Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-08-04
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Nj AO4 IL came 10 pass tnaI these
~ two young persons. man and wife.
living comfortably In Washington, de-
cidsd about two months ago that Wash
ington was not Of sufficient size for
them. Likewise, they mutually con-
cluded that Washington was slow.
Furthermore. il struck them both at
lone and the same time that there didn't
seem 10 be anything doing In Wash
lington. and the male person of the
couple referred 20 the capital Of the
nation as a burg of no speed whatso-
ever worth mentioning and alluded TO
IL In caustic terms as being all right
in Its way, but Sleepy Hollow at that
lin al OF which the wife of his BOSOM
.coincided with him.
''All OF which," said the male person
of the couple, naturally leads up to-"
New York. OF course" replied the
wife OF his bosom.
Whereupon. after pRtronizing their
Washington friends a whole lot, in
deed, and telling their Washington
friends that they were sorry 20 leave
them behind IN poxy old place that
didn't know il was alive like Washing
ton, and declaring in loud and specific
terms, subject TO no misconstruction
whatsoever, that New York would be
good enough for them for the remain
der OF their natural lives, they depart
ed for New York. AS they sped out of
the station on the train they reviled
Washington upto each other and re-
marked that Washington wouldn't do.
and that they were tickled almost fool
ish at the prospect OF arriving within
n matter of five hours or so at point
where they would have every oppor-
tunity TO get a run for their money.
Arrived In New York, this pair OF
Washingtonians, man and wife. hesi-
ltated not 10 express themselves as be-
Ing deliriously happy.
Its the only town, amt it?" said
the male person, Deaming upon the
wife OF his bosom.
''The only town." she echoed.
Look at this blaze OF lights" said
the male person, pointing his cane at
the bule-electric sign over the Broad
way pugilists' saloons and the Broad
way restaurateurs' polite-robbery es-
Establishments; don't see blaze of lights
like this down In little old Washing
ton, do you? Real althing, this, isn't #?
. Plenty of action here, isn't thcre?''
"Oh, lots" replied the wife OF his
BOSOM
Great TO De In the maddlng crowd,
once again, isn't it?'' he went on.
pointing out the surging throngs Of
beautifully dressed bunco steerers and
other promoters rushing hither and
yon In their anxiety TO pail ..good
things" in advance of each other.
'Don't see people like this in the little
old place down there. do you?''
No she replied with so much con-
viction. as IL were. that he had TO look
at her closely TO see II she were really
enjoying herself
"Clever bunch. aren't they7" said
the male person of the couple when
they took their first table d'hote dinner
atthe Blne Dog restaurant. pointing out
the disheveled artists, the gay and glad
some shoe clerks. the ladies with great
SORROWS and futures behind them (not
TO speak of their prismatic hair and
their ineradicable complexions), the
imaginative and imaginary writers.
who toll not. neither do they spin; the
pale versifiers with T. Chatterton
make-ups. against whom Ito hear the
T. Chaftertons) ali publishers are
leagued in one vast, cruel conspiracy;
the "slteniat" physioians, whose prac-
Nes consists In the writing Of Lom-
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