The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-28

that the authorities ought 10 pay 'ho''
| fares or walk. This IS generation OF
free lunches. free medical remedies. free
advertisements free speech, and it may
i.e free tariff: but the dignity of Nlr-
pini9,e official representatives,, ] was told,
| would boz greatly reduced should they
| don't the dead-head or dead-beat
/ Motley and make the railroads haul them
! hither. thithcr and Wonder, Just Tor the
honor ~ the thing, as II were. III might
/ De "A feather i'm the advertising cap OF
| the general passenger agent 10 secure
J thls kind Of patronage" said an ac-
/ ouaintance Of mine, but most OF the
r,ilroad companies already have an ample
suiHciency of such traffic, and there's
no money I'm IT, Since railroads were not
constructed for the purpose OF hanging
out flaming notices on the coaches 10 the
effect that This car contains the phy-
g,oue of state Senator Dumsquizzle, from
rurnnkintown.' and while the various
companies no doubt appreciate the fact
mat Delegate Uzzlephonta made ring
ing speech I'm behalf OF granting the
right % establish a cross-road sign 1T
Juniper Station. there still remains a
question in the minds Of the railroad of-
(ials whether or rot any material adj
,ontags could be derived from continually
Conveying back ard forth across the
Clirmonwf a hundred or more officers
of the state. together with their descend |
ants. perhaps even unto the third and !
fourth generations. 10 attend Aunt Ma |
linda's quilting party or Uncle ltphrlam's |
annual Ccrn-shuckng.'
Onn man with whom talked was great /
is in favor Of the passes. lie thought |
the railroads ought 10 issue them 70 every |
man. woman. or child In the Common |
wealth, or something like that But he
didn't count. since his wel-known in |
disposition Of the feet is not conducive |
10 long walks. and he, naturally enough |
takes no stock in your true Nirginian's |
former pride, and Unborn tendency to |
shrink from anything suggestive Of hu- |
initiation or compromise.
If there ever was a picture Of happiness |
IL Is pretty, vivaclOus, young girl for |
the first time wearing her dazzling soli-
taire engagement ring. Why. she bub-
bles over with happiness. makes friends
with everybody and forthwith ceases 10
utter disparaglng insinuations about her
contemporary across the street who is
less fortunate-at least I'm her estimation
than herself / venture 70 say there are
more engaged girls IN Richmond to-day
than for ten years past. Why, the |
woods are full o. them" to use an ante
deluvlan phrase. and you cant board
trolley-car going east. when there's any
thing worth seeing al the play-houses.
without having your attention snatched to |
the left third finger OF a poisoning |
young debutarte-old ones, too. for that
matter. / saw seven members II the
weaker sex yesterday who wouldn't have
a "cinch" on the blue ribbon at a beauty
fir. all wearing s0litaires. a fellow
remarked that he thought
1 vas too old 10 notice such things: but
! always look for causes when l see
effects. and I've pondered over this Re-
vlval Of ron ancc no little Twas clear
enough that there was some reason for
II Men don't grow sentimental during
these hard times for nothing
Pseping IN AZ a jeweiry auction day
or two since l was almost in the act OF
crying Eureka" when half ozen or !
mcie young men purchased diamond
rings at figures half The original price.
s1me OF them looked a tribe cheap. nd
sctdued eNpr' ssion trept over their ply :
iiognomes when the auctioneer announced
the low figure at which the Jewels We're
knocked down." There was no question
In my n Ind that each one OF the pur- !