The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19


delicacy of his nature the deponent
sayeth not, but good nights rest and
an extra pair erected Richard into
himself again.
Thursday night the association was
banquetted most royalty by the Kings
Daughters at the Ocean House in Ports
mouth. In this connection THE TINES
representative met with a mishap that.
as he recalls it, brings the tears of dis
appointment, modification and chagrin
into his eyes, and Manager Williams, Of
the Ocean View Hotel, is entirely re-
sponsible for it.
1t happened in this way. The aforesaid
representative learned in a way peculiar
to his craft that at said banquet he
would be called upon to respond to
very beautiful toast, SO in order to de.
liver an extemporaneous response that
would 60 glinting and sliding down the
incline OF time, like fat woman on
steep roller coaster, he hied him self to
the sea shore, yea even unto the flesh
pots and mint beds of that most excel
lent hotel that is run by Manager Will
liams, there to draw from the ever
changing hues of the mysterious ocean
and other resources in that vicinity the
necessary inspiration.
For hours he wrote and studied and
themes Of old, declaiming by the sea.
The sand crabs and fiddlers hearkened
thereunto and then sadly crept into
their little holes for season OF rest and
recuperation.
Not having the good fortune to be
born great, and never having had SUI
perabundance of that commodity thrust
upon him by an admiring constituency,
or any one else for that matter, this was
his one chance to acquire it. But alas!
Man proposes and the other fellow some
how don't accept the proposition.
SO the aforesaid representative slept
upon the rustic seats of Ocean View,
beguiled by the sirens that continuously
sang OF the oysters, fish and soft crabs
that adorned the tables of Manager
Williams, and he fingered, like Hanni-
bal, until it was too late. The banquet
was ended and the scent thereof entered
not his nostrils. Voices of eloquence
hlled the recesses OF the banque tting
hall, but his was heard not. His ban
ner was unfurled and his trumpet I'M
blown and thus fled his last and only
chance of greatness, The feshpots and
pleasant company of Ocean View did it,
On Friday the association made an
excursion TO Cape Charles, where they
were royalty banquetted by the citizens
Va oud1 pldCe. Gr0S1Q6nG elect EltZhugh
especially earned the thanks of the as
ISOLATION in his successful effort to make
OF the affair grand success. In res
ponding to the mayors address Of well
come President Pugh busted himself all
over with glory. lie plumed his
wings of poesy and revealed to the lis
teners bright land of thought reful-
gent with beauty. Other members of
the association responded also in ap-
propriate addresses.
Saturday the association spent at
Ocean View until eighty OF them took
steamer for Philadelphia, New York
and Boston, the others returning Sun
day and Monday to their homes. feeling
that they had indeed enjoyed period
OF uninterrupted pleasure. The asso-
citation is unanimous in it's praise of the
hospitable people of Portsmouth and
Norfolk, and this trip will long live as
bright spot in the memory of all
who attended. The next meeting will
convene in the summer of 1893 in Char
lottesville. and will proceed from there
to the Worlds Fair.