The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-02
APRIL FIRST INCIDENTS,
UOV ILL-FOOLS' DAY WIS USED ~
RICHMOND.


The Man who Protested Because He Had TO
Stand on the Corner-sadic's Note and the
Rendezvous Bricks and Trick, of the
Day.
lie was tall young man and besides other APP
rarG wore q SIX hat ,hat was evidently the
stvle wears ago. q black crayat that had seen
better DAYS. and dirk coat that had ieen IN
rain and sunshine for about three seasons.
Ills face had unlasakabe lines Of care about
itanl wrinkles ON The forehead told better than
words that study had been his otl0r thc greater
portion of las life.
BE had CONC upon the elevator and, as The
Tnr, reporters were iusily engaged yesterday
afternoon. Doe knocked iimiily 20 the door that
bore iLe words. Ih, Times tutors"
Everybody ian the sanctm said Come, and he
thrust DID, head 90 with considerable timidity.
4 uolt followed the head. and finally the feet
HcaIlroa. Boa on. of the reporter, ami said.
II have "a little item of interest wish to have
ult In ino paper ANA leiorc ans reply was
made Doe hal thrust the folowlns IA thc hands
OF tle writer auq riiicd from the room.
lic liI not walk nor run. Dee simply gltcL
ami before tho reporter had read tine paper De-
haI been lost 20 Wow u the street below. lAe
To-day /. The dag when certain class of
people make fools oi themselves and Ofhrr
people Nc are all fools. Shakespeare saws. uut
o. 81 con fnnf Reader OF lHf llNE- ] protest
a-alu-t aul hope that Your journal Wiu atF'-
eat. tho SUSPENSION of tLe abomiuanl, iIacii.r
u hal N.-u waiting "a iuc corn z i't TWO
hours 20 -ee a man betore realized that to-day
Amt Yesterday was woll-lnoUn also 10 the
small UuY ANA gIrl. for from sunrise TO sunset
thD} we've ectt.n- 900 ther fine work ON tAe un-
Acit. Official. Whose tall form and -ra,uc-que
lrlIl cam Dee seeu aur dav about the iiu tnr'
Court. Wa- ma .lr thr victim ~ % cruel joke.
LARRY yesterday morning Doe received dainty
note ln bis mail.
Itw as written IN feminine hand. and read
- donot know whether Won are married or
single iuf have seen Son on fhr street often,
aul admire you. Won't sou meet me ln ihr
Capitol square to-ni-ht. 80 o'clock. ny tne
Jackson statue. and Viii answer my meme.
SADIE
Fri. hardly needles, 20 say that rho oncial
49, toclor. was ut tho statue. while the man
who sent fur note eni numerous friends. iu-
cIu.Iu- m nI- man. hld in the iaIAne-,
fDW feet away. one of the mon WIN
il-etf % voice. yelled out Sadie. settia. Times,
Hcath.t Dluowlcig.l the joke ani-at last
accounts Vas GOA. .irg bottle oi ionin.rf-
other jokes we've l,rlcIaici tmousAou, the
several youug mon a,ton.~hei their lady
trcnls hr trn-lu~ Them tempting .oN'- ~
proved FOB ln cas- unc l'iicr
Boo consequence. several couples are NOT on
speaking Iclm, tor 1870 reason, -hectn,e fH'
month J.. aurni ANA the other because thr icui-
nine part ot thc IrocceUius is angry
Ihr paper bag LAYING lfu-lFc-y uu the -Iir-
Walk made mauy men sag words mint for public
cation.
made a Kick to sky the bag the contents make
corn. ache with lucrD a,et Nlgor.
Several young ladies were the recipients OF
packages ly mail and cNure-s.
PAPER was fhr chief ingredient of their make
uu. although some of them dli contain IL ske.e-
tom OF box of matches
inc-e package, however. are not popular for
the sender us rule. is not present % ENJOY the
s small hov got in GOOD work on the lalic. at
ihc maflne. yesterday.
Nearly every ONE was informed that they had
tine I.Ila, "a, tArJ turned to look ior thc slH-
posed missing property bore the look that tlrF
could -uacA ih- 10y into the m.il. of july
IUt one of fhc best iIrc's OF AurI loOl Work
wa- done hy two iun-loFug young men.
As thu matinee ended they got behind two ot
the prcitlc-t girls that were there. and one "
tho men. as soon As he Was near enough Cd ice
"NhvI, il that thc young lady in front of MS
only wears one earring. liz n the style now.
ln family the four hands Of the two girls went
NJ to their ears. and a- thc men passed pm front
of them the man 10 whom me question was
asked said something about all fools day.
The girls faces Uiushci scarlet. thor ewes
flashed. and thcir little hands c.nchrd. Int
presently tlc Joke became 80 luilcr0us That
they had 90 laugh. anj when Broad street was
reached they were DID just the happie,t hlmor
imaginable
These instances are just a few Of the many
that occurred
here were many les. and many moro amusing
and all-fo0i, day Wlil Ic rrmcmlered lr many
as % day when thef made fools OF Themselves.
liv next April fool day thcy Wall forget al
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