The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14

5000 am proud to possess amongst
(e9sg the Russians. a large square
photograph 1 keep always on my man
telpiece. II helps me TO maintain my
head at that degree OF dlstentlon neces-
sary for the performance OF all literary
work 1t presents In the center neatly
\ written address In excellent English, that
frankly confess I am never tired Of
reading, around which are ranged some
Y hundreds of names l am quite unable
Ia read but which, In spite OF theiF
strange lettering. i know to be the names
OF good Russian men and women. 20
whom. a year or two ago. the klnolS
idea occurred to send me SCnrislHias
Z card, this message OF encouragement.
{. THE Individual Russian Is one OF the mossy
charming creatures living. II he IKE
yoi, he does not hesitate to- let you know
st: not only by every kindly action posi-
bio. 4 but. by what perhaps Is Just as
useful in this gray old world. BY klndly
s sncech We d.Anglo-Snxons arc apt 70
pride ourselves upon being funden'ohstsln.
tive Max Adler tells tale OF poy
who was sent out BY his father to fctch
in some wood Tho boy took the oppor--
Z tunity OF disappearing and did NOT snow
4 his face again beneath the patcrha4 ROY
K for over twenty years Then, one even
Ing. smiling. we'll dressed stranger en-
s himself as their long lost child Well..
K YOU haven't hurried yourself. grumbleo
the old man, i"nnd blarm me, II now you
haven't forgotten the wood T. was lunch
ing with an Englishman In London
restaurant one day. A man entered aho
took his seat Mt a table near ~, ana
glhncing round. land meeting my 1E 1'clliiu
eyes, smiled and nodded EXCUSE mo .
minute said my friend u must JUST
a =, ~ "a
for over FIVE years He finished ms
soun and lelsurely wiped his moustache
hefore strolling across and shaking
hands. They talked for a while. then my
frlnd returned to NC. Never thought
~ see YOU again. observed my friend,
che was one OF the garrison az tna,
mace In Afr!ca-whnt's the name OF w
that the Mahdi attacked. on1y
three of them escaped. Always Was
lucky beggar, JIM" But Wou!ant q; you
Ike 10 talk to him some more1
suggested. ~ can SEQ you any t,me
about this little business Of ours, ",
that's all right he swered. we nave
lust fixed II up--shall be dining Win MN
Tomorrow.
y, -u>THouGHTS OF this scene one
\ IHI Y evening while dining With
18lx some Russian friends In a St.,
&zn@A Petersburg hotel. One OF the
Gs9gJ party had not seen his second
cousin, a mining engineer, for nearly
3 eighteen months, They sat opposite ~
q one another, and a dozen times at least
during the course of the dinner one Of
them would Jump up from his chair and
run round to embrace the other, They
would throw their arms about one an
sther kissing ono another on both cheeks
And then sit down again with moist eyes.
Weir behayios among their fellow
i countryn,en excited no establishment
Whatever, The Russians anger is just
MS quick and vehement as his Love. ]
MAS supplng one evening With friends IN
one Of the chief restaurants on the
4 Nevsky. Two gentlemen at an aololnlnG
table, who IN iii the previous moment
had been engaged In amieahle CONVEX,
sation,f suddenly sprang to their feet and and
event fora one another, One man Sc
cured the water boltle which he pF9mptl3