Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-02

WHAT THEY WORE.
 shaved me so closely that all my sharp, young whiskers had to grow out of the engagement, and, oh, licenses river, how they did hurt when I perspired, which done! [Error of proofreader.
 Starting at : D. Iii. o'clock, we looked at the moon, and my daughters, who are full of information, told me about the heavenly bodies, and that the earth is round like ball, and that its surface is composed of land and water, each by themselves, except ill the blithe spring time on a North Carolina road, when they become blended and are called mud. We were three hours late, which gave us till 10 q. Ill. to reach Norfolk, and we had fine view of the Hygeia hotel and Fortress Monroe
 It was very hot ill Norfolk, and now and again q horse would drop dead. Most of them wore straw hats, or silk hats, with sponges in them, or little um- brcllas on their heads. It looked real amusing toa stranger with keen sense of the ridiculous.
 I spoke at commencement, speaking kindly words of advice and encourage ment to young graduates, and warning them to keep out of the presidential chair unless, as my old teacher used to say, "ono has the brains to fill it. .''
 About Norfolk grow great fields of truck, which goes to New York, Phila- dclphia, Baltimore and Chicago. Vast eXpanses of cabbage, Irish potatoes and strawberries stretch out on every hand. A GO acre truck patch requires an outlay of 50, 900 for labor and $2, ,000 for fer tllZatlon per year, to say nothing of $10, 900 to SIP 900 for the farm original ly. Potatoes are not looking well. They have dark circles around their eyes. Rain was much needed when I was there. But oysters are going to be good crop, it is hoped.
 Early to bed and carly to rise
 Makes the cove oyster just the right size. spoke ill church one evening to a large and intelligent audience, whose sense of propriety and desire not to hurt my feelings in the house of God barely saved them from snickering right ill my face. Many were turned away unable to obtain seats. Others paid 25 cents each for the privilege of looking ill at the open windows. These window rights were afterward sublet for $1 each. After these exercises ice cream was held. held some also. A crazy quilt was voted on, and the most popular man | got it. The most popular man is the one who can buy the most suffrages. One hundred and seventy mine dollars was realized out of the quilt, and one just | To o1io of | fered me ill Buncombe county, N. c. , for $2 75 week ago last fall.
 One Uf the ladies asked mo to have a | saucer of cream with her. said would most blithely. She found big crowd about the cream joint, if may be per mitted to use a googoo term, but my magical name secured the cream ill a tricc, with spoon also. It was also complimentary and given in addition to my box office receipts. After I went l home G4 more saucers of cream and cake were ordered ''for MT. Nye." This in surcd prompt service and no charge un- til Dr. Lambeth feared that I would kill myself and get myself embalmed at the expense of the church, and he ex- posed the fraud, as had been ill bed at l
 am at heart good man, but never promised that whatsoever was asked i'll my name would be given without mon- ey and without price,
 Suffolk, another prosperous Virginia town, has the truck region on one side and the Dismal swamp on the other. competed in the oratorical contest at the | Suffolk Military academy with the handsome cadets, and of course came of second best. Everybody got bouquets but me. It was delightful occasion. The opera house was filled with indul gent friends and the perfume of thou sand magnolia blossoms. sat behind 2 large, graceful palm, with my sunny head just peeping over it like harG boiled eggplant or an editorial orchid living cheerily on air.
 The next day an expedition, including the writer and family, was arranged for having in view the lake of the Disma swamp It is long and rather labori ous trip of 10 or II hours by canal, fou, negroes bunting the boat ten miles anC return at the rate of two miles an hour not including stops for treatment O snake bites.
 We had very choice party of younl people, headed by Miss Lizzie Josepl King, the principals energetic daughter and Major Dawson and Captain Phillips two carnations of the academy and pink of chaperons; also MT. Elam, the rail way guide, philosopher and friend; Mis- Vinton, the botanist and buggist; Mis- Hunter, Miss Mary Pretlow, Mrs. liar per, the prize taker on pickles and jel lies; Miss Crocker,. the entertaining reader and elocutionist, and others who's names cannot spell properly.
 Gayly we started at 8 o'clock by car riage for the canal, which is perhap two miles from the town. We got aboar the Jennie Wilson, and with the shrie of whistle from the of nigger on tn jib poop we began to glide softly fror our moorings in the tall grass
 For the first few miles one wonder what Tom Moore, the gifted Irishman found to write about, for we glided alon through grassy meads and tall weeds but anon we found ourselves in the cane brake and the hush of a vast 100, % a"''A silence. Now and again the dee