The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-01

ss. M Val, ina sb0ss ], be safd, coming
MN aha sYnok mice aud tlropptng Rripii
.s,i IN she eoYtler. ttIus I0pkes az ns
scsicinns sieyetae affeF ont, and es ilapi-
a.sss ~ s rsssfnra ne liter d picnic, q 1e.
s .ss,sstss rr,i ma Want to talk To md
.v,,,, ssy,sk Il Ynt,s YOU to show me the man
MI, Is s. 81 NJ s 3. 81
Tia yyas iniarmed that be was now speak
II u, = 81 INA ehIef on Tho local departrnen
q yn,, Are s;tfle very man, sir, i want 70
- s, Al, 200, Pm a funny mon, aud i want
Is write something funny for. your: pa per,
= vr,i1 k;,t, that VIII make men
800, III sor and Affections, some.
= ,psji neonla happier, and
w. ~, sI,a siIvar edge of the dingy old
,,vs s., Il shadaws tie armament oi
,,. ) ! ssrearr. wSrn-out soul. something
lany III. ,as !. - man hilarious Id bis.
ssN,s..s ~ ptrios and soyo,,s when the
i.s..s, =, fdas,,a;ri A. n,cknp o,ls chunks
~ III : ,asont sfear1l.shoyet in
" n,s ha.,. i,;nr--hnt Won know, In
..sa;.;a, sha demand 81 fine people for
s ssnra co,n;sy md less tragedy, more fun
nd loco fnrv Neyer-nore-but why ex-.
anu ,ess !ul ~ : var sknnw nh. and
ssn ~, th;nk Won eo,,ld find a place for
uon ,,anar y. salary isfpo object.
me on ywa e y,acp 10 he 1,seful q step
Mhas 9 w h;s,hnr tb;ncsu The s boss"
- sac ,pt In his views
tnougns WE : e;S IL - life and being
o. laA NY ;hg 80 no,,tJ and,
tnat ;bara w,s demand for light literature
tnaI tneIe was sa.. atnId fha f,Inry man to
1Ol3 Ihe y suI .sSI W 81 IL
Pun on nis a,i.n ti7st wss born OF genius
no narrowed .. pencil, a knife to sharpen it
with, chew OF tobacco, ana, .ahins Tue w. =,
empty chair and desk IN feacp, ann ~
himself as ready ior DiZ.
g Well remarked the cry eoi.oI, We We
don't want everything 1unny soDe'i. ue
we may want sometnlng Oh .selnoua , ,.n,,
racter written UP, ana lnen, .. Uoa' s J II
are.to exercise your sinsiio 'Auo 'D"p0
accordingly" .tY ,-
6 Certainly, certainty, ne su'u: ,,nara,s
how to be solemn; I've neeii az = s,,daan
and hangings, and wedainss, anu suo a.I,a
deaths, and suicides, anu nave: ssen enio.
tiOnaI dramas and all those thihgs, anu ~!
melancholy expression and sympatnetic
STYLE never failed to excite the hghese en-
comiums."
Every well, theR here are some memo,
randa which want you to write up anu
nut in there for the first edition. Inns IS one
on the death Of Mr., jacob Smltp, one Oh !,
case Of fearful maltreatment OF wife ana
child by drunken husband, and wed
ding. The verses contain the particulars.
Now write 'um up, and mind you get them
right"
In the course OF an hour be submitted q
nile of manuscript, and this is what the
serio-comic stranger had written:
>, r,,r nr.rH or JACOB SMITH.
oN ihh phAAh
Yesterday at O'Clock Z. NJ. deatn IN
vaded the household OF tins estllaaDie gen
tlen,an, and, finding him iy!nqshat on ms
back in front room up stars, w tr,i ms IL,
wife was out 10 tue dressnlahei 80 ~
a new silk dress, ne ~fesslsa wien 9acou
.sal un,, ever heard Of in fact. com
n,eteIy rot away with him, and Jake had to
pSse ~ bic checks md waltz along with the
a lnIs ,ontlam,r over into the promised land.
G HE ITacah,s1 wife. being otherwise en-
raced as before stated, he called for the
Servant. girl and told her how he felt. Says
he,. .tTm called, and I can't ante, and the
iir,s I'M. Fix me in good trim when the
me dertaker calls. and put q copy Of q
onrn;n almanac in nv breast-pocket, so that
nan road IN The way over. Give
~ -. 49, 90 +I,t tho. n, Tfor