The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-29
THE OLD TIMER
TALKS AGAIN
Writes From a Famous Resort Where
He Is a SojOurner,
TELLS A BIG FISH STORY,
In Which There il n Deal OF Human
Nature as Well a. Fish-If Women
Smiled as Swcetiy as "Unclc
Billy All Would be Happy.

/ BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS. Aug 2S.
! "Pereslnauon and rumorauon
arc the chief attributes left me. said the
old gentleman when 1 met him here yes
terday, "a moving around 10 see the
world and his wife, then to slt down
quietly and try to answer ihe multiplicity
OF large enthusiastic Interrogation marks
I which inevitably present themselves as TO
/ the why's OF human thought and action
| Here 70 little while ago, were folks hoh-
] bling around Ike strins-hait and spawned
/ horses. who reminded me OF the difference
4 between when behring's are aad aIc mot
! running up Blouuts creek. This forces
me 90 tell the difference 90 enable The
"way-raying man 20 under aud.
The late H.. A. Rawiins Esq. OF Berry
/ 1851. This county. told me that ON one oc-
cas.on Dee was riding IBIS then famous
/ saddle horse, Tom telegraph, down
| through lower North Carolina.
lie overlook a denizen of that country
/ and described him as one who appeared
| 20 have been raised on muscatnes and
/ dirt.
Ills hat had scarcely no crown. his od
/ shoes wer. tied around Dis fees with null
| berry bark he had q twne string for DIS
one ral0ws his brecches were patched
un.u they resembled Joseph coat of
many coiors and his general appe} ance
was sad and his manner as humble as
was Mr.. Dxon's. AS De overlook the MAJ
tive DE sad chow dido. my friend?
Where do you lye?' "Bi0unts Creek
/ God bless you. SIR. please give me chaw
0l t0rbarser.' He did so.
A METAM0kpHOsls.
paIu- detained for quite d while 0n bur'-
nos. which earo th. f.h lime ODD brrin
H., c,mo tin Us be iosrncred back he
ao,i, o,er.a.k tine same man. This time
us whole appearance hlI undergone
decided change Doe was dressed in GOOD
clothes new pair of rubber boots.
NOW mir OF rcd raII0ws. good hat. etc
rt.le,,,ty,-.~ his former humble acauaint-
,o.o ro sad gror,, INV friend where
~. ,.,,, u,.. ,..,9" "pfounts Creek by
% Gin boo. como i- anv of your bush
.. -..r,er. 2 uuo sr.h i- llfa The moor
,.ro,.. hove Who were i'm tb. eariv sea-
..,,. ,..,,. bur,fr. arc nov. f-islfre around
lls. four year ODDS in timothy meadow
sns tb. ber-ir.s cl.no our vav I'm n.e-
fborio schools
RICHMOND SPECIMENS.
Tbar .olarda gentleman OF YOUR CITY.
,.f.r >arman " Randolph is here -uf-
q. Fu r d
ra+ r.ror lora tuofher of vour GOOD
ne1Dle ie Air. Thomas Inc Dur.hritrd.naus
brother of our "Iuc.e Billy Cu'lingworth.
What a u.fr .s is raf au M. women
folk have n1r husbands with face. CON.
s,anflv wra..laI I'm .'.a..-- smiles H..e
lf. what "a nr..r.I l.rnv ord vl.ll
f, ,...l1 a.. q,., t.-. Ir.', r.l.r
Ta,Ior fowl. sometime. ,.i.e ,,rs,,r .at
Rio de- Jar.fr, rr,,r and his ,.,,r,,...-
ana beautiful yoYnr y,if. and tba.r
aiopfoI d.u.h.er Miss r,ro pryd
DAUGHTER vi w. Tovne. porf E4o cad
.or or the T.uon Record of Cor'reto1.
Tenn. M,s-r.. McGM. - lfacEiin. of
Petersburg. two such sons of the old
Commonwealth as 10 make us au ,roud
.h4t we mo vi-e.ri9n.
UlSTiNGC SHED DlVINEs
There are several d.-fireuf.beI lfyiros
bcre an,o.o.t sbtn th,.e .f.-..r...s .r-
decd. Dr la9,,.. Drro, off Cba.. ri-y.
Rev. AIR. ST.. j.. Thompson. or Lnts
ton.