Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-03
SOME VIRGINIA SKETCHES.
How They Break the Monotony at College.
Broom and Washing Machine.
lCorrespondence of the DIspatch)

Correspondence or the Dlspatch.)
OBSERVATORY. UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA. December l.--At Richmond
College the pets Of Professor Puryetr en-
gage In "calathumps" at the midnight
hour. after working all day: and the
''Jaspers" often try 10 yank the toes Of
the "Jacksons" At the Richmond Fe-
male Institute there is MISCHIEF Club"
while at Hollins the brainy maldens. as
Thanksgiving draws near. will repair I'd
one OF the public halls and have "p1-
lOw-ilght' by the light OF the moon. A.
the University OF Virginia the students
have been known 10 tie u calf by long
rope 10 the doOr-bell at the residence OF
the Professor OF Modern Languages az
o'clock on a dark night. The calf quietly
graZed for a while on the lawn, but
presently the veal-elect reached the end OF
his rope. and OF went the bell. The polite
professor tripped to the door, and kindly
said. Come In gentlemen. come In. But
seeing no one, he went back 20 his
French. Again the bell rang, and again
TO the door the professor went: Gentle
men. where are you? What can / 10
for your Just then his calfship became
frightened at a TarH Heel and GeorrI
cracker, the door-bell handle flew on,
and with sigh the disturbed linguist re-
turned 10 his Cousin and TelemaGue.
WHITEWASHED THE cow
Near Blacksburg an old farmer had
been repeatedly worried by n nelghbor's
white COW getting lnto his garden Pa
tence ceased 10 be a virtue. and he final
~ said that the next time that COW got
INTO his cabbage, he was going 20 shoot
her The students heard his threat, and
knew that he would carry 10 out That
night they caught one OF his red cows,
whitewashed her, and turned her into
the dangerous garden. Just before iight
the next morning the old farmer wcnt
out, and behold. he saw the white COW on
the forbidden ground. He ran into ths
house. got his musket, I'm moment ire
was blazing from It's muzzle and the
whitewashcd COW fell. Now, | reckon
your owner will keep you out OF my
garden" said the warlike farmer as no
advanced upon his victim. but when he
saw that II was his own cow he became
so mad that he didn't even SEQ the sun
rise.
BUYING TERRITORY FOR PATRNT
RIGHTS.
Mr.. J. NJ. Ellison. Of crozet Va, Is now
one OF the Finest businessmen Ia the
State. In his youthful days, however. he
bought the right 10 seli wonderful
broom In one OF the counties OF North
Carolina He walked and talked aud
finally wound up BY selling his brooe.
and county TO another man ION time
He has never heard from the ION time''
gentleman. and has taken good care not
10 let him know that Crozet Is the honsa
OF the first man that owned that broom.
That reminds me-" said Mr. Ellison. ''of
a Yankee who drove Into a county with Z
four-in- hand. sold about dozen wash
ing-machines. and then sold the hight for
the county 10 a wouid-be money maker.
for s200o. The latter paid 1900 cash. ana
gave his note for the second u.0e. ina
man who had the county right vas
enabled TO sell very few machines ana
the man who held the nots was s<r.id
to come to collect II. He finally ssnt an
attorney who walked into the ofioe az
the fieeced si.ooo-man. and said: II haye
come TO collect that nsts which yo,, rnve
to Mr.. Greene. Of Connecticut" sYo,,
have. have YOU" said the former. "1ust
walt minute until 20 inte ths next
room" As the attorusy loeksA nroa,n i
he saw pistol which sssmsIa q - ahcs,e
three feet alonx, n tka hand, AZ -
81 ttSo-man> He Vac IN such 4 hurry ~
.sAve that he sntirsiy f0Fest ehat thers eves
was such thing - = neto - Z rnan -
ths name u cseenA 81 6 Z : '''.