The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-03

Occasionally you will meet young man
who gets on the train somewhere in Ohio,
and when some fellow.passenger asks him
bow far be j. going, he will say, Omaha"
in the tone OF brakeman calling station,
and then look up and down the Car to OBJ
serve the amaZemeut and awe OF the other
passengers, and you will notice that be-
looks little bit disappointed. because they
do not take off their hats and ask 10 shake
hands with him, and want to know where
he comes from and all about him. But by
and by when be learns from casual remarks
dropped carelessly now ana then, that the
man behind himis going to San Francisco,
and the one in front of him is going to Ja-
pan. and the old fellow on the other side
OF the aisle is just returning from st. Pc
tersburg, the young man drops his voice
TO husky whisper, sbrinks down into his,
d1ster so that no one can see him, and tells
the next man who asks bin about it that he
is only going ou, here little ways aaok-
eye. .7.''.' r..
Much excitement has been created in
Vermont By the story of wild man two
young men have seen in the woods near
pownai. They described the creature as re-
sembling a man in form and movement, but
having very wild eyes. 1t is probably only
gnbernatorial candidate on an electioneer-
irg tour. We have such a one in Massachu-
sets, who "resembles man in form and
movement" and one OF whose eyes, at
least, is very, very wild.-BoSton Tran
script. ..,.r. -..,<,.s...
It is not a comfortable reflection to the
Young man who has devoted bis time and
money 10 the selection OF a very elaborate
cravat, or to the young lady who has spe-
= st>o fs,,t 81 haw Of hf- fff,Sn
gloves, TO be told that every twentieth per.
SON they meet is coior-blind, and cannot
tell whether the crayat is turkey-coc
Or pea-green, or whether the gloves are a
pale blue or orange. t,ss'
The New York Herald says Parpeil, the
Irish Home-Ruier, g has q slim and almost
efleminate exterior, but an iron will" Par
nell is evidently keen and far-seeing man
BE has heard how easy the lawyers break
wills In this country, so he has brought one
along made OF iron. But il Parnei were
to die here and leave a big fortune his iron
will would be pretty badly bent, II moi
broken. - orriSteton Herald. -
Whittier said had he guessed how popu.
lar his poem tsMaud Muller" was destined
70 become he would have taken more pains
with 1t. Let this be . lesson to the army oil
poets who are preparing to send. original
1,oems to our paper. Take more pains with
them. Polish them up, even fit takes fifty
wears to do it. We are in no hurEg. Just
as lieye wait century or two r$some OF
them as not Cincinnati Saturday Night.
"Where," inquiries Martin Farquahar
Topper, "are-the pure, the noble, and the
Meek" We are ut home now, Martin,
having lust returned from Boston, but next
week we expect to be far away attending
The musical convention. But you may direct
10 this place and we'll get the letter Just the
same. Please don't forget to inclose stamp.
Rockland Courier.
An eminent yine.grower, OF ArgenteuiI,
invited Monselet once upon time to taste
some Of his fine new homemade wine.
irishtful face.
Nov, that's a very good wine. I can as
sure you, when you're eating %
"0h, dare say but then, when you're
drinking - - Il, 81, I Al. ,
We call the attention OF the Signal Ser
i Vice 10 the fact that plumber was noml-
mated for sheriff. and that other plumber
was Nominated for county clerk. These
are signs OF an open winter. Neao York
World. $500 b 3as ii !.
In these times OF general dishonesty we
are proud to say that we know one man
whose pledges have all been kept They
are kept by his nnele;s .beeanse Che man
can't raise the cash 10 redeem them. - B0S.
4 ton Post. S. II sss Isl sa5s 4
Mayor Baxter, OF Louisville, Ky., has rep
eeiyed a dispatch from General Grant say.
Ing 6 I don't know when will he goin d
fast Of Illinois, bnt Isl II visit Ddianapo.
Ita Twill extend my trip to Ionlsyille.,'
& "a dent rnan can get out oi Grove as soon
& as any one whs ri ii collection Is TO be taken
S. ap, aud yst the fact has always puzzled PHI,
Z tosophers FREE Press. B I