Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-05

Ladies' Ribbed Merino Wool Combina-
ton suits. White and Na'H1," na sp 20
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tandem they instinctively made a gap In
The human wall. and let her pass through
,i,o1cb who brought up the rear, was
oh,,sod and yilihed. and pushed ana
sbovod and accused of being no gentle
ma, ana threatened and assaulted untl
was in as much danger as cat aihoHs
boys.
For 200 yards ! was dragged along IN
this fashion. until ] would fain nav
committed suicide, when suddenly lhe
Oueen Bee espied a pile OF lumDer' oii
which were comfortably seated SUIT ~
men. She resolved 10 storm lhls
hence. capture the position. ana hahh we
-omv with my humble self, ana l"IlI
With proceeded to get IN me "i
plunoing toward her victims she pe'"-
i.ntl, Exclaimed: "Wen, | DO think IL Is
- bord case that a Virginia lady-a lazy
,'.,,b a whole family Of helpless niue
cbfdren-cannot be allowed TO see
tbino When / was a girl no genueiila"
,,.o,,id have thought OF taking adVahldse
90 y woman by physical force. In those
davs tbev gladly assisted women pul
things have changed now.
Tbie heavy cannonade had a percepu-
HE effect on the occupants OF the eiii'-
hence but. as a matter OF iact. they wei
so hemmed in that 1t was dlfhcuit ~ So
down off the lumber. Each man ~ -
- eeen,ed inclined to surrender ana
~ 80 f,sulade had the desired erect
"Of course ought not to expect any
thing better nowadays; my own husp"iu
49, t,e+ os selfsh as the rest. Men IN THESE
1a,-e are nothing but seltshness.
rrbo twenty men, under this terrIhc hIe'
.,-Itoa ev,av and the COMMANDMENT
chief took the position. AS men are Ho'
o,,,octod IN he polite TO ladies nowadays
,s &c tbcse victims, IN her OPINION
- forced 10 do what they did. she ulu
no+ botber to thank them for surrehuer
Ing Instead Of allowing me 10 ENJOY 'le
frI3its OF her victory. she posted me Oh
- e-ro,nd below TO beat back the crowd
.ne she insisted. was one of the rough
est and most incOnsiderate she hau ever
seen.
Tho children persisted in asking every
hody for yards around If the DOCK WIS
In ocean and then they took II INTO 'helr
| roads that Mr. Trigg was KIM oi
/ ont who would push the BOAT OIL W
..Itio,,s" all bv himself. Every time they
] eor, a big man they wished 10 KNOW II ne
we're the ship-builder. Not even tne 30
ident attracted them but the CoIiiiia,iuel
,r-Chief. who had recently seen anu en-.
dorsed him in Washington Ieiiidi heu 10
ne certainly was cute Ioohihe' ~ ~, -ho
ho bad such a sweet face Nheh sne
Gov, "NIr. Fitz Lee" she also got sush-
a., o,d started to cheer for him. Every
-, else was absorbed at the time, ana
satsd ia notice her enthusiasm, where-
mon she furiously addressed the crown
evclaiming: "Why don't you noher lol
80 Won amt even proud OF your OWL
when Mckinley spoke she strained hei
oars 10 catch his remarks, and, not uhuer
standing him distinctly. called on me !,
interpret his speech. As was ourIeS
undcr several strata Of human beings
n',I5r,t heor myself. and this infuriate'
her She swore l was the most neip'''
human being she had ever seen.
nv and bv the string Of juveniles be
oor,e innatient. and accused the fresi
6ont of talking as much as preacher
,rbeir demands for Mr.. Trigg TO push IN
toot off the sticks" became more ant
- c,a,norous. and. to soothe them
VOC produced the biscuits which we ha'
with us. an.
Finallv the critical moment came, AM
the uim craft slid gracefully INTO 'he We
ter while the crowd ldiSV" -, a.
howl of applause and all the whistles i
Christendom footed Instead or pleasihs
the brats they became terrneu-pdnio
stricken. and attempted 10 stahPeue
From my hrst-born down 10 Baker 5 DoH
an there arose the cry, " ] want 10 g
nome. I want TO go home" The queer
Rec. sin holding up her petticoats VIII
her LEFT hand. huzzed fast ana iurlousiy'
and rebuked me on general principles
rho, nandemonium ensued. The wood
pile was like a hornets nest WINE ti'
narrow street packed and Jammed 10 IL
uttermost capacity, became csnin'
,naes Of humanity. The vast crowd be
can 10 move. and. once set in motion
tbera was no checking It, l was called
mon 10 perform few feats of whici
samson would have been proud. AS fa'
as owe could reach was this maze OF races
Women and children. old and young, Were
caught IN the surging tide, ana swan
nast rs. like Aotsam and jetsam Dorm
along bv some mighty tide. Occasionali'
a lacerated ear. a screaming woman
believing boy. or a brutal negro, SNOW
inc and elbowing for life, would twlhki'
before our eyes. and In another SECOND
disappear IL was horrible TO see the eN
| pregsions on those anxious faces; 10 hot'
! their heIplessness. and sense or danger
ia hear the shrieks OF children, and 10 SCI
1 The ruthless bands OF rutians, who. haVin'
the physical strength TO protect them
selves exulted in the excitement an'
danger.
was held responsible for II all Jus
why | was TO blame | do not remember
but never will l forget the censures whlci