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are nicely caught How long ago diu
she leave?"
Three days. I'll have terrible re-
venge."
Are YOU armed"
NO. I'm too dangerous when Tn
armed and / left my revolver home ="
Then you'll swoop down on the man
and break him in two?"
Il orter, / suppose, but when ! begin
to swoop / don't know where to stop. |
might damage dozen others. My
revenge must be swift and terrible
however
How do you propose to do 2"
Il dunno. How would you do?'
Il should 60 for the man without
delav."
"Yes, that is the proper way, / sup
pose, but if l get wild who's to hold
me? / once started in to lick man.
broke loose. and finally cleaned out a
whole town meeting. / must take
| blood, vengeance, however.
Perhaps if YOU would show yourself
the mn would stink off, and the wife
return to your BOSOM" / suggested.
Il dunno. If he would it would
be all right, but suppose he tried
to bluff me? That would make fiend
of me in moment, and | should prob
ably kill everybody In this car. L must
have blood, however"
Perhaps you could buy him Off" /
said. meaning it for n stab.
Yes, | might, but / guess he'd want
mo,e'n I've got
well, do you propose to sit here and
let another man walk off with your
wife 2"
No! BY the canopy of heaven j de-
mand his hearts blood Let me think
He's purity solid, isn't hep
"Yes."
Would probably fight
Il think So"
Don't look as if he would let go for
1872"
NO"
well, i must plan for deep and
lasting vengeance. Let me collect my
thoughts."
At that moment the women turned
and saw him, and she at once arose and
came back to the seat. He looked at
her with open mouth. and she pointed
her finger at him and said:
"Thomas jefferson baily, you open
your yawp on this kyar and I'll make
you wish you'd never been born At the
next stop You git off, or my Teller will
make your heels break your neck Pvu
gone and left you, and that's all there
IL b it, and faint no use to bother us.
Mind, now, or you'll hear from meT'
And she went back TO her seat, and
Thomas Jefferson rode nine miles with
out another word, and as q stop was
reached he dropped off as humbly az
you please. He stood beside the open
window until the train moved, and then
whispered to me:
81 got off to collect my thoughts
Look out for mo VIXEN 1 turn loose fol
vengeance" -Aeg York Sun.
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Look out There IL going 10 be, a tidal
wave But the danger was averted. because
the woman got angry and wouldn't be
dropped into the water after all.
Among the stragglers on the beach are a
surprising proportion Of men who are worth
looking at. II you only knew about them.
Yesterday | saw two chaps lounging to-
gether, and nobody paid any attent to
them. but when hoard the name OF Mrs.
Langtry mentioned between them at once
took into account their identity One was
Bob billiard. the actor. who had row with
Mrs. Langtry last year. and was laughed at
for his sentimental exploit OF rapturously
kissing the beautys shoe. He declared
that it was joke. but she took it for seri-
Gus wooing. and told OF IL after they had
quarreled. The other man was Porter
Ashe the California sportive millionaire.
who has just been extensively printed IA
the former law partner OF Judge Terry.
Ashe has had experience with Mrs. Lang
try. too. 1t happened last summer at Long
Branch. He devoted himself assiduously
10 the Lily. and she seemed TO like IL. He
was a conspicuous figure in the rapid set
OF which Mrs. Langtry. the Baroness Blanc
and several other social plungers were tran
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Yale's Famous Coxswain.

