Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-29

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Richmond-whose names for personal rea-
sons. principally desire not TO be asked
at the point OF a shotgun for n retrac-
ton. / withhold from the publlc-to the
| extent that the lucidness OF this very
necessary factor In mans anatomy has
/ been far-reaching and has brought within
Itself visions OF more than one soft-eyed
creature OF the opposite sex. And yet
after all. why should not this be per-
fectly right aud proper. Centuries ago
the King Of the Zulus and all his wise
men had several wives each, and even
now this ancient custom is practiced in
Utah. ana occasionally II is heard OF In
Maryland and Virginia and North Caro-
lima
II Is true that the women might object
10 a multiplicity Of heads 10 househoiu'
and Il does look as II there might be some
contention as TO who should be the wiie-
tu-cbief Of the establishment. However.
/ these sort of disputes have arisen ever
since Adam looked around without the
/ gates of the Garden OF Eden for spouse
No ? only 10 find that the demand had
exhausted the supply, and 10 realize that
he would have 20 be contents1 with one.
Now. am satisfied that II the man whose
b honor il was 20 fret see the lignt OF day
and eat OF the suEarod figs Of the garden
Of gardens had lived to the present DAY
he would bear n striking resemblance, IN
natural tendencies. at least. 10 many OF
nv friends and acquaintance. and want
seven or eight modern Ewes TO cheer and
comfort him In his old age.
As sara Bernhardt said. when here two
winters ago Richmond has the most
beautiful women on earth. They surpasS
the fair ones Of all other cities In their
splendid array in the box party; they
outrival all their sisters in limpid sac
charneness while slipping saltwater or
rnincing ices; they clearly outcasS their
opponents Of other Villages and towns
in the grace with which they pull the
ribbons on the Boulevard. and at horse
back riding they are hdus ct audax before
the eyes of the world.
II Is Of this latter accomplishment that
| propose TO speak for awhile. About
forty years ago. and long before the
clav-coated hills OF North Carolina were
perforated by the railroad tunnel and the
miners drill. I loved dearly TO canter on
mountain-side and in dell. Until this day
the sport has possessed fascination Tor
me hence my interest in the story which
i am about TO tell.
Far out in the West End there lives
maid-Of course many maids live out
there but ] mean a certain maid-Who
agreed TO take an early morning horse
back ride with a young lady friend VINO
was visiting her. The maid was de-
cided brunette-sOft brown eyes. dark
hair, rudy complexion, tall. willowy. and
the poem of grace. Her company
biOnde-had eyes the blue Of which could
easily extract from man an invitation
TO see Sothern or Mansfield, II either
were here. and hair which fell In golden
waves over her forehead and formed
mass at the back OF her head. into which
sunbeams chased and kissed each other
with impunity. She too, was tall, ana,
IT'S said. a superb hOrsewOman. There
was much talk concerning the approach
ing taunt and in due course OF time
requests came from certain on their
young gentlemen friends TO be permitted
10 accompany the equestr.ennes upon
their canter.
"The more, the merrler." generously fan
cied the fair creatures, and the requests
were granted. AS evening after evening
rolled by. detail upon detail OF the ride
things were agreed upon. The hour. go:
the route the Boulevard and Ginters
road the horses; the style OF saddles;
the manner Of dress. and all othtr
minutia were decided upOn-eXcept, how
the party were to be awakened. TINS
was "a very serious problem. IT was a
difficulty which the bows could overcome
very easily. but the girls had no alarm
clock. and they could conceive no feasible
f,..r hon f.llf Al n n
earthly hour, other than - fasten one
end OF a string 10 one OF their fingers.
and throw the other end out the front
window for the boys 10 pun when they
arrived. This idea proved popular one
at the outset. but not IN the end. The
auticipatiye hOrscwomen danced In their
glee as they thought Of tn FUN they
had IN store. The night finally rolled
by Everything was IN readiness az
prepared. The string extended out OF the
window. ana upon the grass below. Nor
rn.ns held in sweet embrace the graceful
forms ~ her victims. They were possibly
dreamiu. Of the Rallop in the golden
sunlipht Of the morning but thclr cream
ing was not for lons
The cook had come much earlier than
usual and, in passing across the lawn
had become entansled in the little cord
and had been thrown SPRAYING ana lace
downward upon the granite curbiug. 1hcn
Their. ,1mr q shrek, and successor
of shrirAs from above. ard confusion
r.lyu,d The. dear creatures heard the
groans below, and each was AFRAID To 20
he window In a few minutes the boys
arrived. and the morning cant'r was hdH.
The air was inN.pOTains, the 'NsIciAc
d.lightful Nfy. but what app"tit~s the
gay party acquired. and how bright were
the hopes of finding nice breakfast
awaiting them. But
THE 1rst-laid schemes o mice ana men
Gang AFT aslrt
When thc maidens reached their DON'T
cile their faces radiant with Air ana
hcruty. AMI their hunger al its most
aprrrciatAc puiul. their aspirations were
shattered 10y the announcement that the
ok haa gone home with wounded
Uranium and no breakfast had been pre-
.r4rti From that day these far ones
have tai L thsir morning horseback rldes
IN th- afternoon.
There was It public execution in Ken
mond "Wednesday between the hours OF lu
and Y ociocN. Although it was not
generally known that such an event
would transliie in tins cviiiZed commit
nifty. number OF the best-known Cit
zeus Witnessed the hang.ng-ior hahg-
IT
h.hmeni of Mr. William keuger, at TIE
corner OF y nth and Bank streets
The victim OF the moose Was the large
ratticsnakr which has been on eAhibi-
tton az Reuger's for the past two weeks
During these days his suakeship Was sub
t..ted to al sorts OF fortunes ana teas
inys. and many times was wont IN his
mind 10 strike through his wire cage al
the p,stiferOus individuals who lowered |
over his little prison with sticks and
straws.
This kind Of treatment was so dnerent |
from that 20 which the serpent had been |
that he frequently man tested |
his preference 10 be again IN the woods |
al Natural Bridge. where he was caught |
in a trap about two weeks ago by the |
countryman who sold him TO he restau-
ranteUr. Mr.. Eeuger procured tie spotted !
HACKED Varmiut purely for the enter |
tainment OF his customers. and in order |
IN insure perfect protection 10 his patrons
o,a himself he decided that his serpentne |
majesty must die.
mn how! Many devices OF destruction |
,yora suggested. but not one seemed thor
o,ybiv feasible. Finally some said that
~ green-eyed excellency could be salts
fac,orily hanged. This did not exactly
Mi Mr.. Reuger, who much preferred
IN pn,,ilot.ne the reptile, but II appeared
- La the best means OF death. and the
hsng,ng was eventually agreed upon.
Mr. Rueger, with the assistance OF Mr..
tal h..