The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-24
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1i02-Strawberries discov cred in FLORIDA
by Christofo Colombo. 4
l90s-Rcachcd New York over the s.
1'no-Kirkwood put an oyster III his
stew. -
1aS-oystor still there.
Up to this time we hnvo been under
u bushel.
Our light couldn't shine, for wo wer.
In darkness and could not have told
whereof we spoke j Z we had spoke
Ignorance was not bliss, for wo were
worried very much, and hated TO show.
our Ignorance.
We bidcd our time, whatever that Is
and we VOTED not. "A
We seldom wot but there are times
when people have To wot, ana this has
been one Of those.
We also waxed wrotb, because we didn't
know what to have said II wc Ind been
lr:terrogated S5
We, lsofseldom wax, but this time wc
wnsed a whole lot OF wroth.
Now the light has broken in upon US,
and we can tell witk the easiest grace
Possible what 1t Is to have some moist
snow.
Farmer Evans IS the party from whom
we got the information.
He said 1t wac a ded sure thing TINT
we'd have some moist snow on Sun
day, u we didn't have some rain.
We know what rain is when we see II.
and we know that II did not rain on
Sunday, hcnGs there must have been
some moist snow....s
b VIC had been under. tho impression that
1t would turn out be something like
regular snow, and hadsInade all arrange.
mcnts about having big fire In our
little hall room. We had pasted new
piece Of paper over the hole In the win.
dow and had put a piece OF carpet and
some old clothes down OF the crack under
the door DE-
We felt all right to ward off the worst
Kind OF snow.
And then we waited.
When the dawn arose over the Jefferson
Hotel and told US It was time 10 get up
.aua eli ghta the fire, We looked out thu
window at tho moist snow.
1t was there.
And people were getting up across thu
street and coming out to sweep off thell
front steps, and the song OF the milk.
man was heard merrlly in the distance.
AS the sun climbed UP from Sever
Pines. and cast his eyes toward us hk
tipped wink.
Then We awakened the six. and told
them to so out and see the snow.
They get their sled ready and we tict
our silk handkerchief and some stock.
ings around their ears ard out they went
into the back yard.
In the afternoon we all went out to thu
cemetery and read the epitaphs, and
picked out a good one for the weather
representation
We had the pleasure the other day Of
meeting a big fellow twice our size. who
came here ahead OF "Mr. Jolly Of Joliet"
AS he was bigger than us, we had te
agree to everything he said, and we had
80 1nt, S,tpu oil n a linn
Manager Charlie Rex also laughed. and
1t was all about two umbrellas that tho
big man mad.
The moon was shining and wo asked
him what no was doing With two UNI.
brellas.
IL was a dark and stormy night" h.
SAID. II was in West Yirginia--SV heel.
ing"
thu Mines we said.
He -frowned at us. and Charlie Rex
said ..Shuh.''
TIE hotel and told the proprietor 10 cal!
me at I'll In the morning sos could
catch my train. The wind howed out
size as ! wrote my name on the blotter.
q" Where shall put this grip and thls
cane?. i asked the man, SOS I can get It
quick when I want to run for the train
In the A. NJ.
4 a
ner Of this safe he said, and when you
come down in the morning you can take
It and go ahead
"Then i handed him my cane. that
some people gave me once for recitlns
a piece at a Fourth of July celebration,
He pat 1t behind the safe, and with
drew to my room.
SAT ITO A. NJ rock was thrown
against my window and I got up. and
when I saw had one minute in which
10 catch the train. a streak of lightning
could not have caught me.
Down stairs I rushed, reached behind
the safe for my cane, seized 1t, and
caught the tail end OF the train as 1t
was pulling out.
when had time to draw my breath,
4 looked in. my hand. and there were
these two umbrellas and nary a cane.
Next time i leave 4 cane In hote.
office I'm goner take 1t with me"
we had to take his word for 1t, be-
cause he was bigger than us. and be-
cause he said he'd put US next 70 some
OF the pretty girls in his show. -,
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