Ralph Thompson on. who had been cox
swain of the Yale crew for three years,
has announced that he shall not con-
tinue next year. Shorty" as he is
Familiarity known, has a great record az
a coxswain. In all he has steered
twelve eight-oared crews, including
three Yale Fights, six class Fights and
three Fights at st. Paul's preparatory
school. OF these races ten have been
victorious for his side, and in three in
stances, as it has been asserted by com
petent judges, the victories have been
due to Thompson's superior steering. =
Hartford Courdnt.
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rayed for the surf. she is very lovely and
very regrettable.
Coney Island is so near 10 New York. and
therefore so temptingly accessible 10 both
residents and tourists. that il assemblies a
most diverse multitude. Manhattan Beach
has hotels costlier TO their guests, think.
han any other resort in America: and from
that high degree OF expenditure. IL not OF
social worth. the horde of visitors reaches
down TO the economy represented in beer
and sandwiches. The bathing throu ghout
the four miles OF beach is correspondingly
various. The writer has been to five other
seaside places this season. and everywhe q
else has locke in vain for startlngly vivid
bathers. Ii is true that mt Narragansett
Pier Atlantic CITY, and especially at Ocean
Grove there Is considerable braVado o
dress by the girls. but il is oftener matter
OF negligence than deliberate purpose. For
several summers there was a succession of
actresses at Long Branch who exhibited
themselves on the sand and in the water in
ways that me iited and obtained wide publ
cation, but this year there is an absence OF
show figures there. At Coney Island.
however, this lack of human objects to
admire deprecatingly is not felt. Several
wives an daughters OF wealth are exceed
inglv saucy IN their surf toilets. to put it
mildly. and every pleasant day brings. AS
eXcursionsts from the C ty, few young
women whose dlsporting in the waves are
as good as a circus Besides, there are
several actresses here for the SUNNI r. and.
doubtless under orders from their man
ayers they use themselves for self adver-
Using purpOseS-luSt as every available
wall in II town is utilized for pc .ters ju,t
before the arrival OF "a show. The mo
successful OF these stage beauties. measur
ing success by the amount of attention
commanded. hires on OF the bath masters
as constant attendant while she is in the
water. He is "a stalwart old negro. with n
reputation for professional swimming in
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with this gentleman as a passenger. >"
Instantly my gallantry asserted it
self. and jumping out of the cab j
said. Miss, You certainly will have to
occupy the cab with me, as there are
no other conveyances here and it l.
too bad a night for either of us TO walk. !"
To my great surprise the lady raised
her veil and said, Thank YOU, Mr.
Herriatt. / shall he happy to accept
your kind offer and will occupy the
cab with YOU.
Good enough, said the driver. And
he assisted her in. Then he mounted
the box and |, stunned by the thought
that | would he compelled to ride four
miles in a cab with woman l was
going to run away from. got in the car
riage and sat beside her. The door
closed and the driver whipped up his
horses and away we went. / drew
myself to one side of the carriage and
looked out of the window, but | could
see nothing. Then / felt an irresist-
ible desire TO hear Ethel talk once
more. In a matter-of-fact tone / asked
her how it was she came TO Clifton so
late, and why it was that no one was
there to meet her. In cool, deliber-
ate manner she informed me that she
had been on visit To her aunt in New
York and had missed an earlier train.
Thinking that there would be plenty
of conveyances at Clifton, she had not
telegraphed TO her father Then we
were both silent, and we heard moth
ing but the patter of the rain and the
steady tramp of the horses feet. The
silence was terrible TO me. Ny anguish
increased as the thought flashed across
my mind that this would he the last
time | should ever be in Ethel Lin
tons company. With each successive
flash of lightning | looked at Ethel
but there was no encouragement there.
She sat with her beautiful face close
up to the window peering out into the
darkness.
At last brilliant inspiration came
| into my head. Here l had been trying
for months to secure favorable OPP
portunity TO tell Ethel Linton of my
love. and now that chance had come
and | was neglecting it. She could
not put me off with any trivial excuse
now but would be compelled to listen
to me. What would it matter if she
did say no? was going away anyway
and i would have the satisfaction Of
knowing that my love was not returned
and possibly this would enable me e
forget her. My mind was fully mad,
up and the very thought gave m,
courage. Just then we reached ba6
portion of the road and the cab gave q
lurch. Ethel gave little scream and
as the side of the carriage she was or
went up in the air she nestled close tc
me. L instantly placed my arm around
her waist and held her there. TIL,
danger of upsetting was over in mo
ment, for we struck level piece o
road just then. but / still held on I,
Ethel. Then in impassioned tones
poured forth the story of my love.
told her how / had loved her for years
how on account of that love / wa
going far away on the morrow anC
pleaded with her for an answer. To IN,
delight there was murmsred swee
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1 had been riding in the same seat
with very plain sort of man for the
last twenty miles, when a couple
boarded our car at a junction, and he
suddenly uttered cuss word as long
as my arm. / saw that he was excited
by their advent, and naturally inquired
if he knew them.
Know 'em? Why, that woman is
my wifel" he Kissed.
And who's the man?"
cts Teller she is clipping with !"
"Thev haven't seen you yet, and they
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A Tender Rexelat;o,

BIght Child Ito prospective step
father II wish You had lived with us
when my other a was here.
Stepfather-Why so, my darling?
Bril- ht Child-Then when ma would
bave made one of you make the beds
and sweep, / could have had the other
10 play with.
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A SMALL boy of Lunenburg, Mass,
wanted his father to give him s2nre
money. go into the garden and pick
potato bugs off the vines, and I'll give
you cent apiece for them" That
night the boy counted ont GAO of the
bugs, and received from his surprised
parent So. 40. But the contract terISi-
mated then and there.
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r.. TIE FINE MUSEUM.
f'~ BY T. p. CRANE.

