The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-18
THE MAN Il
ABOUT
TOWN
BY
Harry Tucker.
Ocean View, September i

75@s Ocean View, September To- 4
Il We started on q street car to this place
from our palatial West End residence,
with the Clay Street car full Of our fam
lily and our pockets full ofEJoe Vests
tickets. 55
We didn't have as much time as we
thought we'd have, for Sarah, our ebony
menial was slow cooking the chickens,
and 1t took a long time to wash the faces
Of the Six Barefooted Ones. gl
"a We thought we'd miss the train, and
all of lis came near having nervous pros
tration before we got to the Main Street
station, where the pretty cashier makes
change for YOU and tells you the price
Of ham and eggs. ,
The motorman looked like he was going
tora funeral and when we asked him
to go q little faster he stopped the car
to argue with lis, and told US not to
rush through life so fast.
We told him we couldn't rush very fast
on his car and he gave US a hoarse
laugh.
We got to the depot just in time, and
had barely slowed away our basket and
boxes and the Six, when Fulton was in
sight
When we got to Williamsburg there was
a strong impulse to get off, but before
we could do So the train started off. and
we went back into the buffet and smoked
one of those cigars you get In q slot
machine
We like to travel on train with lot
OF children. for it keeps YOU In good train
Ing to-.be q letter, carrier, going after
water every few minutes i5
We think after this trip we will make
good water bag on a sky-scraper. Il
Before we got to Newport News juno
ton everybody got hungry, and the fried
chicken and cheese sandwiches had to be
produced. and the car presented a free
lunch scene, while tho sweet smell OF
sweitzer permeated every crevtce
Long before we got half through we
had the entire car to ourself, and we
were glad.
FOR we could then fuss with the Brown
Eyed Girl without having the nelsnpols
talk.
At Old Point we took tho rising genera
tion among tho ruins Of the Hygein, and
wo sat on the steps Of the magnificent
Chamberlin. where wealth Haunted Itself
before our eyes and we wished we owned
a yacht out on tho magnificent but placid
Hampton Roads, so we could catch some
live deviled crabs, right out Of the water.
After delivering n lecture upon the
historic points of Fort Monroe, we got
on n little steamboat about as big as
our bath tub at home, and bade Old POINT
udleu.
In due time Wllloughby Spit was
reached. We could not find anybody who
could tell us why it was called by such
| name, and we gave 1t up, and got on q
trolley that took MS to the View, where
wo picked out good cool place to cat
| what fried chicken we had left, which
| wasn't much, and we had to eat peanuts
and soda water the rest Of the day.
Ocean View Is long stretch of sand
surrounded on one side by water and
on the other by the Norfolk and Oceal
| View electric line.
A pretty hotel and some refreshment
stands and scenic railway add mucf
| to the attractiveness OF the place.
Tho hath houses are as good as those
at Atlantic City, but the beach is little
different.
After our bath we took trip to Nor
folk, and saw that city from one to thu
other end,
Taking It all together, we profted mucl
from our trip and We can't see how any
body can help feeling better from a trll
down on one OF Joe Vests excursion
to Ocean View, with n'dp IN the brlny
and a whole LOT of whiffs of salt air.
We slept better when we got home. am
we are gong TO make 1t regular thinl
hereafter, IA L.