Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-12
HE NET THE ENEMY.
IpLEg's THRILLING ADVENTURES
IN THE TOWN or HAMPTON.
STALKING FIERCE RED INDIANS
And Laying Low Among h"""re"'
ef Intoxicated old fankees"'
$500, so,d;cr., Home and How
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Travel assurcdly docs broaden a man
mind Last week went to Hampton va
.nd since then I've had 10 have my heau
.ri.rocd 10 accommodate the consequent
intellectual increase. What Is the use OF
hacking Up and running on TO the o'he'
.na ~ the globe whom you can stay right
~ a. vour own state and see thins9
that make you marvel? Almost every
.aav run across something IN TINS oid
Ca,,roonweaith which astonishes ne
WIN. only last month / saw man WIN
declined TO hold public oihce. ~
The country which Adults the Cnesa-
peake and Ohio railway and hes De."ee -
James City county and newport 80
not "A land Of milk and noney' u 80
. hove not seen any o. these aI"S'
eo,'.,,, whenever j have been down III
e. rei,,bbo-hood. but when once you
sar,f,o Newport News things brighten up
,.onaerfuiv. and you encounter simon
-. ,,ospority without any adultefdlohs'
ss-1,,.,',rt Nev,s has been booming so muCh
a, ,bo last Few years that the noise "'s
,nrbe reople Tor miles around. III so"hus
me Tourth-of-July fireworks Soihs on
- - A As with Hampton, too, Wh.ch
- ,,,,,,,ov,n lie municipal knickerboch-
ors end Is about 10 put on long pahss'
1,yn,r was there they showed me 'no
.i,o NJ 5000 building. when WI soVn
CO IN. wruo. there Is only hoie ~ ~
rropn8 now. bat the edince u 10 pe ~,
sorted into the hole. ana me resi- w.
Ia easy enough. Watch That hole VIZ"
q turns inside out and you VIII so0
towering structure.
80 g4har attractions u
- IN its way into good society
- 80. Though is fine airs-its salt airs
a,,S -, areczes. which make It's tempeIA-
60 a. an time agreeable. TO man VIM
10 hes smoke and dust pretty mucn an
= ttf, this salt air Is very a8'ce"DiV,
nvcp II Won do get a little hsny s'uc,'
,,tth a. In fact. You like the hshy siic,i'
zoo for YOU know the FISH were the oiIS
zoos over captured alive, whereas lioae
49, - ,1t &, the inland cities have been
IA so long that they are thinking Oh
,o,,,rr,ction day And then. too, Hahp-
e., is the place 10 get oysters-oys'e
whose family tree Is only equahcu "
,hcir good taste and tender years. A uu
a. this the pl asing sight on ii'.ii'P ,
Roads. twinkiing in the distance WIN
ouiverjng sunbeams ON iis BOSOM anu "
forest OF masts IN its harbor' anu 90"
have a picture which is truly atl fac'.so.
,tost of the streets in this picturesque
"a ,briftv oid town axe wide and well
laid OF. while the business secllOhs pc
cent a busting appearance and pros
,oeroos air soma OF the private Iesl-
dsnces are exceedingly handsome ana
snow that their owners know now 10
.5uggle the American dollar ana s'Ihu
Ss,e lis fecundity. Indeed ] am told
maj there arc some very wealthy men
3n Hampton and that they are sun VIII
sng to aid n little more 10 what theS
now have. This peculiar and unusual ue-
sire for money IS evidenced by tile TACT
that new banks are being formed new
houses erected. and new schemes being
nut ON foot 10 invite the coy and kitten
1sh greenback 20 visit that vicinity IN
large excursion parties.
During my pcregrinations In the busy
community observed several Chinese
1arndres. TO say nothing Of the emma
men themselves. with their hair plated
In PSYCHE knots and their shirts haunting
10 the saline breezes instead OF being de-
pOsited within the inner walls OF their
trousers. When you see iaundries IN a
town you may take that as good sign.
People who wash can always count on
my sympathies, though 1 am willing TO
pardon a few dereiictions In cold weather
The National Soldiers Home. at Hamp-
ton IS. in itself. an object lesson. The
principal lesson it teaches is that there's
a heap in being on the winning side in
war. l don't think I've seen so many
Old Yankees before since l threw down
my arms az ArpomattOx ana proceeded to
come TO Richmond on my legs. Why
gentlemen, the place was fairly blue with
them, and there was not tree for me
TO hide behind. From what l could
gather some 900 Federal soldiers arc
at the home. From the frequency with
which ! heard the Irish brOeue / judge |
that the Muldoon. Murphy. and OShan-
Messy families must have contributed |
generously 10 the ranks which invaded |
our fair land. though the German dialect /
which met my ears quite often also |
shows that the Schmidts, HOlzapfels, and |
Krauses likewise made liberal contrlbu- |
tions These old soldiers were clean. |
well-fed looking and altogether vener-
able Certainly they have no reason to
FOR the institution Is one of
the cleancst and best managed ] have |
ever seen There Is a big theatre on the
spacious grounds boats on the water.
beautiful walkways, ana pensions to beat
thc band
Like some other veterans l have seen.
many OF these Old fellows are very fond
Of drinking a well known beverage which
l. made from corn Others partake Of an
ambcr-colured liquid which foams at the
mouth and is frequently made from hops.
IL you drink enough Of the stuff made
from the hops you are very likely TO get
the jumps. and after the jumps usually
same some severe bumps. But why need
describe liquid so well known TO man.
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