Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-20
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-sUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1891.

hand, throw back her nimble little form
IN most graceful way, and say sfet
ito the red crayat.n This girl il friend
tosome uewspaper-men. / one time sue
cumbed to the seductive influence OF TINS
peculiarly fascinating style OF neckWear,
but when / was acc0sted by this
fair friend in female tormositY end
advised 90 abandon the disgusting tsd
as she called IL, laid II aside with a sign
and have been waiting in patience Tor
Dame Fashion 10 run out another color,
which will not be subjected TO so much
abuse on the part Of the gentler sex. IL
certainly seems strange that the girls Will
not let US rest in peace IN any custom we
may establish. When they were going
frantic over their gaudy street-oostumes
of this same ycrmilion hue the boys did
not stand on the street-corner and elaeu.
late as the lovely ones passed by, shoot
the red dress" Is IL hardly fair that they
should harp on our red cravatsI
Man is gregarious animal. lie loves
20 congregate with his fellow-mortals and
hear the music Of his jaw SIT falls upon
the ears Of his auditors. So also man will
drink. You may preach against 1t from
now till doomsdag, and yet drinking Will
90 on all the same. But am not opposed
20 temperance. and the very thing W!lch
makes me think Of this subject is little
gathering of anti-liquor men / saw few
nights ago They were all Good lem
plars, and they had all attended the tenn
pcrance convention at the Academy. NOW,
would you believe n, / saw these
Tascals In q sOda-water store ct
1l:30 o'clock at nlghtl The meeting
IN which they participated had broken
up at least an hour and half earlier, but
rsfa ana~E.s hon IN Htl1T
wives they stopped on the way5ide. Inc
same old story. The bows" were all
there, all Jolly and gay, aud jokes were
told over schOOn0rs OF soda and cups OF
chocolate lust as If the beverages were
composed Of the regulation malt and ire
water" / asked myself what the noctur-
nal gathering signihed. H. meant Simply
this-that after all whiskev IS not essential
10 make such gatherings happy anu gay.
Give O VIrg man bucket OF water and icy
him talk a. much as be wants and he wiA
never think oil Intoxicating liquors.
The members Of the House of Delegates
are nearly all sturdy farmers. If some Of
them have "hayseed" in their hair and a
general demeanor strangely suggestive ot
cOrn.held tiuts It is not at oil 20 their dis
credit. All OF them certainly wear collars
~ q tIdNNNNs AA.l ~ VI bttfA az NiANA.
men-aud, whnJ il better. old Virginia
gentlemen. Bat several have one i'm
portant thing to learn, and that is the. par
liamen,ary rules governing the body
of winch they are members. his
IS not easy knowledge TO acquire,
by the way. aud some Of the rep
rcsoutativcs take nearly the whole
session TO do il. + will venture
t. saw that ff;y OF the delegates haven't
got the srghtcs idea when to make mo-
ton unless they happen 90 catch the eve
Of "B,lly" Mann the reading. clerk.
Billy" IL. alter Colonel Bigger, the solo
mon OF this branch OF the General Assem-
Div. and what hc doesn't know he takes
mighty good pains not TO discuss. lie
initiates the Co.oueps style of reading,
and can rattle OF bill at the rate OF 200
words a minute. though when he gets TO
taking with siri be IN reases his speed
TO 800.