Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-21

/ Yes. u dh my heart good 90 zee those
presents when they were arranged IN gor-
4 gc0us array on the day before my mar
rage almost hoped 1 would be a
w'dowcr in six months 50 that I might
/ have another showing and draw another
/ dividend Of the $4,000 had myself In
vested In Wedding presents. An. ] did
not understand then-life was all be
I fore me and IN my innocence I drew
| sight-draf,s on the future and had them
honored every pop. To-day | know bet
ter If ! could only have received two
dozen rcd-herrngs. "a bucket Of lard. FIVE
or six pairs Of httlc Knickerbockcr pants.
warranted 10 stand friction. or even
quart or 90 OF inf,.ntile soothing-syrup.
would have been better Of now. But
one can never. never presage the future.
Sometimes even singic-seated baby car
riagcs have 10 be altered 10 make room
for unforeseen. duplicate emergencies. and |
once or twice I'm the course OF history
our old maid sisters have decided. after
forty years consideration Of the matter
that they Ola not care 20 get married.
Notwiths'andins these suhducd com
plants. can stand receiving wedding
presents far better than ! can live NO
uuGar giving them. Before won the
priceless treasure with whom ] now d.
vide nv s1aD-box. my fortunes We're
continually drained by the brigandage OF
newly-wr.Qed couples. ! contributed 10
the happiness Of thirty-threr cX-sweet-
hearts who decided az the Last minute
chat some one else was preferable g. mo.
ana in cvcry cas" they sent their cards
siN weeks after ny rejection and "rr-
oucstod nv presents at their m1frlac"
on such ava such . day II vas bal
T enough 20 have 20 give the girls up. bat
f then % lav. - pay ~" fellows who rob
bod 10. was lie adding insult - injury.
. Towards tie last ] got go that Whenever
Z felt myself FILLING iu love with q EH
/ ] began saving mp to get her a nice
present geo that ! could be- all fiNcl when
/ She raachod tho ultimate conclusion that
another chap hcil a rei-mortsabe non
on her.
! And when M last I found that the queen
~ oIr household could not live without
u.. and that she could produce sworn
pMda.its that She loved me. I determine
to got even with humanity. Invited
every fellow knew 60 act as usher at the
Wedding Oluowiug that they would be
/ compelled 90 pay up). ana az IN" grand
/ strains Of a." So dding-march t"atci
/ bcaveuwarl beneath the touch Of an
/ orcauiet who charged me 80 for his ser
yic.g. | marcel up the aisle with Sixty
attendants behind M. Hence the orange
spoons. the Ue-cuttcr, the after-Ginher
I coffee ects. ana those wine-giasscS Eut
} things on not turn out so brightly as
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limo going back and forth 20 To" jewellers
from which the articles were purchaser.
in order - satisfy her curiosity as TO what
enc" gnu ,,', "', lr.,,,cas and ME and
mated We had to nave oi@mLgS a' po .rcry
champagne anu "l''' ,..'.,,,,,,,,.,,
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.,t.: M. coon, Ia have a vague sus-
tn r., tho hrasg-hutton boys are |
l.t.,.1 rurolv as ornaments for tn" |
,,,i..s ,,b.r. tb.ir organizations exist, and
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! di.,. no. contested with every fibre OF the
Solu,'e strength only a few days ago
/ ,.h,u some one introduced bill 10 IN
. crease tfe number 81 the Governor
F -taU "a thing which certainly ought To
. have been douc-there was howl or
. li.rrprob9tion from many OF the atfl-
. cultural mv-makcrs. Colonel j. 'alIeU
F Gibson kicked against tn" measure hh"
, ID Texas steer and You ail kno" now
/ hard hr can Kick when he gets ms m'hN'F
/ up.. he harpod I'm his humorous way VII
/ The cravings for bogus mlH'aiS ,ur,,'
ana brought down me lI"uS' " VIZ" ''"A''
i"r when No. N"I' ,'', W., ,.,,,n
Oh" h'u Wouid merely Hh'l'"f' Wv I'm. !
t"r OF men Wh" HOOK Pui, I"' ipN' .,,..
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feathers" ms N"S ~. I'M 49,, ,,,.
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could ht'l sWlihs Il, W. ,, 49, ta.,
tll tl' Same inc 'Iol,' me- ,,a. f,,ro- |
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,,,, ",,han NO want them. /
49, ~, 1.,1" Tb.v are ike me |
,',. N,nn NV friends tell me they !
,.i,.,' ,,,,i1 have been a general ia /
49, r.,f.l.r.t. army If ia had half q /
-. ana raarv think | would. but !
49, co.in.ss tho chance never offered /
W",,s ,,.os met "a bit too Young to enter /
,r. eor,ico and 10 he honest. | think |
Ga. fortunes of the Lost Cause" might !
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