Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-28
JOHNNY AND THE SNAKE.
A Good stOry-An Old Club ana It's
Song.
Correspondence Of the r

Good StOry-An Old Club ana Its
Song.
Correspondence Of the Dispatch)
CROZET. VA. July 27.LMr. John Fos-
ter is one Of the most prosperous farm
ers in Western Albemarle. he lives near
Yancey Mills. and has not only broad
fields Of wheat and corn. but also quite
an extensive family OF boys and girls.
John, Jr.. went fishing one day, and
while sitting upon the grassy bank Of
the stream felt something like a short
lishingrod crawling up between his sus-
penders and his jacket. 1t was only Il
few seconds before he discovered that at
was a snake. and in less time than ~
takes 10 tell 1t John was half way home.
and still running. his snakcship. no
doubt, as badly scared rs John, for neither
was ever oble to tell when and where
they parted company.
AN OLD CLUB.
At the University Of Virginia there is
n social club. which was organized In
1888. 1t il called the triple l." its ORR
Hnal badge being q Scent piece. The
war. however. soon came on. and the
members Of the organization almost TO
man went TO fight for our homes and
firesides. Its founders. whom l men
ton below, have since become distin-
guished in the pulpit. at the bar, in
the professors chair in legislative
halls, and in the business world. They
were: Rev j. William Jones. u. D.. chap
lain in the Army of Northern Virginia,
we'll known as an author and lecturer,
and now chaplain Of the Miller School,
Crozet, Va; Professor J. NJ. Harris. NJ.
A.. Indian town. Orange county. Va;
Hon. benjamin +. Bland NOW deceasedD,
member of the State Legislature, lawyer.
Saluda, Va; Joseph y. Culllpgworth,
Esq, tobacco manufacturer. Richmond.
Va: Rev. James c. Hiden. y. D., pastor
OF Grove-Avenue Baptist church, Rich
mond. Va; Edwin Bowie. Esq, farmer
the Hague, Westmoreland county. Va;
William =. Louthan. " a. (decease0,
professor Of Greek in Richmond College,
from BerryVille. Va; Carter NJ. Louthan.
attorney at law. Madison Courthouse,
Va; Rev. John l. johnson. ID. D., pas
tor OF First Baptist church. Columbus
Miss: John C. James Esq. Goochland
county, Va, and Professor Thomas
Hume. n. D., University OF North Caro-
lima. one Of It's old members says:
'Hiden played the fiddle, Tom Hume
cracked the Jokes, Harris led the tune,
and all Of us joined in the chorus The
following. composed by DR.. j. G. Hiden
in 1859 (never before published). is,
THE TRIPLE l. ODE.
There's noise in the thin air. boysi
There's noise in the water.
The fire always makes fuss,
And II 1t don't It oughter.
Old Mother Earth in great earthquakes
Sends noise from her heart,
And SAYS to us when noise goes on,
She'll surely do her part.
CHORUS.
Then. little more noise. noise;
And a little more noise too;
A little more noise for this order,
A little more noise. too.
Then since the elements combine
To aid this institution,
Why let us form an order. boys,
Whose end shall be confusion.
And since all nature noise makes
Confusion worse COMPOUNDED,
Then let our chorus noised abroad,
BY echo be resounded.
As fire and air and earth and sea
A good excuse will render,
Then let this good old noisy club
Get on a noisy blender.
Let every member noise make
With feet and hands and voice,
Ana every man NHiS Ni4'i"S S''o'
For love of glorious noise.
And let that man whose mournful phiz
Is awful long and slender,
Who hates this good, old noisy ciup,
And hates a noisy bender;
Let him. we say, 20 somewhere else,
And seek for other joys,
But as for this old noisy club.
Wen have our fun in noise.
PERSONAL.
Richmond has the following representa-
tives here at the summer resorts beneath
the spreading oaks, towering pines, SILVER
naDles. and other forest trees or the
mountains. towering and blue: Mrs. j. Is.
Gentry and family, Mrs. j. l.. Winso ana
family. Mrs. Gray BossieuX ana MISS
rslIee Bossieux, Mrs. G.. Il. Pe1sley ana
family. Mrs. L. A. Bargamin, Miss Nellie
parcamin. Miss Weetie Bargamin, ana
Messrs. Russell and Louis Bargamin'
Misses Lilly Robertson, Eleanor Rowe
Iilly Wood, Gertie and Nell Chris'Iih
and Miss Swain, Mrs. Robert Wood anu
family, Mrs. Thomas McCaw ana fanny
Mrs. r. S. Christian and FANNY MiS
schuman. Mrs. w. Wallace Rowe
nt,Sses JulL, and Connie Yancey, or
Richmond. and Miss Yancey. OF MISSOURI
are summering near HiIlsboro'
Mics lilly Wood is now visiting friends
4, uinton. W. Va, but Will return mere
next week. ,,,.,.oa
Nr s. IL. Wilkinson, OF Richmohu.
cbrIstened the Liberty Hal" Travellers.
protective Association cottage snort
time since. Mr.. w. I. Crump' OF the
same city. feels that he did not rest De'ter
an his recent trip to Mexico than ne ala
wednesday night In the drummers' cot