The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-14
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
PITHY PARAGRAPHS
ny PEERLESS PENNEN
rIoyd's flying uachine-A" f"N''"''""
.peciincd-Lci uin show uis strength
tubs 90 70 whaic-fhe Law aud the
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FroYDs FLYING MAcHINE.-Miss
MARY Mann Page Newton gives a
prettv accouLt in the Philadelphia
Times of visit 10 "A lifesavlng station
from which we clip the following
sketch:
She then proceeded to enlighten us
as follows: well. Floyd was stranger
when he first turned up round here,
and ev'r, body except ! an 10 fought
shy o him. He was mighty peart
Dov and l an 10 felt sorry for him.
with not a friend to his name. so he
came an lived with n an called me
Amt Nancy. same's If he'd been my
.own dear flesh an blood. Bless yo
life. amt 'fraid o strangers. ain !
lived through the war; An didn [ !
cart fish all the way to Norfolk when
| was notmn' but gal. an the whole
place alive with YauksY Any woman
what wasn't 'iraid O the Nanks
wouldn't run from any other stranger
the Lord ever made. Well. one day
Floyd went TO town. an when he come
back he brought a bundle o strycbulne
with him. an he said he was gOln 10
pizen "a h.h an stick It on the end % a
pole down the beach. an see II he
couIdn I bring downa eagle. He wanted
a eagle for a kind o. pattern like to
build his Ayin machine boy.
But says. Floyd. you jus -. me
that there pizen this minute. oliles-
yo' hearts. honey. / wasn't fI1id %
FLOYD pizeuin me, but knew that If
our folks got wind O. Floyd havin
pizen. he'd have 10 pay for ev'ry pis
and cy rs cow that died around here
for the next twelve months. Well.
when Floyd found ne couldn't get a
eagle 10 bald ms nyin machine by.
he built her for an the world like
swan. She had great big wings. GOV
cred all over with cotton. and had
-urIups for Floyd % put his feet in, am
she was as peaIt a lookin bird as yO
ever set yO' eye on. When she
was an finished and tied 10 tree
out in the yard. Floyd was
near daft: lac just jumped
al around her, shoutin' shes goiu 10
hy. Aunt Nancy. she 5 goln to fly
An she would ha flew. too. but Floyd
got on her back an got so impatient TO
Try her that -icad % Waitin for JJ 90
come am cut her loose, hr maze hei
spread out her wings. Am sho YOU
born she raised herself clear the
ground. but when She found she
couldu { got loose. She jus hopped over
on her back am broke herself all 10
pieces.
"Well. honcys. twas q sight to see
FLOYD after that. He Just broke down
an cried Ike baby lie .ain 7he
Cost MN MS ld0t l'u ''ht' A't'' 'N"'
ID seemed like nothiu wouldn paclty
him, so he went away am joined the
cavalry troops. am reckon lhe 20
boy , got shok before 'n'7: An Jus Ut"
think she Wou1u ha new
At the conclusion OF TINS narrative
Mrs JO' with long sign. EN- llei 'il'
ashes from her pipef teliiieH u WIN
tobacco. ana then. win an exp
of dl-may. TUNED To- m! lilfnu' Mi'9
H.. eNclmmlns' bi''7 o. h'"I'' none" ,li e
was ihinhih 20 ma" D'"l p' troy "
thdl l"iSoi my '"'"p D.. n''.
uers. won O YOU nave 7hi'h'
Her lat hand dlNed """h inl'
her capaciou- pocket. io ieippehi
grasping a fac simhe of tine ppe bee
tween her lips Miss j.. declined inls
social invitation. however ana seeing
that the storm was well over and had
given place 90 a radiant summer even
ing we prepared to make our departure
from tins J. spltable roof Our GENIAL
hostess and her dusky mana -h'iden eS-
cortcd as To the gate. DegSns mat "e
would repeat our visit soon and STAY
longer
AN INVITATION DECLINED. Oo,one'
tlllol, shepard Oh the NE" / oIA
vited TO attend rec ption to oe ten
dcfed the puIIli-t sullivan at me Once
OF the New loik i""stf"'fd -Ne''S ON
ms arrival lh th'i Guy ''l'hel '2"' p'iu
Was as uie" l"a. MS p'e9ouSe "o"'-'
add digni'N To- lhe anaii WHICH, per
maps d. NouiH NOT ,'heiWir' 3D., SUISSE
ana VIII "lso assure tine p"O''' "' 'H' 20
lhal the religious element ih our sDcie'S
ana the sch"ol Oh IDEAS represented 10y
the scientific development oil human
muscle are 90 entire harmony
with each other. through th'
columns 81 ire wa" ana f'I''8' o.
Shepard responds That nnANoi'.D'e
delays oi the eue.t on lne loAu may
prevent. etc lhec'lon,l lhen 7liih's
from the shoulder 10y declaring thi
the KIND OF religious element OF So
ciety which is IN ehli'e man n'ny WIN
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