Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-30
: Miller & RhOads

,-oice without a moments warning. says:
'.pannv what make that ole man tax so
much" t..,. s,,,c-
ing through all our section Of the church'
bn, are afraid TO pounce on the youns-
ster. for fear that any attempt al cor "
ton will precipitate matters We ~
strategy. | silently hand him my p"chel
hook as the best available instrument o.
amusement. but he refuses 10 be comfort,
ed. Il want to go home nc says, az
his infantlle voice rings out over ei,e
whole church, and all The counting cou-
MES litter and the little girls and boys
ciegle. 1t is then that the om:nCus
"husb. hush" Of the Commander-in--hle
floats out on the air, but II Is usele9s;
Raker's Dozen wants 10 go nome anu
having made up his mind TO this ehect
ali the kings horses couldn't stop nm
And so. solemnly and peacefully' We
gather mn the whole string OK them, N
indian file. and get them out OF churcn,
while the preacher pretends he uo'sH
see what's going on. -,,.,.,.
when We get the covey OF hedguI'7s
back home and punishment has DSeh
melted out according TO the Judlci1l uIs-
-rotto, Of the Lord High Executioner,
She decides that there are three or FOUR
sick old ladies who ought to be visited
before dinner. and / am delegated TO ac-
companv her on this errand, after whlCH
ve return TO find that II is the COOK
evening off, and that We must stay at
home 10 guard and protect our progeny
Rnt 7 cannot tell the rest OF the pio-
gramme. 1t makes my bones acne
woman may be smart and quick as
creased lightning, and may possess az
e. n
the masculine qualitles-that Is 10 Say'
good horse sense, practical ways. preVily
OF speech. and absolute independence
sba never gets so cultured or hignly
ci,,il,2ed that she viii abandon the use
~ a stub pen. This autographed In
str,Iment is the Joy OF her soul. and no.
tbine could make her forsake IL. though
Cfttinoos she receives hints from gentle
men friends that her manuscript Is mae
ous ana that a fine pointed pen "ould
materially alter things for the better
Indeed the writing OF women gets worse
and worse every day. decade or 20
ayo some enemy of mankind introduced
a fashion which required the UNFAIR sex
10 ADOPT a large, angular nand"Fluhs'
and since that day the trouble mas peyh
steadily increasing To-Day the sHi NHV
wishes to be in good form writes mana
which would dwarf the lettering On CIR
ems Hills and put the Egyptian hierogly-
r,bics IN the blush. On twenty pages Oh
latter paper she conveys-or rather pre-
tends 20 convey-information which would
he extrayagant waste for postal card.
The communication bristles Ike porcu-
nine with angles, and the fsa@'s. MS rs,
- IS ana MS. all fashioned alike ana
without discrimination, loom up before
vou I'm a yeritable forest of Ink ana IL
ieeibiIity. To make things more obscure
II arght be needed for that purpose--.n :.
49,. 'a.ss and so. when you get letter
from her YOU feel that one OF The great
-, ofrictions OF lie has befallen you.
oar ersndmothers would have stood on
their powdered heads u they could ,Sair nave ave
saen tNs horrible writing. In their d"s
ssn, ,,Lsa 70 see good penmanship. ana
we're not ashamed when they wrote ies,,
bly All the letters were carefully anu
Sa,n,lv formed, and neatness and IN
tellisibillty were important considsra-