III Il d j m Q
museum is q
very CRU g.
some subject
from which
to weave q
C o IN j C a |
sketch. More
sadness and
morbid gloom
can scarcely
be found else
where. We
ALWAYS feel a
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GIRL remarked on
the piazza OF "A Coney
Island hotel: yes.
I'm here" address,
ing a group OF friends
who greeted her APP
pearance with ex-
CARNATIONS OF sur
prise. You thought
me still buried in
that little Jersey viii
lage. as indeed l
might have been but
for our family ply
sician. who know me
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WHAT'S in q name? The richest
Chinaman in the town of Seattle re-
ioices in the Encouraging name of Bad
Luckee
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DOWN ATCONEY ISLAND.
THE MOST POPULAR PLACE ON THE
ATLANTIC COAST.

Being Temptingiy Accessible, 1t Assemblies
~ Most Diverse Multitude - startiingly
ivid Bathers ON Four Miles OF Beach
Personal Notes.
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ESPECIAL coRnEsPoNDENcE.l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09

there the commander, Captain i. Lowar-
cen, was married TO Brunswick lady,
Miss Cornell. An annoying feature OF the
marriage was that IL caused the Captain to
lose every member OF his crew, who de-
serted, saying il was bad luck TO bring
bride on shipboard. Another crew was
gotten and Captain Lowarsen sailed for
Rotterdam. The ill-luck feared by the
sailors seemed indeed TO follow them, for
on the voyage the vessel was wrecked and
abandoned. Her commander and his bride,
together with the crew, were picked up
and carried TO New York by n passenger
vessel. Captain Lowarsen now found him.
self without vessel and with young
bride TO claim his attention, and as the
quickest way 10 solve the dilemma, Mrs.
Lowsrsen returned TO her fathers house IN
Brunswick to await the smiling Of fortune
again upon her husband. Lowarsen
crossed the water TO his old home in Nor
way. believing that there be would be able
10 secure another vessel. His quest has
been successful, and news now comes that
he is in command Of the Norwegian iron
ship City of Agra, purchased by him re-
Gently in Grinsby, England, for $50, 900,
her owners being Mr.. Olsen, Of Parsgrand,
Norway, and others. This vessel Is de-
scribed as being officially ranked Al of l.074
tons register, and Captain Lowarsen's good
fortune will be received with pleasure by
many Brunswickans.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09
LOUDOUN COUNTY.
acknowledgements 49, Delegates - Stab
bling ARRAY, &c.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
IFTsBuRG. VA, August 7, 1889.

Correspondence OF the itlchIhonu DlspaOu'i
JFTsBuRG. VA, August 7, 1899.
The twelfth annual temperance BUSH
meeting OF Loudoun county opened near
PurcellYille on yesterday. To-day the
number in attendance was some hve thou-
sand (estimated). and addresses were de
livered bv judge J. L. McIeer, OF Iennes-
see. principally from moral suasiOn stand
point: John Lloyd Thomas, secretary or
the National Prohibition party, who
strongly urged the claims of this party TOR
the surfaces of the people Judge Moul-
ton. president of the Prohibition Com
mittee Of the District of Columbia, who
argued in favor Of tine American home as
against the saloon. and Colonel }. X. Mil
Ter, Of Virginia, who spoke oil the
dutv of American citizens IN the COM
inc campaign. All the addresses savored
more or less strongly of the political
Ihird-party movement. For the past two
wears these annual meetings have not been
held under the auspices of the Good lem
plars of this county. The meeting Will be
continued tomorrow. q,
OF the twenty-elght delegates elected
from this county 10 the Richmond Demo-
cratic Convention all 90 unlnstructed.
Their preferences. however, are as follows
Mckinney, 3; Beirne. 2; Oferrau, Z; and
no choice expressed, rs.
An unfortunate difficulty occurred at
Round Hill on Tuesday evening between
DR.. William X. Milhoilen and DR.. +. NJ.
Nichols. which came very near resulting
fatally to the latter. A personal encounter
took place. III which Alilhollen was being
badly worsted, and in the m6de he drew q
pocket-kufe and inflicted a serious wound
on the left side. wounding the left lung Of
Nichols. Although Nichols ls quite Sc
yerelv Injured. his wounds are not regarded
as necessarily fatal.
The Fair OF the Loudoun livestock AS
ISOLATION will be held on the fairgrounds
near this town on the 9th, 18th, and 18th
of this month. CAToCTIN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09
SAD ACCIDENT.
PROBABLE FATAL INJURY TO A LIT
TILE BOY.
Run Over by n Train-A Norfolk and West
ern Purchase-Ssble
Kickers.
especial telegram to the DisD.,ch.l

