The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-01

Fronting on The laundry's steam,
And where mosquItos daily seem
To congTegae each morn aud nlgnl'
Look AT nv hands-see, what slght I.
And where no breath Of air IL fell
This Is the way with which I'm dealI.
You prOmi ed. IN day or more,
TO give me FOrty-twO or Four.
As yet YOU have not kept your word;
Such fasehJOd have never heaId.
PuorBrs: MY deare I madam. Foriy-seyen
Is held 10 BE- a very Heaven
I'm sorry IT dcni suit you, yet
BE paiieui, VIII try 10 get
A room TO suit YOU 20 4 i.
An fronting right out on the sea-
Where breeze from norih, souIh' east
VIII fan you while you take your rest:
From which you'll see all ships ana
And every craft that by MS lpatF-
Cape, Charles asa Henry, Ocean view,
The Rp-Raps and the lighthouse. too.
cannot give you tOrty-iwO;
That's occupied by MIR. Drew
Nor can give YOU For y-fOur:
THAT'S been engaged by Mrs. Moore.
Now have IL. Thru -nlne
Is empty. IL IS very hue. go
Twill please you. Yes. I know you'll
like II.
You are very lucky now to strike IT,
LADY: You want to give me Thirly-ninei
You cross Of fox ana beast canine!
That's Just what you ought To have mad
Repeatedly when but lad;
And now, Tor III YOUR m1nhcoe' lies,
Concealed with thin apologies
You should be thrown into the sea
Aud drowned! you prince Oh perjury :
PHOEBUs: Excuse me, madam. Long debates
Grow INTO quarrels strfcs. ard mater.
The boat wilt leave the wharf al eight.
And take YOU 10 your native STATE
Where you can scold, and fret, aud
swear,
And rave, and rant, and pull your
hair;
But leave me here, in peace and rest.
With those who always DO their best
To he content with what hey nnd
When seeking rest for hody-nind
Txeunt Phoebus and The Fat Lady in different d.
r &C ions.
THE BALLROOM,
or rather dancing pavilion, is enivened
every evening with music, but rs ye, there
is little dancing. Indeed. this amusement
Is never 40 much INDUCED i'll here rs AT the
springs, and why we could never find out,
except. perhaps, that at the mountain sum-
mer resorts there is scarcely any other source
of Measurable enjoyment, while at the sea-
side is TO lie found all the pastmes and
sport incident to broad eXpanse OF salt
water.
BeauX are in demand, and some OF our
gallant AdOniSes might fluid this Il capital
market for their precious selves. There
are no naval vessels anchored there this
year, and consequently the few available
army buttons have it all their own way.
There are only five or six unmar-
ried army officers in the Fort, and
of these, two, it is said, are en-
gagged, while two others are Indifferent
to the charms of society; so that without
the usual attractive array of brass buttons
from the army and navy, Old Point may be
fairly considered an attractive field for en-
terprising young men. As is usual, there
are many charming people from Richmond,
Baltimore, and Washington. Miss Free
land, OF your city, and Mis-, Bessie Monta.
que, OF Baltimore, are probably the greatest
bellies. The music for the pavilion is fur
nshed by large orchestra OF good musi-
clans from the Fort, and while they play in
time the combination is not good one, and
the false tones of some of the instruments,
notably the clarinet, cornet, and trombone,
conspire 10 produce an effect that Is simply
atrociOus 10 musical ears.
THE HYGEIA
is still unsurpassed for excellence OF man
agement and good fare. The menu is one
of the handsomest have ever seen. while,
as said before, the servants are faultless in
their polteness and attention. The restless
spirit OF "mine host" Phoebus will never
let well enough alone. He must be always
improving and utilizing every invention
that will add TO the comfort Of his hotel.
Yesterday he put in a large Studiyant
blower, by means OF which the billiard and
bar pavilion and kitchen are refiled with
fresh air every five minutes. The arrival
Of distinguished newspaper correspond
ent at this juncture has been considered
quite a coincidence.
The old saying that
COMPOSITION
is the life OF trade" MY be very true az a
general assertion, but the sad daily expert
ence at this point and vicinity, arising from
the incapacity and absence OF proper man
agement in the opposition telegraph and
steamboat lines, shows that it is sometimes
anything but boon to man. | do not wish
to be partisan in the least; but facts are
stubborn things, and justice TO the pnbic
demands that it be cautioned against the
evils which are daily being suffered by the
unsuspecting. There is no rose without
its thorns, or pleasure without its pain and
as it has been my agreeable duty to praise
all other things at The Hygeia, do think
the management is in some measure
for recommending or even
fostering i'm its office telegraph line which
has no direct wine connection. Notwth-
this fact the American Union Tele-
graph Company's officers accept important
messages for this point, and at this point for
other places, which cannot be sent through
in time. The messages for Old Point by
this line are sent from Norfolk 10 Ocean
View, and, they having no cable working
across the Roads, the messages are here writ
ten out and sent across in small boat, to
be tossed about at the mercy OF the winds.
Delay in this regard to- day will most proba-
bly, deprive fond brother OF the consoia-
ton OF reaching dying sister before she
shall have breathed her last. The company
should refuse messages for and from that
point until they get the use OF their cable.
COMPLAINTS
IRE many, and daily made here against The
want OF accommodations and harsh treat.
ment received aboard the steamer j. Is.
schuyler. Ii is strange that line Ike the
Merchants, which was at first received with |
such favor by the people generally along
me river, should so fer stand In lis own |
1ght as to allow It's officers TO be wanting |
a polifeness, aud sometimes even rude 10 |
u patrons. Yet such is SO unquestionabIy
ne case that many OF their very best friends |
AVE repudiated them. POliteness, strict
dberancc to announcements, and the gen.
lemanIy courtesy OF successful hotel
eeper can alone retrieve what has been
,st and retain for them the confidence and
Import OF The public. Low prices alone