The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09

less FSKy, .t i..
The crickcts sing and tho SOIL WINDS
i. sigh
Sara A. Shafer, IN Outlook
Life, Death and Love.
X woman lay with closed eyes and
&t,iiet breath waiting to welcome all anger
8.. ht,se prcse,cny seemed to oversl,ndov
beside the bed. the womans hand press'
ed clnsesin his against his cheex. wflic
\ Ills iips moved as Eif in prayer.
n In the room were Life, Death and Love
What have you given her?' questioned
q DEATH Of Life,
DI brought her my best gifts. an
swered Life; youth. health henulS, i'y
shnd Love. 80
..uas Love brought her good gifts!"
again asked Death.
Said Love with wistful eyes,
1T brought her brave, bright hours sun
thine and laughter, happiness and glory
fgtna living, and then a heavy cross. Ihe,
q sunshine she shed all about he1, even
with The fading of Lies plory; the cross
hidden deep In her soul cast out self
4 and made a new radiance and beauty
there 38 rs
B ..T,et her come to me-" said Death.
s.1ife had much to give, but peace and
TEST are not for Life to bestoW. Love
\ would give ALL hut must reckon with the
q amman heart. i viii crown and shorty
ID and bless her.
life fled from the quiet room with a
Gsigh and one whispered, tender word;
(. hut Love fingered, brave even In tho fu'i
presence of Death.
what Of hrn?' said Love, pointing
Ito the kneeling figure.
II Tile made the cross r. Death asked. IA
II yes, said Love, weeping.
1--WE must teach him" said Death,
what he could not learn from llfe."-1J.
~. S., IN The Outlook.
Miss EVELYN Holmes, who passed the
8cjyi1 service examination last winter IN
fredericksburg, Va, With due credit to
herself, has been appointed to I'll .
Jerks vacancy in the Fredericksburg
$postoffice. Her appointment seems to be
considered an eminently correct ono, and
she has already begun her duties 5
Scholarship Offered.
AZ the recent convention Of the South
aern Music Teachers Association at
Gainesville, Gu, III June, Miss van ln-
schuld, Tie head of the new University
of Music at Washington, offered schol-
arship. to be competed for by southern
candidates under the supervision of the
yassociation. l
Miss van Unschuld has also gwen y
G sc holarship for Texas.
q The scholarship is for instruction IN
,ia.no Of the value OF $3.50 to Sl60, accord
lng to the grade IN which me stuu . lis. -
placed and is open to candidates IRON
$the several States represented alIthe con-
8vcntion, namely: Virginia North caro-
sl,naS South Carolina Georgia, Alabama,
lMssssinpi and Tennessee Nj,
5tl'hc new president OF the association is
MI II. q Nelson. Of No II Churcn Ave
.l,uc, East, Knoxville Tenn. The meet
.nE WAS Il great success, social, flnin"
&cial and artistic
Big Ball at Carson.
Under tho above head the Petersburg
Index Appeal OF yesterday says;
94 ono OF the grandest social events which
probably ever took place In Din~iddie
county was the ball given last Monday
night at tho home of Mr., and Mrs. j.
III. Decker near Carson Station. Music
was furnished by tho Petersburg Band
8nnd most enjoyable time was spent
li,y all.
Siountiful supper. OF which every one free
IL partook. Dancing was kept UP until
5s"the wee sma hours after which all
went home feeling that one Fourth OF
July at least would long be remembered
lHgas "a happy past.
81 The ;.haperones were Mrs. j. III. DccH-
icr, Mrs b. Smith and Mrs. w. Is. La
i,ier. Among the dancers were: Miss
FLORENCE West. of Prince George county,
rharmingly gowned in white Paris nous
II cline and cluny lace, with Mr.. Luck, of
Petersburg, Va; Miss l.illic Stewart Of
Carson. wore all, elaborate white orsandy,
.th Mr. Mcpherson Thicker, Of Carson;
MISS Carrie Stewart, Of Carson, norG q
dainty creation of white organdy and
"A zee. with Mr.. Jesse Ncwcomb, Jr., of
petersburg, Va. Miss BerHice Lee, Of
/ Kruger Va was bccomingly attired In
yellow orgnndy with butterfly bows, With
3IhIr. Richard Boissieau, of Prince George
county; Miss Irene Perkins, of car
bson, wore n charming dress OF white
S.rsandy and lace, with Mr.. Donnan
4fTerkins, Of Carson: Miss Matte Wal
trenton. of RiNcs, Va. was becoming
~ gowned in white Swiss and point dc
1iisarS lace, with Judge Timothy Rives,
fUf Rives. Va.
Stays cssrs, Proctor Peoples Dunn
I Peoples, Hall Perkins Ray Tucker. Doc
TOR Perkins W. G.. Tucker. George Bois-
4 seau and Elma Edwards.
Barden-Bradley.
invitations have been sent out for the
Wharfage Of Miss Josephine Bradley to
\ Ir. Paul e. l3afuen. me ceremony 10
take place July 18th, In the .home OF Inc
3Dride's parents, No 4l5 North twenty
jteventh Street
Personal Mention.
Attorney General and Mrs. William a An
/, derson Miss Ella Anderson and Lieutenant
< W. D. A. Anderson Of West Point Military
Academy are spending tho summer at The
4 Anderson home. in Lexington, Va
80 GgI-
Miss Ruby Crenshaw, Miss Mary Dashiel
Miss Louie Doggott. Miss Myrtle Fubank and
Miss Neya Evans of this city, are attend
ing the school OF Methods Al tho University
Of Virginia.
Judge James Keith, president OF the Sill
prerne state Court, accompanied BY Mrs.
Keith md Miss Keith. II visiting General
Scott shipp. OF tho virginia Military lnst'-
tute.
Miss Rose Merrill, who has been visiting
Miss MARY Lou Gray in Norfolk, has re-