Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-26

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when l tole some Of them folks over
thar at church bout them expersishum
houses they res TO me, Bob dykes. yer
SIGH lier. Didn't l tell yer 500 1
knowed they wernt gyne b'leve me.
| Mister Martin, the preecher, he heern
us talking artcr church en- he come
ND whar we wus, en- went on
fur 10 saw as how / tell yer
them grounds man, they LOOK IKE
a great big sitty, en- that big house
| vhar they eyne have the ingins en-
things In. why, ain tole yer nothin'--
fore Cord, it's big es er farm, en- the
place whar folks sits to see the rases
up on them high setes, es big ernui for
fore milliun people, Then Mister Mar
tin he say let's go inter prars. Mr;
President Starke, l forgot squnr to tell
yer bout them thar cow-shods. i be col
dorn IL yer ever gifts cove nuf to put ID
them sheds then tharel be more COWS en-
ever was seed in this State afore. That
old fat Teller they call majur, he look
like he'd er bus when l sed out thar that
thar wern't them Dienny COWS IN ther
State. Great Scot en- 0enrel jackson, eli
the deyel wouldn'trun from the fuss them
menny cows will make. But the msiur
scd. why. man, We will have more hero
than we have got stalls for. sorter felt
like saving, let's go ia ter pra'rs. L
never seed such nice fixin' for horses.
them great long line of stalls looks jes for
the worle like fote them goldang
Yankers put up yander gin Harprersferry
when / got or hole put IN me. you
know cum on here with the twenty-nf
Georgy, eli last yere when they had Their
expersishun | went down there to see
INV old folks case they was sellin' OF
cbeep tickets en- / seed their expersl-
shun. great Scot, they ain nowhar. L
thort them houses was somethin', they
ain no moren n henbouse TO barn.
heern Bill Smiths boy done ketched
n 'possum for you, en- it sot me back
nightly. en- he sed to me yer wanted er
skunk. Now, 1 tell yer, Mister Pres
dent Starke, l never was much on
ketchin' of skunks Iketched one wonce
en- he got away, en- when got homo
that night Ann lisa she got away too.
You'd er thought fetched the gol dern
thing home with me. Old Music he
stuck his tale twix his hind legs EN- took
for the woods. and Tease--she's the cat
she got up on the bed en- that very day
Preacher Martin he come by like fool
he hollered from the gate, Whose dead !?
en- Ann lisa she sed back from out under
the chestnut-tree. Bob Sykes kotch er
skunk Bill Smith lowed that they Is
pyyne to have er fox chase every day,
EN- nigh unto five thousin dorgs put on
the track every time. dow bout 1t, IS
| what want ter know. Ef thar,s gwyne
ter he eny SIGH run like that old Music
is ter be thar, en- be gol dern Ell he
don't drop the last hare outn his tale or
git thire furst, Pm tellin' yer. lse seed
that dorg run so fast that his sbadder
sot the same way with the sun, en- that's
runnin'. Great Scot en- Genrel Jacksln
but won't that be the dang gondest fox
| chase Wit e? 'Twouldnt do for emmy per-
trsctin meetin' to git in its way, or I'm
lire, less they want fur brake up with
out the dogsologer.
writ yer this time iis to tell you IS
how Use seen what that paper man has
did, en- eff you sec him tell him Bob
Sykes don't care gol dang ef he did.
Use cummin' down to the expersishum all
| the same. HOB II. SYKES.
Does yer have any free tickets ? When
the curcus was here a teller gin me free
ticket fur ketchin' frogs for the DO con-
stricshuuer. Don't guess yers gyne to
have emmy DO constricshuners, is you?
THE GREAT BENcH-sHow.
The coming bench-show of the Vir-
GINA Tablespoons Association at the
Agricultural. Mechanical and Tobacco
Exposition is fairly booming. A really
! handsome and interesting exhibition
NAV be expected. The Virginia Field
Sports Association has opened its new
rooms on Ninth street between Grace
and Franklin, in the Ford building.
They are very handsome and commo-
dious rooms and will be delightful rem
devious for the sportsmen who attend
the show. The walls d the room will be
hung with sporting sketches, and 1t Will
be furnished 80 as to accommodate all
visitors. All the sporting Journals oil
the country are spread upon its tables
and facilities are supplied to visitors for
reading, writing, and obtaining all the
current information touching sporting
events. During the period of the dog
show the association will provide refresh
ments for its members and guests and
spare no effort to make their headquar-
ters attractive. The handsome banner
recently bought in New York has been
stretched across Ninth street and is not
only admired by all passers-by, but IS
substantial advertisement OF the coming
event kept constantly before the eyes OF
the public.
SOME OF THE EXHIBITORS
The bench-show management is even
now fully assured of very large mum.
Der of exhibits. Among the celebrated
kennels which have already signifed
their purpose to make exhibits are those
OF Mr.. Edward Daniels, the great st.
Bernard breeder, of New York; Mr..
Winchell, of Vermont. with his English
bloodhounds, the Westminster Kennel
Clubs pointers, the Malcolm-Gordon
settlers, and the famous black-and-tar
champion, "Little Boy" owned by DIR.
Dixon, of Philadelphia. 1t is expected
that Gloucester, the most famous Eng.
lish setter alive, celebrated for his great
triumphs as field dog, bred by Mr..
Theo T. Taylor, OF Richmond, will be
present. The Syracuse kennels will
send their full string of dogs, embracing
the famous Dad Wilson. The Chestnut
Fill Kennels, Of Philadelphia, have
promised full exhibit of collies. Mr..
Herman Schcllhass, of the American
Beagle Club, will judge beagles, which
is guarantee of fine exhibit, and
handsome special prize of s25 has been
offered by friend of beagles. The
American Fox-Terrier Club, presided
over by Mr.. August Belmont, Jr., has
offered special prize for the best ken
mel of fox-terriers, and the Blempton
kennels have promised their exhibits.
Fox-HoUNDs-
The fox~hound feature Of the show viii
be particularly attractive. The manage
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