The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
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IMAM
ABOUT
TOWN.
.tnY HARRY FUCKER,
washington, u u. 1Tcb.. 1901.

Washington, j. q, Feb. 1901. Y
N After making Short speech from the
b rear end or tho train TO tile crowd of
II 9Alcxandrians. WHO kindly showed us tho
IA way to 20 home. after VIC had called on
a Louis Bull and Chief Petit, Wc sunk INTO
uii seat iii tho pailor car, and simply
sped 10 tho sent of government.
Bss} we passed old st. AsaphSs and We
It about ''cliips'' rs we stopped Mt Jackson
81 City and let sonie fellows Oft, with big
blncl, mustacllcs and checke1bourd pants
h and box overcoats. gis 5.g
y ~ The first thing VIC saw was the big mon
sument and tho next thing we remember
WAS a fellow at tho depot, VINO a., took
our grip and told lis he would take us
II ia the best hotel in tho place or Rrefund
y DIR money. I'll .s 2, j, 81
If YOU wisl, 10 sec washington iii the
4 right way. 1t costs something.
#32 a fellow generally lands mt the best
& hotel, ala IN two weeks. ne finds MN
self cic of tho boys in tho HLccnt lodE-
Ing houses, among tho politicians who
canlc to town in 1865 TO get political
pu1ns. and who are still looking for
$ them.
we never hope to be q politician, but
@ some day our friends may find that they
can do no better than send us to Con-
B45 gross. t6At5 f56a
III We'd like to 20 TO Congress, so we
could take advantage Of tho books I'M
the pretty new Library building, and so
up To tho White House grounds every
4 Faster and buy bananas at Seventh and
i thu Avenue for five cents per dozen, aud /,
q see Jim Lawrancc once In Il while, ana
4 tell him how tho Man About Town cigars
a arc going. a
Thsnks to John Doyle, who fixed us up
on at, emergency, to como on. this trip:
q are getting our good health back. and
taking u daily nap in the gallery OF tho
s Senate. a r,
X III Our principal reason for, being hero IS
ITO study tho international situation and
a find out what tho President is going to
4 do about Japan and Russia. IA
And wa hope in a few days to let our
Il friends know the real insidcwardncss OF
the whole business.
Mr.. Richard To Gallicnnc had an arti-8
+ clio in Success the other day called
ts..What's the Use of Poetry r. All
That's what We call an 1mpertincnt9
question.
Some people don't think there is any
8,sc Of poetry. They d rather read some
III Of Nick Carriers stories or Rudyard Kip
linE's stuff, than to- wado through Long
fellow or Byron or Tennyson.
Other people think poetry is u good
thing to paste in n scrap book and to 4
copy to send to their swecthcarts.
AS far us. wc think there are lots Of \
good things in poetry-like dessert after
d Welsh rlrebit. Taken. for instance, this
6 one:
Don't you leave nc III dc rain:
Don't YOU leave mo in de snow:
Don't leave mo wild my shoes hanging
out;
Z t r. Z Z q z + y
.Oh! won't YOU kindly hum old Home.
Sweet Home to me?
Il III never, never dreamed dat dig would
~ & cvcr be;
You know what Mrs Bailey done, don't
do dc same to INC,
Blended knee"
6E There is SLOTS Of sentiment in that
poem. II Expresses a. whole lot, and We
I feel sorry for the fellow who expects
~ o have his shoes hanging out, especially
II ili such weather rs this, s, S
And then this ono:
you've all heard OF Dooloy, a man OF
great fame,
In story and song he's SO witty:
Put The party that really made Doolcy's
great name.
ty."
Just think of it. All The famo that has
come to Dooley has not been merited
But we feel sorry for Miss Kitty, II she
is forced. hereafter, to carry the bur-
dens that Doolcy has contracted
Then Mr.. Harry Morris, the rolumin-,
Gus poet, contributes ths
Y when children arc as good as they can
be;
They amt afraid Of Hickey Dee;
Hes got a big!R,ag auA he puts them in,
A And he nevet let's them out again.
What's that mans name? IIinkey Dee!
Look out for him, he cant catch me-
L 1r great big bag, you bet we know,
y When we sec him coming, away we 80.
We have heard OF Hinkey Dec, and we
know Of six bsrefooted boys who are
afraid of him. showing the great use to
4 which poetry may DO putt
We think there Is u lot Of use for poe
try. Hero is one from the famous bound
volume of Man About Town stories,
printed by Mr.. Clyde Saunders. which
NO think Is most touchlnH:
z, Two tramps were out on the road one
Where old Farmer Corncob was making
hay:
''say. Pete, why is it that year by year.
,rhe people FAY we lead a chcckered ca
reer2'
well, the only thing that / can prove
Is tho fact that VIC arc always on the
move"
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