:
eve had a lovely SUNRISE
"Re-mark- And to save his never
dying soul, John William couldn't help
making a gurgling groan and pounding on
the floor with his heels.
"Sir-r-r!" the lady exclaimed in the dis
tant thunder tones with which Janauschek
used to say, "Mr. Tulkinhorn, open the
door," ~ -.
"Oh," screamed John William, spring
ing to his feet and tearing bis straw hat
MILAN braid, $3.50 into shreds. "Oh!"
he yelled, dancing up and down like wild
Indian, while his hair stood up like the
perks upon the quillful fretupine. SOM
it was doggoned Internally hot till night,
YOU can Just bet your everlasting boots
Hot hot oh-h Ha, ha, ha, hahaha-a-a-a )"
And lie sailed out OF the house and went
gathering down High street, glbberlng,
bowling, shrieking maniac.
o, brethren; Il girl doesn't know what
fun she misses by not being born boy!