The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27


block further nom here brings one -
Shields woods. tiEkf Is 5i5 N + 4 n N
And The place where the city Ia 'dlssins
| for the new lake, which a mat told tho
1T would be one and a quarter niles
around, 10 you see 1t Will be much
larger thnn the lake ut the Reservoir
now. and think from its situation Will 4
sery for young shade trees al Oh Ole side
Of the lake, and d few planted Of, the .east
side But Shields woods In the fall IL {
beautiful. ard you will find many boys
| and girls out there getting hickory NUTS
and acorts M 9i
Il gathered d tour tag full Of hickory
! nuts there this fall also, 4 bag OF acornH.s
ami carried s6t1s bf the acorils down
To The squirrels In the Capitol Square,.
| gave them lot Thanksgiving Day
arid they seemed to enjoy them. As those
tame squirrels don't get acorns often,
rvehon they Est Tired Of them anyhow
| They certainly enjoyed those l brought 4
from Shields wooda You can also f.rd
maAy beautiflil leaves III Shields woods.
rhe trip through the Woods Is not far 81
ana this brings you IL the dam at8the /
sautl, end Of the lake. Now, We go w e
lie road going back toward Ashland
Ii d fine spring and the water III 1t iis h
srietdid. Along this road going toward \
Tie htsetvair Park IL d tlne row Of chest
nut Trees, and the boys gather many Of +
them. But don care much for the
fur 81 getting them. az they hurt yo y,
hhiids g had; NOV We have come to4
On ihe south slde Of The reservoir. and 4
turn south rs II We we're going to the
few stunt, hUiise but We only 60 q few
SQUARES down ths road then we turn
|:Into lane and Is west about a half b, q +
mile, which brings you TO large stone
quarry It is very interesting g look
and sec how the workrien have blasted
| II out to get the stone to build hous 81
ara to get blocks to pave the street.
Now We 60 Up d Hill, which brihg "
to branch railroad that runs to the
quarry Z gu go south along thi5 roada
we have come to the Belt Line. N some
places It Is deep down on either size = oL
the road, but as you go farther ana near
| the bridge you 60 through deep Gu !.
| tell you 1 would not like to be eangha
| BY d train Iii this cut. I
bridge. and tell you was somewhat
afraid, but there were 80 many people
| going and coming across that \ though
| would try It. On the west side o. the
bridge s hand rail that mak 81. yo =.
walk on mighty narrow plank. and
wher, YOU meet any one coming from tne
other side, you Just have to stand still.
81 they stand still. and you get out on
| the track. There 10 not room enough e,
two ! "a pass. The BEST thing to do IS
lot ID look down. thst, you don't set ner-.
vous. is mi 4i ;$ Y s.53 a 3i..,.
the werld. = n M.
was Just commencing to get used To-
IT when I heard the engine blow at tn the
south end or the bridge May be want
scared then, but my father told me-
| was all safe just catch hold OF the rail-
inn and stand close and the train Would
PASS by all right That train looked pretty
small at tho end Of the bridge. but when
| i, cot up to me It looked as big as g
| house. and the noise It made was terrible y
and tell you the bridge shook all right.
| But It was not d long freight train ard
Il soon passed, and we continued our trip
| acros The sun set while I was on tho
bridge. and 1t was a beautifu vi scene. isg
we soon came. to the end and We're nov
on the Chesterfield side. We kept along
the railroad track tsouth) until we can Ele
70 he road crossing; then we turned east
and came down the country road which
brought Sus out at Forest Hill Park. Z #
| Right at the car line we took
q car as re was dark. and In q short while WI
wc were home. This is a fine trip. hut. N
would not advise any OF the y. ~ ~, Sc g,
! members not to- try It unless some grown
person was with them. know ! 4 W0 T'llla
| not. 5y. . I, :, :. M si8sB
December 9, 1908. Ii ,iS i5R;