SUFFOLK, VA, August s.-This morning
between and 3 O'Clock Wilbur, the seven
vear-old son of Captain W. J. Norman, was
probably fatally injured on the Norfolk and
Western railroad. A freight train was
standing on the track, and in an open car
were number of watermelons. Two larger
bows put the little fellow IN the car to hand
them some of the melons, and upon the
train starting off they left him alone to get
of as best ne could. In climbing out OF
the car he fell underneath, and his left leg
was almost severed at the thigh and the
right one split open. Drs. Stith and kll6y
amputated the left leg and sewed up the
right. and the injured child was resting
quietly at 1880 tonight, although the doc
tors have little hope of his recovery:
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com,
panv has purchased over two hundred
acres of land on the eastern suburbs OF
Suffolk. and it is said that the corporation
will move its shops from Crewe to Suholk.
Some Of the sable brethren of this place
and vicinity are kicking because they have
been ignored in the distribution OF patron
age and have called meeting to be held IN
Suffolk on the 18th instant to enter their
protest.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09

streets, much TO the delight of the citi-
cons. They then marched out to the Eau
ouier White Sulphur Springs, where they
will encamp during tho greater part OF
this month. On Tuesday night. August
9Th, Mr.. Barrow. proprietor of the Springs,
gave a large hop TO the soldiers, which was
attended by a large number of Warren
tonians. notwithstanding the heavy rain.
Every one enjoyed himself and returned
home at late hour delighted with the en-
tertainment.
Mr.. Stanhope Henry addressed the
Young Mems Christian Association Of this
place on the night of the 5th. His subject
was. THE Mystery of Life" He delight
ed his audience by his eloquence.
DIR. r. ]. Hicks. of this place, has re-
ceived his commission from the Governor
as member of the Medical Examining
Board in the place of the deceased DR..
Harris. and has been assigned to the de-
partment of surgery.
The number of summer boarders here
this August IS smaller than 1t has been for
years. The majority OF those who are
here are from Philadelphia.
Mrs. Gillette died on Sunday at her
home, near this place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09
pANVILLE,S DONATION.
A 1iarrlage-A Terrible Fall.
fsnecial felaCram 70 the DiapAtch.l

DANvr1LE, Va. August s.-Maior George
T. Rison. Commonwealth attorney for
Pittsylyania county, was married ct Chat
ham this evening 10 Miss Emma Maeshtcr.
The couple will spend their honeymoon in
Richmond and at the Hygela, Ola Point
Comfort.
Rev. Wiley Jones, Of Richmond. well
known as Chistadelphian preacher, has
been IN the city for several DAYS past and
preached in one Of the public halls to-
night.
The damage done to the Danyilic and
New-Rivcr railroad was OF such a serious
character that il VIII be several DAYS yet
before regular trains Will be resumed.
+. W. Kelley, painter, had "a miracu-
lous escape from death to-day. lie was
engaged in painting the roof of W. =.
Copeland's new house on Hoilbrook street,
when the ladder slipped and he fell to the
ground. a distance of thirty feet lie
struck on his hands and head, cutting an
ugly cash on his forehead and dislocating
both wrists. but otherwise does not seem
to be seriously hurt. Why every bone in
his body was not broken is q mystery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09
A TLANTIO COAST LINE.

RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD
TIMETABLE.
Commencing SUNDAY. May ~ lNs9, H A.
r., trains on this road will rln as ioiOHs
TRAINS sOUpBW AID.
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WELDON.
The Freshet in the Roanoke River Over.
Correspondence OF the Richmond DIspatch.l

AUGUST s, 1899.
At last the clouds have lifted, the rains
ceased, and the sun shines out with JOY and
gladness. The Roanoke is now again with
in its banks and flows with a gentle, peace
full ripple, totally Indifferent to the great
work OF desOlation that lies along its fer
tile valleys from the mountains 10 the sea-
shore. 1t is a sad and distressing picture
TO look upon the late beautiful fields of
fine corn now blasted and prone upon the
earth. worthless and lost forever. Some Of
our farmers lose their entire crops. The
heirs Of the late Colonel n. M. Long lose
heavily. They own the entire AIush-island
lands and the river swept those beautiful
fields from centre 10 circumference, and
DESTROYED at the lowest calculation on
those lands alone more than 25.000 bushels
of corn, besides the oats and wheat which
stood in shocks.
Two gentlemen here from Richmond last
evening having read the account Of
the floods in the Roanoke which ap-
peared in the Dispatch, said they would
take a look at the river TO see If the news
of the freshet had been exaggerated, and
when they returned they told your CORE
spondent that the half had not been
told"
Mrs. w. w. Jones, of Littleton, whose
extreme illness was mentioned IN the Dis
patch. died at her home yesterday evening
at o'clock III the twenty-tfth year OF her
age. >.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09

WANTED, 10 BUY A GOOD SIN
w GLE-HOKSE LUMBER-WAGON. Apply
at No. 2ll0 east Broad street. city. an e-it'
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ROCKBRIDGE.
Major Rodgers's Observation-Disclosures
Institute.
Especial telegram to tho Dispatch.i

Especial telegram to tho Dispatchi
LEXINGTON, Va. August S.-Captain
James Dunlop Duval. who was killed in
the collision on the Richmond and Ale
ghany railroad Wednesday morning, was
q first cousin Of Mrs. McBryde, wife of Rev.
Robert j. McBryde. ID. d., rector OF the
Episcopal church here
Major John ID. Rodgers, who was in the
same car in which Captain Duval was kill
ed. arrived here last night, and his friends
fear he is badly hurt in the spine. He IS
confined TO his room.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker, III. D., lee
tured this morning before the Colored State
Normal Institute in session here. The in
stitute closes tomorrow night with lite
rary entertainment by the pupils. A pro
mnent member of the Washington and
Lee University faculty. who has been at
tending the sessions of the institute, said
to me that it was great work IN the hands
of competent instructors, and that Dr.
John l.. Buchanan deserved great credit
for the selection Of these instructors, who
have done a work that will bear good fruit.
The faculty and pupils of the school have
made decidedly favorable impression on
the community, particularly the members
Of the faculties of the University and In
stitute.
Mrs. Elizabeth Semmes, the venerable
mOiner OF 0olOufl i. NJ iNtiuuitS, Oh tlb
faculty of the Virginia Military Institute,
died last night and was buried from Grace
Memorial Episcopal church this evening.
Captain l.. l.. Duval. joint agent OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and
Ohio roads here. has been dangerously i'll,
but is improving.
The reported sale Of the Rockbridge
Baths to "a syndicate Of New York, Phila-
delphia Lexington, and Roanoke gentle
men. as published in the Roanoke Herald
to-day, is fatty denied by the several attor-
neys of the owners of the property, who
know nothing of it and say there are no
negotiations pending for its purchase
Captain s. W. kennOn, Sixth United
States infantry. under General Crook, IS
here to-day. He Is assigned to the Valley
Of Virginia by the War Department to col
lect data for the national historic work Of
the late civil war 10 show the various bat
ties, routes, &c, of the Union and Con-
federate armies. lie will personally visit
all the battle-fields and 90 over the routes
trayersed by the various commands.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09
WeST POlNT.
The Telephone Line-RailrOad Matters.
fspecial tnlegrans % Tho Dispatch.l


WEST POINT, Va, August s.-The tele-
phones on the West Point Telephone Com
pany's line were set up to-day at this place,
Lester Manor, and Lanesyille. Telephones
Will shortly be placed at the Courthouse
and at Walkerton. This line is splcndidly
built and the instruments work elegantly.
A committee of the stockholders o. tae
Richmond and Ethan Railroad and Navi-
CATION Company went across the MattaponI
this afternoon 10 examine the landings
and the roadways. The committee did not
decide upon the landings, but will report
to the directors Saturday morning. IL
seems likely that the landings will be To-
Gated Saturday, and that the work of con
structing the boats, wharyes, and roads
VIII be pushed rapidly.
Mr.. c. l.. Morrison, former editor of the
,S'ar. is setting up his machinery, and will
shortly get out his new paper, The PAN
Dealer and southern Immig'atioHia.