The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-26

worth reading. 1t has also done great
deal of good. Among other things, it has
encouraged me to call i'll all the auto
biographies have ever written and also
several that have been written without
my knowledge.
If this little sketch, copied verbatim,
should prevent any misguided member
of the legislature or warn him just as he
is about to write life of himself, so
that the space may be used for pure
reading matter instead, the object of
this paragraph will have been attained.
Ollie X. Sox is an assumed name
which have given him in order to spare
his family, in which direction may say
he is extremely we'll fixed
After giving date of birth, etc., he
goes on:
Next Iwent to school to governess
and she was Miss Squirting who had
mind SO easy that the smallest child
could learn from her and was one of
them children who learn we'll and read
lily. The next day was sent on call
to Newark. N. j., to Miss Brown to
dine and then tho next day sec the Buck
ingham hotel i'll New York and sec tho
sleeping beauty. 1 next took my music
box to be fixed on 20 1878. On tho fol
lowing Monday I went to q colored en-
tertaiMment called Tho Fools Revenge.
1t was very fno. then went to have
my watch fixed and was using Papa g
whilo mine was away. On the following
Saturday [ went to the Dentists at 80
being in May 1878. On September IL
1873 I i1,h rc |,
er-in-law but was soon down sick for Il
week until the 16 of September The
reaction was too great for mo to go so
violent into the play ground in the bust
ness of life but yet what once endured
cannot be obscured and to-day am ono
of the leading men in the newspaper
kingdom. -
1t seems to me that q man who would
visit the Buckingham hotel and witness
sleeping beauty ut the same time
would do we'll to keep it us quiet as pos
sible; otherwise it might be used against
him in the future.
Still the old adage afterward quoted
that what is onco endured cannot be OBJ
scured-may come i'll there, which re-
minds me of the expression made by
man who asked mo the other day for a
temporary loan of So to pay debt
which he owed to my wife He said
that 10 doubt it might look to me like
'robbing Peter to Stay Paul." but it
was all right.
The postmaster at the place named
below sends mo note of inquiry which
l insert here in order to aid good cause.
Should any reader Of this page recall to
memory dear man with pair of mules
named Jen and Beck about 10 years ago
or at present, and claiming to be a
'batchelor' (the man, / mean), will he
write to the address given and thus
throw light Oh one who evidently is not
bachelor at present or 10 years ago?
People whose business calls them into
society where persons who like their
dram are most likely to be found will
do we'll to remember Mr.. Randolph and
keep an eye out for pair Of mules
named Jen and Beck at present or 3
years ago:
OCT 9th 05
Mr postmaster Wellington ills pleas inform
me. If you Know anything of man by tho
name OF Randolph claiming to be an old Batch
elor hvcing in your town or coantry. about 10
years ago CT MT present. Randolph is q man
that ulster like his Dram About 10 years ago
he owned II pair of mules. Their names were
Jen and Beck. resp yours
n. s. RANDOLPH
Cassyill Barry Co. Mo.
A scared postmaster and q new wom-
an got up quite an excitement in the lit.
tie town Of Pokeberry Branch recently.
The postoffice sold to tho lady money
order payable to those rising young mer.
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