Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-22
AS SEEN BY OTHERS.
A DISPATCH CORRESPONDENTS
VIEWS OF RICHMOND.
THE VAUDEVILLE VISITED.
son Hotel and other Points of In
tcrest-she Didn't See Jasper-The
Markets and the Graveyards.
Special Correspondence.)

peake and Ohio in exactly the same
spot-fxed as the Blue Ridge mountains;
lasting as the planet it helps to belt
one foot washed by the Atlantic, the
other by the Ohio; it stretches one hand
TO friendly nations across the seas, and
grasps with the other the mighty COM
merce Of the West. Run? Not much!
The Chesapeake and Ohio was put down
here 10 stayr'
The Major IS fluent on a solid theme;
but by this time l edged In a word to ex-
plain that I did not want the Chesapeake
and Ohio to run" at least not from me.
but was simply en- route on little trip,
and only wanted the correct time and
place to make my point.
"AH right" was the answer. "Sche-
dulles cheerfully given. You want 10
take the 1920 \. VI. train"
"But. hold on. / don't want to take the
train; all I wish to carry is little lunch.
a bottle OF cold tea, and my note book.
1 can't bother taking along a whole rail-
way"
The Major smiled. and we felt about
even on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way running" from the mountains to
tidewater.
The possession Of a regular ticket read
ing via the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
entities one to travel by the vestibule
special The yostibule features commend
themselves to every traveller. The vibra-
ton OF the train IS reduced to mini
mum, and the crystal enclosures greatly
enhance the beauty OF the route Coming
out from the castellated heights en-
closing Alton and through a succession
Of smaller tunnels. one glimpseS the great
valley OF the Piedmont with its majestic
BACKGROUND towering away In long, rolling
knobs. / entertain the profoundest re-
spect for mountains. They convey TO me
an idea Of permanence and stability. One
considers that the earth Is pretty sub
stantlal old ball after all, and that the
mountains are bolts to rivet us in cosmic
space together. / was glad, however,
when the last tunnel was cleared ana
the young folks settled themselves to me
inevitable, which occurs at GREENWOOD.
Par parenthesis Greenwood is the sweet
est point on the Chesapeake and Ohio
line-one man ships honey from this place
in thousand-pounds consignments.
STUDY OF HUMAN NATURE.
If you wish to study human nature,
! scan your fellow-travellers on railway
One-third Of these are usually OLD MAIDS,
spectacled and prim; one-third men, ana
one-third matrons and young girls. 10
whom life-at least outwardly-is at hish
tide. And yet three other passengers
were Of neither class. One was maniac
| carefully guarded by his attendants; an
| other a culprit upon whom the outraged
! law had seized and bound in chains. My
! other traveller? She was bride. Earth
| and air and sky lent JOY to her wedding
! day. Every hour was gay as marriage
| hell. Life glittered and beckoned. dei
| comnanion was taking her to his father
home. At a wayside station the tram
halted; EN- masse the family were thers
TO meet the new daughter. and L watched
the Old man as his white locks showed
down upon her and he greeted her WIN
| fathers kiss.
Behind my notebook, sweet bride,
watt YOU a little caress as the train
| mills out and winds its smiling way
| ahead through fair meadows, cool forests
and ripening orchards; shining steel rails
| ahead: behind, the mountains, softeneo
into mysterious beauty by distance
| Charlottesville, o, yes, place OF the
University of Virginia; Gordonsville, re-
! nowned for it's quadruped chickens
| Louisa. Mineral City, the klondike OF
Virginia. We have the chocolate LANDS
| away beyond and are getting upon MS
torical erounds-shaGes OF Patrics
Hanrv and Henry Clay hover about
Hanover and doubtless materialize In me
ala courthouse some miles away. The
Chesapeake and ONO crossing Oh lh'
Chickahominy defined the boundary o.
the field OF COMBAT arOuhu ni0i'iiioii'
from 1862 to 1855.
Tho nlouqhshare has conquered tn
sword. thickly planted fields OF corn arr
either side. and cleaning emeralds o
grassy fields I'm front. Faster and faste
turn the wheels, telegraph poles, fences
hav-stac<s. and big barns are flying I'M
otber Uav an old darby with mule
etons I'm the middle of a furrow anC
we. bis tattered hat; houses multiply
suburban residences on the hills above
dirty black-fenced backwards skirtin'
tho railway below; machine-shops ant
the Changing OF bells; lean away out
the sun is setting with a luminous
cononv of crimson and gold-l am II
Richmond.
DEAR. OLD RICHMOND.
r,ros there n man with soul so dead,
VIZ never TO himself hath said:
7 love my own, my native land'
or CITY. for this admirable interrogation
is addressed solely TO the soul or your
truly. l was never more allve 10 the ioV
T have for dear, old Richmond tnan du
ring this sojOurn or rev days-the mrs
time for years-and l am not gong l
saw how many, because some Oh III
Sr,snde have. unfortunately, very goo
memories.
poIoved Richmond Throned as ancien
pone on seven hills, that dea
citv ~ the South, many and varied wer
~ touching memories awakened in m
heert as 1 again trod thy familiar streets
Or befter still. rode In thy unfamilia
cars Nav only thy prices, and not IN
etadous grow less. May meritorou
ar,hition lead thee not into twenty-nine
storv buildings and theatres, the per
forynance of which do not even stop 10
,,eoIe nanny am 1 to have found the
-, tbou art-a little more or less.
when nv city friends Hospitality con
.orrod that should have good time,
! desired 10 I'll UP an enticing programme
ra,,en,bered a Richmond story / ono
, hoard about Black Tom, and begged 70
the vaudeville.
A Richmond gentleman, In the old days
han Rlack Tom played there asked tn
-, aFtar one OF his brilliant concert.
,au him what he SHOULD like as
.,r,sor. %, "Some candy and three ginge
cakes" said Tom, with his innocent grir
poins from the country, i had an ide
49, must make up for much lost tins
- ,rduIged In few new vanities-
80 a feeling that in some lines my edu
-, mad been neglected. To the vaud'
~, 20 went Among other things o
, - rrooramme lady came out In
"a dress with a blue sash, and trag