The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-28
THE MAN
ABOUT
TOWN
by
Harry Tucker.

They come as gentle zephyrs waited
from rose bush to rose bush.
AS sweet dreams upon autumn nights,
With the soft rustic of the leaves az they
drop from the turning trees.
Like music from the mountain spring
rs the waters rush through the messy
banks toward the sea.
Like aurbeans through the clouds upon
a dismal day and IKE check In a letter
There lis a clash Of tmbrels; a rustic Of
sh..,-. "a ss., ~. l.et,y smting faces, a
sine OF snapeiy ankles, and We have the
Silver Slipper" sills In all their vivacious
or words to that effect. rs
We wouldn't have.Inissed them for any
thirg, and we are certainly glad we
know Manager Rex, and are on his visit
Ing list
DARKTeowSS GAME
Play, the refreee, shouts ont.
While down the fold eleven men
Rush as the pigskin goes.
The quarter, back npw. has the ball,
He bucks the line + for r. gains an .rn
And downs him for his pains.
struggle. sharp and fierce ensues,
the ball Is lost or downs;
The full-hack drops behird tbs linz.
But punts It out OF BOUNDS.
The crowd within the g g1s aa1a" yells-
And as the guard breaks through the ltne
You can't hear for the noi5h
Far down the field no spirits for goal.
1t Is a pretty sight,
But when the halftback do"7's MIN
The game ends In hight
We are now spending sleepless nights
studying the rules Of football. so we
can 20 out to Rroad-street Park and
look at the pretty, girls. ~
We know what a scrimmaEe Is and
how much safety counts, and weSthtnk
we can keep the score as we'll as anybody
A SNAP back IS what a big fellow does
when he takes the ball and another fell
low counts 4-11-44-7-11, and then he puts
tho ball In motion and everybody piles
up on top Of everybody else, and tire
man at the bottom gets his ribs stove IN
and his eye put out.
To buck the line a player must grao
the baM and plunge into the crowd IN
front of him like a soldier taking some
ramparts somewhere. If he gets knock
ed down and jumped on, he can't say
anything. according V the rules
Sometimes he can't say anything II no
wants to.
The crowd will do all the talking.
After It is all over, tho crowd guesses
at the score, and the street cars Ia e
them down town. and at night the heroes
Of the gridiron go to the theatre ard
break up the show.
We have had flat-irons thrown at us.
we have been hit over the head wi h
broomsticks, we have been slugged Win
frying pans, and we have had our hair
pulled ont.
Therefore. 1t Is with the utmost con-
posure that we go to the Masonic Ba'
zaar In Manchester.
injured.
We like 10 take chances and when tho
pretty girls hustle us around by our coat
tail and our arms and step on our Tors,
we Just feel Ike handing them our pocH"
et-book and all the loose change that
We have in our pockets.
We would not capitulate before tho
, smiles and words OF fair young thing
with book of chances In her hand
We have always admired rtage pic
lures and we love to sit In front and look
at the girls on the stage along the me
| Some OF them attract us QUICKER than
| others. for we claim that "o h''o az
| eve for beauty.
! Therefore, we must say thnt the beauty
of the stately Miss Marks, the girl IN
, black. with the I4oop-the-Loop Company,
| appeals to us.
| She is not a nero character, but hep
grace entities her to place IN any draw
great deal is duo her, too. for the
general picture on the stage, for she 10
| the COSTUME lady" and her rare taste
and deft fingers help much TO make a
, fine tout ensemble.
| We have met Mr.. John w. Humphr'es
| lie is one OF the best-known cigar men
in the country. and is at the Jefferson.
where he sits out In the lobby OF an
evening smoking the Principe De Gals,
which he is distributing around among
! the dealers.
think that all nrst-class smokers do the
s''"A u. r.