Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21
AMONG THE PULLETS.
The Idler ChirpS About Spring Chickens
on The Allegheny Lawn.
YOUNG MEN ARE IN DEMAND.
Refreshments Follow tn, Evening
Dance-The Children, Green Apples,
md the River-Al Are Interested
in baseball.

AILEGHANY SPRINGS, July 2o.-Dear
Editor You know how timid and coy /
am. When | reached this place I felt
Ike A stray chicken in barn yard. ex-
pected that all the old hens and ROSTERS
on the premises would come up and peck
at me- But il was not so. Everything
went contrary 20 my expectations. On
ali sides | saw sweet young puilets dressed
in dainty summer costumes, and before l
had settled myself my ears caught the
cheerful chirp Of Juvenile chicks as they
scratched up the grass on the lawn. IL
was not many minutes before ! realized
that / was part and parcel Of the gather
ing. Nobody said: "You shan't play in my
back yard On the contrary the old hens
and ROSTERS. the dainty pullets, and even
the spring chicks welcomed me upon their
reservation, and ere many hours had
passed / felt like King Shanghai who
had beaten the world's record at scratch
ing. 1t Is sweet TO b. thus welcomed
sweet 10 have folks rush UP TO you and TO
intimate that they are glad you're living
| don't exactly know whether they took
me under their wings on account OF my
Governor O'Ferrall was expected on the
same train that brought me hither He
didn't come, and maybe people ml.tOok
me for him. Ii such be the case l fear
he will resign. Stlll, folks oughtn't 70
blame me because l don't disabusc their
minds OF mistaken impressions. II l have
a CUB rnatOrial air about me ii isn't nay
s@g.t
For many years II mas been my custom
TO brighten the watering places OF Nr-
GINA with the sunshine OF my presence.
My name is enshrined on the hotel regis
ters OF nearly every resort in this q. -.
G. Grand old Commonwealth. but verify
have never planted my little carpet-bag
upon a prettier spot or felt more Ike
summer girl than | DO on this present
occasion. The Alligator Springs is truly a
beautiful place. and one calculated 10
make duner feel that he should be CRATE
ful 10 his father and mother for allowing
him to be born. The grounds and lawn
remind me something OF the Capitol
Square, for they have an exquisite rolling
slope that suggests a great big ten-pin
ball with green whiskers. Everywhere the
grass IS green-nOt that grass is In the
nabit OF being anything else but green
but then this grass is 50 darned green.
IL makes me recall NeDuCNduIeZldTi anu
| can't help thinking how he would enjoy
himself If he were turned out 10 Craze on
these Montgomery hills. He would eat
himself TO death in course OF time. and
prior to his demise he would chew his
cud in his sleep For my part / propose
10 eat myself 70 death. too. I want TO
fatten up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
am drinking three different kinds OF min
eral water: also. that popular vegetable
compound known as whiskey. Our waiter
is mind-reader. When first sat at his
table he saw through all my designs. He
brought me supper for four. 1 threatened
to give him a quarter If he kept that
thing up.
We had a german here last night. and
I wore my white crepe Decline. As might
have been expected. young men were
scarce They are way above par and a
good-sized male being with a moustache
will bring almost any figure. Those who
manipulate the light fantastic toe COM
mand their weight in gold, which in my
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