The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-16

rs hollow a. n politicians promise. and
the unregSnerate and unw5shed pubic
will be sllt we'd 10 climb up on he inside
OF Biny's knickerbocker leg, cross
through his abdominal arrangements, re-
cross and climb through the inside OF
his chest protector and finally craW.
through his RULED neck and peer over
the rim OF his Crownless hat at this
wonderful village. However. If they take
as loag 20 build that stairway as they
did TO put William on the tower. ye good
citizens OF Richmond need not hurry
about getting here In time II you com
mence 10 walk some time after Christ-
mas, | honestly think you'll be here be-
fore the job will be finished.
Speaking OF that Harvard Pennsylvania
game here on Thanksgiving Day tal-
though Il Is ancient history now, II was
"A day long 10 be hallowed IN the nlchcs
Of Fhiadelphian's memories WIN
Lingcr-L Longer sort OF movement.
Tho dav was clear and cold. The glOr-
ious red and blue OF OLD Penn.
nuttercd from nearly every manly coat
IapeI and maidenly bodice. The 'fiutter-
ING folds OF the flying fiaEs'-as General
Fitz Lee used 10 say-%ere eyeTywhei'
10 be seen. Not enough business was doIs
in the business portion OF the town 10
support falling dynasty Twas after
noon The people with their internal ar
rangcments lined with turkey. cranberry
sauce. and mince pie, went out TO see the
game \ few OF MS Eemained In town to
paper offices.
Twas O'Clock. From the bulletin
board. the rear end OF trolley car, an
{, legranic ticker came the intelligence
that Harvard was beaten.
DID We 20 home and peacefully eat
our Thanksgiving supper ard then retire
20 the solitude OF our respective bouuoIS.
We dld not Some two thousand OF ~
made a desperate and Intellectual attempt
10 get within the walls or the brodh-
street Theatre. because we knew 'dp'dlH
Knipe and his victorious fellows were
scheduled 20 Doe there and WltesS Pr
quant Della Fox I'm "The Little Trooper.
Another two thousand OF ms invaded the
Rathskeller. the greatest pace OF us
kind in the world, where, BY the way
YOU can nightly see women Of lTTeprodch-
able character pass through the saloon
proper and 20 into the basement or sub
basement, drink their mug OF lager ea-
their switzer sandwich, and be as happy
as Ia crandc dame Ina her opera box
OF course Won We heard that song thdt
rccitcs something about
'"rherc never was minute
That little Willie WASH IN ". $500
N~~l. that about expresses II. Little VII.
lie has a free and untrammeled SWING
in that place that night, and Wheu
saw a COY little Quakereas puli an 'hr
plumos from her h"adgcar ana stick them
I'm the hat OF her escort ana then sinS,
''Ic had feathers Ip his hat
or ne wouldn't tax Ike thai M.
I wasn't "a bit surprised. Nay. nay, That
wasn't my niCht FOR being surprised. and
n some other coy and artlcss maid had
proceeded TO do a skirt dance IN the
middle OF the saloon / would have
thought little Of II.
An this time Della Fox was attempting
10 keep that COMMUNICATING gang i'm
front Of her quiet. Niolets and roses m
huge lunches fell at her feet. Pennsyl-
V5nia College CClOrs Wer" EhoWercd upon
her huge in horns beribboucd with red
and blue were thrown on the stage, ana
every few minutes some cOic!re Of on
thusiasts would demand speech When
she sang that delightful little solo i'm TN.
third act that has that fetching rhynic
chorus it every youth in the house
joined her. ana
You are daisy. daisy daisy;
Eou set me crazy, crazy, crazy,
Checks are like roses, roses, roses;
SWccter than pOsics, posies. posses,
went upwards 10 the roof, sung by
thousand throats
Broad street Of Philadclphia-Was pack
od and famed with people, VINO had mere.
~ come out 20 see how crazy their lei
loW-oItizeus would act Imagine the
street crowded with Well-dresSed NOuUc
men and women Songs appropriate TO
the victory, were sung to all tunes from
Door old Wang even up to the classic
production that refers 10 certain Misa
Jane who had habit OF wearing her
hleachci. blonde hair trailing over the
uape Of her week.
Bryies Of girls with hugh flags and tin
horns. win as many Dogs DIS 'HOHt ~
accompany them. would 30 down the
street singing az the toO of their voices.
and presently here would come flying
wedge" made mp of about "A score OF
hrawuV chaps and there you would 70,
either i'm the middle Of the street or crash
into the side of the house. Get together
again and the same result Get angry.
Never. LIES too short
Sing. shout yell, and DO anything You
consider i'm your mid delirium Of JOY right
and propcr-eXcept break windows-anu
YOU were safe. and If YOU didn't know
the way home at midnight the battalion
Of policemen were there 10 tell you what
car 10 catch.
on, 10 was ono grand night when youth
had its hiue without q murmur, ana
when "a million people. more or less, ie-
ioiced and were glad i'm their hearts that
the glorious blue and red OF old Penn.
had fairly. squarely, and beautifully de-
Ceatcd the crimson of Harvard. " was
a great victOry-a grand triumph. and
when / rolled into that little trundlc bed
Of mine that night and the trolley car
rolled under my wiNdOw and the youths
and the maids i'm the car were singing.
"If Won want 20 know
Why Farvards no 90,
You must ask Of the man IN the
moon.
All / could do was to agree with them
iu every particular. and then roll over
ON my bed Of down and dream DER the
follies of a misspcnt youth"
G. BELL TELEPHONE.