The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-16
THE MAN
ABOUT
Town
BY
Harry Tucker
DAILY cONUNDRUM.
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< In the large pile of mall winch Jay
upon our inarble-top buffet we find TWO
communications worthy of note and which
we feel win be OF interest to our hail
dozen or so friends.
one of them is from Mr.. Dick Green q
well known citizen of Manchester. ana
former member OF the City Council
He Is member of the olympia S'"o
and he makes a complaint.
We do not deny his right to make
complaint, and. In this case we thihk
+ he is perfectly justifable.
Dear Sir" he writes Il wish TO call
to your attention the fact that you omit
ted my name from the llne-up Of the
base. ball game the other day. am a
member OF the Olympia Club baseball
team and l consider that am the be5t
player on the team. and don't see why
you overlooked me- ain Convinced That
you did It Intentionally, because OF ne
request OF some member of the club. who
is Jealous Of me and of my playing at
seventh base. | have good record
and expect some day to play in one of
the National League cities. Please make
this correction, or let me know the rea-
son why"
We take pleasure in making the cor
rectlOn, ana VIII stty tlldt Liie iti'iS "''
simply omitted because Mr.. Green Is so
small In stature that we overlooked him
in the general lineup OF the club.
Hereafter we shall put him first on the
list.
The other letter came from the White
House fishing grounds, and Is signed Nd
miI.al Journey Porter" It goes on TO say:
"Mr. Sir. take my pen and seat IN
=, WI ~ n linnS. We had
caught nearly all the fishes at this place
and were about to change our spots. when
yell OF distress from Charlie Saville
called him to our attention. We had sort
OF overlooked and forgotten him for he
hadn't caught anything, anyhow. and
when he shouted, Mr.. Meredith upset his
can OF bait and ! dropped my flask Of
ginger ale as we rushed to the rescue.
Mr.. Meredith being the lighter OF the
two, got there first, and what do you
think he saw?
Charlie Saville running from little
moccasin snake. and dragging his fishing
line along with him through the jungle.
You'd thought he was being pursued
by some OF Bostock.s animals.
- XIII him! Save mel he was shout
ing.
when I reached the spot. placed my
trusty right foot upon the reptile, and 1t
was all up with him. After some persua-
sion. we induced Mr.. Saville to come back
Into civilization and he said he had been
sitting on the log dreaming about mint
juieps and things. when he was suddenly
awakened by the crawling OF something
across his foot.
- If there is anything I hate worse
than snake he said. ITS another
snake. Less go home.'"
This letter contains news. for we had
| always looked upon our friend Charlie
as a fellow who would as soon put his
head in an allIgators jaws as to eat
hokey-pokey on hot day In the Chan
| Gerry Court room.
| Over the hills and far away,
| We love to- stroll on a balmy day:
When larks and sparrows sing aloud.
| And Sol gets In behind cloud. IA
We love to lie upon the grass.
| And play our Tyre, and sing our lay,
| While peaceful hours come and pass
| And think when we may draw our pay.
We like to paddle in the brook.
With straw hat tight upon our head;
! We love to read the latest book
While lolling back on messy bed.
| These are some OF the things we like,
But there are others in our mind.
| And when in strolling down the pike
A sincere friends we'd like to find.
We owe Mr.. Billy Whitecar some
| thanks.
He took us In tow when we were
! bowed down in pain and distress. and nc
| cured our toothache.
/ A man who does such splendid thing
as that can get anything we got Mt any
time. and we'd be glad to let him have II
He gave us Il little bottle and said rul
some on our cheek and It would cure tr
/ minute.
we didn't believe him at first. because
we are of skeptical disposition. hu
when we rubbed 1t on our cheeks. the
pain disappeared. and then we We're ablt
| to fully appreciate the little affair tina
was going on between George BargamiI
and the prominent member of the Legls
lature who presented him with hand
/ some cane.
Mr.. BILLY Whitecar will always be on
of our closest friends, and we wish t
i say right now that We think HIS ney
play. '"rhe Mexican Love story" Wi
make a hit out on tho road. and when J
! comes back to Richmond. at the Bijou.
A The piece Is full of thrills and startl!ni
d climaxcs, and Is Just what the peopl
!, are looking for.
car,
Personal and General.