The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-20
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genuine respect than for the Junior Hol-
iywood Memorial Association. 1t il true
1 was not old enough when the war
broke out TO shoulder a musket and SAL
ly forth to do battle with the foe. II |
l had been, / think / should have done |
50. perhaps more be :ause l couldn't help |
It than for pure herolsm. The truth is, |
there is nothing easier than TO boast |
Of what one would have done had one
only been there. They who always talk
big about what they would have done
had they been there are usually that
class Of individuals who are never there.
A story Is told Of the man who boosted
that he was always right where the bull
lets were thickcst. Upon investigation
1t was learned that he was most FREE
quently 10 be found underneath the am
munition wagon. Now, as l do not care
10 be put down as one of these boasters
/ shall say nothing Of the record l would
have made in the thick OF the fray.
Sufficient 10 say / was not there, and
consequently have only a theoretical
knowledge OF warfare.
] should be untrue. to my convictions,
however. II I said nothing about the ef
forts Of those loyal girls and boys who
have been brought up from their child
mood 10 revere the memory OF the men
who fought so CALAMITY. and died 50 no.
bly,. % uphold the dignity Of their tot
tcriug flag The Juniors have done adj
niirable work I'm their faithful efforts to-
wards securing proper burial for the dust
Of the heroic soldiers who fell upon the
battlefelIs around Richmond, fas from
loved ones. In many cases difficulties
have been encountered; but wherever
their cfforts have been made they proved
successful, and these young girls and
boys have crept into the hearts Of many
n veteran In Richmond. who cannot but
applaud them for their laudable undertake
ing It Is not only pretty sentiment.
kindling new all those soul-stirring remi-
nisccnces cntwined around the beauty and
purity of Southern maidenhood, and the
chivalry Of Southern youth. but it is
also a powerful commentary upon the
loyalty and patriotism OF the true South
ern heart-this beautiful picture Of sweet
girls and faithful boy9 tenderly caring
for the remains OF the soldiers, and low
inely laying flowers upon the graves Of
those whose bravery and self-sacrifce have
passed into the annals Of history II
gives life and happiness 10 the Pickering
spirit Of many a white-haired veteran
who faced the storm Of 90, and serves
as an example to the world that South
ern people honor and love the memory
Of those crushed beneath the weight OF
overwhelming numbers. Go straight
ahead. members of the Junior Associa-
ton, and never grow weary Of well do
ing. I'm sure | voice the sentiment or
every true Southerner in Richmond, when
say I wish your noble undertaking an
fc
with you till the end.
The bright. warm approach Of summer
brings with IT a number Of comforts
10 offset the obstreperous tendency OF
the mercury Among these may be men,
toned. among other things, the open
street car which Is a great blessing 10
poor. sWelterlng humanity in some re-
sDects. but like most other things has It's
disadvantages With the open car comes
the passenger who sticks to the end seat.
And With the passenger who sticks close
10 the end seat, comes the female VINO
calls him greedy and dscourteous, claim
ing thar he should move in and give her
! the end seat lest in the scramble, her
puefed sleeves be rumpled. But there is
a philosophical point TO be considered
| lust here Why shouldn't he keep the
| end seat when he has II; and why should
! another cOvetOus and discOurteous person
who has come too late 10 reap the bene-
| fits insist upon taking il away from him?
| Why should he move in when he knows
| that I'm a few minutes he viii leave the
car and thus be forced to scramble over
| all the people 10 whom he has tried so
hard 10 be- courteous? Why shouldn't he
! have the advantage Of his own foresight
! ~ runefu4IitV. or good fOrtuncY
|
While making few notes upon the
| tonic Of street car travel ] may as well
! mention another very small incident
which viii make so many hungry bust
ness men on their way 10 dinner lose
more carefully-acqured patience than
any other incident OF similar magnitude.
| II IL the persistent dawdliue on The track
of an ebony-hued Gixteenyear-old dray-
driver. whose vehicle delays a trolley
car for several moments I have seen
whole carloads Of raVenOus business men
rise up in one grand ensemble Of united
| impatence. and smother beneath their
breath some suggestive epithets about
! tho driver such an act almost always
generates sufficient indignation to wreck
the career OF an unworthy politician, II
IL were properly utilized.
|
Another feature Of the summer season,
besides the splash OF the oar, heard on
the gently flowing James, is the festive
batber clad in his bare-skin outfit.
This little intruder upon delicacy and
outdoor refinement Is a powerful fac
tor in causing innocent feminine pleasure
seekers on the iittle boats to glance the
otber way when passing down the river.
,rha nictlresque scenery in the James
I'D 10 he an inducement for the intro
1,,c,fon of opera glasses. spy-glasses
"a e,-sn beer-glasseS on the part OF
merry picnickers. In summer, however
~ former Of these are not so much in
demand.
When a well-known official Of the Yves
torn Union Telegraph Company. after
carefui investigation Of the subject
car,e IN the conclusion that the English
-, was about . per cent
ataanor for telegraphic purposes than
- otber he was. perhaps, speaking
more from the standpoint OF man WIG
80 tban one who does the straight
out practical work at the end OF the
IT, some Of his operators who have
I'm freely persplring on hot summer
,,otts over the mysterious ticks that
hr1ng in strictly expert technical scores
~ ~ '' t,nical chinese ball games. will pro
bablv disagree with him.
,,r,tsr in Northern magazine has
,-e,sod that the girl who Is kissed under
~ ,,,istIetoe bough must not get mad
1,I ,,oo1 solid advice; for II tho