Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-06
Mss. PATriE eSTEnE NeGeHeE.

to the SOUTH from under a cloudy. ftfus
sky, came many shlps' toss.ne
and uncertain. and each snip
bore the name Of a Southern state. ana
each deck held many women, their faces
all perplexed and longing. but now light
ing with rapture and gratitude, as they
behold this great Pharos we have erected.
giving them light TO read the chart ana
compass. which Heavenly Father mas
nIaced in their hearts and minds TO guide
them DER the waves of time, and at ias''
tho, worn and weary. to land them in that
haven of perfect peace.
when Was Young.
One OF the brightest speeches OF the oc-
% sion was that delivered by Miss Mary
Carter Anderson. Ii was in sprlghtly'
humorous vein, and she managed TO Keep
her hearers In a continual roar OF merri-
ment
crime has touched me gently IN his race.
And left no odous burrows in my race
ran the legend coupled to the toast. MISS
Anderson said: II will confess that
know more about toasts now IMAM When
came to the hotel. In fact, am ilke the
small boy who went 70 Oid folnt ana
caught his first crab, and SAID, rms Is
1.hat I thought / had. and this is what
hos heen gathered from reports OF after
a,noar sneeches made by men. which have
heen nrinted in the papers. They are not
generally very clever, and only on such
cut and dried subjects. as virginia
srhe Ladies. God Bless En- The Amer
team Eagle or kindred themes. But my
subject deals with things that touch my
heart. and. like Marc Antony, can only
tell the things do know. ana, Ike hins
Tears poor Cordelia. My hearts more
richer tnan MY tongue and as the ola
song saws. When the heart feels most the
Inns move not When l was young Is d
very indefinite term, and certainly an am
bjguous one; for who can say "hen one
ceases to be young or when one begins 10
grow old. The French are very poiite
people, l believe, ana they nave saFAhs
mai one Is always the age of ones heart.
That's very nice II 1t happens TO be true,
hut old Horace being a Roman and not
beine polite, says it's 4 sure sign o. OLD
are 70 like TO talk about the time when
Won were young. There's one person In
history whose name / am sorry l don
know. but whose conversation has come
down to US / have a very great sympa-
thy for that man. All his conversation
begins. %. don't you remember-don you
remember sweet Alice, Ben BoitT But
what Mr.. Bolt replied / don't know. only
hone he YVES more encouraged than am,
for when say Don't you remember my
friends generally say. You don't expect
me TO remember as long as you do, do
your
when I was young," The old insu-
t,,te presents the same appearance to-
dav as II did then. 1t has rot "crum-
bled to decay" as in Ben Bolts song. l
no fret |
the old institute. had no doiing father
or fond mother to tell the principal what
a fine head l had for mathematics, or
what a musical genius / was. In fact,
/ didn't know how 10 ring the door bell.
I suppose I knew how that bell ought
10 be rung. but while I was trying TO
screw my courage 10 the pulling point,
small boy with all the prococity and
c,eyerness Of the city youth rushed up,
and In a ronchalant manner gave tie
bell a vigorous pull. I stood aghast at
tne young ones cheek. but when he
gained an entree / shared 1t with him.
LIFE-DREAM REALIZED.
When l entered the institute ! felt
tha, the dream OF my life had been
| realized. and the love and reverence and
respect for my Alma Mater has never
eft me from the time stood within her
walls raw, green, country girl, until
to-day when i stand among you. an old
woman talking with the garrulity OF ago
| Of the time when she was young. You
| carrot. Of course. be interested in all
the agon;es OF that frs; day. Country
girls dent know much, but they learn.
| After l had been greeted very cordially
| by the genial principal In tat manner
| so peculiar 70 her. l was shown round
the bulldog by young lady who seemed
| TO me 10 be Venus personified. SIZE We y
| kindly told me where TO put my hat. my
] feel and what to do with my hands.