The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-12


MAN BY RURAL vIR0INIAN "ON THE FOAM.
ING OCEANS ROLL"
The following amusing incident was
gathered Yesterday from the fluent nara
tiOn OF a Richmond man who has recently
returned from trip across the waters:
"The most curious man | met on the way
to Europe was gentleman from one Of the
tidewater counties OF Virginia. To pass
away the time on the steamer found plea
sure In examining and noting the peculari.
ties Of nv feIow.trayelers. Espec ally was
there food for reflection in watching the
steerage passengers. AS may be imagined,
one should not look for cleanliness or a
great deal OF style in that portion Of the
ship where those who from want OF world
ly goods are crowded into uncomfortable
and circumscribed limits. These unfortu.
mates on the ship in which sailed were all.
with one exception, foreieprs-Germaus
Swedes, and BohemianS, very evenly di.
wholesome going home to meet their rela.
tiyes, others TO stay, not having found in
America what they were looking for.
"On the second day out | noticed
amongst those in the Storage man OF about
fifty years OF age who looked familiar to me-
as il he lived on the Darby QEnroughty)
with what would have been a smooth face
but that the tonsorial artist had not operated
upon him for several weeks. He had on a
very large.sized straw hat, and wore a saf-
from coored coat-a regular 'yelow-dog' >
cOl0red sort Of 4 garment. II was in stvle
what would have been fashionable cut-a.
way but that the wearer had a fancy for
butiOning it all the way up, and since it
had not the property OF elasticity, this
undue tension upon the lower part
Of the rounded skirt parted the coat
tail in a most fantastic manner, and dis
closed between trousers that might have
been at one time white OZnaburgs, but long
Use had now rendered their color doubtful.
\ large pair OF broganS finished costume
which satisfied me that il hailed from some
rural district OF the Ola Dominion. The
desire 10 find out WHO and what this odd
looking character was somehow or other
took possession Of me, and as | was seeking
preteXt for engaging him IN conversation
the familiar Old Virginia exclamation
Look thIr' brcakhg from bis lips as be
pointed to an approaching vessel, removed
all thoughts of acrimonious preudes,
and introduced ne at once to a
feliow.cltizen OF my own State: Ap-
preaching him | remarked: You are
from Virginia. sir? 'Well, bless my soul !
yes be- reioined. 'Are you going to Ger
many = queried. Bless my soul no ;
| am going to Eugland-to the home OF my
ancestors. Are you, too, from Virginia z
SAID be. Yes said I, / hail from Rich.
mOBd. Have you any relatives living in
Englandf' no, sir he replied, Il have
none. All my people came from there a
long time ago; but | want to see the cOun-
try where they livcd.' 'Then, no business
carries You to England = said |. No buSi-
ness at all-only curiosity. love England
and the English people. The English peo-
pie think that we in Virginia don't love Our
old mother country; but that is a mistake
We do: and most OF the Virginia people
that | know are sorry to this day that
we DO not now belong to England. General
Washington be continued with warmth
and energetic gesticulaliOn, 'waS Il mighty
good man, but at the same time he certainly
made biz mistake IN tearing Old Virginia
away from England. Bless my soul! il
could only have few minutes conversation
with Queen Victoria | could convince hel
that we still love and respect her in Virginia
as much as they do in England. In fact,
Virginia j. n most English State, even more
so than England Itself He seemed per-
fecily satisfied that be would be able ia
procure an audience with the Queen. In
fact, that subject seemed uppermost in
his thoughts. parted with him at South.
amptOn. and as we were leaving called out
to him, Mr.. b, have you got all your
baggage?' He replied in the affirmative,
waving in one hand small paper parcel (;
Here it il, but will buy my court costume
in London And thus we parted"
The reIator OF this incident has not yet
| heard whether or no his enthusiastic fellow
r0yaqe1T succeeded in his intended inter
view with hcr Gracious Majesty. Certain il
is, she has not >igniSed it by any diplomatic
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