The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-16

a correspondent writes Had she (Miss
y.,,rr, bccu M mysterious rs was the ely
IA fudge no one would have suspected
fhis happy outcome. The cat got ont at
thls end Of the bag. For miles around
here the approaching wedding was COM
mon gossip. From here II reached Wash
ineton. only to be coldly discouutenanced
by the Senator himself. On Saturday
morning he was stll carefully hold
Ing his end pi the bag. The CORE
Spndents who besicgcd him at the Ma
tIonal siotei, where he lived, were carefully
led xstrav, and even the servants about IN,
house could give no clue rs to his intonoca
departure. On saturday morning AZ nall
past he had his baggage cunnirGly
checked TO Raleigh instead Of Fayetteville,
and accompanied by Judge Otto, OF the
Conrt OF Claims, boarded the southern
bound train. Three or four prominent
Washington correspondents, anticipating a
nank movement. had preceded him, how
ever. and one OF them had been on the
Fayetteville field three days when the party
arrived.
haa started the evening before and took
The same train at Richmond. shall never
forget the puzzled look OF Judge Davis
when entered the smoking compartment
Of the sleeper. lie said little grufIly:
"Going South, chi"
"Yes," replied; "perhaps to Charles
ION, 8. e."
This seemed TO reassure him. and he be-
gan chatting away on the topics Of the
hour In q very pleasant way. He was In
charming spirits. and although he had en-
joyed little sleep the previous night looked
bright and fresh, as might he expected OF
a bridegroom. When he had talked Judge
Otto TO sleep he retired TO another portion
Of the car and pulled out a small paper
covered novel and read.
"a WHIMSICAL w0oIxG."
lie was absorbed in this book for two
hours, and I was a little curious to know
what II was. Soon afterward another
cigar threw us together again. and / was
amused TO see the title Of little transla-
ton from the italian, entitled "A Whimsi-
cal Wooing." When we got further along
he observed that we should have to sepa-
rate at Weldon, as he would then change
for Raleigh. / said 1 thought ] would
change for that point, too, the company
was so excellent.
"O!" said he, suspicion once more
clouding his kindly eyes. al thought you
were going to Charleston
$50 ] am after transact some other
business for the Times down there"
"Wcll, we were going on TO Fayettc-
ville," SAID he.
$50 am l." said |, and then told him
he mustn't try to play sly on the newspa-
pers. We were after him, and some of the
boys were ahead OF him. lie was very
much annoyed at first, and said il was
wholly useless for us to go; ii was to
be strictly private, at country house;
no one would be admitted, and there
was ferocious bulldog. always I'M
tied, in the grounds. But his buoyant
spirits soon returned. and his gentle ways
and good-humoredc onverseagain enlivened
the tedious journey. Nor did he again
mention the subject OF his approaching
marriage, except TO once more chucke at
the idea of the correspondents trip.
1 think Judge Davis never looked
younger, and could not help but contrast
him with the Late grim presiding officer Of
the American Senate. The old ballad re-
train,
FOR I'm to be married to-day. to-day,
For I'm 10 be married to-day
constantly fitted through my brain, and /
would have given more for his opinion on
whimsical wooing" than on the legality
Of Virginia bonds, on which we talked
over our cigars.