Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
THE HORRIBLE EX-
AMPLE OF DEXTER
HENDERSON 3 D 3 D
BY JOHN H. RAFFLRTY

DEING a suburb. Bonnc Ierre was \
n Of course ~aristocTatic." What's !
the use OF being "A suburbanitc unless I
yon can corner and capture that neb- |
ulous but brilliant treasure that is +
SO hard 20 seize i'm bic, vulgar city
social standing" How much easi-
CT il Is 10 bc zone OF our best fami-
lies IN TreesomehurSi than in Chi
caCo. And how much more certain
is ones tenure Of aristocracy there
than in the city. All You have TO DO
is TO di>associate yourself from
trades people. belong" 60 tAinss. ob-
serve the Sabbath. ard play whist
uith some show OF human inteii-
rence.
Having failed 70 carry out these
simple dirccticos Dexter Henderson
fen from grace with che elite of
Boune Terre In spite of the lofty pO-
| sition in society long maintained hy
I the rest OF the Henderson family.
Col Henderson. a southern gentle
man 81 somewhat Puritauical turu
/ OF mind. who could not afford 90 send
| Dexter To college. agreed with some
/ miSgivinrs 10 allow him course in
| the manual training school. That
/ finished. the lusty young fellow
begged for his fathers permission
] and influence 70 get place for him
| in some railroad machine shop. The
| colonel got red a. a turkey gobhler
/ ut the mere suggestion and gave DcN-
! ter TO understand that the vuigarity
| Of his ambition was a thorn in the
tender side OF h.s aristocratic sire.
Ia fault OF better occupation the
youth then fell into the iGle ways Of
the suburban village, than which
there Is 20 surer route TO damnstion.
| lie preferred Quoits 20 whist. hc
played foot ball on sunday with az
eleven from the glass works, DC was
on speaking terms with every servant
girl 81 Bonnie Tcrre. and 90 crown
all ne was shameless enough 90 pat
on = leather apron al Boil Doian's
blacksmith shop and work there
whenever the notion struck him
Dolan said the lad was good smith
bur Col Henderson furiouSly chcyveo
the ends 90 his white mustache ans
thought % tie. lion that had whelpe,
q wolf But Dexter pursued his scan
dalrus part unterrifed. lie matchc,
| cocks with the village druukard
, | pulled OFF, boxing bouts in the Hon
, | derson barn. went fishing with Squil
, y Jones. the barber. and stole kis
t. from Harbine's pretty nurse maid 81
, | plain view OF bali dozen promincn
4 citizens.
p The colonel first cut of Dexter'
= | money allowance. then quit speakin
r 20 him. aud finally ordered h.m @.
the place. That fixed forever SO
Young man's standing" IN Bonn
Terre. and he was ia "a fair way 9
=. be ostracized by the unanimous =,
4 spectacle element when the Spans.
= war broke ont Then ne did what "a
= weli-estabiished scapeRraccs are ma
= | urally expected 20 do-he euiiste.
= When the colonel heard the glad ti.
q irgs he hustled into his stud
~ | locked the door and (no. he didn
- | shed any tears) he got down his 30
lie Of scotch and "hit ~ for thr,
r, cheers.
I'M Dexter. having no mother 20 grie'
"A over him. and his two elder siste
re being married into the most excl
m sive society OF Bonne Terre. spell
m little time over his adieus. lie III
r.. | gered longes; with old Bnu Doian.
az whom, with gentle solicitude. he COZ
,s / mitted his hrindle bull terris
n | Squinty Jones. proud Of the con
iu | dence. became the custodian OF D.
Al ter's fighting chickens. The croy
wv that saw him of on the train "
or ] not made up Of the select OF the '
ur iage, bot "a he waved them good
III young Henderson (the unnatural "
ou garian) actually felt a lump an ,
ou throat and twist In his heal
ad strings.
cir There ought 10 be a lot Of 81
10 put in here about how Dexter ",
as derSon distinguished himself in Z
"a war, how he charged mp San in
no hin and earned his shoulder-straps
ct Picking IN the Chinese Invasion. I
e. ] the trouble is he didn't do any
In | those fhings. He Just went away q
nm ! was never heard of for nearly n
ne | years Then one fine morning
ed. | spring he hoped or the train
20 Donne Terre. roared hellos at eve
hzs body IN sight. and with q squad
ave | admirers AZ his heels marched up
the | street 70 Do,an's blacks NTH sh
ler. Brown and BEARDED as Gains
the | Tartar broader. healthier. happ
the | than ever. dressed in his dirty khs
ED and with nothing better than :
our | geart's stripes and an honorable /.
sod ehsrge from the army TO show q
ne had been az the front, pexfef
-~~~~ ~se@ - = $780,