Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

Eolfe certainly showed the most mar
vellous stupidity when it came to the
matter Of self advertisement. In th%
first pace, he let John Smith get per-
manent niche in history merely through
being rescued by Pocahontas. Had Roft
figured in that little incident his
name would now be revered by every
true FirGirian-nay. more, he would have
at Itist twenty % ands Of cigars named
after him. let alone bahins-powders ana
corn meal And there would be all sorts
OF monuments TO him, too. and wool
cuts in every child's history to show the
various and blood-c,:rding ways III
which he was rescued To my certain
knowledge, John Smith was rescued in
at least hundred different ways. If
YOU don't believe me, cons It the pic
lures in the textbooks and see for your
self.
Without wishing to offend n any way
the large family connexions of the =
tleloan who was the beneficiary Of Poca-
hontass Timely int.rcessions. ! am con
strained TO say that ! don't think Smit
acted right about the matter. After b.
ing rescued he should have ,narr.Td the
Girl who prevented the pulvorizaton OF
his skull. In fiction NO hero would havs
thought Of doing anything else. leastwise
yves and even th.y would have waited
for the grim reaper TO remove the ex-
listing obstacles.
t.i,., pass. Rolfe at least has
one adnlirer in me, though that's hardly
apt to console him in the rejection that
he's historically Lnown Simply as "Poca-
hontas's iill band" Ard vet thu
grievance OF which l complain as a sci.
appointed advocate Of Ro.rv's is n.
trivial one wh,n it is remembered that
It was he who introduced the culture
of tobacco in Virginia. Think Of that yc
farmers, whose crops OF the weed
have been so profitable this year that
come of you actually have forgotten to
SIuInb.v. If | were an asrcu!turSt-
Hhlcn, heaven be thanked, am not--Id
.rausurate q Rolfe monument movement
before the chickens and turkeys roos;
to- night, and what's more I'd black
pa any man who called Pocahontas
anything save Mrs John RClfe'' Know
Ing as | do. however, that farmers like
time to think. l suggest that they do a
little cositatins# about this matter be-
TWEEN COW and the opening of the James
town Tercsntenn.al. And let me Ven
tGre the hope that ere the exposition
ends Virginia Will see perpetuated in
bronze the figure Of that hardy colonist
who. &C. pite the risors OF the wider
ness ard the inroads of tobacco worms.
had the PUCK TO try matrimony with
savage, o.; rather with one whose carrier
associations had all been with savages
Old man William Dean Howel!s, who
is as full Of the mill: OF human kindness
as Efunswick stew is OF tomatoes anc
not pl one TO sneerng. admits that he
hasnt quite made up his mind whethe.
he likes hors- shows or not. In his re.
Gently published volume OF ESSAYS entit!e-
Literature and Life he has many sly
but very truthful things to say about the
Great annual exhibitions at Madison.
Square Garden in New York AS the
shows in the Empire State metropolis il.
all proba bility have been pretty nearly as
coed as those we've had in Richmond
and as everybody is awfuly dorsey
just row. take it for granted that Mr.
Howells comments may be Of Interest
At the outset he says that he had the
following varying impressions when he
first went to madison Square Garden:
las sood as the circus-not so good as
the circus-better than the circus" Their
he dip,onatically aG6s that when he left
The great exhibition he had merely blend
ed all these opinions.
Mr.. Howells. as have intimated beror.
is not cynical in his styie ard yet on.
can but call him foxy in the way h,
sometimes uses his italics. For instance
after commenting on the Heterogeneous
crowd of spectators. he switches off to
description of the horGes. and here's tn.
way he expresses himself:
With the horses themselves I COULD
fine no fault upon the grounds of my
censure of the show in scme other ways
They Gtalics) had distinction: they
Gtalics) We're patrician; they Gtalics.
We're swell. They felt it. they showed il,
they reioiced in it: and the most re!uc-
tant observer could not deny them the
glory of blood, of BIRTH which the tno;-
opghbrea horse has expressed in all lands
and ages"
But note the cautious way Mr.. Howells
hands down his ultimate decision abou,
the whole business. Says he:
The horse show. in fine. struck ms
IS a circus of rot all the i-st qualities
and had moments OF suspect.ng thatsit
was no moe than the evolution of the
country cattle show. But, in any case
| had to own that its great success WIS
quite legitimate; fer the horse, upon the
whole appeals o wider range Of hui
mainly. vertically as well as horizontally.
than any other Interest. not executing
politics or religion. cannot, Ind eed, re-