The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
THE MALE ORPHAN MESSENGER.
Monthly Published by the Boys in the
Male Orphan Asylum.

| Inc Male orphan Messenger IS inc
name OF a notify publication issued By
the youthful inmates OF the Male Orphan
Asylum, situated just southwest of the
corporation limits. The editor OF the
paper is Mrs. Joseph r. GILL; the faithful
and indetatigable superintendent Of the
| institution. and the proceeds from the
| sale of the paper which is printed on
| the place. goes towards the support OF
| the institution. Most of tho articles that
| appear in the Messenger are contii5.
uted by the boys of the institution, and
| some of them are very creditable pro-
| ducts OF the pen. which would even be
/ attributed to some far more expert
enced writer's. A description of the re-
| cent trip TO Old Point, given ty one II
| the boys under tho name of Wright Live
| ly, In the September number. May be
| taken as a fair specimen. The article
| in question reads as follows
We'll you see there was no getting out
| OF IL. The Editor said / must do it, and
when the Editor says anything. 1t has
to be done. Then the Editor, you know.
is also superintendent, and what mortal
would dare disobey the one i'm whom the
powers of both of these Offices are vest
ed? There was no help; 10 think OF such
when the Editor-Superintendent said |
must write something about the grand
| excursion to Old Point, It had 10 be done
| SO here it goes:
| To begin, the boys were along. Every
| one OF the celebrities was present. ''Brui-
| SER" who writes those delightful letters
we all read and enjoy, and who | am told
| is ever ready to try has fstic abilities
on anyone his size or under. was along.
! and had even consented to wear bath
| ing-suit. bill Flip" who generally has
a smile on his face and Is another as
| pirant for literary honors, and who is a
sort of a rival OF "Bruisers," was also
present. Then BLIZZARD" who is as chock
| fun OF baseball as a book of rules of
| the game, and who can talk more about
the national sport TO the square inch OF
time than anyone you ever met was
also along. and did nothing but discuss
! baseball. going, coming. in bathing and
everywhere else ne went. All the smart
and duh boys, the industrious and lazy
boys, the good and bad boys were pres
ent, and all were In for having a good
time.
Immediately upon arriving at Old Point
they went in bathing, MIR. +. y. Pike,
the genial manager OF the Hygeia Hotel,
having kindly given them permission
Such a time they had. The water was
rather cold, and they didn't stay In quite
as long as they would have liked TO, but
they did enjoy themselves. That duck
ing match between "Bruiser" and "Bill
Flip" came near ending in little I'M
pleasantness. which is the polite way of
speaking OF a fight. Clint did not make
the attempt to swim TO the Rip Rams.
saying the water was too cold The boys
say. THAT is a nice way to get off; we
knew he couldn't do it." Clint contented
himself by replying, That's all right,
/ can swim across the canal. and that is
a great deal more IMAM n lot OF you all
can do; faint no use talking; you didn't
even go out to the raft"
After the bath came dinner, and what
boy IL not charmed with that word?
Suffice 1t to say that it did not take them
many minutes to dispose OF the large
quantity of eatables that had been taken
along.
After satisfying the inner man-prob-
ably / should say. the inner boy-all
went up to "Roseland," the palatial man
sion OF Mrs. Harrison Phoebus. They
went in wagons hired by Mrs. Phoebus
for their special use. at her residence
the boys rendered several OF their songs
and were further refreshed with cream
and cake. 1t was served by eight pretty
young ladies, and one of the larger boys
told me he believed he actually fell in
love with all eight. He was not quite
certain whether he was in love or not.
but said he had a very queer feeling,
which nc couldn'. understand. / advised
him to consult a physician; that possibly
he might have neart trouble. That Is
all fiction about hts not knowing what
it is to be IN love, for | can count ex-
actly seventeen young ladies. who he
has told me at different times were his
sweethearts.
After leaving "Roseland" a drive was
taken through thr National Soldiers
Home. the Normal School grounds. and
Hampton, which was much enjoyed a
walk through Fortress Monroe finished
up the day. and ii was soon time for the !
train TO leave.
The trip back was uneventful: every |
body took a nap. such maps as one can |
only get on train. Most OF the boys |
came from the depot in the Die wagon. |
On the way one OF the wheels came of, |
but no damage was done, beyond a gen. |
eral shaking up and several falling out. !
one boy. 50 l am told. hasn't stopped |
fussing yet because another boy happen |
ed 70 sit on his head. while the latter |
boy says he was not anxious to sit on |
such hard seat anyway.
Now that is all / have to say about
the excursion. Everybody that went had |
4 splendid time. and If you didn't 90. |
you don't know what you missed. 80
my advice Is 10 make yourself perfectly |
miserable, thinking OF that lost opportu-
liiy, and get satisfaction by going out
md giving Mrs. Gill the dollar that you
would have spent on ticket. And next
year. II there is another excursion, ana
Hrs. Gill tells me she expects there will
)e. dont forget to go. not only yourself,
)ut take all your family. and II you are
rot married, why then take every one
II your sweethcart.. They won't object,
am sure.
Another article. which in part bears
IN the Same subject, appeared in the
anne number under the nom lie plume
'Bruiscr." Ii reads as fellows:
Il is mad. We is done coined back
rom Old Point, but . mad all the same.
'rilla Keeton amt got TO gai's hair, he
$ done cut II all of.
zone day last week one lady called
ne Nancy Hanks. and this week aul a
al, cose ruined away and is got on
dress, is. Now the boys all call me
fancy. and I Is mad Just wait til
m a boy again. ana Is going to fight
yerything On the place.
we Is got 10 go TO school don't see
10 use, cose / can read and write, and
ohody kin do more than that. knows
Is smart, core every body say so, shey
I'VE had fine time on our picnic. We
idn't have no nice time swimming, cose
re had TO swim in clothes. and We didn't
yer swim In clothes before. We went
oraaf hio h0tfea whore they callai