Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-29

Guttenly talkin' nice bout Mars Skel-
ton Williams and peers To be nifty glad
he dun buyed de road. and dsy is look
in for big 'provemeuts all long de line
Mars William. ! don't like de looks Of
dat skull yo' got dat' on va desk very
much. Thankcc. sab. ;hankee. sab.
Mars William. good bye and de Lord
Dress yo'."
I am frequently amused "a, the ef-
fervescent enthusiasm and the gigan-
tic communicativenes Of young faith
ers over the recent arrival In their
families OF 4 prospective heir In say
ing young fathers | mean when there is
only one little one to buy shoes for and
Ia walk the floor at night with. How
ever. when 1t comes To shotinS Il dozen
or more little feet and tr3mping the
cold. midnight mating with 4 dear
darling in each arm. ana not half
enough arms 10 Accommodate the wee
lets. the Overlooking, passionate zeal
and the Voiuminous supply of euloSi :
tic wind over babies gives way U
WEAKNESS and thoughts unfit for pub.i-
cation fill the mind I recently heard
OF young paternal Predecessor whose
! display of oratory about one poor lit
| tie baby WAS equal to the effort Of an
| ambitious young attorney With his irsi
/ case in chancery. The gentleman IS
/ salesman III big Mjn-Street shoe
.
| talk with patent-leather praises until
| several customers didn't kuoW Wheth-
| er they were in an up-to-d0tc loot
wear establishment OF IN infantiie
Home. The fellows boss made reason
| able excuses for his late arrival NJ
work. and the length of time he took
I for dinner. but ii is understood the
| neirhborinE storekcepers have gotten
m n petition to the effect that they
hear enough baby-talk from their own
employees. and asking the shoe mer-
/ chant TO keep his salesman nj home UNI
| til he gets over the attack OF infantile
mania. Some people haven't got much
patience with these poor devils. posi-
/ bly because they have never undergone
/ Il similar experience; but, for my OWL
! part. don't mind il at all. In fact
! really love to hear them give express
| sion to their enthusiasm. for II Isn't
/ everybody that enjoys such Il privilege
| Farmer jeremiah Jones came to town
Yesterday and called on his son. Wall
/ my boy. | see Il number of folks wallin
'roun ON the streets with yallar signs on
] thar arms marked hands or They
/ must be mighty TEDIOUS people.
"Frcedom of speech ana thought
'reers to he alright in private. but
/ faint always Their correct thing in pub
lie. as General Eagan has no doubt
learned ere this.
.Excavating for the new postonice
several points of view. Even the pa
pers are furnished subjects to GOSSIP
cutertainingly about. if it is mere
skeleton.
Thar peers TO be er now triumrer-
ate formed with Grover Cleveland, Col
Bryan and Senator Hoar on the cor
/ Iers.
seems ter me the Congressional
Election Committee will have er mighty
hard time reconciling Dr. Wises con
test papers with Mi. Noung's reply, bu
thar cant no teclin' what er Republic
can congressional committee kin do.
Peers to me from reading The paper
that if any public man has any doubt
as to his future actions he would have
them removed by perusing the dali,
periodicals.
The niggers seem ter think rather
hard of not bein' allowed to witness
cake walk given by thar own race"
BILL GOSSETTlI.