Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-15

10 your gaze. There was that ever-eeniai
and portly gentleman. George Mountcas-
Gle. the Pickwick Of the party and tnc
president OF the club. His right ooWea
was Jolly, generous Charles Epps, WIZ
handsome Tom Booker was secretary aIu
the left bower of Jupiter Mountcasuei
Colonel A. w. Archer, the silver-tongueu
veteran Confederate, was also thesei
ever pleasant and fertile OF anecdote. ah III
80 was our councilman. james 4. cray, tno
most courteous and affable OF gentlemen
Questionable bob" Morton, ever irnii,ac -
late with his snow-white tie and glossy
shirt, would drop in and see the party
THE BANJO AND "KERosESE on" :,
~. hort what's that? 1t IS POLK
Niiier,s sweet voice and his banjo, when
charms like the mystic Tyre OF Orpneus'
w., svsrv one hes exhausted war anec-
jnJes yro fenpore the banjo commences
and the crowd sings How Love ooOse-
's Tb,n one OF the party gets glass ana ana
goes 10 q big tin can eacased IA woot AZ
box. what's in itI Al, mum be s5
xvoTdn for the party, and besides anypouy
Ut a hind mar, can see that the suspicious
lacking can only contains Kerosene OIL
SCENES IN THE sLEEPER.
Rpt nerhaps. after all, the most interest
inc scene on the whole train was inc n Nv
Tiers sleeper when night came. ln0
whole apartment was bued WIN the AZ
cnntrements of the battery, such as over
ooots of fierv red interior, haversacks, can
Sons and sabres. Everybody would make
q nTefence of going to bed, but now a iIl
tben a scracgy head would peep out from IN Ine
snrfsins and give ayell. When tranquility
vonId he regained alonely flute would stert
mn from some unknown spot and MI tne
air with doleful melody. Strange 10 saw
no one ever knew who the mysterious llu-
stefan was. although night after nlghI ths
ehost-like sound pealed FORTH, ana roQ 1
the travellers Of their rest. Inc nrst tllle
il occurred some drowsy artlIIeIy ll,t'i''
who on account OF his lengtn WIS sun or,t i.
what folded" in his berth, yeiieo ou'
FLUSH that canary bird"
Perhaps of all the horribly tortqous or
deals TO be undergone. in the howi ,1. !
sleeper that of running the gauntlet
was the worst. No one could get chance
10 90 from one portion of the sleeper 10 the
other without being literally cut 10 pieces
nv collars and other articles of clothing ~
the hands Of those who occupied tne
hunks"
AT CHARLOTTE.
The jolly Howitzers and Veterans
reached Charlotte yesterday (Satur1ayJ
morning about Z o'clock, The weather
was bright, crisp, and sunshiny, ana eA,
ceedingly bracing. and every one hau an
annetite for the breakfast which was
saprved there. After the morning meal, as
the travellers had an hour or SOS tline 20
loaf In. they walked up some OF the
streets of the beautiful little Carolina
town and admired the exquisite private
residences for which the place IS famous
Returning to the station, the ,HoWitze1r
bows amused themselves rolling eacn
other in the baggage-trucks. Inc Dride
and groom. DR.. and Mrs. Scott, also
sought this form of amusement.
From Charlotte the travellers sped on
rapidly to Danville, where dinner was
inst "a soon as the travellers crossed the
State boundary line everybody began 10 DC
more contented, and every thought Turn
ed TO Richmond. f..
The train could not go fast enough toi
them. and every mile was counted.
Az Glover, station about nlnety-foui
miles from this city, Lieutenant Barrett
Sergeant Joseph Creary. and Corporal H.
s. Kellam, of the Howitzers, who had been
forced to remain in Richmond, met tht
party and were received with great enthu,
siasm. Mr.. Joseph Potts, of the Rlcnmono
and Danville railroad, and Captain carlton
mECdIAuJ hlSO L4Vb VIZ SSA'fe'-
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
As the train neared Richmond. the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted Dy Iht
Howitzers and Veterans:
We members OF the Howitzer Company, How
itzer Association, Lee Camp, and oshers VINO &c
comDAnied us on our trip 10 the Now orleans
Mardi Gras, desire to express our appreclauou
of the uniform kindness and politeness OF tht
officers OF the Richmond and Danyilie hsllroau
Company, and have, therefore, In Joint session .,
on the 14th day OF February, 1871, Aoopteu tn'
PSsoIpSd. That We hereby tender our sincere
thanks 70 Mr.. L. s. Brown, OF the Piedmont AR
Line: Mr.. Joseph s. Potts, OF the hichInouo ant
DanvIlle: MIR. Alexander 5. Ihweatt, OF th'
Georgia Pacific division; MIR. c. Is. Tennsnt, 0
the Pullman Palacs-Car Company, ana thelt as
sociates for their marked courtesies and untIrih'
attention during me eight DAYS Vi our u"'0
Resoiped also, That We heartily commend q
the travelling public these gentlemen VINO ar
an honor 20 tho lines they 30 faithIuiy snt
pleasantly represent, for In their bands tne!
need have no apprehension 10 polhI Oh 0oniioi
or lack for Information when desired.
ResolUed further. That the ladies' ACCOMPANYING
the HoWitzers aud Lee Camp desire especially u
preseut their grateful Acknowledge 0nts 10 zap
tain = r. Dickinson, Of the Pullman Car Com
nany. for his uniform courtesy 70 them on al
occasions, by which he added no litIe 70 'hel
comtork Lieutenant G. g. BosHER,
Lieutenant Il. II. SIAhhbt
HoWitzer Company;
JAMES T. GRAY,
WILLIAM L. WHITE,
Howitzer Association;
T. P. POLLARD.
d. A. Brown, ia,
Leo Camp.
Mr.. r. Fl. Harderman, treasurer OF tn
| State Of Georgia, gave Major Brander Sl0
/ for the A. p. Hill monument.
SPEECH OR BLANKET.
When within a few miles of Richmon'
| the awkward squad" commanded by tn
! irrepressible Captain" Walker Wilson
went from one end of the train to tn
other and called upon nearly every mem
| Der of the party to make speech or b
| tossed in blanket.
The persons requested to address tn
"souad" we're allowed no excuse, an
when the remarks were not immediatel
! forthcoming the threatening cry "Blar
ket!" brought forth the required elo
/ quence.
Among the Richmonders seen by tn
party IN New Orleans was Miss HAITI
/ Tabb, daughter of DIR. Tabb and the cues
/ of the daughter of Colonel Richardson
/ commander of the Washington Artillery
/ The Doctor, by the way, made avery prett
little speech at the veterans banquet las
Monday night.
LEE DISTRlCT DEMOCRATS.