The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-23
officers Of the church will hear Of the
fight and make them pay five dollars

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officers Of the church Will hear Of the
fight and make them pay five dollars
apiece into the church fund.
One of the odd characters always pres
ent on the fourth Sunday, IS Tom Wep,
ster. a short heavy built, very black
man Of decidedly pugiistic tendencies,
who never goes into the church. but
spends his time boasting of the mig
gers" he has licked, or striving to PICK
a quarrel with some stranger of his own
race, for those that know him will bear
all his bullying rather than venture con-
flict. Pistols, knives. razors, sticks.
stones, feet have been used against Tom
in mum erless difficulties. yet he has never
received hurt that caused the slightest
inconvenience. In a famous fight he and
his friends once had here with desperate
gang, known as ''The Happy Twelve"
Tom. in kicking at one of them struck. MS
watch and sent 1t whirling above the tops
of the talest trees. THE Happy Twelve"
went homo that day with each one rest
ing q bloody and battered head on q
woman's shoulder, and the woman driving
with one arm, while with the other she
kept her mangled escort in the vehicle.
THE SERVICES.
Moro singing closes the morning SER
vice, and the people file out to dinner,
which is quickly brought forth, and there
seems to be general effort on the part
OF each family to make more lavish dis.
play than any Of the others. Directly In
front Of tho church Is a rough board
table, about four feet high, which Is
soon covered with fine linen table cloth,
at least twenty feet long. and on this Is
stacked enough roast beef. mutton. tur-
key. fried chicken, corn bread. biscuit.
loaf bread. ETC.. to feed for week a COM
JI4~c {v,} ha r
Philippines. The best of cut glass goblets
hold the iced tea. milk and coffee while
many varieties and numberless stacks OF
pies promise q rich ending to the feast.
Nearby is a small table covered with n
generous supply of the same repast: this
Is for the benefit OF the white visitors.
and Is a very gracious act Of hospitality
on the part Of the Queen of Deep Run"
for this palatial spread is all hers She In
yariably has the most expensive and most
extensive display OF eatables to be seen
at Silver Hill on the fourth Sunday IN
August
This dinner and the accessories make
good load for two oxen and stout road
wagon. Not twenty steps away under
large holly tree are group unpacking
from small baskets some very tempting
dishes, although on O minor scale, The
women Of the party wear dresses made OF
the plainest calcoes or glnghams' ana
are cut without flounces or frllls, with
only a few cheap ribbons to set off their
costumes. These women have left home
barefooted this morning, carrying their
shoes and stocking IN one hand and a
basket OF provisions In the other. When
they neared the church they sat down and
nut on their shoes and stockings, and
they will remove them when they start
home,
About this time the stranger, innocent
of the dangers that lurk on the co COM
nna aronsoa ro tisd 'ayss
see yo' teks sayfE FL H ows ss sss
Of Hs GGss a h eo aqo t e nd
insects not any larger than the point Of
q pin, but each one a poisonous, blood
S nts sEsatgF and fa dnsush o.
IN some pennyroyal and works until the
services are over and. people are bes!ni,
ming TO leave trying to nTvsn AIR !r1em and ~
h Me excuses tTuM himself from the rast OF the
household Immediately after suIp Ip ann a
dsronnE And takes ona q the te torments on
his flesh, and he lays his weary head
down on the clean. fresh pillow with q
sigh of relief and pleasure,
He has almost fallen, asleep when he IS
seahiG W resos sa dhs so ssasahss Viii
nniv increase the trouble, BY force OF
viii he will abstain and go to sleep: i
grows worse, and he ~ soon wlde-aw9ke.
gets up and rubs freely with II, Again
lie is almost asleep. when once more tho
same singing sensation occurs, and eyer
increases, His will gives way, lie