The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-22
WEDDING PRESENT" oTTHE woMENs ESTABLISHMENT

wings" as ii were. are twice as peculiar.
Uptown at the entrance TO one OF the
city parks there is a messenger carriage
stationed for emergency work AT the
last thunder shower Il man rushed up
10 the boy i'm charge "Sce here" said
he. can you beat a carriage down 10
Madison Square,"
our record is twice as fast as the
ordinary street vehicle" responded the
10y 10y rote. as had been taught him.
every good. 1 suppose if you wanted
TO you could pedal faster"
yes. sir. if"
"If inducements were offered Wen. 1
will give you s. bill to get this baby
home safe ana sound before that storm
breaks. He is teething, and we are two
miles from home. \ carriage would
drench ms getting out and we should get.
chilled through its doors and window"
BOXING THE PABY.
Quickly and cozily the sleeping baby
was laid on pillows In the bottom OF the
tin box. and. after seeing the pneumatic
tire gliding swiftly and smoothly over
the cobble stones. the father ascended
the steps of the elevated train to get
home before the mother should have a
chance TO be startled out Of her senses
The weight which a messenger car
riage can carry is very great The rear
wheels support the load. and the cycle
part is so cunningly constructed that
there is a balance that helps along. lust
as small boy can roll great sand
roller which he could by 10 means lift;
or the jumping of a street-car driver
sends the car across a ditch when the
horses have been removed for q min
ute. SO the messenger carriage works
easier than one thinks-only little harder
than the bicycle. with none of the effort
Of balance or the fear of fall.
There Is IN Wall street a dyspeptic
broker who dislikes 10 take his noon
day meal at restaurant He wants to
be sure that the tea is real Bohea and
the bread thrice baked for a despeptic
interior. For long time he carried
down sandwich and a bottle of tea
daily. When he saw the messenger car
riase gliding through along Broadway
he fairly danced with JOY. Just the
thing for my luncheon" said he.
why not have your coachman drive
down every noon?" queried a clerk.
"All you know" retcrted the badly
digested nnancier. "The carriage jolts
everything together and spills 50 much
gravy that | have hash for lunch and
the odor OF the meal for weeks as |
drive home. But this messenger car
rage is different"
Now every day, II you look out for
Il, you may see a large tin box care
fully propelled along Wall street just as
Old Trinity Is striking II. IL IS wheeled
right into the Office OF the broker and
nloadcd. The messenger stores his We
hicle in the corner and slips away 10
his own meal at a l0-cent restaurant.
when the broker has Toasted he returns
gathers up the dishes. silver. tea things
and cloth ana wheels them uptown again
SO quickly does he make the trip that
The teapot stays comfortably warm under
It's th.ck-wadded cosy during the trip
y,:y useful employment, Is made OF
the carriage In transporting Office mail
to the post-oiiice. a firm OF lawyers
having an immCI Sc correspondence send
twice daily locked carriage of par ers
and letters 20 tho general office. The
officials have a key 10 unlock the littic
hack door The messenger wheels back
again. carrying postage stamps paper
Wrappers. envelopes and whatever sta
s,onery is needed. and makes the same
trip again az night.
nor LUxcHss
Al caterers quickly see how TO pamper
and pander the appetitts and wants OF
their patrons II may be taken for grant
"a that the useful and inexpensive little
boz has not escaped their attention.
Along one Of the busiest streets OF New